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SEN Radio has parted ways with prominent cricket journalist Peter Lalor halfway through Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka over his social media activity relating to Palestine.
Lalor was told on the final morning of the first Test by SEN chief executive Craig Hutchison that his services were no longer required.
Lalor’s X feed includes re-posts of news stories about Israeli attacks in Gaza, and about the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.
Australian opening batter Usman Khawaja spoke out in support of Lalor on Monday night after the news broke.
“Standing up for the people of Gaza is not antisemitic nor does it have anything to do with my Jewish brothers and sisters in Australia, but everything to do with the Israeli government and their deplorable actions,” Khawaja posted on Instagram.
“It has everything to do with justice and human rights. Unfortunately hatred towards the Jewish and Muslim community will always exist. Pete is a good guy with a good heart. He deserves better.”
Lalor, formerly the chief cricket writer at The Australian, was used by SEN as a commentator in Galle. He also works as a commentator for Seven and writes and podcasts for the Cricket Et Al Substack.
Lalor released a statement on Monday night in which he said he had received two calls from senior management at SEN on the third day of the Galle Test, and was informed the following morning that he could not no longer work for them.
“I was told in one call there were serious organisations making complaints; in another I was told that this was not the case,” Lalor wrote in his statement.
“Perhaps I misunderstood. I was told there were accusations I was antisemitic which I strongly objected to. I was told my retweeting was not balanced, and insensitive to one side and that many people had complained.
“I was asked by station boss Craig Hutchison, who was civil, if I didn’t care that my retweeting of events in Gaza made Jewish people in Melbourne feel unsafe. I said I didn’t want anyone to feel unsafe. Of course, I care. I have friends who are frightened and have heard the fear in their voices during conversations. It is an awful situation. But so is Gaza. It was a brief and cordial call.
“The following day Hutchison told me that because the ‘sound of my voice made people feel unsafe’ and that people are ‘triggered by my voice’, I could not cover the cricket for them any more.”
In a statement provided to this masthead on Monday, SEN confirmed it had parted ways with Lalor ahead of the second Test, which starts on Thursday, also in Galle.
“Sports Entertainment Network confirms it has parted ways with Peter Lalor, a freelance commentator within SEN’s cricket coverage,” read the statement.
Hutchison said: “We’ve been in dialogue through the back half of the [first] Test about some of the commentary on Peter’s private social media feed. Peter and I have a different view of the impact of that in the Australian community.
“SEN Cricket is a celebration of differences and nationalities and a place where our SEN audience can escape what is an increasingly complex and sometimes triggering world.
“We respect Pete as a journalist and long-time contributor to the game but also acknowledge the fear that many families in our community feel right now, and we also need to respect that.”
Lalor’s SEN colleagues in Sri Lanka were informed about the decision on Sunday morning.
Lalor was told on the final morning of the first Test by SEN chief executive Craig Hutchison that his services were no longer required.
Lalor’s X feed includes re-posts of news stories about Israeli attacks in Gaza, and about the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.
Australian opening batter Usman Khawaja spoke out in support of Lalor on Monday night after the news broke.
“Standing up for the people of Gaza is not antisemitic nor does it have anything to do with my Jewish brothers and sisters in Australia, but everything to do with the Israeli government and their deplorable actions,” Khawaja posted on Instagram.
“It has everything to do with justice and human rights. Unfortunately hatred towards the Jewish and Muslim community will always exist. Pete is a good guy with a good heart. He deserves better.”
Lalor, formerly the chief cricket writer at The Australian, was used by SEN as a commentator in Galle. He also works as a commentator for Seven and writes and podcasts for the Cricket Et Al Substack.
Lalor released a statement on Monday night in which he said he had received two calls from senior management at SEN on the third day of the Galle Test, and was informed the following morning that he could not no longer work for them.
“I was told in one call there were serious organisations making complaints; in another I was told that this was not the case,” Lalor wrote in his statement.
“Perhaps I misunderstood. I was told there were accusations I was antisemitic which I strongly objected to. I was told my retweeting was not balanced, and insensitive to one side and that many people had complained.
“I was asked by station boss Craig Hutchison, who was civil, if I didn’t care that my retweeting of events in Gaza made Jewish people in Melbourne feel unsafe. I said I didn’t want anyone to feel unsafe. Of course, I care. I have friends who are frightened and have heard the fear in their voices during conversations. It is an awful situation. But so is Gaza. It was a brief and cordial call.
“The following day Hutchison told me that because the ‘sound of my voice made people feel unsafe’ and that people are ‘triggered by my voice’, I could not cover the cricket for them any more.”
In a statement provided to this masthead on Monday, SEN confirmed it had parted ways with Lalor ahead of the second Test, which starts on Thursday, also in Galle.
“Sports Entertainment Network confirms it has parted ways with Peter Lalor, a freelance commentator within SEN’s cricket coverage,” read the statement.
Hutchison said: “We’ve been in dialogue through the back half of the [first] Test about some of the commentary on Peter’s private social media feed. Peter and I have a different view of the impact of that in the Australian community.
“SEN Cricket is a celebration of differences and nationalities and a place where our SEN audience can escape what is an increasingly complex and sometimes triggering world.
“We respect Pete as a journalist and long-time contributor to the game but also acknowledge the fear that many families in our community feel right now, and we also need to respect that.”
Lalor’s SEN colleagues in Sri Lanka were informed about the decision on Sunday morning.
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Relax everyone, they were normal eggs, not anti-semtic ones:
www.theguardian.com
Bondi egg attack ‘random’, not antisemitic, police allege after two teenage boys charged
Eggs and verbal abuse were allegedly hurled at young women in Bondi with the incident initially investigated under Strike Force Pearl
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It was Egg Boy.Relax everyone, they were normal eggs, not anti-semtic ones:
Bondi egg attack ‘random’, not antisemitic, police allege after two teenage boys charged
Eggs and verbal abuse were allegedly hurled at young women in Bondi with the incident initially investigated under Strike Force Pearl
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They all have their hands out.
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Gambling, fossil fuel and big pharma open wallets for politicians
The AEC has published political donations data for the past financial year, revealing Australia's major parties hauled in eight-figure sums.
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Political parties reap thousands from betting companies - Michael West
Tens of millions of dollars have been funnelled to major political parties as pressure for donation reform hots up ahead of a federal election. The federal Labor Party’s total receipts eclipsed $15 million, the federal Liberals more than $11 million, the federal Nationals $2.5 million and the...
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They all have their hands out.
Gambling, fossil fuel and big pharma open wallets for politicians
The AEC has published political donations data for the past financial year, revealing Australia's major parties hauled in eight-figure sums.
Political parties reap thousands from betting companies - Michael West
Tens of millions of dollars have been funnelled to major political parties as pressure for donation reform hots up ahead of a federal election. The federal Labor Party’s total receipts eclipsed $15 million, the federal Liberals more than $11 million, the federal Nationals $2.5 million and the...
It's a disgrace.
On the plus side they're about to go to real time donations for the upcoming election.
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Higher prices than Germany is telling given the wages in that part of Europe. It'll be an interesting case study to see how the Lidl and DM companies from Germany will offset this dent. German drug store, Schlecker, once and institution, crashed after years of mismanagement and people stopped going. We've seen it with retail but we can't forgo food and other options are sparse. Most governments make it tough to pointless in even try to open a store these days not to mention the shackles the big boy have over supply chain and pricing.
The Australia duopoly boycott would be a drop in the ocean for them. An initial dent but there are still plenty of people with enough dough, laziness and line of credit to go there. As if all the international students in the middle of the cities would stop going to the big 2. Sure, they go to Aldi also but it's not like markets are much better with their own price gouging. The breakdown of some market prices is justifiable but it seems to always be, anywhere now, they'd rather secure a fat margin by working less than upping the scale and raking in a higher customer number for a still decent margin.
UK pub chains are despicable in their pint prices now but the most are still rammed, out of convenience and laziness. It's no different in Germany now with a near self service culture of upping prices again and again. Apples and oranges but council rates and stand fees for certain business, tax on alcohol, energy, it's an absolute mess for independents while the big corps are increasing their profit despite the perceived lower foot traffic of big cities. Don't get me started on Christmas markets.
It's interesting to note the pubs, bakeries and most services would usually be run by a family or group who lived upstairs and it was about sustainability. The wealthy have bought up everything we consume and it all funnels to them now. Private equity is everywhere.
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Murdoch scum trying to stir up trouble.
www.smh.com.au
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It’s the oldest adage in journalism: don’t become the story.
Yet a Daily Telegraph news crew found themselves firmly on the wrong side of the camera this week, with the police called in following a stunt gone wrong involving a man wearing a Star of David cap at a popular inner-city eatery.
Extraordinary vision has emerged of the newshounds being berated as they are pursued down a Sydney eat street “with their tails between their legs” by a hospitality worker who admonishes them for their “divisive journalism”.
The commotion erupted at midday on Tuesday at Cairo Takeaway, an Egyptian restaurant with a cult following on Enmore Road in Newtown.
The restaurant has been a vocal supporter of Palestine on its social media pages.
According to the restaurant’s version of events, a Jewish man wearing a Star of David cap entered the premises and ordered a tea before making a series of provocative comments to staff, in an apparent attempt to goad them into a heated argument.
“Our staff members were subjected to a deliberate, orchestrated incident … at our establishment,” the restaurant’s owner, Hesham El Masry, claimed to the Herald.
El Masry alleged the agitator in question appeared to be working in concert with a Telegraph news crew.
Reporter Danielle Gusmaroli was waiting on the street near the restaurant with a photographer and videographer in tow, El Masry claimed.
He added that the news crew appeared poised to film an “orchestrated confrontation”.
‘Deliberate, orchestrated incident’: Daily Telegraph caught up in stunt gone wrong
It’s the oldest adage in journalism: don’t become the story.
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It’s the oldest adage in journalism: don’t become the story.
Yet a Daily Telegraph news crew found themselves firmly on the wrong side of the camera this week, with the police called in following a stunt gone wrong involving a man wearing a Star of David cap at a popular inner-city eatery.
Extraordinary vision has emerged of the newshounds being berated as they are pursued down a Sydney eat street “with their tails between their legs” by a hospitality worker who admonishes them for their “divisive journalism”.
The commotion erupted at midday on Tuesday at Cairo Takeaway, an Egyptian restaurant with a cult following on Enmore Road in Newtown.
The restaurant has been a vocal supporter of Palestine on its social media pages.
According to the restaurant’s version of events, a Jewish man wearing a Star of David cap entered the premises and ordered a tea before making a series of provocative comments to staff, in an apparent attempt to goad them into a heated argument.
“Our staff members were subjected to a deliberate, orchestrated incident … at our establishment,” the restaurant’s owner, Hesham El Masry, claimed to the Herald.
El Masry alleged the agitator in question appeared to be working in concert with a Telegraph news crew.
Reporter Danielle Gusmaroli was waiting on the street near the restaurant with a photographer and videographer in tow, El Masry claimed.
He added that the news crew appeared poised to film an “orchestrated confrontation”.
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terrible sign of the times in most retail amongst other industries.
The duopoly Coles/wollies.
Bunnings has killed hardware independants.
Pubs, yer that Hemmes $1.3B man inheritance.
Over 100 pubs, hotels, restaurants, Merivale Grp.
My Aftermarket Car Parts Industry, duopoly, GPC < american crowd/Repco - Bapcor/Burson/Autobarns/Autopros etcetc
These 2 have been doing aquasitions last 10/15yrs.
Only so few Independants left, yep they struggle to compete.