tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post7883057171468700104..comments2023-12-06T00:23:28.790+11:00Comments on Press gallery reform: Dropping the pennyAndrew Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705844456819481896noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-33758852782466352642016-01-02T14:53:18.626+11:002016-01-02T14:53:18.626+11:00If "doing his job" means ignoring the va...If "doing his job" means ignoring the vast amount of information assembled by Peter Wicks regards Kathy Jackson over several years' work at Independent Australia, and instead laying credit for the "scoop" at the feet of the johnny-come-lazy Australian, then yes, he's "doing his job".AuldBrixtoniannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-44236578995599728492015-12-31T16:59:34.640+11:002015-12-31T16:59:34.640+11:00while your on holidays read this ...adleast this g...while your on holidays read this ...adleast this guy is doing his job ?<br />http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-22/long-why-is-no-one-questioning-the-turc-narrative/6868102Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-37251451749730642062015-12-30T01:26:28.900+11:002015-12-30T01:26:28.900+11:00Michael Gordon was sent by me papers showing that ...Michael Gordon was sent by me papers showing that 13 year old Indonesian children were being kidnapped at sea by us and jailed with murderers but because he decided the lie of ''people smuggling'' is true he ignored it. Children were raped and beaten, some had family die of starvation and terror thinking their boys were long dead and Gordon didn't bother to report it.<br /><br />I have sent him hundreds of documents over and over again proving that seeking asylum has nothing at all to do with people smuggling but he refuses to this day to correct the record and so we keep punishing people who have committed no crime.<br /><br />He is as lazy and racist as all the rest of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-77473433930770587712015-12-29T22:28:32.555+11:002015-12-29T22:28:32.555+11:00The thing that gets me is the occasional report on...The thing that gets me is the occasional report on a survey which shows Australians have absolutely no idea on, say, the percentage of Australians who are Muslims, or the percentage of the budget that goes on foreign aid, let alone any of the more critical facts about our economy. Do they ever, EVER pause to wonder if the media may have a role to play in reporting these facts and educating the public (which would first require educating themselves)? No, they do not. Stories with facts don't get published, only stories with narratives and opinions. <br /><br />When you read modern sports reporting, with an increased emphasis on facts and analytics and strategic and tactical analysis, and modern political reporting which is getting further and further away from that and more to the old sport reporting model of printing quotes from whoever gave you access and printing the baseless opinions of self-appointed experts... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-29255775013679374122015-12-28T14:08:05.364+11:002015-12-28T14:08:05.364+11:00It's worth noting that governments spending mo...It's worth noting that governments spending more than they tax isn't a problem, any more than governments spending less than they tax - it's a simple question of putting more money into the economy, or taking it out.<br /><br />Governments don't get their funding from taxes, and they can never run out of money as long as they issue their own currency (as ours does). It's just a question of how the money they spend affects the economy in general.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-84062299539296101322015-12-27T22:40:43.397+11:002015-12-27T22:40:43.397+11:00"prefers to tax individuals over corporations..."prefers to tax individuals over corporations;"<br /><br />And prefers to pursue corporations, rather than individuals, when illegalities are involved. After all 'corporations' can't be sent to jail.<br /><br />Individual responsibility for criminal acts simply evaporates.Matters Nothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10900061722607966110noreply@blogger.com