Press Gallery job is to decry it & try hard to make politicians accountable when caught corrupt. That’s their democratic role!
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Ran solo mostly, ignoring well meaning advice from a senior political journo to stop wasting my time...
Michelle took angry callsfrom Kelly demanding she stop me trying to ‘destroy’ here. Grattan said no.
I got to know Costello and backbencher Judi Moylan, who got into the Howard ministry on the back of her performance.
Here’s the Kelly #sportsrorts (pre internet) timeline.
Pressure builds for Kelly to testify
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Ah, everyone does it, he says. Just like some in the Press Gallery who are ignorant of their institutional democratic role do now.
#sportsrorts
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Hewson moves censure against Keating for protecting Kelly.
When Howard tells the Speaker he was unfair the public gallery applauds - the horror of the people speaking.
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Blames Kernot & ‘a pack’ of female journalists (Jodie, Grats and me)
Me, honoured to have played a part in forcing accountibility
PG up to forcing accountibility now?
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By now, way past time for the @Indigocathy - now @helenhainesindi - #federalicac bill
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ENDS
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