Breaking the stalemate on asylum seekers and refugees: How?
The CPD suggests a return to evidence-based policy on asylum seekers. The question is: how do we get there?
The view from Channel Nine Seven
Continuing an irregular series commenting on how the election looks to commercial tv viewers: commercial free to air is the biggest single source of information for voters. I’m boycotting Channel Nine tonight, because I fear that the Mark Latham “controversy”/60 [...]
The view from Channel Nine XII
Continuing an irregular series commenting on how the election looks to commercial tv viewers: commercial free to air is the biggest single source of information for voters. There mustn’t be any Oakes/Latho self-referential “news” tonight, because wild weather and record [...]
Gillard taking questions from educators, citizens, children
We’re seeing an interesting tactic from the Prime Minister – opening herself up to questioning on policy from those actually working in the area, and tonight, on Q&A, to anyone. (And I hope that the Q&A audience is more representative [...]
The view from Channel Nine X
Continuing an irregular series commenting on how the election looks to commercial tv viewers: commercial free to air is the biggest single source of information for voters. It’s Ekka time, which means Brisbane Channel Nine is broadcasting from the Exhibition [...]
GetUp!’s new ad
GetUp! is appealing for donations to show this ad on tv:
The view from Channel Nine IX
Continuing an irregular series commenting on how the election looks to commercial tv viewers: commercial free to air is the biggest single source of information for voters. “The new Julia changes her mind on debates, while the old Tony makes [...]
Labor’s problems summed up in one Tweet
Interesting @PGarrettMP tries to get the strong economy line across but AAP journo just keeps asking about “real Julia” and debate #ausvotes That’s Katina Curtis, on Twitter just now. How much more meta can this campaign get? It poses real [...]
The view from Channel Nine VIII
Continuing an irregular series commenting on how the election looks to commercial tv viewers: commercial free to air is the biggest single source of information for voters. Channel 9 Brisbane tonight got to the election after stories on the DJs [...]
The view from Channel Nine VII
Continuing an irregular series commenting on how the election looks to commercial tv viewers: commercial free to air is the biggest single source of information for voters. Channel Nine led today with a local protest by fisherfolk “venting their fury” [...]
The political-media death spiral [Roundtable]
By Mark Bahnisch on July 31, 2010
The title borrowed for this post is that of Tim Dunlop’s excellent article on the deathly grip the media and politicians have each other in. Read the whole thing here. A couple of other excellent pieces on the performance of [...]
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