John Smith wrote on Nov 6^th, 2015 at 7:37am:


And the article points out how pathetic it is. Its a propaganda show, nothing more, nothing less.

The job of Journalists isn't to promote those in power, its to hold them to account, sadly something most Journos in this country do a very poor job of, from Fairfax to ABC to Newscorp.

It also points out the bizarre incestuous nature of the Canberra Press Gallery and our Politicians. Where they are closer to each other than they are to doing their actual smacking jobs.

We might be from different sides of politics all of us, but I think something we can all agree on is the atrocious state of Australian journalism.

I don't watch it, it's creepy.

Who in their right mind would suck up to a person with Scott Morrison's reputation for human rights abuses?

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Nov 6^th, 2015 at 8:56am:



come on pansi you sound so bitter....he stopped the boats...you whinge about the debt.. how do you think we got into debt in the first place..

no pleasing some.. bring back kruddy.he got it right didnt he..

cods wrote on Nov 6^th, 2015 at 8:58am:



Morrison and Dutton are evil men, their time will come....I firmly believe in Karma.

Rudd and Gillard got some things right and some things wrong, as do all PM's.

I'm not whingeing about the debt, just whingeing about the debt-makers wanting to take from the poor to appease the rich and wealthy.

cods wrote on Nov 6^th, 2015 at 8:54am:


Nothing you have said stops it from being propaganda. Its propaganda for the Liberals, Its propaganda for the Greens, its propaganda for Labor.
Do you honestly believe that Morrison wasn't coached on what to do and say?

"You don't have to watch it"

I don't, doesn't excuse the fact we have literally a propaganda show on television. Journalists should not be "promoting" politicians and humanizing them, they should hold politicians to account. In fact, the show itself violates so many ethics relating to Journalism its pretty astonishing.

The comparison to QandA is just absurd. QandA is a show where the public can ask politicians questions and they are debated on air. Kitchen Cabinet is a propaganda show where politicians try to "humanize" themselves to promote their poo policies.

Though this does show something about the right wingers on this forum, for all their bleating QandA should be banned as soon as we on the left agree that ABC has done something wrong, suddenly, "ABC needs to be protected from the Reds."

How much more contrarian can you get?

bogarde73 wrote on Nov 6^th, 2015 at 9:53am:

Because your liberal party hacks can't debate any of their ideas to the public without coming off as backwards douchebags, doesn't mean QandA is in the wrong.

In fact, QandA specifically has pandered to Libs numerous times, Turnbull was on several times and not a single NBN question was allowed even though the majority of submitted questions were on NBN.

QandA has grilled Libs, its grilled Lab, its grilled Greens. Not their fault that Libs can't debate or argue for poo without coming off as sociopaths.

Again nothing you have said debunks the point about Kitchen Cabinet, it is a massive ethical violation of journalistic code. Journalists especially influential ones like Crabb, should not be cosying up with those in power and flaunting over them like a 60s schoolgirl would to the Beatles.

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Nov 6^th, 2015 at 8:56am:


He's freed almost all of the 2000+ children Labor locked up. He's stopped people drowning at sea between Australia and Indonesia inside three months. He's stopped RAN/Customs personnel from having to be psychologically traumatised by pulling those bodies out of the water. Yes, he should be tried for crimes against humanity. Oh, the shame!!!