Labor’s IR risk offers little reward for PM
Why would Anthony Albanese risk his electoral standing on a poorly thought-out raft of IR reforms that will do nothing to make the country stronger in perilous economic times?
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Perhaps a new generation of journalists at the ABC can report the truth on the issue of violence against Indigenous women, in a way the older cultural gatekeepers at the corporation could not.
Journos shun inconvenient truth on climate
Newsroom rounds have changed so much during the digital age that many reporters now only write what their audience wants to hear.
Green evangelism hides power price truths
Journalists have known for years that wind and the sun are far from free. But many won’t report it.
Journalists duped by corporate activism
Uncritical reporting of ESG commitments by business has created a climate in which the social policies of companies and super funds often receive inordinate publicity.
Long way back for economic stimulistas
Jim Chalmers and Anthony Albanese seem determined to tackle productivity problem in a way no government has since John Howard lost office.
West must be firm and resist China’s bluster
It is not inevitable that China’s economy will outstrip America’s any time soon. Nor is war inevitable, or in China’s interest. Trump, Pelosi, Turnbull, Morrison and Wong have all highlighted the dangers of appeasing communist China.
Media groupthink obscures truth about Covid deaths
Self-appointed health advocates have co-opted the left, including the ABC and the Guardian, to the idea of a health-economy divide. It’s a false dichotomy.
Voice debate is crowded but not informed
Activist journalists from the left and right should read the formal proposal before the discussion really heats up.
The ABC of never admitting one’s mistakes
The ABC has a long history of unwillingness to take responsibility for its editorial failings.
Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/chris-mitchell/page/12