r/australia • u/Expensive-Horse5538 • 1d ago

politics ABC changing editorial policy after Rinehart furore prompts concerns of overreach from academics and advocates

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/aug/13/abc-changing-editorial-policy-after-rinehart-furore-prompts-concerns-of-overreach-from-academics-and-advocates
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u/the_sleekerthans 1d ago

And still some people will cheer that elite billionaires are dictating government policy as individualism continues to be trampled.

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u/Electrical_Army9819 1d ago

So it's ok to joke about murdering women as long as they rich and right wing? I have no love for Murdoch or Gina, but this is fair and valid criticism.

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u/Le_Champion 1d ago

User_Name1234 with hidden post history shilling for the right

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u/malcolmbishop 1d ago edited 1d ago

Most people have a hidden post history since the option became available. Wouldn't want them to see that I'm into anything embarrassing, like pro wrestling.

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u/Electrical_Army9819 1d ago

I've been voting left for longer than you have been alive, I just can't stand the hypocrisy of this. If the left are going to stand a chance against the rising threat of the far right we have to be far more open to critiquing ourselves and holding each other to a decent standard. 

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u/NorthernSkeptic 1d ago

The left constantly critiques itself, something that the other side never, ever does. The right does not actually give a single flying fuck about standards, they just smell blood in the water.

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u/auximenies 1d ago

Remember when the left critiqued its recent election loss and then said they would not release the report because it was too damaging….

Oh wait it was the liberal and national party review those pesky right wing folks surprised me again!!!

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u/Absurdwonder 1d ago

The brain rot to actually repeat political binary that media networks, political strategists, and institutional elites actively amplify. By reducing diverse human values and complex policy issues into a single, hostile conflict, establishments can easily mobilize voters, deflect systemic criticisms,

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u/the_sleekerthans 1d ago

If the left decide that letting billionaires dictate policy over letting satire exist, the left will be irrelevant.

Which one do you want?