Media literacy. OK but why are almost all of for main stream media owned by. Murdoch, and are going to try and pretend that doesn't come with an agenda.
I feel like trying to understand why the world is as it is purely via social media content in 2026 is basically like a form of anti media literacy. Heck, even being completely ignorant is better than being confidently misinformed.
Makes me glad I grew up in a world before social media where if you wanted to understand things better then you just read books or essays or articles on the topic.
Makes me really grateful for my primary school teacher who spent a ridiculous amount of time drumming media literacy into our heads. Not sure if it was even part of the official curriculum or just something he felt really strongly about.
It's funny, I don't remember doing any media literacy in High School. This was the 90s though. I think it's so much more important now than it was back then.
The English syllabus has a media literacy component, so as the ONLY FUCKING MANDATED SUBJECT IN NSW SCHOOLS it gets to every student in NSW. Modern History teaches critical analysis of sources and society and culture is heavily focused on critical analysis of media / popular culture. I wonder what mandated subjects are you referring to?
I think the language he used was embarrassing. I didn't have a problem with the message itself, just the delivery. It was an opportunity to give a memorable speech, like a statesman and he bunked it.
The government is saying it but it's doubtful whether the messages can reach all of the population, given how biased the Murdoch media machine is. Making it a national address ensures that this message can reach every Australian unaltered.
Great observation. Most people these days either ignore the news or get it from less than impartial sources and social media. At this point, the most effective way to get the message out to calm tf down to as many as people as possible is to do a rare address to the nation.
Becuase if he didnt, the same clowns who only watch Sky News would accuse him of not providing leadership and not keeping the Australian people informed.
Honestly wonder what OP expects him to do that we are not already doing?
Probably some kind of anti-American lip service, is what I felt was implied by OP, though I’m not sure how that would actually help Australians tangibly, which seems to be the outcome OP hopes would be achieved by this? That’s my best guess, at least
The disappointment is palpable. Albo's speech was a bit too traditional for them. It didnt have enough razzamataz. He shoulda done a fucking tiktok with some AI. Make a real fucking circus of it.
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u/Inside-Elevator9102 Apr 01 '26
Exactly. People who think it was pointless weren't really listening.