Brigitte Morton News Today

The PM’s hints this week reforms will be pared back in 2023  - and an untidy interview by the broadcasting minister - added to skepticism about the government’s public media plan. But while the media have aired angst about editorial independence, trust and costs, the opportunities have barely been addressed - or the consequences of sticking with the status quo. 

Parliament’s press pack and political pundits alike made a big deal of Greens’ grass roots dissent undermining James Shaw’s leadership after last week’s AGM. But only a few of the many reports and commentaries sounded out the people at the heart of the issue. 

The government has become used to crisis Budgets after two years of grappling with Covid19 but 2022 has seen a new crisis rear its head the cost of living and it may yet prove a tougher beast to tame

The new opposition leader has been greeted with ‘relief’ by the party faithful – but what alternative he offers is not yet clear