So what exactly was the ABC doing, then? 'We intended to higlight inequities in late 1980s school debating?' How absolutely bonkers this all is now. 
https://twitter.com/ABCMediaComms/status/1399250159821758465
The ABC says that no damages are being paid. This statement does not mean that the ABC has not agreed to pay Christian Porter’s legal costs - in addition to the costs of the Mediation that the ABC is already paying. Can anyone clarify?
The ABC says here it is only paying the "mediation costs" - but are these only the cost of the Mediator? The ABC's own mediation costs? Or the costs of the mediation, ie including Christian Porter's mediation costs?
https://twitter.com/ABCMediaComms/status/1399250159821758465
Seriously what is the ABC standing by that is remotely important? The ABC has said that it did not suggest anything re Christian Porter. 'We at the ABC stand by the importance of this article that we have said does not suggest anything.'
The ABC is going around the buoy again here:
"The only costs paid by the ABC, apart from its own, were mediation and related costs."
The ABC could say, but did not, we only paid the Mediator's costs. One obv inference is some/all Porter's costs were paid
about.abc.net.au/statements/abc…
"The only costs paid by the ABC, apart from its own, were mediation and related costs."
The ABC could say, but did not, we only paid the Mediator's costs. One obv inference is some/all Porter's costs were paid
about.abc.net.au/statements/abc…
The ABC could simply say, "The ABC paid the Mediator's costs. Mr Porter bore all his own costs." This has not been said. The obvious inference is the ABC has or will write a cheque to Porter's lawyers. The ABC has a very good legal dept. One feels for them at these times.
As one of the 3 or 4 non-bolsheviks occasionally asked on the ABC, it is great & has very good people. The series on the Luna Park fire was exceptional. But this Christian Porter episode has been a disgrace all around & one has no confidence this miasma will not arise again.
"Both parties are heavily relying on semantics to win the public relations war. Eventually, the truth about how much Mr Porter received from the ABC will find its way into the public domain."
theaustralian.com.au/nation/abc-apo…
theaustralian.com.au/nation/abc-apo…
The ABC will learn no lessons from the Christian Porter saga. The ABC's need for adults and editors will go unmet. This will happen again. The only question is who will be next and how much will be the cheque drawn to settle the matter with them.
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