Was it something we said? Seems we’re back to the Costello era of Crikey being banned from Treasury lock-ups — we’ve been refused entry to the lock-up that will precede the release of the banking royal commission on Monday afternoon. “At capacity”, we’re told, despite Crikey firing off a response requesting access mere seconds after the issuing of the invitation.
After being blocked by Costello for years, Wayne Swan allowed Crikey into the budget lock-up in 2008 and Treasurers Joe Hockey and Scott Morrison continued that despite our frequently less-than-glowing coverage of all three of them.
Perhaps when Josh Frydenberg hung out with Peter Costello — now chair of a competitor of Crikey — on his promotion to Treasurer, Dollar Sweetie gave him the good oil on how to be thin-skinned and precious about whom you admit to lock-ups? Or maybe it’s Treasury bureaucrats grumpy that we’ve been blunt about how inappropriate Phil Gaetjens is to be secretary of Treasury? Or is Frydenberg unhappy with our coverage of him? Whatever it is, it’s petty, petty stuff.
Locked out of the lock up? It’s not just you. I publish the financial newsletter Cuffelinks, and we have spent a year covering the Royal Commission. We have 50,000 readers and this is one of our more popular subjects. I have been in Budget lock ups previously but we have also received the ‘at capacity’ notice despite an early application. There will be many junior journos from major news organisations accepted, and they readily admit they have little knowledge of the details of superannuation or financial advice. Yet they are in the lock up to do their shallow analysis while an independent voice with decades of experience must wait for public release.
What else can we expect from a Gov that never wanted it & hoped it would reveal nothing
and we can be sure we will never see the full report
Doesn’t matter as your analysis along with the Guardian’s are the only ones that will carry any credibility for me. Worth the wait.
Agreed.
Yep!
Me four.
Dig deep and eviscerate at your leisure – only the shallow want the superficial, instant, probably preprogrammed “analysis”.
The problem with you guys is that you tell the Truth. You tell it how it is and dare to go where others won’t.
Your like a crucifix to a Vampire !
Keep up the good work. This lockout just shows what a good job you are doing !
Correction,
You’re like a crucifix to a Vampire !
Crikey should wear this exclusion as a badge of honour.
One wonders how many News Corp bums will be parked on those limited seats in the lockup.
That’s not a nice thing to call News Corpse employees.
Ha, if it was intended as a derogatory term there are harsher ones more apt.
“Rupert’s News Corp army of zombie bums”?
I will be happy when the ‘lock up’ really means the lock up and the water thieves and future thieves are locked up- in goal where they belong!!!!!
… as well as in gaol.
After all the own goals this shower have had it might be the safest place for them when erstwhile donors seek recompense.
Gaol!!!