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There’s been a lot happening this week, much of it probably not covered by IA. In response to a request by Orangefox, here is an open thread for open discussion of anything our world famous IA commentators desire.
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17 May, 2013 8:01 pm / 64 comments
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Gee summarises Tony Abbott’s budget reply for the great many people who cannot abide listening to Tony Abbott speak.
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17 May, 2013 11:49 am / 17 comments
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Ross Jones presents Independent Australia’s highly affordable response to Opposition Leader Tony Abbott’s budget reply.
(From left) Julie Bishop, pamphlet, Tony Abbott.
I JUST listened to Tones’ budget reply.
The first thing...
17 May, 2013 12:09 am / 57 comments
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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...
16 May, 2013 10:55 am / 35 comments
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Gee reflects upon Tony Abbott’s long promised vote of no-confidence in the Government.
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15 May, 2013 4:18 pm / 11 comments
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Budget night is the night political journalists pretend to understand economics — like Leigh Sales did when interviewing Wayne Swan on ABC 7.30 last night. Managing editor David Donovan reports.
Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan and ABC...
15 May, 2013 12:29 am / 126 comments
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Tony Abbott was criticised by what he said in his speech on forced adoptions, but it was what he didn’t say that most revealed his character, says Gordon Aplin.
On 21 March 2013, Prime Minister Julia Gillard delivered an eloquent...
14 May, 2013 8:00 am / 74 comments
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In the War Room, observes Gee, the Great Dictator and his advisors bravely smile for the camera before discussing the grave Stalinist threat.
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13 May, 2013 4:42 pm / 7 comments
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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....
13 May, 2013 9:30 am / 47 comments
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The following was recorded at a recent, secret, meeting of the Liberal-National Front of Australia (or was it the National-Liberal Front?) and leaked to Tom Orren.
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TONY: The ALP has bled us white,...
12 May, 2013 3:42 pm / 31 comments