You can give identical film footage, photographs or facts to two different film producers or print editors/journalists and end up with two entirely different stories. Judicious editing, with specific sounds or music added, can produce polar opposite outcomes (both well away from the truth, if desired). Australian taxpayers fund the ABC so we have a […]
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Objective journalism and the ABC
December 29th, 2013Animal Rights Extremist propaganda
November 23rd, 2013It’s depressing enough seeing “celebrity” cooks (eg Maggie Beer, Curtis Stone), musicians (eg Missy Higgins) and sports people (eg Pat Cash) jumping onto fashionable bandwagons without having the wisdom to check whether they’re being told the truth, and seeking information direct from people at the coal face. Which can now be done easily, within minutes, […]
Australian decentralisation – lip service
November 13th, 2013I just did a little regional/capital city cost-of-living comparison test. Entering your postcode into a certain bed retailer’s website brings up the price locals are charged. The average mattress (not a bulky bedframe, just a mattress), costs Townsville customers $200 more than a Sydney resident. Are these mattresses made in Sydney? Maybe they are – […]
RSPCA’s Lynne Bradshaw, at the LiveExchange Conference in Townsville
November 3rd, 2013Here’s another reason why all farmers should be on social media (see previous blog post). To actively counter misinformation, and share quotes. Lynne Bradshaw, National President of the RSPCA, spoke at the LiveExchange conference in Townsville last Friday. The talk was in the form of an interview by Landline presenter, Pip Courtney. These are some […]
Australian National Park Management and Conservation
October 28th, 2013Apparently the Queensland LNP are continuing property purchase talks with the owners of 3 cattle stations in far South-West Queensland, for yet more millions. Several questions are immediately obvious: Where is the money coming from to purchase these cattle stations. Some of it wouldn’t be from taxes paid by remaining cattle station owners, by any […]
Quadrant farm tour to Ireland, Scotland and England in August/September
October 25th, 2013Still sorting the (thousands) of photos I took on this fabulous tour. But couldn’t resist quickly posting a few of my phone pics today.
Printed newspapers about to vanish & online quality not as good
October 2nd, 2013We all take for granted daily news brought to us by trained, experienced journalists & filtered by editors. Where do radio stations get their news from? Newspapers. Where do online bloggers etc get their facts & ideas from? Newspapers. Where do many television stations get their news leads from? Newspapers. Apart from the ABC’s 4-Corners […]
Special offer for RB Sellars customers
October 1st, 2013At present there is a special book-purchase related offer available for RB Sellars customers. Details of the offer are on a flyer mailed out with RB Sellars Spring-Summer clothing orders. RB Sellars is based in Collingwood (Victoria). The photographs for last year’s Spring/Summer catalogue were taken in and around Townsville. The company makes a great range […]
Home again
September 28th, 2013Home at long last! Fabulous 4 weeks visiting farms in Ireland then Scotland and England; followed by 3 days in France. The job of sorting the several thousand photographs begins this coming week…and yes some will be appearing online!