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Navigating the disconnect

Robert Manne’s critique of The Australian has been the topic of much debate in recent weeks. But as Suzannah Marshall Macbeth explains, it’s not easy to take sides.

Debate ‘finished’? A Manne vs The Australian debacle

Robert Manne’s 40,000 word critique of The Australian newspaper in the latest Quarterly Essay resulted in what was supposed to be a debate at The Wheeler Centre. But as Matt Smith reports, it was unavoidably a one-sided talk.

Navigating the disconnect

Robert Manne’s critique of The Australian has been the topic of much debate in recent weeks. But as Suzannah Marshall Macbeth explains, it’s not easy to take sides.

Debate ‘finished’? A Manne vs The Australian debacle

Robert Manne’s 40,000 word critique of The Australian newspaper in the latest Quarterly Essay resulted in what was supposed to be a debate at The Wheeler Centre. But as Matt Smith reports, it was unavoidably a one-sided talk.

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Navigating the disconnect

Robert Manne’s critique of The Australian has been the topic of much debate in recent weeks. But as Suzannah Marshall Macbeth explains, it’s not easy to take sides.

Debate ‘finished’? A Manne vs The Australian debacle

Robert Manne’s 40,000 word critique of The Australian newspaper in the latest Quarterly Essay resulted in what was supposed to be a debate at The Wheeler Centre. But as Matt Smith reports, it was unavoidably a one-sided talk.

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