Bandt, Slipper, Windsor, Katter, Oakeshott, Thomson, Crook: they all stand in the way of Stephen Conroy’s media reforms. So how will they vote? Crikey intern Carrington Clarke asked them.
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Poll Bludger’s Seat of the Week: Fisher
Despite an avalanche of controversy, polling indicates Mal Brough will have little trouble winning the Sunshine Coast seat of Fisher from its equally contentious incumbent, Peter Slipper, writes William Bowe.
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Time discrepancies and the strange lack of interest in Ashby affair
A peculiar double standard seems to apply in coverage of the Ashby affair versus the AWU scandal, with a blogger the one unveiling possible issues for Tony Abbott.
READ MORESalvos doing a dirty job, but someone had to do it
Crikey readers weigh in on the issues of the day.
READ MORECrikey Calling #4: the Peter Slipper affair
In this week’s Christmas party hangover edition of Crikey Calling, Bernard is joined by editor Jason Whittaker and deputy editor Cathy Alexander to talk about the fallout from the Peter Slipper-James Ashby ruling and also predict what might happen in federal politics in 2013.
READ MORECoalition with questions to answer
Crikey readers weigh in.
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Media briefs: Bolt’s breach … 2012 radio ratings … Tele buries Slipper …
Andrew Bolt has gotten into trouble with the press watchdog over his climate change coverage. And other media tidbits of the day.
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Richard Farmer’s political snippets: Libs a bunch of gutless wonders
The Liberals ran away in fear yesterday when it came to commenting on the Slipper case, as well they might. A truly disgraceful episode.
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Peter Slipper case: why Mark McInnes is grinning
Former David Jones chief Mark McInnes might be feeling quietly vindicated after Justice Rares’ judgment in the Slipper trial. The same lawyer has been slammed by the judge for his tactics.
READ MOREGina isn’t that bad
Crikey readers weigh in.
READ MOREBrough justice: Mal can’t slip the net on Slipper campaign
What if the standards invoked by the opposition in regards to Julia Gillard were applied to themselves? Surely they would not let Brough, who a judge has found was a willing party to an abuse of process, continue as its preselected candidate for Fisher.
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Ashby v Slipper: court dismissal and no winners — least of all taxpayers
There have been no winners from the James Ashby v Peter Slipper sexual harassment case, which was thrown out of the Federal Court this morning. Crikey was in court for the verdict.
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‘Clusterfuck’: how the media slipped up on the Speaker saga
They were the text messages that brought down the Speaker, making political history. So why did most of the media miss them?
READ MOREThose Slipper texts and a life of decision in women’s mags
Crikey’s publisher (and former women’s magazine editor) wasn’t personally affronted by the Peter Slipper text message — but it is entirely understandable many people were.
READ MOREHow the media paints Gillard
Gillard’s anti-misogyny speech John Wallace writes: Re. “Crikey says: why Gillard both won and lost yesterday” (editorial, yesterday). You write that Julia Gillard “offered this speech in the context of defending a man for gross s-xism” (Slipper), but there is nothing in her speech to support this conclusion. She indicated clearly her repugnance over Slipper’s texts and […]
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Mussels off the menu on the ABC
Yet Crikey suspects many media consumers, especially those who rely on the broadcast media for news, would be utterly confused about exactly why Peter Slipper resigned from the speaker’s chair.
READ MORESo Peter Slipper slides out — was it all worth it?
Peter Slipper’s departure from the speaker’s chair enables an assessment of exactly what Labor got from him and what price it paid. So was it all worth it?
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Sentia Media index: Gillard, Abbott war captivates press, talkback
Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott were at war in Parliament yesterday, and led media mentions for the week after a fiery few days in parliament, writes Sentia Media’s John Chalmers.
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Media briefs: Slipper txt-gate … rats in the ranks … Big Bird and Barack …
Why are mussels off the menu at the ABC? Newspapers have run Peter Slipper’s lewd comment on female genitalia — which cost him his job — but the TV stations have remained prudish.
READ MORECrikey says: why Gillard both won and lost yesterday
Julia Gillard won hearts and lost the debate yesterday: Susan Mitchell and Bernard Keane on how. The polls in the US are turning for Mitt Romney. We explain how big polluters are winning under the RET. And why texting is a very serious business for kids (as well as Peter Slipper).
READ MOREGillard fires up, Slipper fired: the pundits’ verdict
Julia Gillard’s impassioned attack on Tony Abbott and Peter Slipper’s resignation fired up political pundits. Who won the politics on a dramatic parliamentary day?
READ MORETanner, Assange, Slipper and Labor: think globally, hacks locally
Lindsay Tanner’s critique of Labor has much to recommend it, but the week saw some interesting twists on one of his themes.
READ MOREShield laws on trial in Peter Slipper case
The Peter Slipper case today will be the first test of the shield laws since their introduction.
READ MORESlipper, the staffer and the journalist: how close is too close?
The Peter Slipper affair hasn’t only raised questions about sexual harassment — it’s re-opened a debate almost as old as journalism itself: how close should reporters get to their sources in their bid to break a story?
READ MOREAshby is no Grech moment…unless you’re Mal Brough
The Ashby saga is unlikely to do much damage to the opposition but it will do plenty to Mal Brough, once touted as a future leader.
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