An outrageously misleading piece of garbage “reporting” from the hacks at the Herald Sun this morning: A VICTIMS support group says it’s disgusting that Victoria’s worst criminals are feasting on gourmet delights including duck, prawns, rib-eye steaks and sushi. The Herald Sun has learned murderous fiends including Peter Dupas, cop killer Bandali Debs, CBD killer [...]
READ MOREFebruary, 2011
Open Thread – February 28 – March 4
It’s time for an open thread. Tony Abbot says he’ll repeal any carbon tax… will he be as successful as Kim Beazley was with Rollback? Bob Carr claims that the Greens decision not to preference the ALP in the NSW upper house will be an environmental disaster, is this a run of the mill ALP [...]
READ MOREThe Unhinging, 2011
You would think, from the frothing hysteria in the right-o-sphere over the proposed carbon price, that the Prime Minister was going to break into our houses and sacrifice our first borns to Gaia in a bloody satanic ritual, instead of legislating a realistic price to carbon that is going to finally restore some certainty and [...]
READ MOREPure Poison Podcast #14 – Articles
This week’s podcast features The Australian’s new definition of what constitutes an article, and a new Pure Poison feature based thereon, Lachlan Murdoch, whales, earthquake reporting and more. You can download the podcast, find it at the iTunes music store, subscribe to the feed in iTunes or stream it online at our podbean page.
READ MOREWeekend talk thread February 25-27
Time to take it easy and slip into a weekend talk thread.
READ MOREGuest Post: The media and disasters
A guest post from Tammi Jonas takes a look at the performance of the media in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake: Coverage of the devastating earthquake in New Zealand this week compelled ABC The Drum’s Jonathan Green to write a post titled “The media is not there to help. It does not feel your [...]
READ MORETrying hard to misunderstand
Our national broadsheet, The Australian, today displays its very own special type of tortured logic. Boat arrivals almost all get visas ALMOST all asylum-seekers arriving in Australia waters over the past three years have had their refugee status applications approved, adding weight to claims that people-smugglers are taking advantage of the federal government’s immigration policies. [...]
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Carbon price surprisingly controversial
See if you can predict the angle ABC News is taking on the proposed carbon price (click through for the answer):
READ MORELet’s just assume “cultural influences” had something to do with it until it’s proved otherwise
I’m not saying that this child’s cultural background has anything to do with the terrible thing he allegedly did, but ISN’T IT INTERESTING TO WONDER in the sense of isn’t it interesting what I can clearly suggest whilst having no evidence whatsoever for it and whilst disingenuously pretending I’m not alleging anything in particular. Don’t [...]
READ MORECreating a story at the #LOLstralian
I’d like to direct your attention to this story from Crikey editor Sophie Black about an interaction with Matthew Franklin and Caroline Overington of the Australian, and the story that resulted from it. The précis version is that a comment at Poll Bludger, that has since been removed, is being described by the Oz as [...]
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