Ron Hoenig’s TikTok defence ‘too cute by half’: James O’Doherty

Daily Telegraph political reporter James O’Doherty says NSW Local Government Minister Ron Hoenig’s defence for having TikTok on his phone is “a bit too cute by half” as the matter is serious. It comes as Mr Hoenig responded to security concerns around his use of the app, claiming he was in the clear as he doesn’t get his ministerial emails to his mobile phone, just his parliamentary ones. “That seems a bit too cute by half,” Mr O’ Doherty told Sky News Australia host Sharri Markson in response. “This whole thing seems a little bit trite when you consider the kind of content that Ron is sharing on his TikTok, but it’s actually fairly serious. “Our intelligence agencies were so concerned that they moved to ban government officials using TikTok on official phones.”