The Financial Review is ostensibly a business publication – that’s why this story borders on the bizarre:
“Bill Shorten confirms Newstart will increase under Labor”
Really? When and where did he confirm that Newstart will increase?
The text of the article reads:
“Labor leader Bill Shorten has ‘all but guaranteed‘ [that] Labor will increase the Newstart allowance if elected”.
Source: AFR.com
Some reality checks!
- Shorten said that Labor will “review” Newstart.
- ‘All but guaranteed’ means ‘nothing guaranteed’.
- Has any journalist actually challenged Shorten to commit to what he is reported to have ‘confirmed’?
We really on professional journalists to ‘keep the bastards’ honest.
This article is a disappointment. The AFR can do better than this.
