Lloyd Borrett
borrett.bsky.social
Lloyd Borrett
@borrett.bsky.social
Music enthusiast, vintage hi-fi tragic, web nut, ex-computer geek, ex-scuba diver, ex-dive shop owner, and ex-glider pilot. Retired.
No doubt the ABC “Peter Dutton says” News will send a vast contingent of its Murdoch shills to Washington for the inauguration in January. Meanwhile, most people here will boycott the event.
December 11, 2024 at 9:42 PM
What isn’t the joint counter-terrorism team investigating the Adelaide Muslin bus fire?
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
What we know about the synagogue terror attack investigation
After it was declared a "likely terrorist incident", Australia's key security agencies are being brought together to investigate the arson attack on the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne.
www.abc.net.au
December 10, 2024 at 6:26 AM
Labor had also been influenced by its view that free-to-air TV broadcasters are in “diabolical trouble” and many need gambling ad revenue to stay afloat.

Next Labor will allow drug dealers to run ads to increase the main stream media’s income.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Labor ministers contradict each other on reasons why gambling ad ban has stalled
Anika Wells says not all stakeholders accepted the Albanese government proposal but Andrew Leigh blames failure to secure numbers in Senate
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 6:29 AM
The ABC continues to lose its audience as it desperately tries to be yet another right wing media organisation. It could learn a lesson or three from Bluesky by embracing its core values, respecting its charter, and being truly independent.
johnmenadue.com/disingenuous...
"Disingenuous theatre dressed up as major news": Why the ABC is losing credibility - Pearls and Irritations
The biggest threat to the ABC today is its craven and distorted performance in television current affairs reporting.
johnmenadue.com
November 25, 2024 at 12:19 AM
Heading down multiple rabbit holes trying to resurrect and make useful again my Apple iPods Classic devices. Can’t find one. Upgraded one that was starting to fail, replacing the hard drive with a SanDisk 256 GB microSDXC High Endurance Card and upgrading to a 3,000 mWH battery.
November 23, 2024 at 3:06 AM
More evidence that the duopoly really succeeded when they colluded to establish the NACC as a toothless entity designed to fail.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/law-cri...
Exclusive: NACC integrity officer quits over integrity
As the National Anti-Corruption Commission continues to face criticism over its decision-making, new details have emerged about compliance issues and disclosures at the body.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
November 23, 2024 at 2:59 AM
Sneaky, excessive and unjustified: why Labor’s electoral reforms are vulnerable to constitutional challenge | Anne Twomey

The only thing the duopoly can agree on is the need to protect the duopoly.
November 21, 2024 at 1:30 AM