Robert Manne
tlambert | September 16, 2011Robert Manne's Quarterly Essay is 40,000 words on the malign influence of The Australian on public affairs in this country. You can read an extract here and watch an interview with Manne here. Also of interest is commentary on Manne's essay from Tim Dunlop who asks "why anybody continues to take The Australian seriously" and Margaret Simmons, who writes, "Manne's most powerful accusation against The Australian is lack of intellectual honesty".
Manne presents several case studies of The Australian's bias and bullying and their war on science (with an acknowledgment to my blog) is one of them…