their interviewing style and method of conduct of the program was set out by Jim Lehrer. It is a much better style of interview and as far as I am concerned it is far more informative than the too often aggressive style we see here in Australia. All it ever does is to make those being interviewed more defensive. jerrybrookman: 15 Jun 2012 12:18:18am Clotho,the greatest threat to the Murdoch empire in this country is the NBN.Abbott is definately in Murdoch's pocket on that one,even appointing Turnbull as the hatchet man to destroy it but despite his pathetic efforts and the almost daily negative rantings in the unAustrlian and other news ltd garbage wrappers the NBN is on track and on target. Goodbye Rupert,you wont be missed. Robert: Douglas Clifford: 14 Jun 2012 11:34:34am Iain Cameron, was an announcer on the ABC before he became a Western Australian Liberal Senator. He is now back on ABC radio in Perth. Grant Woodhams was an anouncer on rural ABC radio, before he became the Speaker (conservative) in the upper house of the West Australian Parliament. What was that about the ABC being a training ground for ALP politicians? OUB : 14 Jun 2012 1:01:33pm You'll need more than two fingers to count the ALPers though Douglas. I don't make a study of these things but Maxine McKew, Mary Delahunty and Alan Carpenter readily spring to mind. Kerry O'Brien and Barrie Cassidy have worked as press secretaries or something similar in Labor governments.