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WA Labor candidate Georgia Tree quickly walks away from journalist asking her about her background working for Woodside | Punters Politics (www.youtube.com)
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Original title: She Really Thought Nobody Would Notice

I changed the title to describe what the video is about in a clearer and less clickbaity way.

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Georgia Tree, WA Labor's candidate for the Secret Harbour by-election, dodges questions about her past role as a Woodside lobbyist before admitting on camera she's pro-gas. Woodside donated over $13,000 to Labor shortly after her candidacy was announced.

edit: updated title from "influencer" to "journalist" after it turns out the person asking the questions is legitimate independent journalist Jesse Noakes at The Last Place on Earth.

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[–] [S] 3 points 3 days ago (1 child)

Punter Konrad isn't the influencer referenced in the title. Konrad is commenting on a clip made by someone else. And I'm not 100% sure, but I don't think that person was a YouTuber. Instagram or TikTok is their stomping ground, I think.

I definitely would use YouTuber if it were someone primarily from YouTube.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    Uh oh, I've made an arse of myself by not watching the video first 😆

    To apologise, I've taken the time to look into the actual person/account you were talking about 😆 'The Last Place On Earth' have a website (looks to run on Substack) and a podcast.

    There's also a text article about that particular encounter (https://www.lastplaceonearth.com.au/running-polling) that was co-published with Crikey, at which point I think it's totally fair to just call them a journalist.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    oh haha very convenient timing. I took the time to do that exact same search myself before refreshing and seeing your message posted 8 minutes ago. But yeah, their About page makes it clear that they're a legit journalist, so I've already updated the title to reflect that.

    It's not Substack by the way, but Ghost.io, based on a DNS lookup.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 days ago*

    "Blogger/Journalist" - some people might consider it pejorative but it doesn't have to be. Certainly less negative connotations than "influencer" which suggests someone paid to astroturf products and services on social media.

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