Get over yourself

Losing a loved one, or an acrimonious relationship breakup warrants this kind of reaction; not an election result. 

Merciless skewering

Government funded pile on

From the latest edition of the Media Watchdog blog. The current situation in the Middle East is not helped by biased, partisan journalism. 

https://thesydneyinstitute.com.au/blog/issue-703/

Message discipline

The Australian Republican Movement has been campaigning since 1991 for Australia to become a republic. This means replacing the current constitutional arrangements with a popularly elected Australian president.

Citing their own research, they claim that 92 per cent of Australians either support a republic, or are open to the idea. However, independent polling shows that only 32 per cent of Australians strongly support a republic, and 35 per cent support retaining the constitutional monarchy.  

Undeterred, they launched a campaign branding King Charles's visit to Australia as his "farewell tour." Given the King's ongoing cancer treatment, the timing seems tactless. The Australian Monarchist League described the campaign as "terribly disrespectful." 

I'm inclined to agree with them. 

https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2024/10/14/a-royal-send-off-activists-playfully-dub-king-charles-visit-to-australia-the-monarchys-farewell-tour/153618

https://au.yougov.com/politics/articles/46044-one-year-king-charles-reign-where-do-australian-at

This is going to fade my curtains

Can you spot the error here? That's right. At the start of daylight savings, clocks are turned forward, and not back. 

 

Leaving Victorians cold

In commemoration of his 3000 days in office, former Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews will have a bronze statue erected of him in the grounds of the state government offices in central Melbourne. The cost has been estimated at $100,000. Will it blow out, just like almost every other project his government oversaw?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13897113/Dan-Andrews-immortalised-bronze-statue-Melbourne.html

Looking after the pennies and the pounds

The miserly frugal Scots can be relied upon to deliver a cost effective Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2026. Victoria, Australia was the original host, but had to relinquish them, citing unforseen cost blowouts. Glasgow is planning to offset part of the cost of staging the event by using the millions of dollars in compensation that the Victorian government had to pay to the Commonwealth Games Federation.