Two things I have trouble with involving the Abbott Government … all right, three!
OK, I know it’s obvious, but I want to know why Justice Heydon can say that there was absolutely no reason for him to disqualify […]
News Limited
My Thoughts on the Week That Was
1 It’s difficult to criticise Labor’s proposal to impose the so called Buffet Tax on the rich when the Australian Taxation Office had found that […]
The Murdochracy
We are fighting a war on Climate Change in Australia, we are fighting a war against the strong scientific inference of climate change. It is […]
Introducing the new “ABC free” AUSTRALIA … now with extra ignorance, selfishness and cruelty
(Or why we need the ABC) Since the coalition’s Murdoch lead victory in last September’s federal election there has been a palpable shift in our […]
What If Bolt Had Been Given The Job…
Andrew Bolt’s Application to Host Media Watch TO Mark Scott, ABC managing director: …Don’t assume I’m not available. Hear that ripping sound? That was my […]
Meanwhile, in other news
I can’t help but notice how lazy many of the political journalists in the mainstream media have been during this election campaign. It is evident […]
An Open Letter to Fairfax Media Limited
To whom it may concern, A great deal has been said about the media in Australia of late, especially with regard to political coverage. Most […]
Careless whispers nothing to dance about
In my years of being old enough to know what an election campaign is, I cannot recall one so inundated with media tales of what […]
Conduct unbecoming?
By now everybody would have seen the widely condemned front page (above) of The Daily Telegraph, but did anybody read the accompanying editorial rubbish? I […]
Murdoch hates Rudd: a reminder
The Fairfax media and the social media have seized on the ‘rumour’ that Murdoch wants to wipe away Kevin Rudd’s chance of electoral success, in […]
Haters want to hate
It’s clear Australian voters aren’t rational, but do they have to be so blatantly mindless as well? When I say voters, I’m currently referring in […]
Savings, savings, savings
“Human beings cannot comprehend very large or very small numbers. It would be useful for us to acknowledge that fact.” Daniel Kahneman, Nobel prize-winning psychologist. Numbers have […]
What I’m told by the Canberra Press Gallery
Recently the Canberra press gallery has attracted some criticism for reporting stories which consist of nothing but quotes from unnamed sources. But surely the events […]
Vote ‘Yes’ for the News Media (Self-Regulation) Bill
As you are no doubt aware, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy wants his News Media (Self-Regulation) Bill 2013 passed by both houses of parliament by Thursday […]
News Limited and self-regulation
News Limited’s tawdry campaign proves Conroy’s point. After Rupert Murdoch’s chickens came home to roost spectacularly in the UK, his emus are scuttling about in […]