Federal Politics

Don’t forget that Scott McIntyre got sacked from SBS for tweeting verbal diahorrea related to Anzac Day - the content of which was an order of magnitude more disrespectful than what Yassmin tweeted a year or two later.

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Agreed, being in a household which that went on for 14 years of my life makes my blood boil, especially when people make idiotic comments like that. Yassmin Abdel Magied is just a moron.

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Kelly O’Dwyer does a backflip.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/companies/kelly-odwyers-stunning-backflip-on-the-royal-commission-into-australian-banks/news-story/80935196be8e838cc40f71eee4e2e9fe

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Federal Labor MP Tim Hammond announced on Perth radio this morning that he is quitting politics, and would hand in his resignation to the Parliament in the next few weeks, triggering a by-election.

The news media are awash today with stories about how robust our Tory politicians are.

Fairfax has this heartbreaking piece about MC Gladys B growing up in Da Hood and surviving North Ryde Public High School

Now we have sista Jules- I’m just Julie from the Block- telling some Home truths about how she could rock that 40 bucks a day and still be In Da Club with Da Good Hair.

Brings to mind Lucy Turnbulls tear jerking letter that I received when living in the Wentworth electorate telling us how Malcolm overcame a tough upbringing- even living in rental accomodation (in Double Bay) with his single father (who made a negate living selling HOTELS for a living)

Such Street cred our Tories. Trying to sure up the low information vote with tales of working the corner, battling to make ends meet.

Jesus fucking Christ please make it stop.

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Are they f***ing kidding? $84 million cut to the ABC?!?

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Good. It might now highlight that abc.needs to. Be commercialised and be a commercial TV station. Then maybe the ratings won’t be as poor. As. It. Is. Now

Sigh. The ABC does not exist for ratings.

And their ratings are not that bad when you consider where Channel 10 are most of the time these days

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Surely you are a fucking kidding me right?..

$84 million dollar budget cut is horrible!

Its not about ratings - its about people having access to a quality channel with decent programming that is educational, informative and better then the alternative… People have right to investigative journalism for free which is what they do AND BRINGING us current affairs that people want to know about (loca, national and worldwide!.

What a fucking dildo. Well done Malcolm, you lost my vote for next election. Dickhead. Such a puppet plow.

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The Budget website crashed…

yeah just saw that, when i did a refresh…

As much as this sounds outrageous, why am I not overly surprised knowing the Coalition’s very critical position on the ABC (and non-commercial broadcasting in general, probably)?

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Closer reading - it is a “pause to indexation” for the next 3 years that will maintain current level of funding and save $83.7m

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The Coalition always wants the ABC to be a mouthpiece for them, with no room for views from Labor and the Greens. They will continue to make funding cuts until the ABC management surrenders.

And ABC Melbourne is run out of a terrace in North Melbourne :thinking::thinking:

so it’s still a cut

Mr Murdoch will be pleased. Foxtel might even get another undocumented $30 million out of this?!?

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:angry::angry::angry:

These tax cuts are meaningless. I earn above 100k a year but below 180k and get absolutely nothing from this budget. How can they say we aren’t middle income. I am certainly not rich or drowning with cash.

Maybe you can buy a new keyboard with your $10 a week.

Steve Price and Andrew Bolt will be on 3AW at 9pm. Have your a sock or tissues handy

From ABC:

ABC indexation freeze amounts to cuts

The Government’s decision to freeze the ABC’s indexation from July 2019 will cost the broadcaster $84 million over three years and will be compounded by the decision to cease a further $43 million in funding to support quality news and current affairs services.

This decision comes at a critical time for the ABC as it commences triennial funding negotiations with the Government and comes on top of a cumulative $254 million in cuts imposed since 2014.

The ABC’s independence and its commitment to in-depth analysis and commentary has never been more valued or trusted by Australian audiences, nor so critical to the challenges facing the nation.

ABC Managing Director Michelle Guthrie said the impact of the decision could not be absorbed by efficiency measures alone, as the ABC had already achieved significant productivity gains in response to past budget cuts.

“The ABC is now more important than ever given the impact of overseas players in the local media industry and the critical role the ABC plays as Australia’s most trusted source of news, analysis and investigative journalism,” Ms Guthrie said.

“Our talented and dedicated content makers consistently deliver award winning public interest journalism, regional services and critically acclaimed original Australian programs and content.
“Stable, adequate funding is essential if we are to continue to deliver for Australian audiences.”

The ABC’s long-term strategy published at an Annual Public Meeting in February 2018 outlines the broadcaster’s plan to respond to changing audience expectations, and to remain as relevant in the future as it always has been in the past.

The ABC will continue to negotiate its funding requirements with the Government to ensure it can deliver on this commitment to a future which ensures the ABC remains relevant in the digital age.

Ms Guthrie also rejected as unnecessary the proposed efficiency review given efficiency programs introduced by the ABC in recent years.

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