It must be nice being Matthew Sheahan, the main man behind Advance Australia. His campaigners so often get labelled the “right-wing answer to GetUp!” that it behoves us to suggest that might be because they keep saying so, particularly to the journalists who write about them.
As calling cards go, it’s kind of retro, no? Like calling yourself the Rove McManus of radio. When was the last time you heard from GetUp!?
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Mark Di Stefano is Rear Window columnist, based in the Sydney newsroom. He previously worked at BuzzFeed, the Financial Times and The Information before joining the Financial Review as a media and tech correspondent. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mark.distefano@afr.com
