qed’s blog

Little Johnny must be truly over the moon with the success of his
latest political masterpiece, the so-called “Australian Katrina” that
is the situation of child abuse in Aboriginal communities.

So obsessed has the media been with reporting on this so-called
disaster, and so favourable has been the coverage for little Johnny
and his merry men, that other real and potentially much more important
issues have simply been asphyxiated. And leading the way has been the
ABC.

Of course the ABC might even regard its leadership of the news as
only right and proper given its desire and reputation. However its
new found focus on web news and providing so-called opinion pieces is
equally illuminating. Where else in the world does the political
leader of the day get this sort of reporting. Perhaps in China.