Aries54,

The male version of Foxy, whom I have undertaken to leave alone. I shall extend you the same courtesy.

I'll just point out that I know nothing about about Cattallxy Files. Try ipa.org.au, where there are no old men: most of them are my grandson's age. All conservatives, of course.

The last few days I've watching Question time in Parliament - which is factually what is said. However immediatly following we have a rave against the Government on the fact we are facing a Climate catastrophe and the Government is not doing enough to to avert it.

The Glascow conference I hear is serving all plant based foods to the deledates attending. Their answer to the world is to eliminate the gas BBQ and gas cooking and the use of red meats from our diets, so no roasts or steaks and sausages in the weeek end.

Not only that Josephus, but they are installing diesel generators in
case of blackouts !
I would have thought there would be plenty of volunteers from the
attending activists to mount pedal generators and keep the light on
in sympathy with the conference. No ?

No old men at the Institute of Public Affairs?

Really? Gina Rinehart and her donations I guess don't
count. She's female.

However -

At its 70th Birthday gala dinner in 2013 Rupert
Murdoch gave the keynote. News Corp's Andrew Bolt
was MC. Then Opposition Leader Tony Abbott called the
IPA "freedom's discerning friend."
Gina Rinehart, George Pell, George Brandis
and Alan Jones were guests, and many others too
numerous to mention. Not all of them would qualify as
"young," But all staunch supporters of the IPA.

The IPA in the past seemed like harmless cranks but now they
have it seems great influence and are all but writing
government policy. That's not bad in itself. The wealthy are
allowed their clubs, and governments must get their ideas from
somewhere but when the private interest of Big Money
consistently presents as public interest - it is time to worry, Big Time.

When money and "ideas" hold hands - we need to get suspicious
then get cracking and fight for our freedoms to see the strings
and who's pulling them. And of course the ABC will continued to
have cuts and be looked upon as the "enemy." Holding politicians
businesses, and governments accountable is not something that
is going to be encouraged

Josephus and Bazz,

Cop26 will be a flop just like the previous 25 gabfests.

Meanwhile, back to the ABC.

The ABC will probably be the last to report it. Bludging as they do on our taxes, they are not under the same pressure as the commercials to produce.

It took Four Corners 4 weeks to get around to a story on the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, preferring go continue rubbishing Donald Trump - surely old hat by now.

Commercial media employees would have been sacked for that: but the ABC hacks still have their noses in the public trough.

Not sure about ABC staff having their noses in
"the trough" hundreds have lost their jobs as
a result of successive cuts from the Coalition
government. This should concern us all because
these on-going cuts represent an attack by the
federal government on the broadcaster and its
role in democracy and in keeping Australians
safe, informed and entertained.