Australian Politics General...

[mullokintyre]

The Guardian has no beef either way I would have thought , it's not government funded.

The ABC has turned into a minorities first broadcaster, the mainstream is in the background. They have been taken over by feminists and SJWs and are losing credibility imo.

Why does government funding equate with perceived or real bias?
Organisations surround themselves with people who think like they do.
You will get the occasional maverick, but in the main the group think is reinforced.
Its the same reason that the murdoch press surrounds themselves with mostly conservative thinkers.
Mick

 

[SirRumpole]

Why does government funding equate with perceived or real bias?
Organisations surround themselves with people who think like they do.
You will get the occasional maverick, but in the main the group think is reinforced.
Its the same reason that the murdoch press surrounds themselves with mostly conservative thinkers.
Mick

Well in that case you would think that a Conservative government that has been in for nearly a decade would have moulded the ABC to its own image, by appointing executives that thought like they do.

They appointed one of their own in Mark Scott but it didn't seem to make much difference.

 

[Humid]

Sort of.

He will fight hard for the Conservatives until it's obvious that they are going to lose, then he'll switch sides and pretend he's the people's friend.

Bill Shorten rebuffs Rupert Murdoch on US meeting

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten signals he will not meet with Rupert Murdoch, breaking a long tradition of Australian political leaders who have felt compelled to pay court to the media proprietor.

www.abc.net.au

What date was the election....

 

[mullokintyre]

Bill Shorten rebuffs Rupert Murdoch on US meeting

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten signals he will not meet with Rupert Murdoch, breaking a long tradition of Australian political leaders who have felt compelled to pay court to the media proprietor.

www.abc.net.au

What date was the election....

Which election, that report is three years old.
Mick

 

[PZ99]

Which election, that report is three years old.
Mick

I remember it was before the last election. One of the Guardians of the Corporatocracy tried to program Bill Shorten who promptly told him to get stuffed

 

[Humid]

Why does government funding equate with perceived or real bias?
Organisations surround themselves with people who think like they do.
You will get the occasional maverick, but in the main the group think is reinforced.
Its the same reason that the murdoch press surrounds themselves with mostly conservative thinkers.
Mick

Stacking the board full of lib stooges

Their ABC: How Conservatives Beat Aunty Into Submission - Situation Theatre

The Coalition’s corruption has never been more flagrant, yet the ABC’s ability to hold it to account has never been less potent.Today’s announcement of the axing of 250 more ABC jobs due to budget cuts is but the latest tragic, upsetting, and disturbing assault of an abusive government.

situationtheatre.com

 

[mullokintyre]

Gladys did not muck around in getting a nice high paying job in the private sector after her unfortunate departure from NSW Politics.
From OPTUS

Optus announces the appointment of Ms Gladys Berejiklian to the newly created role of Managing Director, Enterprise, Business and Institutional to lift its focus on unlocking a greater share of the multi-billion-dollar enterprise, business, and institutional markets.

In announcing the appointment, Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin commented that:

“Optus has set its vision to become Australia’s most loved everyday brand with lasting customer relationships by redefining what customers should expect from their communication provider through our relentless pursuit of best-in-class service, greater innovation, better value and connectivity for all Australians.”

“To deliver on our vision we need to think and do things differently and we need to attract amazing people who bring diverse experiences and new ways of thinking to our industry. So, I am thrilled to announce that Gladys Berejiklian will join our talented and experienced executive team to help transform our approach to business customers.”

“Gladys is a proven leader who demonstrated her renowned strength, leadership, discipline, and composure in successfully guiding Australia’s largest state through one of the biggest challenges in its history while earning the support and gratitude of the community for her tireless contribution. She also builds and fosters loyal and dedicated teams who really go above and beyond for her.”

I thought there was some rule about pollies not aking private sector jobs until a 12 months had passed since their demise..
No wonder she declined a job offer from Scomo.
This one pays a lot more, is less stressful, she won't have people prying into her love life, and there is every possibility it will last a little longer.
Mick

 

[SirRumpole]

Gladys did not muck around in getting a nice high paying job in the private sector after her unfortunate departure from NSW Politics.
From OPTUS

I thought there was some rule about pollies not aking private sector jobs until a 12 months had passed since their demise..
No wonder she declined a job offer from Scomo.
This one pays a lot more, is less stressful, she won't have people prying into her love life, and there is every possibility it will last a little longer.
Mick

Sounds like a bs job to me.

 

[macca]

Sounds like a bs job to me.

Yes, but seems the norm these days, Julia Gillard, Bob Carr and quite a few on the Libs have all got cushy jobs soon after.

 

[SirRumpole]

Yes, but seems the norm these days, Julia Gillard, Bob Carr and quite a few on the Libs have all got cushy jobs soon after.

It seems a bit 'courageous' of Optus to give her a job before the Commission releases it's report.

An adverse finding for Gladys could be embarrassing for Optus.

 

[Knobby22]

It seems a bit 'courageous' of Optus to give her a job before the Commission releases it's report.

An adverse finding for Gladys could be embarrassing for Optus.

Optus is basically a Chinese owned firm these days.

 

[SirRumpole]

Optus is basically a Chinese owned firm these days.

Ahh, so doing favours for mates then ?

Wait till Labor get on to that.

 

[Boggo]

Copied from that facey thingy ​

THE STORY OF THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER​

The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks he's a fool, and laughs and dances and plays the summer away. Come winter, the ant is warm and well fed.


The shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while others less fortunate like him are cold and starving. The ABC and Channel 9 show up to provide live coverage of the shivering grasshopper, with cuts to a video of the ant in his comfortable warm home with a table filled with food.


Australians are stunned that in a country of such wealth, this poor grasshopper is allowed to suffer so while others have plenty. The Democrats, the Greens and the Coalition Against Poverty demonstrate in front of the ant's house.


The ABC, interrupting an Aboriginal cultural festival special from North Queensland with breaking news, broadcasts them singing "We Shall Overcome".


The Green's rant that the ant has gotten rich off the backs of grasshoppers, and calls for an immediate tax hike on the ant to make him pay his "fair share".


In response to polls, the Liberal Government drafts the Economic Equity and Grasshopper Anti-Discrimination Act, retrospective to the beginning of the summer. It is quickly passed in to law.


The ant's taxes are reassessed and he is also fined for failing to hire grass hoppers as helpers. Without enough money to pay both the fine and his newly imposed retrospective taxes, his home is confiscated by the government.


The ant moves to Bali, and starts a successful restaurant.


The TV stations later show the now fat grasshopper finishing up the last of the ant's food though Spring is still months away, while the government owned house he is in, which just happens to be the ant's old house crumbles around him because he hadn't maintained it.


Inadequate government funding is blamed, Kevin Rudd is appointed to head a special inquiry that will cost $10,000,000. The grasshopper is soon dead of a drug overdose, the Sydney Morning Herald blames it on obvious failure of government to address the root causes of despair arising from social inequity.


The abandoned house is taken over by a gang of immigrant spiders, praised by the government for enriching Australia's multicultural diversity, who promptly terrorise the community.

 

[SirRumpole]

Optus is basically a Chinese owned firm these days.

Actually it's owned by Singtel, the Singaporean telecom, which is owned by the Singapore government.

 

[Knobby22]

Actually it's owned by Singtel, the Singaporean telecom, which is owned by the Singapore government.

I used to own this company as Singtel and from memory Singapore mostly sold it to China and took it off the ASX. Have you got any info? Interested. I could look over the old thread.

 

[Humid]

Well Gladys saved you and now ....

 

[Knobby22]

Well Gladys saved you and now ....View attachment 137408

He is obviously a legend and the best Australian leader since Menzies, Humid and I don't want to see you making any insinuations to the contrary.

 

[Humid]

He is obviously a legend and the best Australian leader since Menzies, Humid and I don't want to see you making any insinuations to the contrary.

Still cleaning up the breakfast I spat out laughing

 

[SirRumpole]

I used to own this company as Singtel and from memory Singapore mostly sold it to China and took it off the ASX. Have you got any info? Interested. I could look over the old thread.

I'm only going by Wikipedia which says..

Singtel controls significant market share in Australia and Singapore, with 82% of the fixed-line market, 47% of the mobile market and 43% of the broadband market in Singapore.[9] Singtel is also the second-largest company by market capitalisation listed on the Singapore Exchange[10] and is majority owned by Temasek Holdings, the investment arm of the Singapore government. Singtel is an active investor in innovation companies through its Singtel Innov8 subsidiary, founded in 2011 with S$200 million start up capital.

Singtel - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[moXJO]

Well Gladys saved you and now ....View attachment 137408

He is obviously a legend and the best Australian leader since Menzies, Humid and I don't want to see you making any insinuations to the contrary.

You guys are just jealous your dictators can't make it onto the telegraph as the bestest ever.

Also, why are you buying the daily telegraph?