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Comments, corrections, clarifications and cock-ups

Crikey readers have their say on the stories of the day.

The media is part of the malaise gripping our politics

Crikey readers respond to Bernard Keane's diagnosis of Australian media, plus the question of criticising the ABC.

If voters can see the lie, surely journos can report it

Crikey readers respond to the ongoing debate about journalists calling a lie a lie, and media accountability on Barnaby.

Everything I have to say is fascinating and original

Crikey readers respond to a roundtable on the worth of festival Q&As, and the reported demise of One Nation.

Defamation lawfare too often used as insurance against accountability

Crikey readers reckon with the effects of Australian defamation law and privacy protections.

Anger at Joyce is nothing but projected guiltĀ 

Crikey readers on chequebook journalism and the administration of default super funding arrangements.

It's impossible to have a discussion about refugee policy in Australia

Crikey readers respond to the alternatives to immigration detention, and the media's love/hate relationship with Barnaby Joyce.

Keep the ABC bosses out of editorial completely

Crikey readers respond to speculation on leadership at the ABC, and demand the names of those who knew of live export cruelty.

Government attacks on the ABC are, fundamentally, an attack on democracy

Yesterday’s Bernard Keane piece on ABC chair Justin Milne and his silence in the face of attacks from the government brought about a wave of responses from Crikey readers, many around the same theme — attacking the independence of the national broadcaster are an attack on democracy in this country. But the Alberici saga is only the latest […]

We need to question our loyalty to the US as much as we do China

Readers, as ever, think we could be handling relations with China better. Elsewhere, there have been comments in the comments section in an article about whether or nor journalists should read the comments. Bit meta, hey? Mega props to commenter Edmondo Testa who worked in the pun we were dying to use on the Andrew […]