Some media commentators seem obsessed with political labels, saying certain issues belong to the left or the right. Certainly some issues can be characterised that way but such labels are unhelpful in other issues that should be above politics, free of political bias, and understood simply by the facts of the matter. One of these was highlighted by veteran ABC journalist Kerry O’Brien as he … Continue reading Rising above political bias and fake news
The day after the #LoveGippsland MP Darren Chester was sworn-in to continue in the Morrison cabinet, he had a sit-down chat with his local radio stations TRFM and Gippsland’s Gold. How did Darren feel when Barnaby Joyce took Infrastructure and Transport away from him in 2017?Is Barnaby a help or a hindrance to the Nats?Is the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers becoming the new National Party?Does … Continue reading Gippsland MP Darren Chester on family, politics and Barnaby
By Greg Allen-Pretty Barnaby Joyce had better think twice before showing his face in the Gippsland electorate again. The locals are up in arms. The Nationals leader chopped Gippsland MP Daren Chester from the cabinet, losing his transport & infrastructure portfolio because he’s a Victorian. It happened in the same swift action by Joyce that elevated a first-time National from Queensland to the big table. … Continue reading When brutal politics wins over merit
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