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Maqqa

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Ramjan sues Kroger
Mar 20^th, 2013 at 4:23pm

Despite lefties saying that the Murdoch press is bias - it seems they are not

The paper is trying it's best to link this defamation case to Abbott despite the fact the case is about Kroger calling Ramjan a nutter and a nobody

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http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/political-news/abbott-may-be-pm-before-wall-pun...

The defamation case brought by a woman who accused Tony Abbott of punching a wall either side of her head while they were students at Sydney University will not be heard until next year, well after the federal election.

Barbara Ramjan is suing Victorian Liberal Party powerbroker Michael Kroger and The Australian newspaper over comments made during the fallout from her allegations, aired in a Quarterly Essay about Mr Abbott.

Earlier this month Justice William Nicholas ordered the matter be heard before a 12-person jury, instead of the four-person jury that traditionally sits in civil trials, because the case could ''excite prejudice and antagonism''.

In the NSW Supreme Court on Wednesday, Justice Geoffrey Bellew said the court registry had advised him February was the earliest available date for a two-week hearing.

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''I was informed that in the circumstances where his honour had previously ordered a jury of 12 persons . . . and in circumstances where the estimate of the matter exceeded five days, that the first available date for hearing was February 3, 2014.''

The hearing is expected to last for up to 15 days.

The case relates to comments Mr Kroger made about Ms Ramjan on the Bolt Report television show on September 23, two articles that appeared in The Australian the next day, and an interview Mr Kroger gave to Alan Jones, in which he called Ms Ramjan ''a nutter'' and ''a nobody''.

In September, an essay by David Marr recounted claims by Ms Ramjan that in 1977, after she beat Mr Abbott for the presidency of the university Student Representative Council, he put his face close to hers and punched the wall either side of her head.

Mr Abbott has denied it ever happened.

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Peter Freedman Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5275 Wellington Gender:	Re: Ramjan sues Kroger Reply #1 - Mar 20^th, 2013 at 5:19pm But the two are linked. Gee, you can be thick, sometimes.
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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 75250 Gender:	Re: Ramjan sues Kroger Reply #2 - Mar 20^th, 2013 at 5:21pm Forrest Gump is running out of chocolates ....
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adelcrow Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20133 everywhere Gender:	Re: Ramjan sues Kroger Reply #3 - Mar 20^th, 2013 at 5:33pm Maqqa...Maqqa....Maqqa. More premature postulation...tut tut tut
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progressiveslol Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 17029	Re: Ramjan sues Kroger Reply #4 - Mar 20^th, 2013 at 6:24pm Not this activist in the media again. If there was any bias, this activist wouldnt get any media time, not even for a second.
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Re: Ramjan sues Kroger
Reply #5 - Mar 20^th, 2013 at 6:39pm

Maqqa wrote on Mar 20^th, 2013 at 4:23pm:

Despite lefties saying that the Murdoch press is bias - it seems they are not

The paper is trying it's best to link this defamation case to Abbott despite the fact the case is about Kroger calling Ramjan a nutter and a nobody

[quote][url]http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/political-news/abbott-may-be-pm-before-wall-punch-defamation-case-is-heard-20130320-2geol.html[/url]

Too bad that the newspaper you are referencing happens to be The Age.

Last I heard, The Age was in the Fairfax stable.

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Reply #6 - Mar 20^th, 2013 at 6:46pm

I am shocked that anyone would accuse Rupert Murdoch of using his media empire to influence govts like those in Australia, the USA and the UK.
Rupert is as pure as the driven snow and any rules demanding diversity and accountability in Australia's media will mean the end of the world as we know it.
Let Rupert run everything...he's got our interests at heart Grin

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Lobo

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Reply #7 - Mar 20^th, 2013 at 6:52pm

adelcrow wrote on Mar 20^th, 2013 at 6:46pm:

I am shocked that anyone would accuse Rupert Murdoch of using his media empire to influence govts like those in Australia, the USA and the UK.
Rupert is as pure as the driven snow and any rules demanding diversity and accountability in Australia's media will mean the end of the world as we know it.
Let Rupert run everything...he's got our interests at heart Grin

I'm assuming that you are talking about the yellow snow....

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Reply #8 - Mar 20^th, 2013 at 7:00pm

As William Shakespeare once wrote, "Much Ado about Nothing", meanwhile back at the ranch, K.R. has had his shoes off and is using all his digits to count."1...2...3...4...5......ah sh.t six short again."

"Now where was I...1...2...3...4...."

Oh man this whole thing is playing out so funny, you would pay to go and see it - Labor Games.

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