2010, did you not seek independent assurances that Coulson did not know about criminality at the paper? Why was Coulson not put through the highest level of "developed vetting" security clearance when he joined No 10? Did you fear he would fail given the furore around the phone-hacking scandal? Rebekah Brooks claims you texted one another on a weekly basis. Did you text other newspaper executives as frequently? Did you sign those texts LOL? Given that you knew Jeremy Hunt believed the UK media sector would "suffer for years" if the BSkyB takeover was not approved and it would be "totally wrong to cave in" to opponents of the bid, why did you choose him to replace Vince Cable? Can you describe your conversation with Rupert Murdoch at the George club in London on 10 September 2009 at which he confirmed the Sun would back the Conservatives at the election? The Australian does not misunderstand the ABC, it knows only too well that it is the only media service in Australia that has a hope of holding Murdoch to account. lionel hurst: 14 Jun 2012 2:08:11pm This continuing childish argument by the ABC in response to articles in the Australian is a waste of the public money that pays everyone in the ABC.As a media executive of many years experience I feel the ABC, while it has some very high spots, otherwise has a generally low standard of journalism. Further, it has a draconian set of censorship rules that are