Comments on: Tips and rumours http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/31/tips-and-rumours/ now with extra source Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:13:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: paddy http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/31/tips-and-rumours/#comment-20456 paddy Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-20456 Serious disquiet within Radio National. re Mr Crittenden's meltdown on air. .....<br /><br />WTF does that para mean? I've re-read it four times now and I'm still none the wiser.<br />Is Crittenden in the poo with his colleagues? Are the ABC staff upset with him? With Management?<br />I know you like to talk in code. But this is ridiculous. Serious disquiet within Radio National. re Mr Crittenden’s meltdown on air. …..

WTF does that para mean? I’ve re-read it four times now and I’m still none the wiser.
Is Crittenden in the poo with his colleagues? Are the ABC staff upset with him? With Management?
I know you like to talk in code. But this is ridiculous.

]]> By: Dave Smartt http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/31/tips-and-rumours/#comment-20457 Dave Smartt Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-20457 Actually, John Faulkner is currently in the Australian Parliament, so the book launch was not bereft of current ALP politicians - just not from the House of Representatives. Actually, John Faulkner is currently in the Australian Parliament, so the book launch was not bereft of current ALP politicians - just not from the House of Representatives.

]]> By: Rachel http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/31/tips-and-rumours/#comment-20458 Rachel Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-20458 The Oz is running a poll on Keating's opinion of Gallipoli, and 67% agree with him. Interesting. The Oz is running a poll on Keating’s opinion of Gallipoli, and 67% agree with him. Interesting.

]]> By: Shane http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/31/tips-and-rumours/#comment-20459 Shane Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-20459 Re: history<br />Australians have a huge history gap from dinosaurs to Mr. Bradman. Re: history
Australians have a huge history gap from dinosaurs to Mr. Bradman.

]]> By: Tom McLoughlin http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/31/tips-and-rumours/#comment-20460 Tom McLoughlin Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-20460 Ditto re Senator John Faulkner.<br /><br /> I have my own views of Keating doing a 'Henson' on Gallipoli. That's my term for the Sydney Daily Telegraph promoting moral panic on a fraught subject (child protection), in PK's case sledging Gallipoli for media attention. <br /><br />But just say PK is on the level, and no cynical intent - running PR cover say for Tony Stewart MP numbers man for the ALP Right as spiritual home of Carr, Brereton, PK, Wren etc all in attendance. Stewart being in strife over abuse of a staffer lately. I still suspect PK doesn't get the value and opportunity of Gallipoli. <br /><br />If you ask me tens of thousands of young backpackers go because the place symbolises their solidarity with the idealistic carefree youth of another generation, their brothers, way back then marched to their death. And aren't the youth of today being marched to their own destruction via extreme capitalism, and environmental destruction?<br /><br />Both cohorts then and now are dealing with the logistics of life/travel in a world that sucks up the future and spits them out dead. Not a bad lesson in avoidance I should think. Not a bad lesson in 'don't be cannon fodder and let this happen to you for some cynical old bastard'.<br /><br />When it comes to climate change and such like, I should say the lesson of Gallipoli is don't trust your elders, especially the boomers. Not sure that's a lesson John Howard had in mind either. Ditto re Senator John Faulkner.

I have my own views of Keating doing a ‘Henson’ on Gallipoli. That’s my term for the Sydney Daily Telegraph promoting moral panic on a fraught subject (child protection), in PK’s case sledging Gallipoli for media attention.

But just say PK is on the level, and no cynical intent - running PR cover say for Tony Stewart MP numbers man for the ALP Right as spiritual home of Carr, Brereton, PK, Wren etc all in attendance. Stewart being in strife over abuse of a staffer lately. I still suspect PK doesn’t get the value and opportunity of Gallipoli.

If you ask me tens of thousands of young backpackers go because the place symbolises their solidarity with the idealistic carefree youth of another generation, their brothers, way back then marched to their death. And aren’t the youth of today being marched to their own destruction via extreme capitalism, and environmental destruction?

Both cohorts then and now are dealing with the logistics of life/travel in a world that sucks up the future and spits them out dead. Not a bad lesson in avoidance I should think. Not a bad lesson in ‘don’t be cannon fodder and let this happen to you for some cynical old bastard’.

When it comes to climate change and such like, I should say the lesson of Gallipoli is don’t trust your elders, especially the boomers. Not sure that’s a lesson John Howard had in mind either.

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