Academic A recent 7.30 Report feature on a Sydney academic 's lesbian marriage was the focus of Richie's first segment this week. At issue was the usual hysterical reaction from various media moralisers, columnist Bettina Arndt in particular. Richie pointed out the peculiar turnabout in Arndt's views since her involvement in racey Seventies magazine, Forum . When Arndt revealed in an article that the academic's lover, Jackie Stricker, was a teacher at Arndt's daughter's private school, the peculiarity was finally explained. A very concerned presenter.
Street urchins out for a lark.
This time they had footage of one such 'thug' throwing objects at the reporter's car - footage they featured over and over again. Some urchins were also interviewed, bragging about their car-stealing exploits. It was all enough to make the presenter shake his head and wonder what the world was coming to. But there was another camera to film it all. Must have made old viewers of Frontline smile.