Summary: This week on Something Wonky, censure. Intergenerational reporting. Being bad at Prime Ministering. Being bad at holding events for International Womens’ Day. Being bad at modern communications, while trying to tell everyone else how to do it. Being bad to vulnerable people. And a look behind the scenes of everyone’s favourite media diarist. Dave’s Favourite things: Ricky Muir’s first speech You’re Not the Boss of Me! Why Libertarianism Is a Childish Sham | Alternet 5at5 by Stilgherrian Jeremy’s Favourite Thing: LNP hosts International Women’s Day lunch at men-only club The Focus Group International Women’s Day Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten: new champions of gender equality Not Very Good at Primeministering Exit Abbott, pursued by a bear Surge in poles: Tony Abbott’s flag count hits a new high It pains me to say it, but Abbott has learned nothing about Iraq. He’s taken the Islamic State’s bait | Tom Switzer Tony Abbott’s ‘captain’s call’ over Tasmanian forest humiliated Australia, say Greens After all the pain, Abbott plans co-payment amputation Not Much Good at Anything Else Housing policy sells out the fair go Gender Pay Gap Hits A Two Decade High, While Abetz Waters Down Reporting Community Groups Caught Off Guard By Release Of McClure Report Australia threatens to pull Square Kilometre Array funding Coalition proposal to make under-30s wait six months for dole ‘remains on the table’ Australia lobbying to stop Great Barrier Reef making ‘in danger’ list American Weapons Maker Used Australian War Memorial As Corporate Function Room Cliev ‘Commit suicide, Tony Abbott’ Oh Joe. Intergenerational report to call for budget repair, but fixing trust comes first Intergenerational report: climate change silence in 2015 a stark contrast to 2010 The worst wages growth in 20 years is Joe Hockey’s ‘good news’ Take it from me: We can’t afford to crush young people’s employment hopes Trans Pacific Partnership Trans Pacific Partnership will push medicine prices up, review finds Trans-Pacific Partnership could prevent clearer food labelling – health advocates George Brandis stars in “You’ve Got Mail … And iMessages” Curious George Brandis Wants Your Metadata. Save Him The Hassle. CC Him Into Everything People Are Harassing Government MPs With Hilarious Apple iMessages Senior Government MPs Embarrassed By Simple iMessage Hoax George Brandis flooded with iMessages from Australians angry over metadata retention laws Metadata retention laws will pass as Labor folds Gillian Triggs George Brandis censured by Senate after criticism of Gillian Triggs; PM says he maintains ‘confidence’ in Attorney-General Unrepresentative Swill: George Brandis And The Sins Of Our Senators Triggs was attacked for defending the powerless – and one day another PM will apologise for it | Richard Flanagan The attack on Triggs is an Abbott stitch-up How Abbott mishandled the attack on Triggs Julie Bishop admits role with Triggs was discussed Coalition under pressure as cracks appear in accounts of Triggs ‘job offer’ Australia versus Humanity Teenage girl seeking asylum jumps off detention centre balcony after sexual assault claims Ben Pobjie’s Wonderful World Of Objects: It’s not a bug, it’s a feature Police investigate Save the Children whistleblowers over Nauru abuse report Legal challenge for offshore detention centres on Manus Island and Nauru Abbott government buys cheaper Vietnamese fishing boats to tow back asylum seekers Qantas Qantas passenger banned after asylum seeker walkout Qantas Bans Second Passenger Over Tarmac Tamil Protest Stop The Press Sharri The Weekly Beast: the Oz newsroom clears out, Hywood marriage slur, Lateline lives Diarist’s Diary » The Spectator Last Thing Oxfam Trailwalker Cutting Room Floor Nurofen: ACCC launches action over ‘misl
