Author Archives: Sinclair Davidson

The ABC generates $1 billion in value

Posted on 4:51 pm, June 19, 2018 by Sinclair Davidson

Michelle Guthrie hit back – strongly according to some media sources – against ABC critics in a speech today. For those who prefer an abacus-type approach to this debate, I have some fresh information. How do you put a price … Continue reading →

Posted in Media | 31 Comments

Q&A Forum: June 18, 2018

Posted on 9:00 pm, June 18, 2018 by Sinclair Davidson
Posted in Open Forum | 118 Comments

A new society shattering statistic

Posted on 5:14 pm, June 18, 2018 by Sinclair Davidson

In 2004 I introduced a new statistic to the Australian policy debate: In 1996/97, the top 25% of income earners paid 61% of total net tax; by 2000/01 they were paying 64% of it. At the time this caused a … Continue reading →

Posted in Books and writing, Media | 28 Comments

Monday Forum: June 18,2018

Posted on 1:30 pm, June 18, 2018 by Sinclair Davidson
Posted in Open Forum | 998 Comments

What they said: PVO on selling the ABC

Posted on 4:27 pm, June 17, 2018 by Sinclair Davidson

THE ABC should be privatised to save the taxpayer the more than $1 billion it costs each year to run, to reap a one-off injection of revenue from the sale price to help retire government debt, and to remove a … Continue reading →

Posted in Media | 64 Comments

Shut it down. Fire them all.

Posted on 11:49 am, June 17, 2018 by Sinclair Davidson

The Rabz doctrine was on display this morning on Outsiders. Rowan Dean and Ross Cameron had me on talking about Chris Berg and my book on the ABC.  They gave a great shout out for the Cat – thank you … Continue reading →

Posted in Media | 81 Comments

Open Forum: June 16, 2018

Posted on 12:01 am, June 16, 2018 by Sinclair Davidson
Posted in Open Forum | 1,652 Comments

The best 4 sentences you’ll read in a long time

Posted on 4:05 pm, June 15, 2018 by Sinclair Davidson

Creativity and sex have long been linked, as has art with the contravention of bourgeois values. Long may it be so. But too many perverts have taken cover in art for too long. Too many artists have callously used their … Continue reading →

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About the ABC

Posted on 10:42 am, June 15, 2018 by Sinclair Davidson

So yesterday Chris Berg and I had an op-ed in the AFR (ungated version here) talking about the ABC: Let’s be blunt here: the ABC burns through $1 billion of taxpayers’ money every year. Not shareholder money, not a mogul’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Media | 51 Comments

Wednesday Forum: June 13, 2018

Posted on 9:00 am, June 13, 2018 by Sinclair Davidson
Posted in Open Forum | 1,920 Comments