Deves local media snub is ‘inexcusable’: Matt Thistlethwaite

Member for Kingsford Smith Matt Thistlethwaite says Katherine Deves’s media snub is “inexcusable”.

It comes after Ms Deves refused to enter a 'politics at the pub' event in northern Sydney until all media had been evicted from the venue.

Member for Kingsford Smith Matt Thistlethwaite said local media outlets would want to report to members of the community.

“To lock the local media out, before the event even starts, and avoid that scrutiny, I think is inexcusable, ” he told Sky News Australia.

“In my view, it says you’re not worthy of representing that local community, if you’re not willing to stand up the scrutiny of that local community through the local media.”

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