If only we had proper resource extraction taxes - then our governments would easily be able to afford the required wage increases.
But alas, allowing massive wealth concentration while our resources get stripped away is just too attractive once kickbacks and favours are taken into account.
From what my friends in ABC, MEAA and CPSU have told me, they can easily afford it. Their funds got restored under Labor as well.
You’re absolutely right that Australia-extraction is an absolute shocker, although we can’t pretend it’s a good excuse for this problem.
Mates and I are headed to one of their offices to cheer them on at the 11am walk-out tomorrow (I can take an early lunch break for it). I also heard there might be some action on Thursday, I’ll try my best to get to that.
(If anyone else is able to support them in person, let me know and I’ll get the details and forward them)
I just found the MEAA strike fund page, share it around and throw something in if you can: https://www.meaa.org/news/support-abc-staff-standing-up-for-quality-public-broadcasting/
Let’s see the management fire up the AIs and see how they go lol
are they going to ask me how I feel about that?
Why would they? Out of curiosity
Why would they, that’s what a lot of journalism is like today. It’s post modernism. No such thing as facts, it’s all opinion and all opinions are equal.
but some opinions are more equal than others.
-napoleon
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I want to read facts, all the facts, not selected facts. Everyone should have access to all the facts. That way they can make informed decisions.
asking people their feelings is not a news event, it’s a human interest story ( and is important too of course, )
Everyone should have access to all the facts. That way they can make informed decisions.
I agree with the general sentiment, although on the other hand, when there are well-funded propaganda machines at play (including think tanks and corporate-owned publishers), it’s possible to flood the zone with misleading facts.
A sad truth is that, due to shortcomings in our education system and the cultural domination of propagandists, there are millions of people who, given access to all the facts, don’t have the tools to filter them and make an effective decision. Likewise, you can give me a heap of absolute raw facts about quantum physics or agricultural research or nutritional science or certain sports, and I probably won’t have the experience or prerequisite knowledge to use any of it except the most basic parts. At some point, an expert needs to curate this for a general audience and give context. Until people are empowered to process facts effectively, most of us need them selected, and if we choose our news channels poorly, we’re at the mercy of those selecting them.
You’re trying to argue with a Nazi. It’s not worth your time.
If it was a private conversation, I’d agree completely.
Since this is a public forum, and because of how this kind of forum works*, it’s useful to refute these platitudes and flawed arguments because there are other people reading. The point isn’t to change Seagoon’s mind - I’ve seen their posts long enough to know they’re unlikely to read anything in good faith, it wouldn’t be worth our time at all.
* I say ‘how this kind of forum works’, because in some other situations, replying can give pointless attention or legitimacy to bullshit. But I don’t think that’s an issue here.
Yeah that’s a fair point actually. Nicely done.
I don’t care what a Nazi wants.
with widespread news disruption
“news” - That does not mean what they think it means…
