The letter came in last week, and already seems to have been swallowed in the paper clutter. So I can only paraphrase (which is surely better than mis-quoting.) They were writing about the Defined Benefits scheme, and its sustainability. Some figures about what their actuaries said, some percentages and […] Continue Reading…
July 18, 2009 | Ronda Jambe
Your benefits may not be so well-defined
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July 17, 2009 | Graham
Open interview with Paul Ramadge and The Age
Dear Paul,
Yesterday you published an article by Richard Baker about our decision not to
run an article submitted to us by Lee Rhiannon, a Greens MLC from NSW. The clear
implication of your article was that the decision was motivated by political
bias. This open interview is designed to give you an […] Continue Reading…
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July 17, 2009 | Graham
Nothing but due process and due diligence here Lee
Taking the combination of Lee Rhiannon’s answers and non-answers together, I
think I am entitled to infer bad faith on her part.
Here we have an author who has been published 13 times by us and only once
rejected, yet when she has a concern of political bias, particularly with me,
raises it […] Continue Reading…
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July 16, 2009 | Graham
Open interview with Lee Rhiannon
Dear Lee,
I read with interest your comments in this morning’s Age and thought the best way to deal with them was as openly and transparently as possible, especially as the sub-text of today’s article was that On Line Opinion was being less than open and transparent.
The way I intend […] Continue Reading…
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July 16, 2009 | Graham
The Age smears On Line Opinion
The Age published an article this morning which implies that On Line Opinion “pulled” an article by Greens MLC Lee Rhiannon for political reasons. This is completely incorrect.
We declined the article because we publish op-ed material, and this was not an op-ed piece. If they have a different view […] Continue Reading…
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July 05, 2009 | Ronda Jambe
Still Creamin it in Canberra
It’s winter, some days the temperature doesn’t go much above 12C. There is a lot of plodding, as I’ve rejoined the work force, yet again, for a little while. And on a sunny day, rugged up against the blustery wind, there is still a mild exhilaration in being a […] Continue Reading…
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June 30, 2009 | Graham
On Line Opinion editor runner-up in 2009 Good Editor Awards
Susan Prior, Editor of eJournal On Line Opinion www.onlineopinion.com.au is runner-up in the Sydney Freelance Writers’ Good Editor Awards.
Chief Editor and Founder of On Line Opinion, Graham Young congratulated Susan.
“In a world where editors are notorious for only returning calls if you have copy they desperately want, Susan stands […] Continue Reading…
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June 24, 2009 | Ronda Jambe
The Grech that stole Christmas
The Opposition must have thought Christmas had come early when the Utegate scandal broke. It looked like they had delivered a gift to themselves. Sadly, it has all gone belly up, now that it has been revealed that Treasury official Godwin Grech, head of the OzCar program, might […] Continue Reading…
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June 16, 2009 | Graham
Vale Costello. Where is Plan B?
I’ve only met Peter Costello once, but over the last 20 or so years I’ve had a very problematic relationship with him.
On one level he was a very competent cabinet minister. If Australia is weathering the international financial storms better than most, part of the credit goes to Costello. […] Continue Reading…
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June 15, 2009 | Graham
Bikies and bikers
Cross posted from What the people want
Proposed and actual state government legislation to specifically criminalise
particular bikie gangs and membership of them provides an interesting insight
into the law and order debate.
The first table measures general concern about bikie gangs.
Percentage concerned about bikie gangs
Greens
Labor
Liberal
Total
Very concerned
1%
6%
16%
9%
Concerned
11%
22%
33%
25%
Neither concerned nor unconcerned
24%
28%
20%
24%
Unconcerned
31%
23%
19%
23%
Very unconcerned
32%
21%
12%
19%
Unsure
0%
1%
0%
0%
Grand Total
100%
100%
100%
100%
Total […] Continue Reading…
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