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2015-05-28 Thread Frank O'Connor
Well, yeah but … we’ll be saved by our media - won’t we? The old Fourth Estate, those guardians of the public weal, won’t desert us. Will they? Maybe not ... 1. In the press (both Fairfax and News Ltd) I see articles on a daily basis from the Fourth Estate, and/or retired politicians and

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2015-05-27 Thread Jan Whitaker
Secret oaths, zero ethics, zero professionalism. This is tyranny. The DIBP ignores court orders (see other story today re Christmas Island denying court ordered lawyer access) and now they have perpetual gags on staff regardless of the circumstances. This is cover-up, folks, pure and simple,