Budget: While the coverage was wall-to-wall last week, there was not a huge amount of new information in Budget coverage, with almost all of the major initiatives and even the deficit figure itself being leaked well beforehand. Even the one major surprise of a lift in the pension age to 67, phased in from 2017 to 2023, did not receive a huge amount of ongoing debate across talkback, blogs and other social media.
Matthew Johns: Matthew Johns made two public mea culpas on Channel Nine this week, one very brief and the other 20 minutes long, after ABC program Four Corners revealed he had been involved in a group sex incident while playing for Cronulla in 2002. The issue sparked off a massive debate over consent, the culture of rugby league clubs and treatment of women by sportsmen in general.
Bushfires Royal Commission: The Black Saturday Royal Commission into the Victorian bushfires once again received strong coverage throughout the week, the Commission hearing differing views on what level of threat the CFA were expecting on the day and claims of serious deficiencies in Victoria’s 000 emergency call system.
Alcopops: Immediately after the Budget the Government reaffirmed its commitment to send the Alcopops legislation back to the Senate unchanged in what some commentators claimed was an attempt to create a trigger for a Double Dissolution election.
Jumps Racing: The Victorian Racing Board once again delayed a decision on the future of Jumps racing in that state after claiming it needed more time to consider all of the submissions to its Jumps Review Panel.
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