public about her beliefs. You claim she seeks leverage...how exactly? It is highly unlikely that she will have an editorial say and expose herself i such a way, and Fairfax is hardly the media outlet that decides much of anything, failing as they are. Plus, even regarding Labor MP's, I rather doubt they would be swayed by the opinions of Fairfax and, given the attitude of this government, have had no issues with standing up to the apparently dictatorial Murdoch who, as I mentioned, gives little though to this country anyway. I do not own a TV or a radio anyway: the ABC would not make me purchase either anyway. Thanks for your comment Paul, but disagreement does not equate to nastiness. Gollygosh: 14 Jun 2012 11:50:41am Hi Shebs, I will take issue on one point. Having just heard that Rupert Murdoch used his publishing power to unseat a government when it failed to change to the policy he wanted, I regard with trepidation any attempt for Gina Rinehart to have anything to do with a newspaper board. It would be nice to have fair democratic processes in Australia, including a balance of, or better still in, news outlets. Le blogeur gai: 14 Jun 2012 1:43:42pm "You assert that private media has no conscience ..." That assertion is proven correct time and again by the likes of Niki Savva and Janet Albrechtsen who regularly contribute bitch rants to "The Australian" mostly but not always about Julia Gillard in particular. One