tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post6891512849236443474..comments2023-12-06T00:23:28.790+11:00Comments on Press gallery reform: The bomber will always get throughAndrew Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705844456819481896noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-70644816487346763172015-06-30T17:42:10.849+10:002015-06-30T17:42:10.849+10:00Mark "Chopper" Read has appeared in News... Mark "Chopper" Read has appeared in News Corp publications numerous times and is a convicted criminal<br /><br />Astounding HypocricyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-30557655170435837962015-06-30T17:39:59.783+10:002015-06-30T17:39:59.783+10:00to prove your point, Tim Wilson on Q and A was sur...to prove your point, Tim Wilson on Q and A was surreal to the extreme..<br /><br />Dopey...his astounding hypocrisy was exposed for everyone to see!<br /><br />Hilarious and he got a bit bratty with the host as per usual when he didn't get his way..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-1032105921993704902015-06-29T00:19:35.957+10:002015-06-29T00:19:35.957+10:00Your favorite gal Ms Mirabella has won preselectio...Your favorite gal Ms Mirabella has won preselection Andrew<br />I feel sorry for her really after reading your entry about her on this blog<br /><br />God help The Liberal Party.<br /><br />All my Greek friends say she's the worst example of The Greek diaspora and are embarrassed by her.<br /><br /><br /><br />Ouch!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-77293811302544826212015-06-26T14:11:25.160+10:002015-06-26T14:11:25.160+10:00http://www.crikey.com.au/2015/06/26/can-robots-do-...http://www.crikey.com.au/2015/06/26/can-robots-do-journalists-jobs-better-than-we-can/<br />Andrew, in all your analysis have you ever considered the possibility that maybe Mark Kenny and Latika Bourke are actually robots in disguise??! That perhaps they aren't the completely redundant media-release drones you suggest they are, but are actually pioneers in this exciting new field??!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-69448090758143255782015-06-25T14:17:49.444+10:002015-06-25T14:17:49.444+10:00As a spasmodic poster, even more so recently with ...As a spasmodic poster, even more so recently with my version of Bristow's Great Tea Trolley Disaster and my computer.<br /><br />I am a little surprised that the post has drawn no comments. Perhaps there are too many like me who tire of of bashing the head against a brick wall. For we always seem to be drawn back to the same points: won't somebody, anybody, break ranks in the media and call it for the mess it is.<br /><br />Laura deserves a bouquet for at last calling it, but she is tucked away in the AFR and barely noticed in mainstream print, on radio or TV. Lenore and Bongo break out occasionally, but others (them included) are confined to online reporting. As Mr Denmore has said, the lack of true reporting would never be tolerated in financial journalism. Why is it tolerated in public affairs when in a democracy the assumption is that voters will make an informed decision?<br /><br />I've ignored News Ltd as being beneath contempt. But if we are to accept the hysterical chorus regarding Mallah and Q & A, and the ABC ... it has to be concluded that Australian political and media figures are still terrified of Murdoch. I'm not sure why, with print readership and credibility in decline, but there you are. Perhaps it's because Day TV and radio still rely on lifting stories from the tabloids, rather than pay for news staff.<br /><br />We seem to be drifting much too close to fascism for my comfort. Not enough are prepared to stand up to this hysterical nonsense. We need to find a Dorothy, prepared to look beyond the Wizard's fearful curtain.Gorgeous Dunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540625260311418333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-55155870090602604832015-06-23T06:00:18.670+10:002015-06-23T06:00:18.670+10:00While I agree with you Andrew that the nation does...While I agree with you Andrew that the nation does not feel secure from terrorism under Abbott, many people seem to be impressed by all the tough talk. Chests are puffed out. You should bear in mind that I am often wrong.<br /><br />Still I think Abbott cranks up the terror machine very adeptly. Our own wizard of Oz. He won't reap a bountiful harvest of votes but he will garner enough support. He is winnowing votes.<br /><br />I suspect an election will be called in the near future. The media has turned the fire hose on Shorten. He looks bedraggled. The media continues to accept every statement made by Abbott as something worthy of consideration.<br /><br />And so it goes on and on and on and on.<br /><br />Best wishes Andrew. You provide a bright spot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-72870775719841453812015-06-22T23:06:26.409+10:002015-06-22T23:06:26.409+10:00And still, he'll probably be re-elected.And still, he'll probably be re-elected. Wynterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283433359064737538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-42244390873823802492015-06-17T10:29:36.564+10:002015-06-17T10:29:36.564+10:00It's all very disspiriting, isn't it? As b...It's all very disspiriting, isn't it? As bad as Abbott and co are, the alternative is a gormless and convictionless Bill Shorten and the ALP. I suspect the public look at Abbott as a joke and an object of disdain. Then they look at Shorten and see someone who is completely devoid of any semblance of self. I think Average Joe takes a look at the ALP and says "they'd be just as bad as the current mob, but they'd spend more money, go into more debt and let the boats flow. I think Tony is the lesser of two dud choices". Game over. What a sad place our country has become.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-12961192120116942182015-06-17T08:46:51.098+10:002015-06-17T08:46:51.098+10:00Hi Andrew
While I normally agree with your analys...Hi Andrew<br /><br />While I normally agree with your analysis, I can't see that the two problems with Abbott's security strategy are problems. The first one (Labor not having an independent policy) is bad for anyone who is not an Abbott supporter, but with the second one if there is a terrorist incident Abbott can simply say 'I told you so' and double down, like Howard did after the Bali Bombing.<br />Abbott seems to be following a well-worn path, and unfortunately there don't seem to be too many obstacles in his way at the moment. calyptorhynchushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13426373475735688961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-72452930260127559662015-06-16T22:40:55.856+10:002015-06-16T22:40:55.856+10:00Wooo war nerd referenceWooo war nerd referenceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-16116631192695841202015-06-16T22:36:12.658+10:002015-06-16T22:36:12.658+10:00Andrew...
Watch The Project with Waleed Aly..
He...Andrew...<br /><br />Watch The Project with Waleed Aly..<br /><br />He's doing the job for them.<br /><br />Despite the shallow nature of the show and it's audience...you need more people like him in our media<br /><br />CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-88284783189900459772015-06-16T16:35:36.765+10:002015-06-16T16:35:36.765+10:00It's true Fifield is honest and industrious wh...It's true Fifield is honest and industrious when it comes to the NDIS. Any progress on that front will largely be due to State Governments seeing the benefits of the Scheme (eg. NSW introducing the full scheme into the Blue Mountains) and no thanks to Abbott and Co.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com