Must read: the truth on Zaky Mallah

Even if you wouldn't dare send one cent in Rupert Murdoch's direction for the tripe that his company calls news, you'd be hard pressed to have missed these obscene covers from his stable of tabloid second-hand toilet papers.

And the behaviour of numerous Australian Government Members and Ministers, led by Tony Abbott himself, has been nothing short of the old Aussie schoolboy tradition of 'stacks on'.

You could be excusing for thinking perhaps there is something to their concerns, and that the speed with which ABC's Managing Director Mark Scott went into damage control was warranted.

If so, then you need to read this analysis by Jonathan Holmes, in the Fairfax press.

I'm not going to paraphrase it here. It's not a long read. But it is an essential read, so read it right through. Anyone who has not apprised themselves of these facts forgoes the right to voice an opinion on the matter.

And frankly, I think lawyers would be tripping over themselves to represent Zaky Mallah in pursuing defamation damages against News Corp and any or all Australian Government Ministers who made their claims outside the bounds of Parliamentary Privilege. Because they would be highly likely to make a LOT of money. The public interest test does not excuse lies and untruths.

UPDATE 20150625: Here's a good piece by The Guardian that further colours in the blind spots of our Liberal MPs and the Murdoch gutter trash.

(HT to Monica Attard for passing on this piece. Do follow her: @attardmon)