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DaS Energy Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3962 Gender:	Pyne cuts ABC Funding. Nov 19^th, 2014 at 9:34pm Federal minister Christopher Pyne after voting to slash the ABC budget is now trying to save his place on the graving train, by getting all his electorate to petition the ABC on his behalf, and has taken to the internet to beg the ABC not to shut down its operations in his home town, and so see him cast off the gravy Train.
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Reply #1 - Nov 19^th, 2014 at 10:00pm

'Is this a joke?': Christopher Pyne's ABC petition slammed

19 Nov 2014 - 9:52am

Federal minister Christopher Pyne has taken to the internet to beg the ABC not to shut down its operations in his home town.

Social media users have reacted with disbelief after Christopher Pyne started a petition to save the ABC in his home town.

Federal minister Christopher Pyne took to Twitter to beg the ABC not to shut down its South Australian TV production unit.

"The board must reassure South Australians that the local TV production house of the ABC will remain in South Australia," Mr Pyne's petition says.

A spokesman for Mr Pyne told AAP there was absolutely no reason for Sydney-based ABC management to reduce services in Adelaide.

"It isn't possible that production and administration in Ultimo could be less expensive than in Adelaide," he said.

"If the ABC confirms the speculation on Media Watch it will be a clear act of political vandalism by the ABC in Sydney."

Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the ABC budget is going to be cut by about five per cent over five years.

Media Watch reported on Monday night that 400-500 jobs will go at the broadcaster by the end of the year.

It said state versions of 7.30 faced the axe, along with a scaling back of Lateline and closures of ABC bureaus in Bangkok, New Delhi, Tokyo and New Zealand.

Mr Pyne's change.org petition had attracted more than 70 supporters at the time of writing.

Social media users immediately expressed disbelief at Mr Pyne's online petition, with many asking if it was a joke.

"Seriously, Chris? You're a cabinet minister. You don't need petitions," one user wrote.

Another suggested Mr Pyne has a conversation with Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/11/19/joke-christopher-pynes-abc-petitio...

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Setanta Gold Member Offline \/ Peace man! Posts: 16625 Northern NSW Gender:	Re: Pyne cuts ABC Funding. Reply #2 - Nov 19^th, 2014 at 10:44pm
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buzzanddidj Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 14213 Eganstown, via Daylesford, VIC Gender:	Re: Pyne cuts ABC Funding. Reply #3 - Nov 20^th, 2014 at 12:16am *Fck-ing HILARIOUS comments https://www.change.org/p/chairman-james-spigelman-ac-qc-and-the-board-of-the-aus... I'd expect Pyne** will pull it, within days, or disable comments - if this is possible
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Ex Dame Pansi Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 24168	Re: Pyne cuts ABC Funding. Reply #4 - Nov 20^th, 2014 at 5:34am Pyne's change.org petition will do nothing to save the ABC funding cuts, but......his electorate will remember what a hypocritical little dirt ball he is on voting day. Own goal Chrissy
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macman Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 2435 australia Gender:	Re: Pyne cuts ABC Funding. Reply #5 - Nov 20^th, 2014 at 6:22am Good try girlieboy but nobody is gonna buy it!
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Reply #6 - Nov 20^th, 2014 at 7:35am

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"It isn't possible that production and administration in Ultimo could be less expensive than in Adelaide," he said.

Really Chris ?

Running two building sites is the same cost as one ?

Is he suggesting that they close the head office ?

If this didn't impact his electorate he would be the first to support rationalisation of regional posts to a centralised lower staff intensive model.

I suspect if finance constraints are forcing ABC to centralise regional operations it will impact staffing in all states but obviously hissy only cares about the impact in his electorate.

Chrssy is a dill of the highest order as well as being a hypocrite of great standing.

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Reply #7 - Nov 20^th, 2014 at 7:51am

Dnarever wrote on Nov 20^th, 2014 at 7:35am:

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"It isn't possible that production and administration in Ultimo could be less expensive than in Adelaide," he said.

Really Chris ?

Running two building sites is the same cost as one ?

Is he suggesting that they close the head office ?

If this didn't impact his electorate he would be the first to support rationalisation of regional posts to a centralised lower staff intensive model.

I suspect if finance constraints are forcing ABC to centralise regional operations it will impact staffing in all states but obviously hissy only cares about the impact in his electorate.

Chrssy is a dill of the highest order as well as being a hypocrite of great standing.

Lot of that going around....... Grin

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adelcrow Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20133 everywhere Gender:	Re: Pyne cuts ABC Funding. Reply #8 - Nov 20^th, 2014 at 2:13pm Good lord...Pyne must be dumber than I thought he was
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Lobo Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 7407 Sydney Gender:	Re: Pyne cuts ABC Funding. Reply #9 - Nov 20^th, 2014 at 2:21pm Too late, Pyne..... You're toast. Actually, burnt toast. Fit only to be binned.....
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adelcrow Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20133 everywhere Gender:	Re: Pyne cuts ABC Funding. Reply #10 - Nov 20^th, 2014 at 2:44pm Lobo wrote on Nov 20^th, 2014 at 2:21pm: Too late, Pyne..... You're toast. Actually, burnt toast. Fit only to be binned..... Dr Hicks will easily win his seat for Labor in 2016
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Reply #11 - Nov 20^th, 2014 at 2:53pm

adelcrow wrote on Nov 20^th, 2014 at 2:44pm:

Lobo wrote on Nov 20^th, 2014 at 2:21pm:

Too late, Pyne.....
You're toast.

Actually, burnt toast.
Fit only to be binned.....

Dr Hicks will easily win his seat for Labor in 2016

I had some % rise and falls for individual S Aus pollies, earlier, and then lost them.
Buggered if I can find them again, but if I were an LNP pollie in SA I'd be worried.

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longweekend58 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 45675 Gender:	Re: Pyne cuts ABC Funding. Reply #12 - Nov 20^th, 2014 at 2:56pm Given the chronically biased ABC's standard reporting, I'd have cut a whole lot more - like 100%.
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Reply #13 - Nov 20^th, 2014 at 8:35pm

buzzanddidj wrote on Nov 20^th, 2014 at 12:16am:

F*ck-ing HILARIOUS comments

https://www.change.org/p/chairman-james-spigelman-ac-qc-and-the-board-of-the-aus...

I'd expect Pyne
will pull it, within days, or disable comments - if this is possible

Just a random FEW ...

Mark Hansen AUSTRALIA

· 1 day ago
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Here's a hint, you smirking piece of sh!t. Get the Government that you are a part of to keep its election promise of not cutting funding to the ABC. While we're on the subject, weren't there other areas that weren't going to be cut, such as education???i

Tim Cole AUSTRALIA

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You are a total and utter f*ck wit, Mr Pyne. Not only are you in a position of power to do something from the cabinet table, you are supporting the government in its cuts to the ABC. Hypocrisy much?i

John Ruggles AUSTRALIA

· 1 day ago
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I support the ABC. Mr Pyne you are a vile, treacherous creature and your own PM promised "No cuts to the ABC" before your sorry excuse for a government was elected and proceeded to cut $50M a year from them. The fact that you started this petition is absolutely disgusting; I don't know how you live with yourself. i

Simon Black SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

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I am signing this petition because Christopher Pyne is a morally bankrupt two-bit hypocritical arsehole and the embodiment of everything wrong with the vacuous political landscape we find ourselves in. We deserve better.

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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 75162 Gender:	Re: Pyne cuts ABC Funding. Reply #14 - Nov 20^th, 2014 at 8:41pm I've said it before and I'll say it again, there is no stronger trait in a lib than that of hypocrisy ..... If there is any way at all that they can be hypocrites, you can bet that they will be.
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