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I have yet to read any media comment on where our intelligence services were when trouble happened in Tonga. Did anyone in the various agencies see the violence in Nu-kua-lofa coming when their excuse for a people’s parliament shut shop on talking democracy until next year. Equally, was the Honiara riot forseen? Did the fomenting Fijian dictatorship ring alarm bells enough in Canberra that some countering steps might have been taken? Do we need to go further back to June 06 and the Dilli disaster. All of this is costing us taxpayers, either now or in anticipation of eventual ‘recovery plans’. How are things in Port Moresby I wonder? Anyone heard anything from Vanuatu? Hopefully new sedition laws don’t prevent us merely asking?
Swiss Army Knife link here.
Following DW Griffiths post above Gerard Henderson’s Media Watch had some quirky and interesting stuff on it, Leunig doesn’t get on with his family, and David Barnett is barking mad.
Viz.
And so the column continued, in its (barking mad) way.
That last sentence – including the words in the brackets – is Hendo, not me. But I’m afraid I’ve got to agree.