Crikey says: Allan key to a News Corp fix
Is there already disillusionment with the Coalition? Bernard Keane on the entitlements revelations. Across the Pacific, why the American government is still closed -- and how the Big Bang explains it. Stilgherrian on internet use -- we're still tethered to a cable. Plus Barrie Cassidy's easier Sunday. And Col Allan's triumphant return to New York.
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As tabloid terror Col Allan slung his knapsack over his shoulder and slumped into a business-class seat on a flight back to New York, the News Corporation fixer glanced at his Australian checklist …
- Get rid of the CEO? Check.
- Get rid of the government? Check.
- Boost newspaper circulation and build a sustainable business model online? Hmm …
Still, hard to call the secondment anything but a success.
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Too bad, Crikey! As far as I’m concerned, the election part of Allan’s visit was and is a bloody disaster for Australia.
As for the rest of his stated achievements, I couldn’t care less, as I will never read another word printed in a Murdoch newspaper. And I am not, and never will be, a Foxtel junkie!
Oh! and who do you think his ‘secondment’ was a success for? Li+s, damned li+s, manipulation, disinformation and gross s+xism to assist the rAbbot’s move into government. The likes of Allan should hang his head in shame.
CML you got it right. Only thing left now is for loopert to shuffle off and the world would be a better place.