in the place of the departing Barrie Cassidy? It is nothing less than the media coup of the decade, a game-changer for the ABC that positions it right at the prow of political journalism in this country, while considerably weakening Sky.
Speers is not just another talking head. He is one of the most trusted broadcasters in the country, respected bysides of politics, very much in the manner of the late, great ABC broadcaster Andrew Olle. When Olle died a quarter of a century ago, his colleague Paul Lyneham said: "I worked with him for 30 years and still don’t know which way he voted."Ditto for Speers.
Credit for the coup goes to Gaven Morris, ABC’s director of news, analysis and investigations. When Barrie Cassidy first advised of his retirement several weeks ago while at the Melbourne Press Club for the Quill Awards, the first thought of Morris was Speers. And when he sent a text not long afterwards, he . . . got a nibble! The timing was good, with Speers evermore uncomfortable with Sky’s increased positioning as an Australian version of the USA’s ultra-right Fox News.
No, ABC couldn't match the half-million dollar salary Speers was on at Sky, but what it could give him was an enormous national audience, many times more than that offered by Sky, and with no more even tangential association with "Sky News after dark". He will go well.Yes, it’s a month late, and yes the Guardian has already noted it, but I don’t care. It hasn’t been covered till I, have covered it. Ahem.
- Sportsbet spokesman Richard Hummerston joking, a bit, about the company losing at least $5.2 million on election betting.
Have you seen a happier family! They wanted out! Now Abbott will excel. The voters of Warringah will live to regret electing fraud, Zali Steggall, who is nothing but a leftist GetUP stooge and plant! Nothing will get done for the next 3 years!
LNP policy = 'We are not progressive extremists'. Labors policy = 'appease the vocal minority and turn our back on the workers' Lefties be like: Aussie are all bigots
Tony - time to give zalisteggall 'a wedgie'.
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