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Entries in The Australian (3)

Monday
Oct142013

Soapy Watch 

• DateMonday, October 14, 2013

New AG to protect judges from free speech attacks ... Silence on announcements should not detract from exciting policy initiatives ... Polly Peck reports 

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Thursday
Mar142013

Upset journalist complains to lawyer's boss

• DateThursday, March 14, 2013

Melbourne lawyer dobbed into managing partner by journalist who objected to her Tweets ... Journalistic mistake corrected, but war of words erupts on social media ... What's with journalists being sensitive? ... Alix Piatek reports 

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May262011

Private prisons require quality inmates

• DateThursday, May 26, 2011

What, not more selective reporting by The Australian ... This time the economics editor extols the virtues of private prison operator Serco ... Cherry picking prisoners can result in glowing outcomes ... Barry Lane in Melbourne asks, why should the state pay for a private operator to make a profit, when the taxpayer has to pick-up all the tab?

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