Re: [LINK] Student media blocked from budget lock-up

2018-04-12 Thread JanW
At 08:38 AM 13/04/2018, Andy Farkas wrote: >We can also expect that this year, like most years, the Budget will have >a big effect on students." That statement is like the Chinese wish: may you live in interesting times. The person takes it in a positive way, usually, but it is no such thing. I

[LINK] Student media blocked from budget lock-up

2018-04-12 Thread Andy Farkas
http://junkee.com/student-media-budget-release/154010 "This year, the government told all student media organisations in the country that they weren’t invited. ... The ban is a particularly strange move, considering that only last week Malcolm Turnbull told media that this would be a

Re: [LINK] Student media blocked from budget lock-up

2018-04-12 Thread Andy Farkas
On 13/04/2018 09:10, JanW wrote: At 08:38 AM 13/04/2018, Andy Farkas wrote: We can also expect that this year, like most years, the Budget will have a big effect on students." I reckon Malcolm's idea of "big effect" will not be positive either and he's wanting to avoid a riot in Parliament.