Murdoch sends in The Australian once more....

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  1. Diuretic

    Diuretic Well-Known Member

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    Murdoch's national rag is being used to defend Abbott yet again. They're going to have to work hard on this one.

    https://newmatilda.com/2014/08/02/australian-accuses-new-matilda-role-plot-bring-down-abbott
     
  2. Adultmale

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    I would say the Australian got it right.
     
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    Wouldn't expect you to think any different than what you're told to think.
     
  4. Adultmale

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    That's not vey nice DV. Nobody told me anything, I thought that up all by myself.
     
  5. DominorVobis

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    Ok, a newspaper, that is owned by a dictatorial conservative, and old school newspaper man. Publishes an article denouncing a "radical online" publication critisizing their beloved Prime Minister.
     
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    I had quick look at New Matilda and yes it is an anti Coalition, radical, leftie, online publication.
     
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    Will you ever accept any criticism regarding the coalition and T.Abbott?
    Regards
     
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    Sure, nobody is perfect but you missed the point. New Matilda is far, far more of a radical leftie publication than the Australian is a conservative publication.
     
  9. DominorVobis

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    So you admit then that the article in the Australian could be more inline with their political agenda than telling the truth.
     
  10. DominorVobis

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    So therefore it is wrong? Is that your only argument. A known suck up newspaper owned by a company that is embroiled in legal proceedings over their criminal behavior is right because you say so. LMAO

    You don't have much of a case my friend.
     
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    Speaks for itself - doesn't it
     

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    OMG are you saying Our Mighty Leader is a puppet, how astute of you.
     
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    Unfortunately, I couldn't find a photo of Scott McDine With Shorten as his puppet, or it would be up there as well.
     
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    New Matilda is hyper radical, can you see that?
     
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    And "The Australian" isn't? :roflol: :roflol:
     
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    No, I am saying the Australian is simply publishing news. New Matilda is a radical leftist online publication that puts up more (anti government) opinion than actual news.
     
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    Yeah and if the story was thhe other way around you would believe the Australian?

    Come on, its common knowledge that only 2 of those scholarships have ever been awarded. One to the Directors daughter, one to Abbotts daughter, does that mean she was the top applicant? Damn right it does, apparently the only one.
     
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    I have no problem with universities playing favorites. Tit-for-tat with his education policy is a possibility, but that's always a possibility when you concentrate power in a strong central government.

    I quite like the Coalition's education policy - relative to the trend, at least.
     
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    The question is whether it is right for the UNI to give this scholarship to a person, who's
    Dad earns in excess of half a million per year. I think our core values are rotting more and more, and if Frances Abbott would have had enough guts and character (without knowing her), she would have refused the stipendium.......
     
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    I don't have a problem with any young person getting a uni scholarship and I don't have a problem with Dad's looking after their daughters.
     
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    Do you have a problem with all the other Australian Dad's wanting to look after their daughters, but never got the chance, because the scholarship was only awarded to France Abbott with no other candidates in the process?
     
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    I have a big problem with an institution showing favoritism to the prime minister, I understand the business logic and I don't think they're after favours just the bragging rights.

    This would be the smelliest thing about Abbott because it demonstrates his personal values and his absolute disrespect for decency and a fair go. It shows absolutely his view that position, power, wealth and favoritism are far more important than fairness and respect for others.

    Any respectable person would have not accepted it on the grounds that they were being used for cheap publicity, not to mention a show of good faith to the electorate.
     
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    This stinks of hypocrisy from Abbott, and the "little princess" should have been raised with enough class to have reject the scholarship. Unfortunately, we are seeing just how respectable and honourable the "little princess" really is, by accepting a scholarship that was not open to other worthy candidates.

    I feel really sad for her, because I know at the end of the day, she is going be one of those unfortunate individuals that will have no genuine reasons for what she's done, besides knowingly taking advantage of other innocent individuals for fame and wealth. Something tells me, when her game is finished, and she is standing alone, saying my daddy in the PM, is not going to help. :smile:
     
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    Something tells me she won't be able to say that for long either. Maybe ..."my daddy was pm ... for a little while."
     
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    So let's say the uni awarded the scholarship because she was the pm's daughter. So what? I can see their reasoning behind the decision. It has nothing to do with Big Tony, he wasn't involved in the decision to award the scholarship. The Australian was right, this is just more slimy, lefty propaganda from a radical lefty publication.
     

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