We need to talk about Kevin and Malcolm and their Murdoch obsession

, not to mention the Nine newspapers , the Seven network, SBS and the ABC. The marketplace of ideas has never been so crowded.is “a political party”. When I was its opinion editor in the 2000s, we often embarrassed the Howard government with exclusive stories, such as the AWB and children-overboard scandals. The paper’s coverage on Indigenous issues, especially disadvantage in remote communities, remains unrivalled.

We’re told that News has excessive influence in the political process. Really? Ask Annastacia Palaszczuk, who’s weathered’s constant criticism to win three Queensland state elections. Or Dan Andrews, who remains popular in the face of theIf any media has excessive influence, it’s the big tech companies. According to a Nielsen survey, consumers are now getting more political news from Google and Facebook than traditional media.

From climate mitigation to border protection to economic reform, Rudd and Turnbull were always trying to say too many things to too many different people, to square circles and reconcile the irreconcilable. Remember Rudd, who claimed climate change was “the great moral challenge”, dropped the evangelical language along with the emissions trading scheme as soon as the political climate changed after the Copenhagen fiasco. As PM, Turnbull declared that Australia needed more coal plants.

The problem with Rudd and Turnbull is that they have espoused so many different positions on so many public-policy issues, often repeatedly and stridently, that they’ve left virtually everyone with the impression that their arguments are always suspect. So it is with their unity call for a royal commission into media diversity.

Tom Switzer is executive director of the Centre for Independent Studies and a presenter at the ABC’s Radio National.

Thanks for the opinion piece. I dislike like both kevin a Malcolm. Lets not embarrass ourselves and end up on the wrong side of history though. If you cant see the bias in Murdoch, we will need a little more time to get you there... let history be your teacher.

evmulholland If Murdock is Not Biased, Why are the endless lines of Accusations of Corruption & Malpractice never given prominence in their media outlets? We witnessed thundering headlines for weeks over two Pink Batt installers dying? Yet no Mention of the 2000 robo debt deaths?

SharriMarkson Keep on drinking from the trough eh Sharri? Who needs to concern themselves with morality when Rupert’s paying your wages. Shame. On. You.

SharriMarkson

‘The other side is at it as well’, sort of hits at the point, the other side is only 30% of outlets, and the poor old theage not sure what year it is, guardian is only online so the newscorp reach is a daily blitz of 1 sided lies.

Is this a Robot generated comment by SMH... whoever is the keyboard operator...type in the following... Journalism relies on Truth...not Bullshit !

What about my Murdoch obsession?

Revenge is factor influencing Kevin and Malcolm but, then, they were both victimised by the mass media and have a reason to want revenge. But, their campaign goes beyond that - the mass media in Australia serves the interest of the plutocracy and undermines democracy

It's not about them. If you bother to check out some of the tweets on this topic, you'll discover that the supporters of MurdochRoyalCommission are not necessarily associated wih Rudd or Turnbull.

“Ask Annastacia Palaszczuk, who's weathered The Courier Mail's constant criticism to win three Queensland state elections. Or Dan Andrews, who remains popular in the face of the Herald Sun's attacks.” You said it - criticism and attacks. Not news reporting.

Oh really? Just found that author is TomSwitzer! Mate of your MD Costello. Costello,- IPA, Switzer exIPA promoted to Exec.Director of CIS (sister org).Same ideology - same hatred pf public broadcaster - public orgs - social services - society caring4society.Stop th CRAP!

Costello LNP propaganda. What a real pity when The Age was so good. Still good journos amongst the opinions, but still...

This is sadly and ingorably predictable.

We need to talk about Tim Switzer. Fossil fuel stooge and climate change denier

Switzer...who'd take that git seriously Another desperate attempt to undermine democracy Murdoched

this load of trash is so out of touch with what the vast majority thinks and wants its not funny ... the vast majority are sick of the lnp,s corruption and murdoch aiding them to defile our nation ! rudd and turnbull are in fact standing with the people for the people

When will these PM has- been going to go away. Revenge is the product of not accepting their many errors. These wimps refuse to acknowledge they do not walk on water.

We need to talk about Tom Switzer's right wing obssession. He does not speak to truth or to reasonably inform people.

We need to talk to the SMH about the reason we are sick and tired of the misuse of Australia’s media to pump up the pathetic policies of the IPA.

'The marketplace of ideas has never been so crowded ' - if your idea of left/right debate is IPA vs Joel Fitzgibbon

BBC - 'left-wing bias'. Had a good laugh at that one...anybody who watched last election there will know this is utter drivel. Two of the main political correspondents there prominent members of the Conservative party during their university days.

LibsLiePeopleDie

Such lazy sloppy stuff - sentences like 'It's something readers have known for a long time'. Which readers?

We need to talk about Ruperts interference in politics. There ya go I fixed it for you...schill

Tom Switzer .... stood for preselection as Liberal to replace Brendan Nelson for Bradford when he retired in 2009. Endorsed by Howard, Costello & Abbott. Failed to get Liberal preselection. givemeabreak MurdochRoyalCommission

Does Tom honestly believe that the ‘right’ are immune to GroupThink What’s the intention of a right-wing conspiracy theory then? Has Tom not witnessed the behaviour (and ‘thinking’) of a MAGA follower

We need to talk about the IPA's links to Rupert.

This shit is why I don’t subscribe to Murdock trash.

Why am I not surprised the smh would post an article like this? Peter Costello must have taken notes from Rupert and has ideas of replicating his successful interference in oz politics. auspol

SADLY YOU rupertmurdoch you are so scared the two x pm’s are speaking out. When in power they can’t say how it is. But now they can and THEY SPEAK THE TRUTH

No, we need to talk about Murdoch and his interference in Australian politics!

He would talk like that wouldn't he.

Worried much ? Peter and the LNP cabal scared they’ll be exposed for the propaganda units they are if media is scrutinised. FifthColumn for the LNP the 4th estate is no more ThisIsNotJournalism auspol

No, we don't need to talk about their obsession! We need to address the influence and bias of the Murdoch media in the lives of AUS citizens and OUR Govt! auspol MurdochRoyalCommission

Hahaha you actually published this? Are you for real?

Yes we do. We need more media diversity. Thank heavens Rudd and Turnbull are trying to do something about Murdoch. He’s hateful

Don’t you just love an ‘independent writer’ funded by a cabal of Neolibs setting up a false dichotomy, cherry picking the in/out examples from both parties (cos balance) and slam dunking with his erudition? Perfect piece for students to practise critical thinking...nah too easy.

Swing and a miss with this headline SMH

If you want to talk about obsession look no further than Credlin, Sun Herald and Dan Andrews!

This article is 90% rubbish. You say there is no objective journalism & that’s correct with Murdoch. But there is balanced, factual journalism. It’s rare though. Murdoch should not be allowed to own most of our media, spreading lies & bias.

Jeremy_Morton_ There’s this obsession that (a) you have to be in x,y or z media camp & must therefore follow whatever they say to the letter. No mixing your news. (b) the readers, listeners and viewers are all too stupid to make up their own minds and are easily lead like sheep. Both wrong

No we need to get rid of toxic Murdoch!!!

Or maybe, just maybe, the Murdoch media could try acting a tiny bit impartial & like actual journalists rather than Murdoch puppets? But, no, that will never happen. What they did in Victoria was an absolute disgrace & drastically affected our mental health. This is needed!

So how's your CEO doing these days? Still running five-figure fundraisers for Liberal politicians, while claiming that you're all nonpartisan & independent? Ausmedia bias is terrible already, and getting worse by the day. Auspol MurdochRoyalCommission

I'd prefer you talk about 👇

No. We need a MurdochFreeAustralia

You might want to explain that the guy who wrote this is heavily biased and a private school toff.

We need to not listen to Tom's Shitsa or read such a rag if it continues with such dribble. Go Kevin and Malcolm, you are speaking for millions of Australians and millions more world wide.

Hahahahaaaa - SMH Shills - Better START Looking for a Job - Auspol is WOKE TO your BS

SharriMarkson Idiots

🚨🚨Investigate Murdoch 🚨🚨

FO SMH

Utter bullshit.

We need to talk about what, exactly, is the point of Tom Switzer?

Never mind the half a million Australians who signed the petition who are tired of the propaganda... Sydney Morning Herald how far you’ve fallen

This sort of stupid writing is exactly why I canned my subscription to the Herald

Truly comical article. Well, laughable anyway.

Pathetic headline

We do?

All of the extremely divided population seem to have Murdoch firmly ensconced like Australia US & the UK much to our detriment

Tom switzer. Say no more.

It’s Tom Switzer nuff said

We need to talk about the politically motivated, anti Labor, propaganda diatribe obsession, that these mainstream media Liberal aligned, news rags continually churn out on a daily basis, don't we?

We need to rid the country of the Murdoch menace

Just because there isn’t ’objective journalism’ doesn’t mean there shouldn’t be. I also wonder about Murdoch’s obsession with Rudd and Turnbull.

We need to talk about MurdochsCredlin obsession with Andrews. 'Unfortunately for Credlin, the only thing proven on the night was News Corps' desperation to derail Andrews and the only thing exposed was the complete lack of Credlin’s credibility.' 👏👏👏

We sure do; aren’t they just terrific for standing up to Murdoch & his cronies?! Calling Murdoch out for the political propagandist he & his puppets are. Then let’s talk about how Murdoch single handedly destroyed journos reputations. Is that along the same lines u were thinking?

Dear smh. 500,000 people agree. Perhaps you should name them all in your article.

Just like to check in every now and then to see how the ratio is going.

We need to get on with the enquire and kick Murdoch out

No we don't. We need to talk about Fairfax going full Rupert after Nine takeover.

Narrator: 'Murdoch had, by that stage, destroyed much of what passed for democracy in the US, UK and Australia'

We need to talk about your nose

Weird article until you consider that it is precisely what you have to believe in order to keep going every day. You can’t blink or you’ll give the game away. Don’t blink. We’re watching...

bueller_tom

Ah - no. This piece is a nonsense from poor Tim.

SMH. I'm not your friend. You are a one of many news service providers. Our relationship isn't a 'we need to talk about something' sort of relationship. You print news, and I'll either read it or not. That's the extent of our relationship.

RitaPanahi Please.. for everyone crying about media bias from murdoch, there are 2xmore left leaning media outlets putting forth opposite views. 2 former PMs kicking up a stink they were unpopular/hated at some point, trying to blame others.

Many are the issues about which we need to talk: • Govt corruption • Govt incompetence • Govt and Prime Ministerial mendacity • lack of Govt accountability • Govt rorts Kev and Mal are not one of those issues. ThisIsNotJournalism

The SMH has been taken over by Murdoch. Presumably because nobody reads his other rags. Now nobody will read the SMH.

I am so pleased they are both pursuing Murdoch’s power in Australia. It is good that they are acting together as both are aware that this power is being used to manipulate politics in this and other countries.

John Howard, in the same league as Hawke; taken to war on a lie; win an election on lies,racism and bigotry; spy on an impoverished nation to steal their wealth; refuse to even live in Canberra. Thus demonstrating why we need greater diversity in MSM LNPmyths AuspolSoCorrupt

Tom Switzerland is not very convincing with his thesis.

Seriously... how much did Murdoch pay for this?

We need to talk about SMH’s bias.

Would have been a million if the aph web site could handle the volume when people started hitting the site.

bbrockin China's threatened, the UN is threatened, they're spies!

Don’t care 🥱

This is an awful take

Are you fucking kidding me

Who better to be 'obsessed' than those that have experienced both its admiration and wrath?

Maybe missed the boat guys. Like when you were Australian prime minister’s

And in journalism we need to assess the heavy hitters and those who are shall we say icing on the LNP cake!!! Tom, if you consider how both Turnbull and Rudd and Gillard have had to deal with Murdoch’s influences. They are also looking forward to future trouble making on climate

the SMH has gone from credible journalism a generation ago to a shrunken head for Murdochracy....'Howard leaving a legacy'? He certainly has Little Fwit Johnie gave us franking credits, same sex postal vote, LNG at give-away prices, declined to attend the February 2008 apology

Ex Prime Ministers should be seen, amd not heard!

And this crap is why the public is getting sick of the media. Jesus. Over 500,000 Australians signed petition. Now the Author will complain about the Twitter ‘pile on’.

Murdoch is a boil on the arse of Australia.

No we don't.

boycottmurdoch boycottnewscorp fuckoffmurdoch

Respectfully... we don’t.

You mean we need to talk about your ineptitude as an unbiased newspaper.

It's a plot to bring down conservative news

Lovely gaslight SMH. Cancelling my subscription with you just keeps giving. Good riddance swine!

Both very wealthy but have a serious case of desperately trying to be relevant on the back of failed political careers

Do I care what overblown windbag wrote this? Probably not.

Corporate media defends corporate media

We need to talk about Murdoch, We need to talk about newscorp We need to talk about SkyNewsAust We need to talk about Liberal Party Propagandist & Climate Change Denialists.

You need need to talk about something that isn’t right wing bullshit

What is obsessive about wanting to hold a dangerous, destructive force to account?

No, we need to talk about restoring journalistic integrity and courage. We need a return to the notion that journalists should be expected to reveal and report the truth. We need less influence from media moguls. Is that too hard for the to understand?

Nope.

TomSwitzer IPA

boycottMurdoch

I hate MrKRudd but that’s not the takeaway message here, the Murdoch monopoly has been ignored for far too long and I’ll run with anyone bringing attention to it, and so should you... EndMediaMonopolies MurdochRoyalCommission

Peter got a call from Rupert did he?

All very well for two ex pms (who kowtowed to Murdoch when they were in office) to do this but to what end? Rupert is no longer that dominant in politics as recent events show but he controls sport. What happened with cricket shows anti syphon laws useless. Will that get fixed?

Spastics

Hardly an obsession given a large proportion of the country signed the petition. Many of us think the same way. Murdoch has become a cancer infecting our democracy which needs to be cut out. Makes one wonder why your august journal is backing Murdoch?

Thanks both of you for taking Murdoch on his top Exc. Are quitting good sign for years john stonham has been a lonely voice i am proud of what you have had the guts to do as the rope got longer Murdoch became bolder.

You lot are next

Imagine writing this drivel and not immediately deleting it in shame

We'll be starting on 9 media next, thanks. You want Orwellian, think about the control monopolies have over the narrative. We aren't as stupid as you think. MrKRudd TurnbullMalcolm auspol

A top example of why public are sick of ThisisNotJournalism

Yehnah.

I wonder who knows more about the dangerous impact of Murdoch’s journalism on governance, two Prime Ministers from opposite parties, or some moneycrat with his snout in the trough?

Now smh is also bring in to question it's own obsession

I've got an idea if they want Murdoch make them pay for for it

They are running scared they will be exposed for the big fat liars they are

We need to talk about Channel 9/Fairfax

Stop writing crap...

The fact that 9/Fairfax jumps in to smear two former PMs for News Corp really demonstrates the problem is much worse than just one partisan hard-right propagandist dominating the media market.

I agree. We should definitely talk about Murdoch ...

i think you meant we need to talk about the sydney morning herald being a garbage newspaper now

hardly suprising to see an article like this now in the 9 rags

No we a thorough and open investigation into the influence in particular of FOREIGN media owners and their propaganda machines pretending to be media outlets and a change to cross media ownership laws that allow them to operate so many outlets here.

Don't. Do. It. MurdochPR ThisIsNotJournalism

Two former prime ministers on opposite teams bringing media corruption to the attention of Australians, a first. I wonder why the wants to get it off the front page? Media Inquiry, does SMH stand to loose its $ and credibility. I think so.

These egotistical, cowardice, money hungry hacks are fking boring. 😴 ThisIsNotJournalism, far from it.

bueller_tom It's called: Sore losers.

Who is this “we” you refer to?

We need to talk about dismissive biased headline wording like 'obsession' Headlines like this are the reason they are taking trash news outlets to task ☘️

Shit take...

They need to get a life instead of annoying everyone else

If it was just an empty obsession, half a million Australians would not have battled the crappy government IT system in order to sign the petition. The number of signatures would have been far higher if the Parliamentary website actually worked.

No we don’t.

No, we need to rid Australia of MurdochGutterMedia MurdochFreeAustralia MurdochRoyalCommission

Another anything but independent think tank piece pushing the Murdoch agenda and discrediting his enemies. You can FRO.

Isn't that a Book? 'We need to talk about Kevin'

So your suggestion is 'attack the messenger'?! Listen to WHAT they're actually saying, not WHO'S saying it! Murdoch media has been a global plague for decades IMO. Remember UK phone hacking scandal? Fox News in America is a disgrace. Must not continue in Australia! auspol

Well I signed. It’s as much my country as yours. And as you won’t listen to me I have exercised my right to have my opinion heard in OUR parliament

No we don’t. But we do need to talk about this...

Australians are sick or Murdoch

You would defend that crinkled old Twat

JulieHe40521540 We need to talk about SMH running opinions masquerading as news. So many things to look at re Gladys, sports rorts, ministerial conduct, but we have a Costello-backed thought fart. Do better.

Hypocrites the both of them !

We need to talk about putting a broom through yr shit rag of a newspaper

Narrative from the SMH again!

SMH Have u signed MurdochRoyalCommission

I never tweet the msm

We need talk about the fact that your journalist is being paid for verbal vomit. I couldn't make it to the end of the article and I regret clicking through and providing traffic to your site. It won't happen again.

I would have thought having different polarised views - one should be a socialist, the other a capitalist...

You can do 1 of 2 things. 1. Admit you are propaganda tool for the LNP and change your ways. 2. Do nothing and get boycotted out of existence. BoycottMurdoch

Sorry to disappoint you, but they just did.

500 000 people disagree Tom. I thought good journalist go for the facts not the person/s. ? Shallow and boring.

Poor Tom Switzer. At a glance he seems plausible... until you realise that the MurdochRoyalCommission petition received over half a million signatures. Once that’s apparent he just sounds like another media hack trying to discredit this very important demand from Australians

ningbojoe We need to talk about Fairfax and it being politically compromised.

If you Trivialize the problem enough it becomes less important, doesn't carry the same weight. 500,000+ is a lot of trivializing.

You might be right that there are contradictions to Turnbull and Rudd. But that rather distracts attention from the real issue that is Murdoch. Just look, for instance, at the mess that he has helped create in the US (Trump) and Britain (Brexshit). Murdoch is a serious problem.

“Independent, Always” 😂

You have that very wrong we need to continually talk about the abuse of media power by Murdoch and his media empire as well as and including your paper. This is not an obsession its the truth and 500,000 Australians agree with Rudd and Turnbull

Of course your paper would say this. Of course Turnbull & Rudd also have personal reasons for their attacks. Of course Murdoch has way too much influence for one individual. The issue is not just the mistruths promoted, it is the lack of diversity and centralisation of influence.

501,876 Australians will not be gaslighted by the media on this issue.

What we REALLY need to talk about is why Murdoch wants to rule the bloody World & feed bullshit to the masses i.e. climate change denial.

Their egos won't allow them to look at themselves and their mistakes...so it has to be external factors like Murdoch.

So did daddy Murdoch tell Tom Switzer personally that he's intimidated by RuddBull? Or was it just the common sense thing to do at

A once decent newspaper, now unfit to line the cat litter tray.

There’s another 500,000 + odd people with the same obsession.

More than 500,000 concerned Australians signed Kevin Rudd's petition, proving that it's not just about Kevin & Malcolm.

If you're not concerned about a media mogul's ownership of 60-70% of the media in a country, then YOU'RE the CONCERN. Murdoch's influence has been utterly poisonous in whatever country he dominates. We've had enough of the climate change denying arsehole.

Oh yeah, half a million Australians don't feel the same way? Is Costello editor today?

Murdoch and his empire should be investigated. Too much influence and corruption. media and australianjournalists should be careful. abcnews 10NewsFirst theprojecttv

Rubbish. News Corpse has wrought huge damage in the USA & the UK. Canberra Times’ readers’ poll showed 67% support for a Royal Commission into News Corpse

Recent editions of independent on-line news media (including some owned by & employing former Fairfax employees) take an entirely different view to Switzer's. Isn't that interesting. 🤓

SMH used to be a good paper. Now it best used to wrap rubbish, a sad fact of life.

Switzer has got it totally wrong. We need to talk about the Murdoch/LNP mutual protection racket, paid for with taxpayers' funds. As Kevin Rudd says: 'A cancer on Australia's democracy.'

This article is about the kind of quality one would expect from the Trump-loving, IPA, right wing partisan hack Switzer.

I am thankful that MrKRudd and TurnbullMalcolm have the clout to get this royal commission started. You calling it their obsession is just gaslighting. Over half a million people feel the same way they do. Have a good look at yourselves if you want us to buy your paper.

Peter Costello to the rescue to defend the Liberal Party's media arm.

It shd be pointed out SMH is now owned by 9-Fairfax, now chaired by former LNP treasurer Peter Costello. No friend of Labor PM's past or present.

The lady doth protest too much .. You’re in the same boat SMH

Nine and News Corp are now best friends? Colour me surprised. auspol

Peter Costello changed the SMH for the worse, it's this sort of drivel that literally forced me to unsubscribe. If I'd wanted to subscribe to The Australian, I would have. 'Independent always' my arse.

Peter Costello changed the SMH for the worst, it's this sort of drivel that literally forced me to unsubscribe. If I'd wanted to subscribe to The Australian, I would have. 'Independent always' my arse.

Nowhere near as much as we need to talk about the fact that Murdoch’s worse excesses are normalised by the rest of the media in this country. There are brave people literally working for him who do a better job of calling it out than the Herald does these days

Go home you’re embarrassing yourself.

This is what ur let that sink in

Go and take a sample of Sky News and Fox News over the last week supporting Trump's coup and come back to us and tell us who we need to talk about

BULLSHIT WARNING: Don't bother clicking on this link. It's Tom Switzer talking to the LiberalAus 'base'.

HA HA HAHAHAHAHAHA

No. No we don’t

You know what? We are talking about it. About the petition. Pretty sure that’s why you lot are feeling edgy about it.

Why is it we only need to talk about the stuff that pisses off conservatives? FMD

😷And the 500,000+ who signed the petition 😷

Yeah, nah

I stand with MrKRudd and TurnbullMalcolm we definitely need a MurdochRoyalCommission Murdoch is the cancer of democracy!

Might need to talk with the other 500,000 of us as well then. Maybe to the UK & US too, you know, where Murdoch’s interference has been rife for decades? MurdochFreeAustralia MurdochGutterMedia

We do need to talk about it, because they are fucking spot on. Murdoch can fuck right off with his propaganda and misinformation

Two x PM losers with no life but to dribble about Murdoch Go and have a latte! auspol

Your reminder of why I cancelled my subscription and never plan to renew it is most welcome. Thanks

No. No we don’t.

Who wrote this? I’m not willing to click on links that indicate propaganda

MurdochFreeAustralia

Are you at SMH now Murdoch's minions in disguise?

Shouldn't you join in fighting Murdoch, your overpowered unfair competitor? A level playing field between you and Murdoch should be in your own interest!

So over 500,000 people sign their petition and this self described director of independent studies says it's all due to the obsession of 2 loser PMs. I hope the SMH didn't pay too much to have this drivel in their paper

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We need to talk about Murdoch and his propaganda media and journalists .

500k Australians agree with them

Neither Turnbull or KRudd see any problems with the left bias of modern-day their ABC . Such hypocrisy.

Is this the same writer who praised the treasurer for wanting Reaganomics and Thatcherism back? No thank you bye.

THEY CAN BLAME The Sydney Morning Herald .WHO IS GOING TO STOP THEM

RitaPanahi Just stating the fact 🤭

Once a great paper but now a propaganda rag for the elites. The SMH is dead

We need to talk about the corruptions of Michaelia Cash Sussan Ley Bridget Mckenzie Angus Taylor Matt Canavan Peter Dutton Tim Wilson Stuart Robert Gladys Liu Scott Morrison Josh Frydenberg Stuart Robert George Christensen Barnaby Joyce Tim Wilson Allan Tudge ... for starters

This type of opinion piece is the problem. It adds absolutely nothing useful. Just snide attacks on two former PM’s who are actually doing something essential instead of sitting back taking tax payer incomes and enjoying retirement. MurdochRoyalCommission MurdochFreeAustralia

as MANY have pointed out who is micro managing this 'article' ? 100s of thousands have also made the call for less control of murdoch so perhaps costello and 9 need to be included

RitaPanahi They are two sick puppies, who think no one loves them.

Seriously, we are all obsessed 🙄🙄🙄

MurdochOwnsMorrison

Pay no attention, everyone. It's just Switzer with his head firmly up the Murdoch colon, sniffing hard.

It’s days like this I sit contented on my decision to cancel my subscription to the . What utter trash.

JulieHe40521540 This is why I signed the petition. I support their obsession. As a Victorian living through a second wave of covid, I was volcano angry at the lies and partisan nastiness that Murdoch media spread. When we needed hope, they recklessly undermined our morale. I'll never forget.

I share their obsession. Murdoch is self serving, evil and vile

Lol independent media my Peter costellhole.

I'll just leave this here. Rudd and Turnbull have every right to be concerned.

JulieHe40521540 Listen Peter Costello, just like Clive EffOff with your BS

MurdochFreeAustralia MurdochRoyalCommission

We need to talk about Murdoch and media and their one view obsession

they're not. I don't see this as personal. You can talk to yourself if you like.

Please explain what you mean: by 'I had to write': 'Much to my ire, during the 2007 election campaign, I had to write editorials endorsing (of all people) one Kevin Rudd!' Were you forced by outside powers?

Behold the hollowed out carcass of the Sydney Morning Herald everyone. Hit pieces for sale.

MurdochGutterMedia are about propaganda and vendettas.

We need to talk about what a terrible newspaper you've become.

S T R E T C H // projectingggg

Own goal

Don’t discuss the issue just two of half a million Australians

Haha 😂 I wont bother reading this shite

Subject should be about Murdoch's power and influence over Australian politicians and people auspol

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Someone needs to remind Switzer that Murdoch had an ‘obsession’ with them. Also, I was one of the 500k that signed. MurdochRoyalCommission

How SMH has fallen and degraded itself in recent years... Sad to see.

Way to obsessed about stopping Murdock’s interference in elections.

You need to talk about Murdoch's obsession with lies...

Too late had their chance to leader Australia didn’t! So go away. Murdoch not scared of two could have beens. Change the fucking rules you’re never win going for the man.

Nope. The Murdoch mob have been untouchable for way too long. Remember when he invited Shorten, who declined, and lost the un-losable election...? No, this is not going quietly away this time.

We definitely need to talk about how neither of them did a thing about Murdoch when they had the chance to (particularly Rudd in his first term with that crushing majority), but now want to re-brand themselves as freedom fighters for truth in print

Why not talk about Murdoch's obsession with the Librals and keeping them in power .

This rubbish is why I no longer subscribe.

Murdoch media where the truth goes to die

The Centre for Independent Studies is an Australian libertarian think tank founded in 1976 which specialises in public policy research. It is based in Sydney and focuses on classical liberal issues such as free markets and limited government. Wikipedia

No, we need to talk about foreign interference by Murdoch's cancerous media empire.

Lol. Was this actually written by Peter Costello?

We need to talk about Tom and his obsessive flatulence

Tom Switzer the apologist for the Liberals. Also a poor debater.

Nice attempt at deflection Not working though.

I'd rather you talk more about that $10M the Morrison government just gave to Murdoch/Foxtel for no apparent reason. I'd rather you talk about how that's not the first time the Morrison government has given taxpayer money away without a plan e.g. the $444M given to the GBRF

I am gobsmacked, I agree with an article from the SMH, guess they reckon any inquiry will include ALL media!!

Yes we do need to talk about Rudd and Turnbull - about what a great service they are doing for their country by taking on Murdoch deceit, division, sociopathy, hate and bigotry, partizanship, misogyny, neo-Nazi propagandising ... Switzer? That names seems familiar.

I'm very much thinking of unsubscribing from theage. This is rubbish

Can they spend three minutes together in the cage?

An LNP Megaphone from their Propaganda Media Unit. ThisIsNotJournalism it is crap.

Tom Switzer. Meaningless drivel but you honestly have to wonder why published it. CostelloNewsNetwork auspol

We need to talk about a billionaire owning 70% of print media in this country and poisoning the civic discourse

Are you sure it isn’t former Liberal treasurer Peter Costello’s obsession with rooting out his enemies within the Liberal party as well as the opposition and the ABC? Is Costello so bitter that he was never PM? MurdochRoyalCommission FairfaxRoyalCommission

Was there any govt funding to Fairfax prior to this flog journalism?

Devastated that what was once the pinnacle newspaper in Australia is now filled with absolute drivel. Outside of the small independent papers, none of the traditional publications are worth reading these days. How f%$king embarrassing as a nation that its come to this. Rubbish.

Fucking awesome isn’t it! MurdochRoyalCommission MurdochFreeAustralia

You're kidding right? If KevinRudd and MalcolmTurnbull have a Murdoch obsession, then so do 500,000 Australian citizens. Despite PetaCredlin's accusations of 'data harvesting' (for which she must answer to Kevin Rudd's lawyers), and coercion, these signatures were voluntary

What a patronising headline. Over 500,000 people signed that petition. Are we all irrelevant has-been who don’t know how to keep out of politics?

We need to talk about Peter Costello, actually. And Ita Buttrose.

Rubbish . Who writes this rubbish . Another right wing think tank ?

Rubbish . Who writes this rubbish .

They remind me of those 2 old men in the balcony in the Muppets. Just 2 embittered old men.

We need to talk about media concentration.

RitaPanahi Couple of outdated twats desperately trying to stay relevant.

What we need to talk about are the piss weak journos in this country that never hold a public figure accountable for their actions. ThisIsNotJournalism auspol

RitaPanahi PLEASE DON'E POST ANY MORE OF THESE TWO all you are doing is given them the attention they love and driving us F---n MAD. We are not interested in these two snakes.

Don’t forget the normal Aussie battlers obsession with getting rid of Murdoch’s press and reporters

It's a shared obsession of the people, enough with the MurdochsCredlin.

I support Rudd in his fight against Murdoch & disagree with much of Switzer's article but here's some more detail of Rudd on climate. Turnbull was also a massive disappointment on the subject. Better late than never though. I doubt Murdoch media would publish such a letter now.

No, you need to combat both the problems if Murdoch interference and that within your own organisation.

The dont fucking watch sky news it's not hard is it

This puppet master MUST go!

No we don't! More so we need to talk about the crap you put to print!

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It's okay, people - little Tommy Switzer and the chipper Amanda Vanstone are trotted out by The Age/SMH and RN for 'balance'. Treat it as white noise.

No we don’t. We need to restore some semblance of media diversity.

Nice try but there’s holes everywhere in this. For one, you don’t see dodgy headlines from The Guardian screaming at you in print in every little outlet with a cash register across the country.

The article makes some great points. People aren’t short of finding views they agree with. Like comments on this tweet. If you don’t like what it written, don’t read. It’s called choice

Geez, even SMH is dumping on these two vindictive souls! That says a lot.

The Guardian today reported that Australia's media concentration is the third highest in the world - behind only state-owned China, and Egypt. But no, this is just two ex-PMs who are unhappy with their coverage

You who supported Abbott - that was a disaster, wasn't it! Have you ever apologised for this egregious action? Acknowledged the damage you contributed to?

RitaPanahi A couple of old media tarts still smarting that their own parties gave them the arse. Anyone who wants it can get any amount of diverse views in the Australian media landscape. What you believe is up to you.

The fact that if you are running for PM in this country you have to meet with Murdoch or he will destroy you is what we need to talk about. And is what is finally happening. Terrible piece.

Talk about a false equivalency, what total bullshit. 🙄 ‘But there is no such thing as objective journalism. Every day and in every decision, editors and reporters make subjective judgments about the stories to investigate, sources to quote and how to put things in context.’

RitaPanahi All losers blame someone else for failure.

Nice job application Tom

This is the stoogest article ever written. Switzer is a stooge. There are few more disgraceful things than being a Murdoch stooge

Interesting take...how many articles written by Murdoch newsrooms during each of their sitting years were designed purely to undermine. And you talk about obsession.

500,000 people disagree strongly enough to sign a petition 🤷‍♂️

Two failed ego maniac prime ministers who can't admit they where failures. When you're an egomaniac you're not going to blame yourself are you.

The Smack My Head with some toilet paper worthy “journalism” 🤦🏽‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

RitaPanahi THE 2 WORST PMs EVER

'Much to my ire, during the 2007 election campaign, I had to write editorials endorsing (of all people) one Kevin Rudd!'. Directives from Rupert that myrmidon Switzer bended to. Murdoch has been filling his pockets for yrs. Worked for IPA before CIS. auspol

Why don’t you talk about the half a million people who signed the petition instead

No mention that half a million people signed the royal commission petition.

No we don’t.

RitaPanahi What about the ABC they are more biased than Murdoch!

The only 2 seemingly intelligent and honest top tier political insiders. Talk about it please.

Fake news 😀😀😀😀😀

Malcolm didn’t mind sucking up to Murdoch when he was PM.

Correction. We need to talk about the breathtaking levels of dishonesty and denial at the editorial level of your publication.

Isn’t that the Tom Switzer who is closely associated with IPA? The same Switzer who has a radio slot on ABC ‘s Radio National, the public broadcaster which is on the hit list by said IPA. metgav

Obsession? Good one.

Costello getting handjobs from Uncle Rupert again? AuspolSoCorrupt

RitaPanahi Not until you put them in white jackets.

No, we need to talk about continually giving tossers like Tom Switzer a platform.

Why? They're right. We need to talk about YOUR Murdoch obsession imo

Tom Switzer, FFS.

The writer of the article ''Tom Switzer'' is full of crap and clearly looking for a job with the liberal party or Murdoch

This has nothing to do with an obsession, this has everything to do with the future of democracy. Something Rupert Murdoch has been destroying for decades.

Oh,that explains this⬆️.It’s TomSwitzer! Left IPA, to take up Exec.Director of sister org ‘Centre for Independent Studies’- aspiring to be as RW Libertarian/Neolib. influential as IPA. Intent on takingAust. down same harmful political road asUSA.Mate Costello MD of SMH

RitaPanahi Under the sub-heading: ‘Mental Health Week’

but this again is bias as NINE is controlled by Peter Costello another selfish and dishonest Liberal

Any Year 8 student submitting this drivel as a “Defence Of Newscorp” assignment would receive an “F” grade. The Courier Mail isn’t biased because the ALP won? The Oz ran some articles criticising the LNP in the 2000’s so it is obviously even handed? Pathetic really.

You need to lift your game & start exposing the endemic corruption in the IPA/Liars. Kevin & Malcolm aren't obsessed, they're exposing the truth. Stop being the Scumsters' accomplices. TELL THE TRUTH!!!!

RitaPanahi They should both need to go away . We need freedom of speech.

RitaPanahi Ex wives club. Bitter for eternity that things didn't go their way.

RitaPanahi Sore losers hanging out together. Why didn't they do something about it when they were PM? Could it be they benifited from media cover & when the benefits stops so did their approval. Funny how they both like media who stroke their egos.

No we do not.

Imagine being this much on the wrong side of history for no good reason

Hey! SMH are you reading the responses here? You’re way out of touch! People are sick of lies and propaganda being ‘heralded’ as news!!

We the people (500,000) spoke with Kevin and Malcolm.

Who owns this paper?

Tom who? Ahh.... the IPA.

Dear Murdoch Press, why are you obsessed with Rudd and Turnbull? Surely a couple of grandfathers aren’t so newsworthy?

No we don't. We need to act on a genuine concern.

Keep going SMH every time you print biased crap like this your proving the critics of media in this country right

and half a million other Australians.

What? Now the has come to the aid of its long time rival NewsCorpse ? Well I never!

What rubbish. Well done Kevin and Malcom for shining a light on the seedy Murdoch News organisation and their influence

Just one of the reasons I ditched my subscription, falling standards at what was once a great publication.

Yes, I want to hear more about what Kevin and Malcolm have tosay on Murdoch Media. But , I don't want to hear it from you. That's kinda the point.

Relevance deprivation syndrome vs concern with a cancer on our democracy? 🤔

Self serving bullshit!

Another weak media outlet that is intimidated by Murdoch...don't rock the boat...

We need to talk about Liberal Party Ex-Treasurer Peter Costello's SMH and how he uses it as a completely partisan propaganda machine for the Liberal Party (founded by Keith Murdoch) and its OTHER propaganda machine NewsCorpse (founded by Keith's son, Rupert Murdoch).

Did you get directed to write this opinion piece like you did in 2007?

This is so pathetic cannot believe.

Lol Centre for Independent Studies. Immediately in the bin. Even putting that aside, poor article. Rudd and Turnbull's flaws don't detract from their main contention, one that is supported by facts.

When you become a platform for conflicted conservatives, you get pieces like this. The issues of media ownership speak to the roots of how bad government is sheltered from critique of poor policy. Those who might suggest it’s not important are minions, trying to distract you.

Indeed, plenty of news sources for everyone. The whole “threat to democracy” argument is a red herring. It assumes people can’t make up their own minds and that newspapers only report on politically relevant news. Both assumptions are nonsense.

This article jiust proves their point though. Also proves how stupid you must think we all are to not see through it. Can we talk about that instead?

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The headline’s good! We do need 2discuss the insights that former PM’s have into MurdochGutterMedia but oh dear: No serious analysis of over 500,000 collective concerns Deflection & excuses They’re bitter All done & dusted Move along MurdochFreeAustralia MurdochRoyalCommission

What a load of shite. Remember the Leverson Inquiry? 500,000 Aussie signing the petition for a MurdochRoyalCommission? We need to talk about your journalistic standards more like. NewsCorpse auspol

Yes . We do!! It's fabulous ❤❤. Finally. The tide is turning. All decent Aussies now have strong voices to counter the bile, lies, character assassination and undermining of democracy produced by Murdoch & LNP. These are good times☺ MurdochFreeAustralia ThisIsNotJournalism

It’s probably more urgent that we talk about Murdoch’s obsessive need to to manipulate and undermine democratic processes.

If you don’t like the damaging propaganda produced by LNP Costello’s TheAge & both owned by the rabidly racist 9Entertainment, cancel your subs. auspol

This is also why I no longer subscribe to your paper. I miss the thwack of quality journalism hitting the front door.

Spectacular self own. Proves their point with 'Much to my ire, during the 2007 election campaign, I had to write editorials endorsing (of all people) one Kevin Rudd!'. Just doing what you're told.

Is this your application for a lazy $10m from taxpayer money?

No, we don’t. We need to talk about media ownership, the dismantling of free press and the undue influence occurring in political parties.

Are you kidding smh. ? Everybody knows they are right .

SHIT ARTICLE

Once I saw it was Tom Switzer I didn’t bother any further. Moving on now.

Why do you even bother to publish an opinion by Tom Switzer, an IPA/Murdoch stooge?

Pathetic attempt to trivialise what Murdoch does here in Australia SMH. He tries to and does influence our elections and definitely got Trump elected in the US with his evil pox news.Thought you were better than that.MurdochFreeAustralia MurdochRoyalCommision

No, we don't. Murdoch deserves it.

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Conflict of interest for Tom Switzer?

SMH no support for you here. Maybe start playing a different tune and people might listen.

MurdochFreeAustralia MurdochGutterMedia check out how Liverpool in the UK got rid of Murdoch There are a lot of people who want this hateful rag gone

They may have an axe to grind, but that doesn't mean they are wrong.

So... you're not disputing that you intentionally take the party line to attack Labor, but your defence is that because Andrews and Palaszczuk got elected, you're too shit at it to be censured? Bold.

Tom Switzer? Really?

A superficial appraisal by a tainted source. Well done, .

Ratshit paper - 500,000 people signed it. Murdoch is a cancer... You're either part of the solution or just another drag on another Winnie Red! Maybe get on board with what is important to the Nation? MurdochRoyalCommission auspol2020

No. We need to talk about the manipulation of government by Murdoch (and now Nine) media in Australia. MurdochRoyalCommission

Nah. I like 'em.

I don’t understand what throwing shade on these 2 former prime ministers is going to achieve when they do not stand alone.

We are definitely all talking about how we want Murdoch media out of Australia!

Quick look over there...

And we will be coming for you too, the dismantling of the murdoch empire will affect the Fairfax empire, you will fall.

There was a time when the SMH was regarded as the best. What the he'll has happened? Murdoch is a blight on this world. The people who are prepared to stand up and ' fight the blight' are the very best of us. The intelligence of Murdoch's readers is something to worry about.

DavidLeyonhjelm It is a psychological condition that comes from believing your own bullshit.

Costello’s SMH knows that Rudd’s petition also has the thoroughly pro LNP 9 in its crosshairs. Since being sold to the racist gutter trash 9Entertainment outfit, & theage have quickly adopted the agenda of their new masters. Dump TheAge & SMH. Bin9Entertainment

Does that imply that 500,000+ of us out here in punterland are afflicted with the same obsession?

Can you talk to us because what they are saying is what a large number of people are thinking 💯 behind this petition Newscorpse is a disgrace

Yeah? Half a million disagree. You call this journalism?

Read the room! Pathetic

We need to talk about attacks on the abc.

No what we need to talk about is the damage that Murdoch does and why it undermines democracy. That is the story This is not

You're next Costello

And not paywalled either...just spreading the message

Stop being silly. Thank you

Tom..... look down and say doh.

In the Saturday paper ' how do you cure a cancer called Rupert Murdoch'!

This article just proves the point. A few cherry picked examples while casually ignoring the raw propaganda especially during the fires. This was the Australian equivalent of the UK Murdoch scandal and is why so many are so angry. auspol

2 duds dropped by their own party.

Switzer. The Aldi intellectual.

What Rubbish You Print!!! We need to talk about your baised news service.

Shit article. Where's the representation of the over 500,000 of us that signed the petition? We're sick of this bollocks ThisIsNotJournalism MurdochRoyalCommission MurdochFreeAustralia

An alternative view Watch on Periscope

Murdoch is a cancer on our democracy! All those “liberal left” publications that Switzer talks about don’t encourage climate scepticism! We NEED climate action urgently and Murdoch and his minions (editors) couldn’t give a stuff!!This is SMH protecting their friends.

What a load of bs. Switzer is just a RW hack. And you wonder why many Australians are cancelling their subscriptions to crappy newspapers like yours and Murdochs. auspol MSM

AHA Syd Morning Herald Ganging up with Newscorp , joining the Pro LNP side ,disappointing Syd Morning Herald is siding with the Mad Right Murdoch Papers , by doing that supporting the Corruption that surely must be part of the LNP 10 m , 30 m donation s to FOX .Democracy is dead

I call bullsh!t on this article. What a load of codswallop. Must live in Sydney’s North shore or some other far off parallel universe.

‘Obsession’ you are part of the problem. I didn’t see your hand up over the NewsCorpse obsessions with Dan Andrews when it should’ve been Morrison in charge and at fault of pandemic. This petition has been for 1 month, that’s not an obsession.. it’s medicinal! auspol

Unfortunately for the IPA these two guys are not alone. 500,000 agree. How many members do you have again? Feeling outnumbered? Good!

It's cute how your examples of holding a government to account is over 13 years old. Couldn't pin point anything a little more recent?

What a load of drivel.. Absolute Garbage..

Sick of your propaganda BS . Read the room!!!

Why do we need to have this mealy mouthed rubbish trying in vain to appear as vaguely interllectual comment, when it’s simply just apologism for the cancer in Australia’s body politic that is NewsCorp? C’mon , we want to lance the boil, not read Switzer saying it’s not there.

Let’s all follow James Murdoch and ditch the Murdoch media. If a member of the family can see that’s it’s rotten at the core then the SMH can’t compete with that. If you defend Murdoch you are part of the problem.

Ratio’d old SMH readers won’t swallow this tripe, learn to read the room FFS

The ABC just refuses to apologise. Campaigns against Pell( acquitted) is just one example

Hats off to them ... they have every right to speak out. Do we still live in a democracy?! Murdoch media spawns lies & propaganda. And your rag is complicit. END OF!

Did you see some of the signatures...just people taking the piss. Both Rudd and Turnbull waxed on about the wondey Murdoch press when it got them in to power. There own inability to lead got them twice dumped...who we gonna blame! The media...couldn't possibly be themselves

Yes it’s all Malcolm and Kevin’s fault. Never mind that 500000 Australians signed the petition because we are concerned about the disproportionate effect News Corp has had on Australian politics.

'Rudd and Turnbull have been channelling George Orwell, claiming the Murdoch media.... stifle a diversity of views and pose a threat to our democracy.' writes... the former Murdoch media opinion editor. MurdochFreeAustralia auspol MurdochRoyalCommission

They aren't obsessed. They have finally spoken out against your COALition propaganda agenda, which has been apparent to anyone with a brain for many many years.

Tbh that is a rubbish article. On the other hand who would have thought that the SMH would support the Murdoch’s?

SMH smh Turned out to be quite an apt acronym for this rag

I read as far as the byline.

Admitting that Murdoch chooses PMs....

There’s the 9 money cosying with Newscorp. Sad thing about this is that Turnbull relaxed those media monopoly laws- tgr former Fairfax wouldn’t be editorialising this crap

TO THE VICTOR THE SPOILS The eyewatering amounts of money being shifted around by the LNP the figures are so vast Josh even forgot how much he had ‘borrowed’ to fund HIS RECESSION ! We are being conned by LNP with the connivence of Newscorp and Fairfax and the well paid employees

A much better take on the story here:

No need for a petition just find a better use of Murdoch’s papers

Hey Kevin just started a petition. He didn't give him $10million crush money.

This is such a weak article. I guess half a million Australians are just looking for petty revenge as well ?

A media organisation currently trying to assist a dictator to organise a coup in the US, thereby ending democracy as a system. No idea why Australians would be at all concerned about their dominance of the media landscape here right now, they're no danger to our values at all...

Let’s talk about Rupert

Over 500,000 Australians agree with MrKRudd and TurnbullMalcolm

We need to talk about the SMH and channel 9 and their LNP obsession

Your organisation would have strong links to the LNP and even hold fundraisers for them would you? I mean I know you do because that's why I stopped subscribing to you.

Could it be that 9 “fairfax” are trying to emulate the Murdoch model, and that any scrutiny of media ownership would be bad for them?

DavidLeyonhjelm What a bunch of flogs 🤣🤣

Don't think Switzer read the room very well.

We need to talk about the decline in standards in the media. 50,000 signed the petition. Are you starting to worry that you might be the next media outfit to face criticism after Murdoch is dealt with?

500,000 people. The horse has bolted. WeSeeYou

And who is pulling their strings

ThisIsNotJournalism ThisIsPropaganda

You can try to undermine MrKRudd and TurnbullMalcolm but the Australian people are with them on this. We don’t want a Murdochracy ruling our media. MurdochRoyalCommission murdochracy channel9 LNP auspol

Switzer is a right wing hack. He would say that. He may not be wrong about the Turnbull/ Rudd relevance deprivation, but Rudd and Turnbull are not wrong about Murdoch.

While you're at it, ask them if they think it's acceptable to have charged tax payers over 300k so far this year in expenses between the two of them. Apparently they are wealthy men, really they are just two pigs with their snouts still in the tax payers trough.

my 4 family subs will be cancelled today. utter trash

Thinking that if you'd got to PM and were destroyed by a newspaper group - well, you might be a little obsessed with seeking revenge too.

Cool then do Chris Kenny and the ABC.

We are sick of you bastards telling us how to think. scottyfrommarketing and his goons squander away our tax dollars and no journo holds him to account. Holding politicians that arent in power to account is not what most Aussies want from our news.

We need to talk about how 9 turned once respected Fairfax papers into trash, indistinguishable from Murdoch trash

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Attacking the messengers and not the argument just proves their point, thats why half a million signed the petition.....

Irony is dead.

Look at what Murdoch had a big hand in doing to America. An inquiry into the Murdocracy is the right thing to do.

Cracking read! Best I put this warning up for the snowflakes😆.

Tom FO

Oh fck off

Half a million Australians agree with Kevin and Malcolm. Going for new job?

Et tu, Brute?

Two bitter, former PMs that can’t move on with their lives.

Perhaps we could talk about Murdoch as well and his influence and we can talk about the media in general, or even better, have an rc into the media.

Kevin and Malcolm and the rest of the Sheep need to stop reading or watching Murdoch Media

Tom Switzer your personification of Rudd and Turnbull as just a bunch of naughty boys reminds me of being at school and being berated by the headmaster over my behavior.

Do we?

What part of Murdoch don't you understand? Murdoch is the 1 reason for Trumpism in the USA (& associated problems) and 1 supporter of misinformation on Climate Change (eg 2019/20 Bushfires). Such BS it is about peeved exPMs.

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Media ownership to be reviewed.

500,000 people signed the petition. It is of real concern to Australians. We are grateful that they are finally standing up to the Murdoch bullies and voicing the people of Australia's concerns...

Id usually read something before id comment but im going to have a stab here This blokes head is up his arse and half a million people just sign a petition because Kevin and Malcolm say so

Actually, we need to talk about Murdoch.

Murdoch didn't point out their failings .... he told blatant lies about them. Big difference. We all know people aren't perfect.

Another article gaslighting real community concern an the harm Murdoch media has comitted over the years See the United States and the UK MurdochRoyalCommission

Who cares what their driver is if the net result is positive?

We need to talk about how the media in this country has failed Australia! The job losses will continue! We ain’t buying it!

Christ, get a journo.

No we don't.

No we don't because 500K Australians also have that obsession that Rupert Murdoch NewsCorpse is bad, very bad, anti democracy!

The truth hurts.

Has been millionaires and total wankers!

As 5 year olds say “Opposite Day “

NoBeersForNewsCorp NoBeersForTheSMH

Murdoch media is a scourge on democracy and limiting it’s influence is not an attack on freedom of the press. Ask Canada, NZ and parts of the UK. They can all breathe a sigh of relief without Murdoch’s evil biased media.

You’re god damn right we do, Murdoch needs to be regulated

Tom Switzer. Of course. Something not worth reading.

Perhaps beef up your disclosures including to Chairman Costello. Switzer was a candidate to replace Brendan Nelson and received endorsements from Howard, Abbott and Peter Costello. Switzer was defeated in the fifth round, with Paul Fletcher selected as eventual candidate

This government is out of control. We need a change of government and a federal ICAC. The media has been serving the interests of the plutocracy and crony capitalism.

If your career was ruined at the hands of a very powerful foreigner, you’d be obsessed with destroying them too

Sounds like they’re hitting a nerve. Good.

Goodbye losers! Hahahaha.

Uggh. Get in the bin.

Seriously out of the loop, SMH, to raise this. You are now part of the cancer being owned by 9.

Tom

Really? Well you may just lose a few more subscriptions for this piece of absolute bollocks. Aussies are now realising that the big media outlets in this country are biased, agenda ridden junk.

Sure. We ALL hate Murdoch and what his regime has done to Australia. There ends the discussion. Kind regards from decent law abiding, tax paying Australians. auspol Cc. MrKRudd KKeneally AustralianLabor AlboMP BBCWorld itvnews FoxNews theage MikeCarlton01 MFWitches

Tom Switzer. Wtf?

🖕 fuckmurdochmedia as well as ngn thesun and more recently WarnerBros

Said the Sydney Morning Herald, subsidiary of Nine Entertainment Co., owned by Peter Costello, former liberal treasurer.

Tom says all media is biased - then proves his point with this piece....

SharriMarkson We need to investigate this

What a great love story, K07 aka the milky bar kid & mal turncoat. Equal as the worst pm’s in recent times. Loved by their parties.... not

SMH It should be SMFH with garbage editorials such as this.

It's an obsession for many of us. Murdoch is a blight on decency

Is Tom Switzer still working for Murdoch? How much money has he received from NewsCorp in the last ten years? Why no information for readers about Tom's connection to Murdoch?

It’s hardly an obsession , rather a clear eyed view of the damage News Corp is doing to our democracy , our institutions and by propagating climate change denial our beautiful country. Your snide and disingenuous opinion piece is not going to change any minds

No we don’t. And it’s why I turned off my subscription. I want news and analysis. Not conservative news not progressive news the neo conservatives label left leaning not regressive freedom of speech, and certainly not hyper partisan Astro turners like Switzer and not IPA

DefundInnerCityABC Done.

And the $40m answer is Multiple choice No correspondence will be entered into MurdochMuck or LNPRortsInc

This article, this thinking, this protectionism of Murdoch is exactly the problem. If you work for Murdoch or write this crap you are doing a days worth of damage every day.

Tom Switzer. Safely ignored.

Tom Switzer needs to FO ...

It makes you wonder why Malcolm thought that Kevin was temperamentally unsuitable for his coveted UN job!! What a pair of backstabbing leaking disloyal treacherous disgruntled ex politicians!! Try some hands on charity work, try and actually achieve something!!

What an unhinged article

I want a MurdochRoyalCommission and a MurdochFreeAustralia, they are lying propagandists and thieves!

Funny how cancer victims get a little focused on their cancer. Anyone defending murdoch or Newscorp should have their motives examined just as deeply. Greed or fear seem to be the leading causes for Australian journalists to abdicate their responsibilities to Australiano. auspol

How about we talk about the still proclaiming itself 'Independent, always' when it no longer is?

We need to talk about 25,000,000 Australians and their Murdoch obsession?

You’re part of the problem and over 500,000 Australians signed a petition to clean up Murdoch owned media outlets in this country. The lies, propaganda, fear and manipulation of governance of this country has to stop!

Great to hear some plain intelligent talking from KR & MT. MT is right when he said democracy works best with acceptance of basic facts & then debate about reaction or implementation. No place for Trump & Murdoch echo chamber alternative & self serving facts.

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Just fuck of with your dribbling pile of garbage. You are part of the problem.

FFS. Tom Switzer sending his Resume to Newscorpse.

I’m proud of them and disgusted by this editorial. The discussion of Rupert Murdoch and lies/ misinformation is crucial to democracy. Lies harm it.

We actually need to talk about why so few Australian journalists are willing to call out Murdoch media. Maybe you all know that, at some point, you’ll need to work for NewsCorp in order to have a job.

I almost had to poke my eyes out with forks after reading this tripe. If you think Rudd and turnbulls shoddy legacy as PMs takes away from anything they are trying to say, then you've missed the whole point.

Quality shit-take from ex-Murdoch hack Tommy Switzer. The critical point Tom deliberately misses is that the rest of the media, including the ABC & SMH all follow News Corp’s lead. 7, 9, 10 & ABC TV also follow the News line with little to no difference in coverage of any issue.

Delicious.

You've done far too much talking already, rather than reporting. Read the room. They are just the focal point for the millions of us who are sick to death of you screwing with our democracy. MurdochRoyalCommission MurdochFreeAustralia auspol ThisIsNotJournalism

Get fucked Who's the author, do they have a twitter handle we can bully?

I wish I had a print out of this so I can refill my toilet paper supply

THEIR OBSESSION Like THEY were the ONLY people to sign that petition..... How about Murdoch's obsession of sticky his bib in where it doesn't belong

We need to talk about your capture by the liberal party.

We need to talk about your obsession with being next!

We need to talk about how Murdoch’s media empire has become a propaganda machine for the far right wing’s conspiracies - its not just two ‘disgruntled’ former PMs who recognise this, just over 500,000 Australians signed the petition.

These men understand the power of media and the need for media pluralism. “The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.” ― Albert Einstein GET BACK IN YOUR BOX SMH!

From a Trumper? 😂😂😂. You guys are so funny! But more than a little bit sad.

We need to talk about a MurdochFreeAustralia

I remember when I was in my twenties me and dad walked into the news agency and I grabbed the Tele and he grabbed the broadsheet SMH. I said “why grab that paper? You have to fold it over to read it!” His response; “bc I like my news to contain facts” What happened?

At least half a mill ppl don’t agree with you

Haha no, we need to talk about Murdoch Press obsession with poisoning the public against anyone who speaks out.

How about addressing the fact that 500 thousand people signed a petition backing up Rudd?

Kevin Rudd = cringe

QandNon crap.....PO

We need to listen...

Half a million people supported this petition. Are they 'obsessed' too?

500,000 Australians back them. Peter Costello backs you. You’re on the wrong side.

We need to talk about how you don’t recognise how Murdoch’s media empire has become a propaganda machine for the right wing’s conspiracies - They own over 65% of Australia’s print media, you’re just too spineless to admit you want them to give you a job

It’s good they are obsessed with Murdoch. It means they obsessed with democracy. 500000 people (those are the ones online only)are also obsessed with the the type of country we will hand over to our children. Stop interfering with our democracy MurdochRoyalCommission

More blah blah blah from yet another profit seeking promoter of pay for opinion , no facts checking murdoch rag approach. Mate, journalism is not for you. Send your CV to FoxNews and get yourself a pulpit.....

Perhaps it is with good reason 🤓

SharriMarkson Such losers.

BoycottMurdoch MurdochRoyalCommission MurdochFreeAustralia

Nine Bought The Herald ...Who Is It's CEO ...'who's On Fiirst?'

And a healthy one it is.

Seriously? What rubbish.

You’re next by the way.

Fox News is center-right? Give me a break.

This article by TomSwitzer, is exactly what MrKRudd and TurnbullMalcolm’s push is all about,a Media Cleanup. We need to stop these B-grade gossip columnists from presenting themselves as journalists, get them out of our papers, and into the glossy magazines where they belong.

Rupert Murdoch has done more to damage democracy and inject the poison of hate into Western society than any other living individual. MurdochOut

You mean to say you’re obsessed with Kevin and Malcolm so much, you need to talk about them?

We need to talk about Murdoch media and their Murdoch obsession.

We need to talk about dishonesty. Not unexpected. Peter Costello and his mates are as much a part of the problem. MurdochGutterMedia

We don't need to talk about Switzer and this ridiculous article.

Utter rubbish.

Do half a million who signed the petition also have 'an obsession'?

Really ? Auspol WANTs to Talk about MurdochRoyalCommission MurdochRoyalCommision MurdochFreeAustralia MurdochGutterMedia And a FederalIcac And Unelected IPA & Oligarch Tyrrants Interfering in Australian Democracy

Obsession? Oh dear.

Oh. It's Tom. Shoulda known it would be one of 'them'.

Murdoch AND Costello media in cahoots Wow no one would have guessed that

What a bunch of crap. Murdoch media is pure propaganda.

Define 'obsession' and I'll tell you it's gas and fire.

Both men and their policies seemed always to lead towards human-blame for Global Climate Change. They could not grasp the climate and historical evidence... climate changes..l up and down. Civilization examples... fall of the Roman Empire, the Dark Ages....

Once again not making me regret cancelling my subscription. Thanks!

What a load of rubbish.

This is disgraceful . Why are you printing a column from a Murdoch apologist? He talks about the early 2000s as if The Australian is the same paper as it was then. This bloke angling for a gig on Sky News? 500k+ says it’s not just KRudd and Malcolm who think there’s a prob

And you wonder why I cancelled my subscription. There's your answer....

EWe need to discuss all these tools.

Rupert Murdoch needs to be stopped! He is a bad man who manipulates millions of ppl daily

Like I said talk all you like but I am hoping Kevin takes Credlin to court.

Says the former Murdoch employee and failed Liberal candidate Tom Switzer? Spare me

We need to talk about the narrow minded negative approach by MSM, seeking gotcha moments when the community needed positive creative ideas during & post covid. I know of only 2 positive business example articles in 6 mths. We really need to investigate the role of media in Aust

What a load of rubbish. Switzer names a bunch of small independent websites as examples of media diversity while ignoring what is on everyones TVs and cafe tables.

Yay!! Go TeamRuddbull

Malcolm still can’t reconcile that he lived and died by the sword. Kevin is just a FIGJAM with relevance deprivation syndrome

Goodness me

Another piece written by a senior prefect

I don’t believe the people who are making adverse comments about the smh article have actually read the article. The phase dumb as bat$&*. Comes to mind.

Why protect a company that willfully interferes with the democracy and independence of media in Aust which in fact is not a news organisation rather a propaganda arm for RW extremism. Over 500 000 Australians think of Murdoch as unethical and intrusive in our democracy and govt.

Murdoch is a cancer on democracy, that's something to be obsessed about. 😠

Someone's a little threatened huh lolz 😹😹😹😹

What is this shit? The men you’re accusing of “relevance deprivation syndrome” joined forces on a petition signed by a record-smashing proportion of the Australian population. If anyone here is irrelevant, it’s the Murdoch toady who wrote this garbage.

With good reason.

gbtells LOL. Balanced media

What about the obsession of Murdoch media minions with their stethoscopes out listing for a fart or a missed heart beat in any Labor politician.

We’re all obsessed with Murdoch media...how to get rid of it🧐

Your day will come as well. Since its sale 9Fax has become another propaganda outlet just as the murdoch media is.

'We need to talk about Kevin and Malcolm and their Murdoch obsession ...' NO! We need you to stop being stooges for Murdoch and do your damn jobs as REAL journalists!

Well we wouldn't have to raise these questions if you were more leftist Look at how unbiased the US media has become with CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, NY Times, Washington Post, etc. Even social media is on our side with Twitter and Facebook as the arbiters of truth. Be on the right side.

I'm not going to give you the revenue for this clickbait bullshit. But are you actually kidding me? I used to be an Age reader and then SMH... Do you wonder why you keep losing your audience?

matthewhayden I think they are not ok

Interesting that Switzer implied that they were both 'attention seeking narcissists'. Just what I thought also.

It’s not a matter of right, left or centre politics - it is about journalistic standards and integrity which Murdoch’s press fails every time - a real threat to democracies esp the US, UK and here in Australia. We are fed up of it, and we support them in their obsession.

You should probably go into voluntary administration before you get called out in senate for all the lies and propaganda you push

Switzer- land. Where everyone has one right wing.

Murdoch is a, perhaps, the, malign force in modern democracies.

FRO. This is something 1 would expect from the clowns theage. Where integrity & independence died a long time ago. ThisIsNotJournalism TheCostello MurdochRoyalCommission MediaBias Propaganda Bullshit Prostitutes Shame FakeNews

live by the sword ,die by the pissed off ex PMs

Pair of self obsessed fools

They’ve got a right to be obsessed. Don’t want our country to turn into the mess that USA is thanks to Murdoch’s Fox News. If you don’t know the difference btwn an opinion piece and fact based reporting - then you really shouldn’t be calling yourself a journalist.

Good article 👍

SharriMarkson Two dickheads who can’t accept they were so loathed by their own party they got the ass.

Second paragraph of article: Rudd and Turnbull are nothing but attention seeking narcissists. You can’t make this crap up. The literal thing media is being criticised for in the second damn paragraph. thisisnotjournalism MurdochRoyalCommission

Why are we still looking at these 2 dinosaurs?

Good article. Of course most of twitter will now come at u coz in this echo chamber u must never diverge from the required rule of hating newscorp. If u had slipped in a “Scotty’ hating hashtag, or said u loved Dan Andrews then it may have thrown them off the scent.

Shows a lot of strength to publish this. Maybe I will subscribe after all.

Willful ignorance from Tom Switzer. Stupid article

Ha says the morning Herald that Murdoch owns

Yup .. ha ha Tom Switzer .... nothing to see here!

Why talk about their obession about murdoch press when their might have a case to complain about how murdoch and his staff complain how these prime minister's conduct they command of our affairs.

Nah, Kev & Mal are going OK.

Tom Switzer.

Switzer's thesis that the Murdoch media is centre right is plain bonkers. Switzer and others on the far right position themselves as the voice of reason, but in reality they just keep moving the goalposts. Attila the Hun, watch out! You're about to be classed as a moderate!

Why is Murdochracy so obsessed with destroying them?

Poor old Tom. No-one needs to talk to you mate. Read the room you plodder

Obsession to this?

I’d rather talk about how a Sydney Morning Herald ‘article’ (!) ended up in my Twitter feed! Get. In. The. Bin! I would never read it or believe it.

QUE THE HIT PEICES... Predictable murdoch

How long before the Nine & News Ltd newspapers combine in Australia ?

Oh Tom you’re just running the line. Seems you’re way out of step with huge chunk of Oz population considering how many signatures are on that petition. Murdoch press is unbiased in the same way that the Independent Study Centre is independent...

Obviously, Fairfax doesn't like it when their business might be fiddled with. Media in Australia is about political direction and control and we want LESS of it.

I think Murdoch papers are getting a tad scared

We have talked enought.

Apparently half a million Australians are similarly obsessed. And that’s just the ones that actually signed the petition.

No, perhaps why you would be writing this drivel. Ninefax hardly has any reason to stick up for SepticRupert.

Laughable. News Corps has been responsible for spreading covid lies, even as they advise their own employees to work from home. Hold them accountable.

We need to talk about how the SMH was once a reputable source of news.

It’s half a million Australians that are calling for the royal commission and no amount of trying to undermine or delegitimise Rudd or Turnbull is going to change that.

Yes Tom, and while we're at it, let's talk about the more than half a million Australians who are fed up with the Murdoch propaganda machine and signed Rudd's petition. Seems Kevvy and Mals are not alone.

Fuck off SMH.

Comment?

Yeah....its terrific isn't it.

An opinion piece by Tom Switzer who just happens to be the executive director of The Centre for Independent Studies....'Throughout the C-19 crisis, CIS will hold dear to our age-old principles: govts can’t create optimism, wealth and jobs; only the private sector can do it'...

Simp

I don’t even need to read this to know it’s just bs, Glad I joined the petition.

You’re not a Murdock paper, why do you care?

We need to talk about Kevin and Malcolm and their power up combo that’s coming to smash Murdoch TurnbullMalcolm MrKRudd 👏🏽

You’re acting like 500 thousand Australians didn’t just voluntarily sign an all-time-record-breaking petition in agreement

Peter Costello and SMH worried they're next on the list.

piss off, Tom.

What we need to talk about is the obscene way Murdoch interferes in politics in every country where he has financial interests. What we need to talk about is the way journalists and editors toe the line in playing Murdoch's game for him. WE need to talk! Not you!

Of course you do. Because you’re about to be exposed too.

They are bad losers- they don't get it that Australians loathe them and don't care what happens to them- Poor little scumbags

What SMH, seriously? You should know better

We are tired of people writing crap

Yes, we need to talk about it and count those among us who share it - for it’s an observation of a true state of affairs festering at our potential. So let’s talk about it.

Not so much as we need to talk about the incessant character assassinations and other venomous drivel that emanates from the Murdoch media. Perhaps you haven't noticed.

We need to talk about your rubbish headline.

Then why are 500,000 supporting the same inquiry? This article just has a go at the two ex PMs. Yes press have opinions and slants left or right. So be it. That’s OK. It’s the blatant unchecked lies and defamation for political gain that need addressing.

That might be the nastiest piece of headlining I've seen in a while. Fortunately the smartarse that devised it is unlikely to have engaged more than a handful of people.

It's not an obsession, it's a reality. Fuck I'm glad I don't have to leave my integrity at home, to keep my job.

Well this has gone well for you. 🙄🤔

Two sore losers who gambled their political careers on climate change, and they both lost to constituents who weren’t prepared to give up their livelihoods to fulfil the egos of a couple of virtue signalling city slicker polished a5s multi millionaires

Makes note never to buy SMH again

Democratic countries need different points of view. Murdock media is biased, but so are SBS and ABC. anyway mainstream media is pretty much done. These 2 washed up attention seekers need to let go

DavidLeyonhjelm They refuse to accept that while Australian's are concerned about climate change they do not want to sacrifice our economy to meet their targets, instead they blame Murdoch for their ousting.

I thought this was satire for a moment. What a load of baloney. Murdoch’s empire has done incalculable damage.

We need to talk about why Murdoch is gifted so much Gov money, but the ABC is cut

When did appealing to 'young people, ethnic minorities and gay people' stop being about inclusion and start being about left wing bias? Isn't it literally what the ABCaustralia is there to do - reflect an Australian audience back to itself?

Murdoch is unfit to run a media outlet. He was in charge of media when murdered girls phone was bugged by his media. Milly Dowler.

STFU SMH, hire journos that care about Australia and its people, not just RWNJ's that spew whatever they have been told to write

Nup, just need to talk about MurdochRoyalCommission

We need Rupert to let go of the perch.

DavidLeyonhjelm When it comes to the Murdoch press both Rudd and Turnbull seem to be suffering some form of OCD. Time they got treatment.

Liberal Party boy who worked for Turnbull's leadership opponent doesn't like Rudd and Turnbull. That's a shock!

Seriously? America is being trashed by FoxNews and their assistance to Trump and this is the crap you print? Murdoch is a snake. THAT'S What Australia should be talking about. Murdochracy

It's not Kevin and Malcolm's obsession. We the Australian people are tired of the lies, corruption, and total disregard that they pretend to care about. It's obvious that they do not care one iota. That is what we care about. And we are so sick of it.

Think you may need to read the room

2 grumpy miserable twisted (non achiever in Kevin’s case) old men ...I actually thought Malcolm was above this

No we don't there are 500 000 other Australian Citizens in on it too so unless you want to include them no we don't.

Hey out of 10 how much are you 💩ing yourself about what friendlyjordies has coming out about you this week. I’m sure only 500,000 people will watch it though, so nothing to really worry about right?

'Tom Switzer is the Executive Director of the Centre for Independent Studies, a Sydney-based classical liberal public-policy research think tank. ' Nothing to see here. Moving along.

It's ok. No one really cares what these blowhards think.

No we don’t. We need to support them.

No we need other MSM to stand up to MURDOCH BULL💩 Start to do what REAL JOURNOS do investigate the said story get a balanced view then report. Time for real news not Murdoch fake news or LNP propaganda moxt of us are fed up with 🐂💩

Yup. MurdochRoyalCommission please and thankyou

Who FUNDS the IPA - gonna do an investigative article on that ? No - why not?

I preferred it when SMH was fairfax owned...

Channel Nine continues its March of folly.

Hey at least you tried. Not all of us shit the bed like this.

lol Tom Switzer

Ok lets have a royal commission in which the ABCNews and SBS must be squarely in the debate.... sociopaths turnbull rudd auspol

Switzer the Trump and Murdoch fan boy

We Need to Talk About Kevin. A very disturbing movie about a sociopathic who has psychopath

Luckily your media and publications are totally unbiased or maybe we need to total investigation into media governance. 😗😗😗

No, you should talk about our corrupt federal government. Thank dog I canceled my subscription years ago.

Has it occurred to the SMH that this is, so serious, that two opposing PM could be on the same “page” n actually join forces in ‘calling’ out the Bias.

DavidLeyonhjelm Sydney Morning Herald acting like huge cucks and baking up this pathetic click bait headline.

We need to talk about our media and the shit job they do.

Switzer is a f wit so who cares.

This comment section, lmao

We need to talk about Nine Entertainment Co who owns the Sydney Morning Herald under the stewardship of former Liberal Treasurer Peter Costello and how through this maskhead have also played the same games as Murdoch let's have a good look at that shall we 🧐

Two failed peas in a pod. Nothing more to see.

What an absolute shocker of an opinion piece, written expressly to rile and not inform! MurdochRoyalCommission

We need to talk about the increasing irrelevance of the once great Fairfax media.... a pale and sad imitation of the Australian

Yeah and 26 million didn’t

Except they're right.... And most of Australia agrees. Ur job isn't to offer your opinion, your job is to report the news. U want to be an opinion centre, go write a blog

Yes, we should talk about this. Why are two former Prime Ministers of this country, both from different sides of politics, concerned with Murdoch's domination of the Australian media? Why do you, at the SMH, think that is?

Are you in the queue? crapmedia

Pathetic headline.

What about the abc?

Switzer suffers from his own relevance deprivation, an utter empty vessel...

BoycottMurdoch

Thanks for your opinion, now can you talk about the opinion of 500,000+ Australians and Murdoch's obsession with media ownership.

Why... Are SMH worrying that they'll turn their gaze to the Costello managed nine newspapers ?

We need to talk about the IPA and the destruction of the ABC. Has Murdoch’s dirty paws all over it.

Why would an opposing media and news source care about MrKRudd and TurnbullMalcolm supposed “Murdoch obsession”? Maybe Peter Costello, perhaps? Clearly the Sydney Morning Herald has lost its independence and Fairfax soul since being bought out by Channel 9.

Obsession?!? Independent. Always.?!? 😂

How about we talk about global warming & renewable energy development without BS of escalating prices or helping2 properly fund the unemployed or better health care and quicker waiting times for surgery in public health or health care 4 elderly not being a cheap stake business

Your regular reminder of who The Sydney Morning Heral (owned by Channel 9) represents...and it's not you... Nine Entertainment hosts $10,000 a head fundraiser for Liberal party

Opinion disguised as journalism isn’t new but actively campaigning and endorsing political candidates beneficial to one media owner is. Fox News, Sky Aus, Sky UK is on Foxtel if he needs to do the research.

Switzer hasn't noticed that 500,000 Australians have signed Rudd's petition and :

Yup. We want a MurdochRoyalCommission MurdochFreeAustralia That is all. Tired of the lies. Tired of the propaganda. Tired of the manipulation. Tired of the oligarchy.

I hope Tom acknowledges that their gripe is not personal, but rather is shining a light on Murdoch's abuse of his platform and the lies that damage our society.

Ha ha ...Tom Switzer...What fucking Joke.

You are next Fairfax. With your fundraising for Liberal Party nights, we see you!

'Much to my ire, during the 2007 election campaign, I had to write editorials endorsing (of all people) one Kevin Rudd!' Why did you have to? Who made you write that editorial ? What else have you 'had' to write that you didn't believe in or to be true?

Kevin going after Credlin now. Good.

I’ve been so impressed as I’ve watched them talk fearlessly about the damage the Murdoch media is doing to the public imagination. They’re not desperately clinging to relevance; they have a deep concern for this country. And because of this, they put our current PM to shame.

No, we need to talk about why SMH is giving Murdoch so much free, positive advertorial? What's with that? Is there some contra perhaps where you score additional ads for Foxtel or something?

We need to talk about the steady descent of Australian media into obsequious, compliant LNP apologists.

It’s obsession trying to cut a cancer out of our democracy. Even just reducing the cancers market share would be good.

This opinion piece is so full of holes it's Swiss cheese. Let's just take QLD and the The Courier Mail argument. Premier Palaszczuk won *despite* their being only one major newspaper that attacked her daily. This doesn't change the fact QLD has only one major newspaper FFS.

Actually, we need to discuss Murdoch’s obsession with controlling politics rather than reporting politics! UK, US, Aus....ask James..

Not really hey

Ridiculous. No, we need to talk about the propaganda regularly released by Murdoch news organisations and the damage they cause to western democracies.

You are right. We do. A clean-up of Murdoch’s media dominance is well overdue.

Owned by Nine - same bunch that own Sky “News”. Same bunch that employ the likes of Jones, Bolt and Credlin. Still surprised SMH would print this rubbish?

MurdochRoyalCommission

What shocking dogshit.

No! We need to talk about Murdoch influence

I'm sorry but this is a pathetic apologist piece for murdoch. News corp media outlets constantly lie and act as propaganda machines for the far right. Cannot in any way be compared to ABC, Guardian etc.

Sorry Tom but you can not compare the media scrutiny between the 80s-90s and what is happening now. Sure I loved Hawke, but to suggest he wasn't a narcissist is a bit rich. If we found out more of both of Hawke's and Howards indiscretions they would of been toast today.

Aah its little Tommy Switzer the right wing shill for the US and wannabe Rupert fanboy

Absolute garbage. Kevin is spot on about Newscorp. Sky News was even going around telling people not to wear masks at one stage.

First thing I did was check who wrote this. Pass. Liberal lite much Channel 9?

Theirs is NOT an obsession, rather a reality

Murdoch media is the problem not Kevin or Malcolm

It's half of Australia's obsession too

Tim Switzer is a partisan conservative, so no need to read the article.

Everyone is. So should you. It’s a loss making shambles.

The right wing bias of Murdoch isn't the problem. It's their deliberate printing of disinformation on climate change science and their promotion of far-right propaganda, and the barely concealed control they try to exercise over the right wing of the liberal party.

Actually, we don’t. We need to talk about Murdoch media and it’s stranglehold on Australia - but you either spectacularly missed that point or were paid to miss the point

They are not the only ones over 500k Australians and rising

We need to talk about the toady Tom Switzer and his connection to Murdoch

I beg your fucking pardon?

Like your obsession with the Labor Party ya hypocrites!

MurdochRoyalCommission

Read two paragraphs. Absolute garrrrbage. 🗑 🤮

Jesus you read the room well here tom

I agree. Kevin and Malcolm were kicked in the head by their own Labor and Liberal mates, not Sky News and The Australian.

Right Sydney Morning Herald - you have clearly shown your Murdoch stained hand.

No we need to talk about the Murdoch media Stop trying to sideline an issue half a million of us just asked for a royal commission into as being solely a vanity issue of two men

And 500,000 of us agree with them.

No, we need to talk about the Murdoch problem in Australia, the UK and the US. Corrosive hate for profit

Look I’ve just seen the headline & havnt read the article but given that rupertmurdoch is the greatest threat to democracy we have seen in a long while, stoking the idea that the US election was rigged against all evidence, if you aren’t obsessed then you just don’t give a fuck

“Obsession”? Murdoch paid to write this?

MurdochRoyalCommission MurdochGutterMedia

Who owns SMH? Just wondering.

No, we need to talk about Murdoch Media and their obsessive lying

Oh look the murdoch media are getting desperate xD

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