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It sounds as though Jacinta Price gave the ABC a serve.

ABC portrays whites as racists, Indigenous as victims, says Price​

Senator Jacinta Price has slammed the ABC for a “pattern” of stereotyping “white Australians as racists and Indigenous Australians as victims” in a fiery Senate hearing.
 
sptrawler said:
It sounds as though Jacinta Price gave the ABC a serve.

ABC portrays whites as racists, Indigenous as victims, says Price​

Senator Jacinta Price has slammed the ABC for a “pattern” of stereotyping “white Australians as racists and Indigenous Australians as victims” in a fiery Senate hearing.
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Couldn't agree more.

The ABC's bias has become evident in recent years.
 

David Anderson says Alice Springs town hall report should never have aired​



ABC issues apology to Alice Springs deputy mayor over “racist vitriol” claims

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ABC issues apology to Alice Springs deputy mayor over "racist vitriol" claims - Inside Local Government

The ABC has apologised to Alice Springs Deputy Mayor Jacinta Price (pictured) after she launched defamation proceedings against the national broadcaster for its coverage of her 2019 speaking tour in which it accused her of spreading “racist vitriol”. Deputy Mayor Price had taken legal action...
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SirRumpole said:

David Anderson says Alice Springs town hall report should never have aired​



ABC issues apology to Alice Springs deputy mayor over “racist vitriol” claims

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ABC issues apology to Alice Springs deputy mayor over "racist vitriol" claims - Inside Local Government

The ABC has apologised to Alice Springs Deputy Mayor Jacinta Price (pictured) after she launched defamation proceedings against the national broadcaster for its coverage of her 2019 speaking tour in which it accused her of spreading “racist vitriol”. Deputy Mayor Price had taken legal action...
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It would just be nice if the ABC did what they are meant to do and gave a balanced report on issues, rather than being like all the other media and giving a moral judgement that aligns with there own.
That isn't what they are there for, all Australians pay for the ABC, every Australian has every right to expect an unbiased balanced view,
It's our ABC, not theirs. :mad:
 
At last, even Leigh Sales now that she has moved away from the cliff face, can see what a toxic, self opinionated and self regulated pit of despear the media is. Wearing down peoples hopes and aspirations, by constantly having a negative focus.
Good on her for at least putting it out in the open, at least it shows it's not just me, as some would have people believe. ?

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Leigh Sales on hosting Australian Story and re-thinking the nature of news

After six months off, Leigh Sales returns to ABC TV as the face of Australian Story. Switching off gave her a new perspective on how news is covered and the impact it's having.
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What views did you form by stepping away for a time?​

I think we need to reconsider the nature of "news" and I don't have any easy answers for this. But I think the traditional model of the news is contributing to the mental health crisis in this country. The nature of news is that it emphasises the aberration or the rare occurrence over the most likely outcome. So, for example, 200 helicopters fly safely on any given day and the one that crashes makes the news. That was fine back in the days when people saw one TV news bulletin per day or there was one daily newspaper, but now with social media and 24/7 news. You might see 25 references per day to that helicopter, complete with detailed images. I know from research I did for my book, Any Ordinary Day, that to the human brain, that feels like 25 helicopters crashed, not one. I believe that the news is making people fear things they don't need to be fearful of. It gives people a skewed sense of what is actually dangerous in life.

Let me give you an example: 3,747 Australians died of catastrophic falls in 2021, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (by contrast, COVID deaths were 1,122). I guarantee the possibility of a fatal fall is not front of mind for most people, even though it is one of the most common causes of death in Australia. But if every single day, the media started covering the 10 people who had died in falls, and we had their families crying on TV and calling for action, and we had "experts" going, "We have to do something about all the people dying from accidental falls," I'm sure it would spark mass public anxiety. People would start thinking they were at significant personal risk of dying from a fall and suddenly we'd be seeing politicians announce non-slip floor mats are mandatory everywhere and there would be new regulations for shoe soles and so on.

The other thing that I think causes the public unnecessary anxiety is the over-emphasis of doomsday predictions on the opinion of one so-called "expert". It's the equivalent of crystal-ball gazing and we need to stop treating it as if it's news. Those kinds of stories are endemic. "Housing prices set to fall 25 per cent" will scream the headline. Then you read on and the fortune-telling is based on one person's opinion. The story will also neglect to mention that it's a 25 per cent worst-case scenario prediction off the back of a year of crazy 30 per cent price rises.

There's plenty to be anxious about in life without the unnecessary fearmongering. Like I say, there are no easy answers to this. But we journalists need to think about it, otherwise people are going to increasingly turn their backs on the news media.
 
The ABC commentator obviously got caught up in his own BS and exercised his right and self ordained duty to be as bigoted, nasty and racist as he liked. ?
I wonder if he will be on Q & A. ?

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Kamahl demands apology from Phillip Adams over 'honorary white' tweet

Kamahl felt 'humiliated' by Phillip Adams after the ABC radio presenter claimed cricketing great Don Bradman treated the Malaysian-born entertainer as 'an honorary white'.
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Celebrated singer Kamahl has demanded broadcaster Phillip Adams publicly apologise for labelling him an 'honorary white' after rejecting three three written expressions of regret.

Kamahl has said he felt 'humiliated' by Adams after the longtime ABC radio presenter claimed cricketing great Don Bradman treated the Malaysian-born entertainer as an 'honorary white' in a since-deleted tweet.

In a widely-shared post in December, Adams contrasted Bradman's 13-year friendship with Kamahl with his reluctance to meet former South African president Nelson Mandela.

The initial controversy played out on social media but spilled into a Senate estimates hearing last week when ABC boss David Anderson said Adams had sent Kamahl a note expressing his regret.

Mr Anderson told the hearing the ABC had investigated the matter and Adams, who presents Late Night Live, had said sorry in January.

'My understanding is that Mr Adams has written to Kamahl apologising for that,' Mr Anderson said. 'Privately written to him, apologising for that.'

According to The Australian, Kamahl wrote to Mr Anderson last Thursday to state he had not received any correspondence from the ABC or Adams.

'I resent the fact that you have used the incident on public record as a defence of how you and your management have effectively dealt with this issue,' the 88-year-old wrote.

'You stated on the public record that Adams had in fact reached out to me to apologise personally for his highly inappropriate comment.

'Mr Anderson, let me clarify, the only action that Adams has taken to date in dealing with this issue is to block me on Twitter and double down on his initial slur in which he referred to me as an "honorary white".
 
sptrawler said:
The ABC commentator obviously got caught up in his own BS and exercised his right and self ordained duty to be as bigoted, nasty and racist as he liked. ?
I wonder if he will be on Q & A. ?

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Kamahl demands apology from Phillip Adams over 'honorary white' tweet

Kamahl felt 'humiliated' by Phillip Adams after the ABC radio presenter claimed cricketing great Don Bradman treated the Malaysian-born entertainer as 'an honorary white'.
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Celebrated singer Kamahl has demanded broadcaster Phillip Adams publicly apologise for labelling him an 'honorary white' after rejecting three three written expressions of regret.

Kamahl has said he felt 'humiliated' by Adams after the longtime ABC radio presenter claimed cricketing great Don Bradman treated the Malaysian-born entertainer as an 'honorary white' in a since-deleted tweet.

In a widely-shared post in December, Adams contrasted Bradman's 13-year friendship with Kamahl with his reluctance to meet former South African president Nelson Mandela.

The initial controversy played out on social media but spilled into a Senate estimates hearing last week when ABC boss David Anderson said Adams had sent Kamahl a note expressing his regret.

Mr Anderson told the hearing the ABC had investigated the matter and Adams, who presents Late Night Live, had said sorry in January.

'My understanding is that Mr Adams has written to Kamahl apologising for that,' Mr Anderson said. 'Privately written to him, apologising for that.'

According to The Australian, Kamahl wrote to Mr Anderson last Thursday to state he had not received any correspondence from the ABC or Adams.

'I resent the fact that you have used the incident on public record as a defence of how you and your management have effectively dealt with this issue,' the 88-year-old wrote.

'You stated on the public record that Adams had in fact reached out to me to apologise personally for his highly inappropriate comment.

'Mr Anderson, let me clarify, the only action that Adams has taken to date in dealing with this issue is to block me on Twitter and double down on his initial slur in which he referred to me as an "honorary white".
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But but, Adams is a celebrated Journalist, he has an Aboriginal wife, he has worked at the ABC, he would never tell a lie!
Mick
 
The media got a lot of mileage out of this story from memory, left people with a lot of perceptions, that might have been misplaced.
Oh well it doesn't matter, mission accomplished, damage done, move on. ?
Amazing how there are no apologies, to those who were sacked, guess it doesn't matter, it is only the Liberal Party.?

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'No evidence of corrupt conduct': ICAC delivers verdict on John Barilaro's trade job posting

The corruption watchdog says it has found no evidence of corrupt conduct by former NSW ministers John Barilaro and Stuart Ayres, and it has halted its investigation.
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An investigation into the controversial appointment of John Barilaro to a lucrative overseas trade posting has found no evidence of corrupt conduct by him or former NSW minister Stuart Ayres
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) decided in July last year to secretly investigate whether Mr Barilaro or Mr Ayres breached public trust or exercised their official functions dishonestly.

The scandal surrounding the former deputy premier's selection as New South Wales trade commissioner to the United States engulfed the government for weeks last year.

The opposition labelled the appointment as a "jobs for the boys" scenario.

It also sparked a parliamentary inquiry and two independent reviews by Premier Dominic Perrottet.

Mr Barilaro, who was also the former trade minister, left politics when he was appointed to the US the trade job, from which he later stepped aside.

Mr Ayres, who was his replacement as the trade minister, then resigned from the ministry.

The corruption watchdog has released a statement today after obtaining documentation and conducting interviews as part of its investigation.

"The investigation did not identify any evidence of corrupt conduct," the Commission said in a statement.

"As a result, the Commission has discontinued its investigation."

The ICAC said no further action should be taken in regards to the matter.

It also included former public servant Amy Brown, in its investigation.

She was a government department head who oversaw the recruitment process.

There was also no evidence of corrupt conduct found on her part.

Ms Brown was sacked over the recruitment process.

Mr Perrottet has promised Mr Ayres will be reinstated as a senior minster if the Coalition is re-elected this month.
 
sptrawler said:
The media got a lot of mileage out of this story from memory, left people with a lot of perceptions, that might have been misplaced.
Oh well it doesn't matter, mission accomplished, damage done, move on. ?
Amazing how there are no apologies, to those who were sacked, guess it doesn't matter, it is only the Liberal Party.?

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'No evidence of corrupt conduct': ICAC delivers verdict on John Barilaro's trade job posting

The corruption watchdog says it has found no evidence of corrupt conduct by former NSW ministers John Barilaro and Stuart Ayres, and it has halted its investigation.
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An investigation into the controversial appointment of John Barilaro to a lucrative overseas trade posting has found no evidence of corrupt conduct by him or former NSW minister Stuart Ayres
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) decided in July last year to secretly investigate whether Mr Barilaro or Mr Ayres breached public trust or exercised their official functions dishonestly.

The scandal surrounding the former deputy premier's selection as New South Wales trade commissioner to the United States engulfed the government for weeks last year.

The opposition labelled the appointment as a "jobs for the boys" scenario.

It also sparked a parliamentary inquiry and two independent reviews by Premier Dominic Perrottet.

Mr Barilaro, who was also the former trade minister, left politics when he was appointed to the US the trade job, from which he later stepped aside.

Mr Ayres, who was his replacement as the trade minister, then resigned from the ministry.

The corruption watchdog has released a statement today after obtaining documentation and conducting interviews as part of its investigation.

"The investigation did not identify any evidence of corrupt conduct," the Commission said in a statement.

"As a result, the Commission has discontinued its investigation."

The ICAC said no further action should be taken in regards to the matter.

It also included former public servant Amy Brown, in its investigation.

She was a government department head who oversaw the recruitment process.

There was also no evidence of corrupt conduct found on her part.

Ms Brown was sacked over the recruitment process.

Mr Perrottet has promised Mr Ayres will be reinstated as a senior minster if the Coalition is re-elected this month.
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Mr Perrottet has promised Mr Ayres will be reinstated as a senior minster if the Coalition is re-elected this month.


I wonder if Ms Brown will get her job back.

Question is, what attributes and qualities did Barilaro have to make him the best person for the job ?

The incident may not have been technically corrupt but it fails the pub test for transparency.
 
SirRumpole said:
Mr Perrottet has promised Mr Ayres will be reinstated as a senior minster if the Coalition is re-elected this month.


I wonder if Ms Brown will get her job back.

Question is, what attributes and qualities did Barilaro have to make him the best person for the job ?

The incident may not have been technically corrupt but it fails the pub test for transparency.
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Which is probably exactly what the media wanted to project, I have no knowledge of any of it.

But from the outside looking in, everyone makes a humungous big deal about an ICAC, now we have an ICAC decision and everyone flicks it the bird and says it is BS and doesn't pass the pub test so why have an ICAC? Jobs for the boys?

Yet I get bagged for saying all sides of politics are up each others butts and they are all just a conga line of musical chairs.

Go figure. ?

We demand we employ an ICAC and when ICAC can find nothing wrong it's because they are useless, why are my taxes paying for that?
When it could have been sorted in the pub?
 
SirRumpole said:
I never said ICAC was useless. It's concerned with corruption not propriety.
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Don't start that for gods sake, next we will be having to pay for a propriety commission, how many loops do you need in place before you accept that politics is politics IMO, finding nice people in there is a needle in a haystack scenario.
To think that one side has the moral high ground, is IMO ridiculous and cult like, to hope that some have the countries best interests at heart is nice and reality.
To hope that the majority of those with the countries best interests, over rides their own self interests, are elected into Government is the jackpot. :wheniwasaboy:

If Shorten had still been the Labor leader, Morrison would still be in Government, that's how fine an edge this thing runs IMO.
 
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sptrawler said:
Don't start that for gods sake, next we will be having to pay for a propriety commission, how many loops do you need in place before you accept that politics is politics IMO finding nice people in there is a needle in a haystack scenario.
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Expressing one's opinion on the qualifications of people who represent us overseas is called freedom of speech.

If you want to give us a rundown on Barilaro's qualifications for the job, go right ahead, I won't tell you to shut up. :rolleyes:
 
SirRumpole said:
Expressing one's opinion on the qualifications of people who represent us overseas is called freedom of speech.

If you want to give us a rundown on Barilaro's qualifications for the job, go right ahead, I won't tell you to shut up. :rolleyes:
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I have no idea of Barilaro's qualifications and I've never seen him on T.V, or heard him speak, I have no idea as to his suitability to the job. Also I have zero interest in googling him, to get a background, i'm only going off what I've read on the forum.

But I have seen postings on here that said he was corrupt, that it should be investigated and I have seen postings on here saying that more Government departments should be initiated to investigate similar accusations.(check some of basilio's posts if you want to see slagging off Barilaro)
Someone has to keep paying for more and more people, until you get the result you want, unfortunately I'm a SMSF retiree and I'm an easy target to pay for it. :roflmao:

In answer to what qualifications does he have for the job, I'm guessing he was a politician in NSW, so he is probably as qualified as many others.
Why is Kevin Rudd the ambassador or whatever to the U.S, he wouldn't have been my pick, but hey it ain't my choice same as the Barilaro dude.
Why is the media starting to back up and get angry on McGowan? who knows what drives them, chaos , money, I don't know.
But IMO McGowan is actually doing a great job, same as Barnett before him and they are from different political spectrums.
IMO just putting W.A before vested interests.
 
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sptrawler said:
I have no idea of Barilaro's qualifications and I've never seen him on T.V, or heard him speak, I have no idea as to his suitability to the job. Also I have zero interest in googling him, to get a background, i'm only going off what I've read on the forum.

But I have seen postings on here that said he was corrupt, that it should be investigated and I have seen postings on here saying that more Government departments should be initiated to investigate similar accusations.(check some of basilio's posts if you want to see slagging off Barilaro)
Someone has to keep paying for more and more people, until you get the result you want, unfortunately I'm a SMSF retiree and I'm an easy target to pay for it. :roflmao:

In answer to what qualifications does he have for the job, I'm guessing he was a politician in NSW, so he is probably as qualified as many others.
Why is Kevin Rudd the ambassador or whatever to the U.S, he wouldn't have been my pick, but hey it ain't my choice same as the Barilaro dude.
Why is the media starting to back up and get angry on McGowan? who knows what drives them, chaos , money, I don't know.
But IMO McGowan is actually doing a great job, same as Barnett before him and they are from different political spectrums.
IMO just putting W.A before vested interests.
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Something that has been glossed over in all the media coverage of Barilaro is why NSW even needed to create a trade ambassador position which I think is a bigger issue than Barilaro being appointed in the first place. When do all these pork-like positions end? Should Sydney have trade ambassadors too? What about the individual neighborhoods? Maybe Bondi should also get a Trade Ambassador? Maybe each city in each state should have trade ambassadors to every other city in every other state? Again, where is the media to call out the wasteful government spending?

Watch the first 15 minutes of this video if you want a very labor/left perspective on Barilaro.

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But IMO McGowan is actually doing a great job,
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Them's fightin' words...

But the media in WA has definitely started to turn on the god emperor in the past month. For 5 years I had barely read a negative story, then the children's prison stuff was a little negative, now there are starting to be negative stories and editorials in the paper every few days.
 
Well lets get the next issue up and running, start the slow burn on the pitchfork crew. ?
Nothing like a bit of taxpayer funded crowd sourcing, just in case the protesters need some free advertising. ?
Yep roll up, pay your entrance fee and spoil everyone else's day, in the name of inclusiveness and accepting other peoples preferences and choices, as long as they are the same as the protesters. :roflmao:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-13/sa-king-charles-owned-horse-races-in-adelaide-cup/102087496
 

‘Very poor indeed’: ABC political editor lashes Paul Keating’s treatment of journalists
NICK TABAKOFF
ABC political editor Andrew Probyn has unloaded on Paul Keating’s treatment of journalists during a fiery National Press Club appearance on Wednesday, describing the former PM’s behaviour during the appearance as “very poor indeed”.
Keating took an array of colourful potshots at a number of journalists who dared to ask him questions about the role of the China threat in Anthony Albanese’s signing of the new AUKUS submarine deal last week.
But in comments to Diary, Probyn suggested Keating had crossed the line, particularly in his treatment of Sky News political reporter Olivia Caisley and Nine journalist Matthew Knott.
“I thought the dismissive manner in which he dealt with younger, especially female journalists, who all asked perfectly decent questions, was very poor indeed,” Probyn told Diary.
In one instance, Keating told Caisley one of her questions was “dumb” and “hardly deserves an answer”, while at another point, he claimed she must be trying to “dust up” her reputation. Meanwhile, Keating told Knott: “If I were you, mate, I would hide my face and never appear again”, as he lashed the Nine papers for what he dubbed “the most egregious and provocative news presentation” in 50 years over their Red Alert series.
The ex-PM also saved some choice comments for Probyn, who had contradicted Keating’s claim that China has not threatened Australia by pointing to the economic warfare it had waged on Australian wine, coal, timber, barley and lobster. In response, Keating implied Probyn was “silly enough to think” the threat implied in the imposition of wine and other tariffs equated to “threat meaning invasion”. At a personal level, Probyn maintained his reaction had nothing to do with the insults directed at him personally, because he had previously been on the end of the Keating blowtorch.
But he did have a problem with the attacks on younger journalists.
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Former prime minister Paul Keating during his appearance at the National Press Club.
“I have no issue with the backhanded way in which he dealt with my question, even if I disagree with his attempt to define ‘threat’ from China as being a threat of invasion,” he told Diary.
He also noted that there should be lessons from the encounter: “The National Press Club would be best served not repeating that format.”
Probyn’s comments have come as the moderator of Keating’s appearance, Laura Tingle – who has defended the former PM’s right to criticise the AUKUS pact – conceded Keating’s “invective” had worked “against his own interests”.
On Sunday’s edition of Insiders, host David Speers also asked guest insider Peter Hartcher, the Nine papers’ political and international editor, how Keating’s viral description of him as a “psychopath” made him feel.
Hartcher seemed to be thriving on Keating’s latest character assessment after years of insults the ex-PM has directed at the Nine journalist: “One of my daughters rang me … and she said congratulations, you’ve been graduated from being a weasel to now being a psychopath. It’s a bit of a family joke, but it’s nice to get the new epithets.”

Coming from a group that has no qualms in judging other people harshly!!!!!​

 
UMike said:

‘Very poor indeed’: ABC political editor lashes Paul Keating’s treatment of journalists​

NICK TABAKOFF​

ABC political editor Andrew Probyn has unloaded on Paul Keating’s treatment of journalists during a fiery National Press Club appearance on Wednesday, describing the former PM’s behaviour during the appearance as “very poor indeed”.​

Keating took an array of colourful potshots at a number of journalists who dared to ask him questions about the role of the China threat in Anthony Albanese’s signing of the new AUKUS submarine deal last week.​

But in comments to Diary, Probyn suggested Keating had crossed the line, particularly in his treatment of Sky News political reporter Olivia Caisley and Nine journalist Matthew Knott.​

“I thought the dismissive manner in which he dealt with younger, especially female journalists, who all asked perfectly decent questions, was very poor indeed,” Probyn told Diary.​

In one instance, Keating told Caisley one of her questions was “dumb” and “hardly deserves an answer”, while at another point, he claimed she must be trying to “dust up” her reputation. Meanwhile, Keating told Knott: “If I were you, mate, I would hide my face and never appear again”, as he lashed the Nine papers for what he dubbed “the most egregious and provocative news presentation” in 50 years over their Red Alert series.​

The ex-PM also saved some choice comments for Probyn, who had contradicted Keating’s claim that China has not threatened Australia by pointing to the economic warfare it had waged on Australian wine, coal, timber, barley and lobster. In response, Keating implied Probyn was “silly enough to think” the threat implied in the imposition of wine and other tariffs equated to “threat meaning invasion”. At a personal level, Probyn maintained his reaction had nothing to do with the insults directed at him personally, because he had previously been on the end of the Keating blowtorch.​

But he did have a problem with the attacks on younger journalists.​

View attachment 154680Former prime minister Paul Keating during his appearance at the National Press Club.​

“I have no issue with the backhanded way in which he dealt with my question, even if I disagree with his attempt to define ‘threat’ from China as being a threat of invasion,” he told Diary.​

He also noted that there should be lessons from the encounter: “The National Press Club would be best served not repeating that format.”​

Probyn’s comments have come as the moderator of Keating’s appearance, Laura Tingle – who has defended the former PM’s right to criticise the AUKUS pact – conceded Keating’s “invective” had worked “against his own interests”.​

On Sunday’s edition of Insiders, host David Speers also asked guest insider Peter Hartcher, the Nine papers’ political and international editor, how Keating’s viral description of him as a “psychopath” made him feel.​

Hartcher seemed to be thriving on Keating’s latest character assessment after years of insults the ex-PM has directed at the Nine journalist: “One of my daughters rang me … and she said congratulations, you’ve been graduated from being a weasel to now being a psychopath. It’s a bit of a family joke, but it’s nice to get the new epithets.”​

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Coming from a group that has no qualms in judging other people harshly!!!!!​

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Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of hypocrites.
Mick
 

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