It’s a big part of the way information is “managed”. Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (who was on the receiving end of character assassination campaigns for yea

It’s a big part of the way information is “managed”. Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (who was on the receiving end of character assassination campaigns for years from them) talks very well on this nowadays, describing it as a “protection racket for the LNP”. But it’s not just News Ltd anymore. Fairfax has devolved since Nine bought them out, and the ABC is a shell of what it once was. Just look at what happened to Nick Ross for reporting the truth about the NBN, or Emma Albericie for reporting on tax cuts in a way the Government didn’t like. They were basically forced out. Then all the budget cuts leading to redundancies of many of the good voices. There are still a few gems, but the ABC is mostly in a “report in a way we like or it’s more budget cuts” position and are mostly toeing the line.