By Margo Kingston February 3, 2013 Last night and this morning I had an interesting twitter conversation with my former press gallery colleague Steve Lewis @lewiss50, who broke the story of Ashby’s court action. Twitter conversations can be higgildy piggildy because others jump in and it’s hard to keep track of the order of remarks. […]
Liberals Ashby wall of silence cracks….
February 2, 2013
First Labor – Liberal media debate on the Ashby Affair: Lateline transcript February 2, David Bradbury-v-Christopher Pyne http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2013/s3681711.htm Margo Kingston comments in red DAVID BRADBURY: … Can I make the point, there is one word I would like to remind Chris of and that’s Ashby and his involvement in the Ashby affair, but more particularly […]
Updated: Questions for Mr Abbott at the National Press Club
January 30, 2013
January 31 Press Club review: There are many reasons why the Canberra Press Gallery is failing to fulfil its democratic role. A collapse in media revenues, 24 hour filing, no time to stay with a story and investigate it, an atmosphere which sees journos run from one ephemeral topic to another in waves, an exodus […]
Brough’s read his Ashby questions: Who will make him answer?
January 25, 2013
Kathy Sundstrom Sunshine Coast Daily article asked Mal Brough some of these AFHP questions. The Slipper diary entries 1. What information regarding the diaries did you receive from Ashby? 2. What dates did it cover? 3. Why did you want the information? 4. What use did you make of the information? 5. Do you consider it ethical […]
Citizen Journalists and Sunshine Coast Daily combine to corner Mal Brough
January 24, 2013
Here is the full record of Margo Kingston’s Open Letter to the Sunshine Coast Daily editor Darren Burnett, his response and the subsequent Kathy Sundstrom article asking Mal Brough the AFHP questions. In the interview Mal Brough claims that he is unable to comment in detail on the Ashby matter because as he says: “The matter is […]
The Ashbygate conspiracy — of silence
January 21, 2013
By Margo Kingston Source: Independent Australia 18th January 2013 The media spent eight months vilifying Peter Slipper over the James Ashby accusations, but when the Federal Court ruled it was a political set-up — suddenly they weren’t interested. Margo Kingston comments on the scandal behind the conspiracy. Click on the image to see @geeksrulz‘s Storify: ‘The Daily Telegraph coverage […]
We buy your papers, so give us a little respect! Where is the #Ashbygate judgment coverage?
January 8, 2013
By Noely Neate Source: YaThink Date: December 13th, 2012 Regional areas rely on National media to ensure that we get a very full picture of what is happening in the Nation and the World. Living in a regional area can be great, more relaxed lifestyle, awesome place to bring up a family etc., the flipside is that […]
Where is the #Ashbygate Outrage? Keeping an Eye on the media.
January 8, 2013
By Noely Neate Source: YaThink Date: December 13th, 2012 The day after Gillard’s (now famous) ‘misogyny’ speech I woke up thinking I was in the twilight zone. Everyone I knew was amazed or affected in some way, yet, the morning news and papers barely referred to it, instead focussing on Slipper resigning? I was seriously, WTF? Thankfully […]
The media now operates with all the subtlety of a Pugilist.
December 24, 2012
Subtlety lost By Craig Emerson Date: 24 December 2012 Source: Craig Emerson At Sydney University in the early 1970s a course simply called “Government” was offered to economics, arts and law students. It was a time of social upheaval and the election of the Whitlam Government had ended 23 years of conservative rule. The Murdoch press had […]
Timeline for #AshbyConspiracy & Questions for an #AshbyInquiry
December 23, 2012
[View the story “Timeline for #AshbyConspiracy & Questions for #AshbyInquiry” on Storify] A Federal Court Judge has found a conspiracy by James Ashby, Karen Doane, Mal Brough to advance their own interest and that of the LNP. Mr Abbott maintains that he had no specific knowledge. Here is a timeline & questions. This timeline will […]
