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Senate Estimates May 2017 – becoming a public embarrassment

Senate Estimates misses good questions, diverts into minority party bizzaro, and pays homage to Antiques Roadshow.

30 May 2017

David Tiley

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Senate Estimates is looking more and more like The Auntie Jack Show. Sam Dastyari top left, Malcolm Roberts underneath him, Scott Ludlum innocent in the middle, and Pauline Hanson as she sees herself on the right.

Senate Estimates on Wednesday May 24th 2017 must have been a foul experience. It opened with the committee protesting at the way the National Broadband Network answered questions on notice asked two months ago. It delivered no less than 79 responses on the night before the hearing. The last group was ‘late at night.’

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David Tiley

David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.