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Herald Sun campaign of outrageously misleading readers on carbon price continues

March 2, 2012 – 9:00 am

The Herald Sun ran yesterday with a story that the Municipal Association of Victoria was threatening that “a state government plan to replace the insurance-based fire levy with a property-based tax collected by councils could lead to rate rises of 19-30 per cent“. Also, that according to some councils that would rather simply charge ratepayers [...]

By Jeremy Sear | Also posted in Herald Sun, John Masanauskas, Posted | Comments (6)

Another Hun prison beat-up

October 26, 2011 – 9:57 am

The Herald Sun’s Anne Wright, who earlier this year tried to whip up some outrage about the “gourmet” $2.42 meals being served up in prison, is giving prisoners conditions another spin in their patented outrage-o-thonalizer™. This time it’s televisions and Foxtel subscriptions in the firing line: PRISONERS are watching pay-TV movies in their cells, at [...]

By Dave Gaukroger | Also posted in Posted | Comments (25)

Hun on Occupy Melbourne: no smear left unmade

October 21, 2011 – 2:50 pm

A delightful smear job on the Occupy Melbourne protesters by the Herald Sun this morning, with our new favourite beat-up queen Anne Wright (the one who tried to pretend back in February that $2.42 meals for prisoners were luxurious) doing a classic bit of “pick out unrepresentative details and pretend they show hypocrisy” hackery: No [...]

By Jeremy Sear | Also posted in Herald Sun, Posted | Comments (76)

Herald Sun reveals prisoners fed a “smorgasbord of delicacies” – $2.42 meals

February 28, 2011 – 5:19 pm

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 [...]

By Jeremy Sear | Also posted in Wayne Flower | Comments (55)