tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post2794126310738390473..comments2023-07-02T19:23:47.154+10:00Comments on scuze i: not the six o'clock newsFruitCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15660225514077942415noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-63568024656437121502012-03-05T22:11:14.860+11:002012-03-05T22:11:14.860+11:00I'd love to see a fairer means of redress acro...I'd love to see a fairer means of redress across the board, but we already have a judiciary which is hopefully independent and I'm not sure "watchdogs" or regulators are too successful at protecting our interests as it is. Price is the problem. VCAT and similar informal courts already take care of consumer complaints up to a certain amount, and at a price that allows John and Joan Average access to justice. <br />I'm not sure of the solution, but maybe something akin to the VCAT system would allow people to deal with civil matters in a more equitable way. If someone slanders your good name, you should not need a million dollars in the bank to get a shot at justice.<br />The civil courts, at least, take common sense and reason as their guide, not rules and regulations which can't anticipate problems too well, or allow for flexibility.FruitCakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660225514077942415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-92061110711032962742012-03-05T22:03:35.924+11:002012-03-05T22:03:35.924+11:00So, they might have to be a little more creative f...So, they might have to be a little more creative for their dollar?FruitCakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660225514077942415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-45737211384477475972012-03-05T22:03:00.410+11:002012-03-05T22:03:00.410+11:00I'd like to think at some point there will be ...I'd like to think at some point there will be a <i>velvet</i> revolution; someone with a little dignity will catch the imagination of the press and the public, and reset the standards of behaviour. In the meantime, I just hate the thought of more and more legislation being passed, as they are not likely to be undone.FruitCakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660225514077942415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-33411213240676910812012-03-05T12:15:02.777+11:002012-03-05T12:15:02.777+11:00I agree with you about the media and its relations...I agree with you about the media and its relationship to government but while we wouldn't want to see more regulation of media, there does need to be better avenues for redress by citizens and serious punishment of media for some of the scandals we frequently see exposed in Media Watch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-10051439078682927922012-03-05T07:34:34.142+11:002012-03-05T07:34:34.142+11:00If the government were to regulate the media i dar...If the government were to regulate the media i dare say the PR companies and spin doctors would have a field day twisting the truth around or even hiding it to suit their agendas or anybody else's for that matter :-).Windsmoke.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12225394580987872677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-14860394454936568322012-03-04T23:32:10.526+11:002012-03-04T23:32:10.526+11:00I never thought of OZ as a country in which the co...I never thought of OZ as a country in which the concept of 'revolution' would go down well. However, the more that I - an easy going non-confrontationalist - am incensed by the appalling mediocrity that passes for politics in this country, the more I wonder if it could maybe catch on.Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.com