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Literary Prizewinner Not Eligible

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We've heard claims that the ABC is biased so many
times in the past yet the facts have disproven
this claim. As far as I know the panel on Q and A
has always been very balanced, as has its audience.
The statistics of the audience make-up are always
given at the beginning of the show. And to date they
have been very balanced. Still, as I've stated previously,
it is all a matter of perception. Luckily, most people
in this country feel that labels belong on jars - not
on people. The upcoming election will prove interesting
to say the least.

BTW: Tony Jones will be leaving Q and A shortly- as
host. Perhaps they will replace him with someone more
to your liking - like - Andrew Bolt? He certainly will
present a more "balanced " and unbiased view?
Posted by Foxy, Wednesday, 13 February 2019 10:08:32 AM
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When they were discussing the situation re medical evacuations from offshore detention centres, everyone except the one smart one second from left, they blamed the Govt.
If it is a medical emergency that results in so much political turmoil, couldn't the Govt instead send them to Japan or Singapore or any other top notch medical facility ? They'd get better treatment for less cost & once cleared they can return to the centres that are a hell of a lot safer than the country they left unless of course they weren't in danger in the first place.
To me it looks as though this prize winner conveniently failed to include what must have been the most critical part of his journey, leaving his country. How did he cross the border, how did he support himself, how much money did he have, how did he come to choose Australia ?
These questions deserve answering.
I know people who wasted their life savings on an Australian Visa application & lost it all because some bureaucrat thought that someone with no criminal record nor any other character blemish "doesn't meet the criteria". Yet people from countries with a history of perpetual conflict & nil prospect of assimilation (see Europe) just walk in.
Posted by individual, Wednesday, 13 February 2019 10:26:04 AM
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Individual,

Before making any judgements - read the man's
book and then decide. It just may clarify things
for you.
Posted by Foxy, Wednesday, 13 February 2019 10:32:08 AM
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Oh God save us.

So individual and CM, anyone who doesn't take your morally bereft stance of denying proper medical care to those plighted people is leftist?

What a dreadful take on the world the both of you have. Small simpering little fellows afraid of your own shadows absolutely terrified by the thought someone who needed proper medical attention might get it.

And what is all this blather about the ABC? Just to let you know not all of us want to be spoon fed Murdoch trash, to have to try and sift through the lies and absolute distortions. I know it would come as great comfort for the both of you to only have to deal with news and views which confirm your anemic views but that isn't how this works.

Sheep!
Posted by SteeleRedux, Wednesday, 13 February 2019 12:40:34 PM
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Individual,

Here's a few links that explain things further:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-30/asylum-seeker-hamidhkhazaei-coronial-inquest-death-preventable/10050512

http://www.themonthly.com.au/today/paddy-manning/2018/24/2018/1527140474/death-manus

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/03/the-breath-of-death-on-manus-island-starvation-and-sickness
Posted by Foxy, Wednesday, 13 February 2019 2:43:22 PM
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Steele Redux,
There you go again on twisting words. Who said anything about denying medical treatment ?
Show us where it states that ? You should be the last person on OLO to talk about morals. Do you even know the meaning of the word ?

Foxy,
It's always despicable when lives are lost due to bureaucracy. Perhaps you post on an Iranian or Syrian forum & provide them with links on how to stop making your own people refugees or send them under the pretence of refugees.
We too have children & old people die here due to bureaucratic incompetence but at least we don't (yet) systematically send them offshore.
Posted by individual, Wednesday, 13 February 2019 3:26:48 PM
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