ABC Managing Director Mark Scott returns to his desk next Monday to face, among other things, the most crucial challenge in the ABC’s calendar – the preparation of the triennial funding submission, writes Margaret Simons.
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People bored by politics not on electoral roll! Shock!
Strange as it may seem to you, dear, gentle Crikey reader, there are thousands – nay, millions – of Australians who are not obsessed by politics. Some – and I hate to say this to you – couldn’t care less about the federal election, writes Christian Kerr.
Vote 1 jumbuck: you have until 8pm to enrol
GetUp has tried everything to maximise the number of people enrolled to vote in this election from enrolment drives to SMS reminders. But there’s one thing we never thought of — wood chopping, sheep shearing and sheep dog trials, writes Ed Coper.
Poll Bludger: Disenfranchising the young and the restless
It’s unlikely to make a huge amount of difference, but it is nonetheless pleasing to note that the government has suffered a hiccup in its bid to purge the electoral roll of undesirables, writes William Bowe.
