By Michele Borghesi (@FranklyFeisty) 19 July 2013 I can’t believe that almost 12 years after I wrote this to Ruddock and Howard, the same shit is still happening… @margokingston1 it's SO much worse than I imagined Rudd/Ruddock what's the difference? Guess my letter really is timely 12yrs on! — Michele Borghesi (@FranklyFeisty) July 19, 2013 May, […]
Let’s turn back the tide of media nastiness infecting our national psyche
July 19, 2013
By Noely Neate Source: Yathink.com.au 19 July 2013 What has happened to this country? It’s the chicken and the egg scenario – are we drawn to sensationalism because it is handed to us by the media or do the media mete out the ridiculous hyperbole because the public demand it? From the outside looking in, […]
@gemoo4 in conversation with Labor’s Higgins candidate Wesa Chau
July 11, 2013
By Georgie Moore 11 July 2013 The first piece on Higgins: Costello country: Higgins by @gemoo4 This is the first of a series of Q&As, where I talk personal and party politics with the candidates for the Higgins electorate. Next, I will speak with Greens candidate James Harrison. Georgie: So Wesa, how did you get into politics? […]
Judi Moylan’s valedictory speech and her history of Australia’s boat people policy
June 19, 2013
The Hon Judi Moylan MP June 2013 How does one summarize 20 years in Parliament whilst doing justice to all those who have been so pivotal to that service? I have been deeply touched by the extraordinary generosity at every turn by a host of people too numerous to name individually. No member could have […]
Security storm surrounds convicted Egyptian asylum seeker
June 11, 2013
by Kevin Rennie Source: Global Voices Online June 11, 2013 Accusations of ‘jihadist terrorism’ against an Egyptian asylum seeker have fuelled political brawling in the lead up to Australia’s election on 14 September 2013. Sayed Abdellatif was kept in low security detention for nearly a year despite an Interpol red alert for convictions during the Mubarak […]
Bishop v Indonesian Ambassador Kesoema. Who said what and who is lying?
June 4, 2013
What the Indonesian Ambassador said about Coalition’s turn-back-boats policy: Ambassador Nadjib Riphat Kesoema said Indonesia would welcome Tony Abbott or whoever leads Australia after the September election. But he said asylum seeker boats should be turned back to other countries, not to Indonesia. “Indonesia is a transit country and also the victim of this situation. […]
Abbott-v-truth on ‘illegals’
April 24, 2013
By Tony Yegles April 24, 2013 Leigh Sales won a Walkley Award for her interview with Mr Abbott on the 730 Report in August 2012. Part of this interview dealt with the issue of using the term “illegal” when referring to asylum seekers. Below is a quick reminder. LEIGH SALES: Why have you referred repeatedly […]
Morrison’s brick wall on how he’ll stop the boats
March 28, 2013
By Peter Clarke March 26, 2013 Yesterday, we published a detailed de-construction of an interview between the ABC 730’s Leigh Sales and Prime Minister Julia Gillard. It was a critique of Sales for what we opined were her inadequate interview techniques in that specific context and of Julia Gillard for her blatant refusal to answer questions […]
Roaring at the man drilling tattoos into my sensitivities
March 5, 2013
By Nancy Cato March 3, 2013 At my usual early hour on a sunny Melbourne Saturday, I pushed back the covers along with the urge to go back to sleep and wondered why I felt discomforted. I’m a happy soul, usually. And then I remembered; the images of Scott Morrison’s many interviews the day before […]
