Sky News defends itself (from Sky News), the media bays for blood, and the teals are… rapping now?
We had to watch it, now so do you.
A matter of debate: The general consensus from Australian newsrooms seems to be that Sky News Australia did a good job with the first leaders debate of the election this week. It was well-moderated by chief anchor Kieran Gilbert, and featured a refreshingly balanced set of questions and questioners.
That is, unless you ask Sky News itself. While the audience of undecided voters found in favour of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese over Opposition Leader Peter Dutton 44-35 (with 21 undecided), Sky’s own commentators were flabbergasted.
On the post-game broadcast, host Sharri Markson insisted it was the voters who were wrong, saying all four of her guests found in favour of Dutton.
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