Comments on: Another week of carry on up the Murray http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/01/mungo-another-week-of-carry-on-up-the-murray/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:48:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mark Duffett http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/01/mungo-another-week-of-carry-on-up-the-murray/#comment-27751 Mark Duffett Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:19:06 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/01/mungo-another-week-of-carry-on-up-the-murray/#comment-27751 Thank you, Gavin. I understand Mungo is regarded in some quarters as some sort of Canberra press gallery living legend. Based on his contributions to Crikey, though, I'm struggling to see why. More often that not he leaves key facts out (as in this case) or gets them wrong, which should be fairly fundamental to a reporter, I'd have thought. Particularly so if said reporter is unashamedly partisan to boot. Thank you, Gavin.

I understand Mungo is regarded in some quarters as some sort of Canberra press gallery living legend. Based on his contributions to Crikey, though, I’m struggling to see why. More often that not he leaves key facts out (as in this case) or gets them wrong, which should be fairly fundamental to a reporter, I’d have thought. Particularly so if said reporter is unashamedly partisan to boot.

]]> By: Gavin Moodie http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/01/mungo-another-week-of-carry-on-up-the-murray/#comment-27746 Gavin Moodie Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:35:49 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/01/mungo-another-week-of-carry-on-up-the-murray/#comment-27746 Quite. I think MacCallum may be referring to this from the prime minister's news centre - 'Historic Purchase of Water for the Environment '28 May 2009 'The Rudd Government today completed the single largest purchase of water for the environment in Australia’s history. 'The Government is buying almost 240 gigalitres of water entitlements for $303 million from Twynam Agricultural Group. 'That is equivalent to one half of all of the water used in Sydney each year.' etc http://www.pm.gov.au/media/Release/2009/media_release_1035.cfm Quite. I think MacCallum may be referring to this from the prime minister’s news centre -

‘Historic Purchase of Water for the Environment
‘28 May 2009
‘The Rudd Government today completed the single largest purchase of water for the environment in Australia’s history.
‘The Government is buying almost 240 gigalitres of water entitlements for $303 million from Twynam Agricultural Group.
‘That is equivalent to one half of all of the water used in Sydney each year.’
etc
http://www.pm.gov.au/media/Release/2009/media_release_1035.cfm

]]> By: Mark Duffett http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/01/mungo-another-week-of-carry-on-up-the-murray/#comment-27669 Mark Duffett Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:13:02 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/01/mungo-another-week-of-carry-on-up-the-murray/#comment-27669 "a breakthrough in the Murray-Darling saga" "last week’s announcement" So what the hell was it? “a breakthrough in the Murray-Darling saga”
“last week’s announcement”

So what the hell was it?

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