Turning a blind eye to the APS standards doesn't cut the mustard. This is current policy,

http://www.apsc.gov.au/managing-in-the-aps/ses

It is time that some here did some critical thinking outside of that echo chamber.

From the sentiments expressed on Menadue's site alone it is glaringly obvious that the Labor of some years ago, even of Rudd, has been hijacked by an elite who disguise themselves as Left and traditional Labor, are anything but that, appear to be only out for themselves and their mates.

Honestly, how representative of the (old) Left or (old) Labor is Triggs, who would deny natural justice to QUT students and allow them to be held for ransom? The only thing lower would been for her to similarly cock her leg on student nurses. Most students and nurse trainees live on instant noodles. What about the huge informational and power imbalances? -Not of any interest apparently.

Speaking about 'Progressives' like Triggs and her mob, how come they are almost invariably so very comfortably well off and in sinecures funded by the ordinary workers that they so obviously despise and must make life decisions for?

Foxy,

I see that you are no longer disputing that Triggs lied to the senate.

Considering that the thread was about Trigg's getting a bogus award for defending free speech, which she set about persecuting, against which you offered no defense, I do think that the discussion is closed.

Dear Shadow Minister,

This discussion - has been quite a revelation.
I'm glad that you agree that it is time to
close it. We should have done that earlier.

GrahamY,
I am in no way an apologist.
In fact I personally believe the woman should be strung up on the 'Rack of Ridicule' however that
would only be accelerating her path towards martyrism ( as she no doubt seeks)
The more we pro and con this argument the more air time we give her.
Ignore her and stop watching the ABC. Maybe they will get the message when the ratings fall.

 chrisgaff1000,

“Ignore her and stop watching the ABC. Maybe they will get the message when the ratings fall.”

Triggs will be totally forgotten a couple of months after she is replaced by another horrible (how could they not be horrible and want such a job?) person. But, unfortunately, the ABC doesn't have to worry about ratings as it has us to pay for it no matter how many people – and it's less that 30% of the population now – watch it. The ABC simply does not care. The politicians who could put it to death simply do not care. We are stuck with it.

We can, perhaps, take some comfort in the fact that very few Australians watch or listen to the ABC and, therefore, are blissfully ignorant of the Left-wing shite that is put out by it. At voting time, they have made up there own minds about matters without the influence of the ABC.

Chris,

There is no shortage of apologists, for that arrogant troglodyte Triggs, who are happy to airbrush out her lies, and incompetence in return for her strict adherence to left whinge parties and their extremist identity politics.

Giving Triggs an award for defense of free speech is like giving Pol Pot an award for defense of human rights.