As we expected, the major parties have treated media policy like a kryptonite bomb cased in weapons grade battery acid. The Greens did try, since they know they are endlessly vilified by all the media players, but the ALP held back, perhaps because its strategists can’t quite believe how badly they are treated. Dr O’D reports..
As of today, Tony Abbott has announced that he will release his proposed list of cuts this Thursday. Will the ABC be hit? The timing has the splendid value from his point of view that he can claim we did indeed vote for them, and no-one will really have time to discuss them in public. If he is going for the jugular in certain key areas, the Coalition may discover that social media has more power than they thought.
