Keywords: Kyle Sandilands
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AUSTRALIA
- Julian Butler
- 01 November 2021
21 Comments
The elevation of Dominic Perrottet to the Premiership of New South Wales caused a flurry of commentary about his religious faith. In many parts of the media his politics and personality were framed by his Catholicism. I watched on with a degree of discomfort, and with a sense of possibility. Could some of the bigoted characterisations invite a richer conversation about the ideals and deeper narratives that enliven our public leaders?
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MEDIA
- Michael Mullins
- 09 October 2012
32 Comments
Social media has outsmarted 2GB's Macquarie Radio Network management and forced them to cancel advertising on Alan Jones' program. But it is unlikely that the collective rage against Jones' behaviour will be sustained, respectable, and ultimately effective, unless the passion is accompanied by reasoned argument.
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RELIGION
- Andrew Hamilton
- 27 August 2009
5 Comments
One striking feature of our society is the contrast between an emphasis on tolerance, and an increasingly
punitive approach to lawbreaking. Shock jock Kyle Sandilands and violent youths in our cities have been exposed to this.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 10 August 2009
5 Comments
Kyle Sandilands and other shock jocks may want to behave well,
but they are constrained by commercial logic, and need the
helping hand of regulation. Even John Laws
intimated this last week when he told VEGA 95.3: 'I never wanted to create mischief that would be damaging to people.'
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