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Beatup of the day: pretending Bob Brown said that “all” criticism of Gillard is “sexist”

February 8, 2012 – 7:27 pm

Bob Brown this week: “Quite a bit of the criticism is sexist and unfair and unrelenting and the Prime Minister needs a bit of a break from that,” he told journalists in Canberra. “I just think the degree of relentless criticism on this Prime Minister coming from male commentators, it’s probably all subconscious, but is [...]

By Jeremy Sear | Also posted in Posted, The Drum | Comments (75)

When there’s so much wrong, where do you begin?

July 5, 2011 – 7:40 am

There are some things that you read on the internet that make you think that the author may be wearing a tin-foil hat, the much beloved anti-mind control device of the paranoid conspiracy theorist – but having read Bob Ellis’ latest rambling tract at The Drum I wonder if he’s been wrapping up other appendages [...]

By Dave Gaukroger | Also posted in Bob Ellis | Comments (20)

“Scrutiny”

June 28, 2011 – 10:08 am

Two articles from the last few days about the Greens; one from Fairfax, one from News. Which one actually made you think about Greens policy? Which one added to your understanding of them? “Jack The Insider” whinges that the Greens don’t invite the media into their conferences; John Birmingham explores the mindset of the Greens [...]

By Jeremy Sear | Also posted in "Jack The Insider" | Comments (19)