Archive for: Peter Slipper

Rupert Murdoch’s journalistic cancer

Rupert Murdoch’s journalistic cancer

Tweet Wherever Murdoch and his minions thrive ‒ as they do in Australia ‒ bad journalism drives out the good. David Horton comments. RUPERT MURDOCH’S dominance of the Australian media is usually spoken of in terms of the 70% share his...

 

Update on the Ashbygate Trust

Update on the Ashbygate Trust

Tweet Geezlouise has just sent an update to contributors to the Ashbygate Trust, including details of its new website and recent investigation activity. Click on the image to catch up on IA’s full Ashbygate investigation. Dear Ashbygate...

 

The opinion makers

The opinion makers

Tweet Peter Wicks discusses the importance of the mainstream media, its ethics, bias and its exclusion of Independent Australia from the Canberra Press Gallery. I DON’T THINK that the importance of being a member of the mainstream media...

 

Rupert Murdoch: paragon or pariah?

Rupert Murdoch: paragon or pariah?

Tweet A recent SBS documentary on Rupert Murdoch has again raised serious concerns about him and his businesses’ morals, ethics and integrity. Paul Begley comments. Rupert Murdoch (image courtesy Rex Interstock) WHEN THE British actor Paul...

 

Out to sea in a chaff bag

Out to sea in a chaff bag

Tweet Mass media induced group-think seems to suggest the Government is diabolical and Julia Gillard a witch — but that doesn’t mean it’s true, writes Letitia McQuade. Why we love to hate Julia Gillard We human beings are curious lot....

 

How Clive Palmer sold Peter Slipper a PUP

How Clive Palmer sold Peter Slipper a PUP

Tweet In the last day or so, Clive Palmer’s party signed up Peter Slipper, kicked him out and changed its name to PUP. WTF is going on? Ross Jones tells the tale. WHAT A FARCE. The whole Clive show looks for all the world like a naked grab...

 

How will Tony cope in gaol?

How will Tony cope in gaol?

Tweet The intriguing aspect to the Ettridge versus Abbott case heard in the Brisbane Supreme Court yesterday, says Alan Austin, is that Ettridge has a case but the media aren’t interested. David Ettridge and Tony Abbott. THERE ARE two...

 

Mainstream journalists must mix it with everyone else

Mainstream journalists must mix it with everyone else

Tweet Victoria Rollison is astounded that David Speers decided to exclude Independent Australia from membership of the Canberra Press Gallery. Press Gallery head David Speers chats with his boss, American media tycoon Rupert Murdoch. (Image:...

 

The Karl Rove Method

The Karl Rove Method

Tweet Declare your enemy a kook, a klutz or a slimeball, proclaim you’ve already won and ostentatiously prepare for office — this is the tried and tested method Abbott and his acolytes are following, says Bob Ellis. Karl Rove receiving the...

 

Our samizdat years

Our samizdat years

Tweet Never before have we had a press so controlled, says Bob Ellis, with all the anti-Abbott or anti-Coalition news being deliberately minimised. (Image courtesy Tony Yegles / Australians for Honest Politics.) CLIVE PALMER started a new party...

 
 
 
 

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