Freedom of the Press eh? Politicians are getting WAY ahead of themselves everywhere on this planet! They're supposed to be representatives not dictators! Even in Britain mate.
This is only part of a trend towards an unfree society. I hope desperately that if Labor wins it will restore FOI access, reintroduce Public Service, accountable and able to give honest and not corrupted advice. Ironically I am asking for Labor to be conservative on this issue. America has forgotten what freedom is. Let us not go that way.
Ray Martin is a fantastic journalist , despite his fake hair.
The debate was not rigged. the Liberals can cry all they want that it was fixed and the audience had already made their minds up; that the worm was a distraction; but those are petty excuses for a clear thrashing in a debate.
If you're going to lose, then lose with some grace! Not only are the liberals losers, they're sore losers!
If you ask me, I think the worm should be scrapped all together. The worm shows the opinions of people in the audience, which does not reflect the opinions of the nation. The idea of a debate is to get people to form their own opinions without being influenced by others.
The worm is paided for by the Australia Labour/ Union Government.
It a Labour/Union political tactic that has been around for 10 yrs or so.
MRMILO57 2 years ago
leigh hatcher...your a bloody legend =]
plus42E 3 years ago
no douche.
its something to gauge the audiences response to what the politicians are saying.
widerangledotcom 4 years ago
Freedom of the Press eh? Politicians are getting WAY ahead of themselves everywhere on this planet! They're supposed to be representatives not dictators! Even in Britain mate.
ejbh3160 4 years ago
And the late bird catches the late worm.
7772399 4 years ago 3
This is only part of a trend towards an unfree society. I hope desperately that if Labor wins it will restore FOI access, reintroduce Public Service, accountable and able to give honest and not corrupted advice. Ironically I am asking for Labor to be conservative on this issue. America has forgotten what freedom is. Let us not go that way.
waynerrudall 4 years ago
Ray Martin is a fantastic journalist , despite his fake hair.
The debate was not rigged. the Liberals can cry all they want that it was fixed and the audience had already made their minds up; that the worm was a distraction; but those are petty excuses for a clear thrashing in a debate.
If you're going to lose, then lose with some grace! Not only are the liberals losers, they're sore losers!
LordAkira 4 years ago 4
Wait a minute, Ray doesn't know what the agreement actually was! lol! He wasn't party to it! So he is lying!
dawesi 4 years ago
I think Ray Martin's reputation is gone. I wonder who will host carols now?
This isn't about free press it's about the conditions of a licence agreement and a world class liar trying to save his reputation.
When you sign a licence agreement, you HAVE to go by it.
Ray Martin is also a Labour member and was asked by them to run a fundraiser for the election also.
Shame Ray Shame!
dawesi 4 years ago
If you ask me, I think the worm should be scrapped all together. The worm shows the opinions of people in the audience, which does not reflect the opinions of the nation. The idea of a debate is to get people to form their own opinions without being influenced by others.
SupZig 4 years ago
This is a disgrace!
Free speech is supposed to be a basic right in Australia...
So hope the neo con Christian right weve got at the moment get their comeuppance this election!
bigleonard 4 years ago
I was a wommer for TCN9 in Sydney last night.
The Press Club pissed me off. Ray keeped his cool. 2GB's Alan Jones said it was rigged! Well it WAS NOT.
Australia is and the worm needs to be free.
tux5000 4 years ago
good ol ray and his plastic hair.
is it just me, or does anyone think that a fight bewteen bill o'riely and ray martin would be cool?
alphamone 4 years ago 2
What in the hell is the worm?
charlienewsjunkie 4 years ago
the thing runnning along under John & Kevin in the split screen of this interview.. if you know what a split screen is lol
damokovacs 4 years ago