tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post2550310919621363221..comments2023-12-06T00:23:28.790+11:00Comments on Press gallery reform: No timeAndrew Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705844456819481896noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-60160106835829236422013-11-09T21:24:22.320+11:002013-11-09T21:24:22.320+11:00Both leaders abuse their positions and have all th...Both leaders abuse their positions and have all these vendettas agsinst the public service...<br /><br />It's immature to watch and pathetic<br /><br />Look at Bolt's vendetta with his court case in Brandis overturning the legislation in the racial discrimination<br /><br />The old far right ugly Anglo crowd can't move on from White Australia Policy mode<br /><br />Asylum Seekers , case in point sadly<br /><br />Xenophobia rules amongst this group<br /><br />It's pathetic and sad really<br /><br />Cheers and thanks AndrewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-70768992875791730732013-11-06T20:50:47.502+11:002013-11-06T20:50:47.502+11:00Bless his cotton socks!! Pure class Laurie..the t...Bless his cotton socks!! Pure class Laurie..the trolling comments are hideous to read on the website<br />Nasty stuffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-67886564507164136652013-11-06T20:46:56.606+11:002013-11-06T20:46:56.606+11:00My immediate response as well Andrew, where the he...My immediate response as well Andrew, where the hell has he[Oakes] been for the last three years? Does he think we are stupid? Hmm, just answered my own question....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-35562197217500403912013-11-06T20:35:22.813+11:002013-11-06T20:35:22.813+11:00The gall of that bloody man. The sheer hide.The gall of that bloody man. The sheer hide.Andrew Elderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04705844456819481896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-58847725697362668502013-11-06T20:34:48.435+11:002013-11-06T20:34:48.435+11:00Lou Reed is no more disdainful of the press than A...Lou Reed is no more disdainful of the press than Abbott is. Mullins means well but basically she is asking the impossible of Abbott, and also Shorten as his alternative.Andrew Elderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04705844456819481896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-33202529008777183012013-11-06T18:59:10.445+11:002013-11-06T18:59:10.445+11:00I must add to the above that I have been delighted...I must add to the above that I have been delighted to read, this very day, that Laurie Oakes has spoken out about Tony Abbott's information clampdown. Finally a journalist has spoken out. Good on you Laurie. I hope your colleagues take note.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-89582598241299427372013-11-06T15:30:29.867+11:002013-11-06T15:30:29.867+11:00I had a talk with Margo Kingston back in 2002 at t...I had a talk with Margo Kingston back in 2002 at the Adelaide Festival of Ideas, I noted that most of our political news was coming from press releases without the PG or most other media asking questions that meant anything.<br /><br />Not one thing has changed except the PG and other media now want more pressers so they don't have to do any frigging work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-74755100747559836812013-11-06T10:59:26.746+11:002013-11-06T10:59:26.746+11:00I can see some of our media being used as a bad fo...I can see some of our media being used as a bad footnote in a prestigious journalism course around the world for horrible journalism <br />Lol!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-5977947632662091422013-11-06T07:51:01.550+11:002013-11-06T07:51:01.550+11:00Elizabeth Knight writes in Fairfax that Murdoch is...Elizabeth Knight writes in Fairfax that Murdoch is having discussions in Canberra about buying Channel 10. Pay-back time. Fox TV anyone? The Govt will receive excellent coverage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-67720127109497376432013-11-05T20:11:40.416+11:002013-11-05T20:11:40.416+11:00It concerns me that Abbott has the media where he ...It concerns me that Abbott has the media where he wants it: totally reliant. <br />Supporters in the Murdoch press will continue to write approving commentary and interpret mishaps favourably. In return they will be fed exclusives. The Murdoch press is crammed with 'exclusives'. Those on the outer, the ABC and Fairfax will be largely ignored. Some will dig up genuine stories like the expenses scandal and others will try and ingratiate themselves by writing approving of the general information blackout as being a clever tactic.i cannot understand why Bill Shorten is not filling the vacuum. His voice is rarely heard. Is he a faceless man after all. What a disgrace those journalists are. They are extolling the fact that they are being kept in the dark. They should be ashamed. How I long for one of those reporters to tackle that pompous Morrison with follow up questions and demand that he answer. It would only take one person to do his or her job and the others may be shamed into action.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-65817470060016820282013-11-05T10:36:27.457+11:002013-11-05T10:36:27.457+11:00Since the Coalition stood on a promise of bringing...Since the Coalition stood on a promise of bringing the budget back into the black, they should explain why it is necessary to raise borrowings. They cannot claim that it is the fault of ALP policies, since the Coalition is abolishing, or bringing in cheaper versions of, ALP policies. They are also planning to remove policies when they spend 2 sitting days repealing existing ALP legislation. While the Coalition may need to pay for programmes which are already operating until they begin legislation changes, they cannot justify raising the ceiling so high and cannot blame others for Coalition election policies. The debt ceiling is being raised to pay for the Coalition's agenda, so the Coalition should explain why they lied about being more frugal than the ALP. <br /><br />It sounds ridiculous for Laurie Oakes to call on Abbott to encourage Morrison to be more open when closing down interviews was the hallmark of Abbott as Opposition Leader.<br /><br />What is this nonsense from Amy Mullins about “ a hyper-critical 24/7 media cycle”? Most of the mainstream media did not the pass level 1 exam paper on critical analysis of the Abbott Opposition and many times the critical examination of the Government was reduced to discussing Opposition propaganda. <br /><br />Mullins also claims: “Transparency builds trust between a government and the public it serves and Australia has made great steps towards the principle of open government.” By denigrating those, like Gillard, who were accountable, and by failing to bring to book politicians like Abbott, who were not open, it is the mainstream media who have been complicit in shutting down transparency in government. <br /><br />There is a marked similarity between how Lou Reed treated reporters and how Scott Morrison treats them.VoterBentleighnoreply@blogger.com