So news just in that the chair of the ABC told Guthrie to sack one of its journalists because ""We are tarred with her brush. I think it's simple. Get rid of her. We need to save the ABC - not Emma. There is no guarantee they will lose the next election".

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-26/email-claims-abc-managing-director-told-to-sack-reporter/10305820

This supports my earlier contention that not withstanding the concerns raised by staff the prime reason for her being sacked was that the board felt her relationship with the government, one of obvious non-compliance with political interference, was a threat to the organisation.

Well we can piss any notion of independence up against the wall. The institutions in this country are being dismantled bit by bit and the sycophants on this forum are among the largest cheer squad.

You should all be bloody ashamed of yourselves. You are enablers, heralding authoritarianism, cheering for private sector interests intent on eroding our democracy, and dreaming up so called marxist/feminist conspiracies to absolve yourselves of any responsibility.

What a piss poor lot you really are.

I have known Belly for decades. He's been a part of
this forum for as long as I can remember. However, I've
never known him to be mean and nasty towards anyone. And
perhaps those who accuse him of that need to look at his
posting record and then compare his with their own before
making any accusations.

I think that Belly will be able to
proudly stand by his posting record.

As for accusations of
not understanding what Belly posts? That is simply a lame
attempt to again try to deman a valued contributor of this forum.

Nobody likes or supports
illogical and abusive posters.

If
you don't like being accused of being a troll - stop acting like
one. And if you don't like the reactions you're getting -
don't target other people.

SteeleRedux is certainly upset but, as always, he is at odds with reality. I've never understood how he sees most things from an aspect exactly opposite to that of most people. Probably best that I don't.

I imagine that SteeleRedux has known some pricks
in his time - but he like so many of us -
didn't anticipate the huge
amount of cactus's that can be found on this forum.
And that's the reality that many of us see.

in my defense the last time I left it was AFTER REPEATED REQUESTS a person leave me alone failed.
That person, in a thread he had played NO PART IN launched yet another screaming abuse of me and foxy
MY MISTAKE WAS THINKING THAT WAS AGAINST SEVERAL RULES OF THIS PLACE.
come on! this ex union official can be a master of return serve.
BUT IS THAT GOOD FOR THIS SITE?
if I launched in to the person deliberately targeting me?
Yes I go against the flow here, am not from the right or ultra right, is there a rule about that?
I put myself in the spelling paddock, but ask if I was to return as a troll would that be ok?

NO BEGGER IT, lets see if I can say what I think ttbn appears to be in the early stages of dementia
No not an insult my true opinion, or was he/she born nasty?
I place zero value on that person's ability to understand anything.
I want no further contact will never post in a thread started by him.
/her and will vacate any thread used by that poster to insult any one as the last post did with steelredux.
I doubt ttbn has the honor to undertake the same for me.
Foxy your support is well seen and thanks, in truth I question are we non conservatives free to be here