January 2020 Horrendous fires ripped through eastern Victoria. This led to the logging industry opportunistically asking for government money (its second favourite activity) to log vital habitat and carbon stores (its first). Insanely, it even wanted to...
If I had a national newspaper column that allowed me to influence millions of readers and I viewed early results of a small survey that seemed . . . different to the political reality, I’d probably use my column to dissect why that is. I’d look behind the...
I know I’m a recidivist when it comes to pointing out how widely & nefariously the Morrison government’s manipulation infests Australian society. Here’s a micro-example. Morrison & his chorus line have started high kicking this month about...
Just in case you’re in any doubt about Morrison’s intent here, this is a 2009 interview with the photographer your taxes are paying for, to photograph ScottMorrisonwhohastospend15daysinquarantineafterreturningfromJapan An advertising-glossies...
This is what the great spin doctor Edward Bernays called, “The conscious, intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses” Journalists will argue, this is “news”. I would argue this is an issue...
Scott Morrison’s endless boasting about his #15daysofquarantineaftervisitingJapan (thought up by his comms team to martyr him) has been coincidentally picked up by @60Mins in a lovely little organised marketing tie-in. Look here: Ch 9 haven’t even...
Morale has soared since Holgate became CEO, with Australia Post’s net promoter score jumping by more than 30 per cent in six months. David Rowe – Source Ms Holgate was recruited to #AustraliaPost by the Turnbull government in...
CDC is a triumph of ideology over evidence. The problem does not exist & the solution does not work. It’s part of the government agenda to shame and stigmatise people accessing social security. A thread. Submission on Cashless Welfare Bill 2020...
