The media revolt on data retention forced the government and opposition to cave in on protecting journalists — while George Brandis tried to sneak through a get-out clause for agencies.
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The media revolt on data retention forced the government and opposition to cave in on protecting journalists — while George Brandis tried to sneak through a get-out clause for agencies.
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Despite being harangued over a damaging leak, Malcolm Turnbull is right to start thinking about media reform. Whether he’ll be able to get the PM and his old mate Rupert Murdoch on board is quite another matter.
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It was Clive Palmer who stopped the government passing its disastrous budget, so stop dancing on his political grave.
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The Property Council of Australia is supporting the NSW Coalition’s planned infrastructure privatisation. Not that it would advertise for the government directly, of course …
READ MORENewspapers like The Border Mail play a crucial role in their communities, and Fairfax’s plans to gut its regional newsrooms have locals worried they’ll be left without a voice.
READ MORENearly half of voters haven’t even heard of the intergenerational report and another quarter haven’t heard much, according to today’s Essential Report poll.
READ MORENudists don’t sell. And other media tidbits of the day.
READ MORENSW voters disenfranchised … Rudd to give lecture on Chinese conflict … and there’s no better time to offend the Irish …
READ MOREThe American media and public are outraged by Hillary Clinton’s decision to use her personal email while she was secretary of state. But when it was revealed our pollies use encrypted messaging, all we got was a collective shrug, writes Crikey intern Brihony Tulloch.
READ MOREWhile it’s unlikely Luke Foley will lead Labor to victory in the NSW election on March 28, he will recover many of the seats the party lost after its devastating defeat in 2011.
READ MOREWhile in Australia recently, our honourable Ambassador to Italy Amanda Vanstone spent some time grilling immigration officials in a bid to track down the Italian cop who blabbed about her bitey dog, Gus.
READ MOREAustralia’s retail brand king takes over Gloria Jean’s. And other business tidbits of the day.
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WHAT WAS SAID:
"I've fixed [research funding] by funding it in another way which you'll find out in the budget."
"I have no idea how we are funding anything or even what budget we are working off. "
Rundle: one cheer for Clive, unlikely saviour of the Left
It was Clive Palmer who stopped the government passing its disastrous budget, so stop dancing on his political grave.
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