At last!

An analysis of the findings in Eatock v Bolt from writers who have actually read Justice Bromberg’s judgment.

And not only that, they have understood what the judge really said.

This is so refreshing – after a year of Murdoch journalists and lawyers endeavouring to distort, misrepresent and lie about the case.

Congratulations OLO for a superb start to what will no doubt be spate of articles on this subject as the one year anniversary looms.

"...Bolt should go back to journalism school."

Wikipedia makes no mention of Bolt ever attending journalism school.

After noting that he was a first-year failure and dropout from an Arts course, he became a cub reporter.

That appears to be the full extent of his training, either as a journalist or otherwise.

My guess is that his failure at university was indicative of his subsequent and well documented tendency to fail to do his homework. Sending him (back) to journalism school would be a waste of time and effort.

The conclusion of this article should be that Bolt was not, is not and never will be a journalist.

Despite Alan Austin's panegyric about the article it remains, along with the Bromberg Judgement, a divisive and hypocritical blot on racial equality in Australia.

To illustrate that point anyone of these articles by an indigenous writer could be construed as having the same defects as Bolt's articles were found to have by the Bromberg Judgement:

http://theblacksteamtrain.blogspot.com.au/

How can it be that a black writer, who identifies as indigenous, can make the same points as Bolt, that is, some people who identify as being aboriginal but who are white may do so for benefit, can make such comments without restraint.

What hypocrisy!

'The articles made serious allegations against a number of high profile, pale-skinned Aboriginal Australians suggesting that each of the people named had played unreasonably on their Aboriginality to gain benefits and honours which they had not earned in the normal way.'

Mr Bolt rightly points out that many have made money and had step up in careers by claiming to be aboriginal. We have many ex union officials who have gained advantage in the Labour party on the basis of their past affiliations. Its a fact of life and only those pretending that most Government positions are based on merit are fooling themselves. Even High court judges these days are not exempt from political favourtism.

I don't often agree with Runner and Cohenite, but on this occasion, I must concur. Also, perhaps Mr.Bolt's failure to defend the truth of his articles was because he felt that the truth was self evident and needed no defence at all.

While we have the current open ended definition of aboriginality, cases such as these will continue to arise from time to time.

When it comes to the legal profession, from the lowest solicitor, to the highest judge there is one thing you can be absolutely sure of.

At no stage will any of them let justice ever get in the way of "the Law", as practiced by them, the beneficiaries of the system.