They do have a right to protest, peacefully. 

But we also have a right to assess merit in light of conduct.  Now, I am very happy to politely debate any topic of any ones choosing, but only on the proviso that they conduct themselves with due decorum.  Now, none of these protesters displayed decorum in any form, and therefore, in my book, irrespective of the validity (or otherwise) of the augment, they have earned the label, feral.

Furthermore, nowhere in my post did I assert bias toward any political group or leaning.  That is I didn’t attack Q and A on its obvious biased towards either the left or the right,and I’m happy to see you agree bias exists.  Therefore I assume you agree that this bias is inappropriate and should cease, and if it doesn’t, corrective action is required.

it isn't so much the protest itself , its the fact that it exists at all that's encouraging. wrong place ? wrong approach ? most likely yes. wrong motivation ? heck no.

as for the ABC bias claims, i would say that the other networks do not provide a similar set of programs. we have a bit of predictable comment inserted into the commercial networks magazine format 'news programs' and that's it apart from the terribly compromised Bolt and his LNP advertorial, hardly a serious effort. the ABC SBS are the only ones doing anything real in this area .. they fill a very large hole.. and i would suggest to those who consider them 'biased' that in fact they report it as close to the truth as possible whereas the others make no effort apart from paid propaganda.

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How did so many socialist radicals get into the Q&A audience? What is the vetting like? How often does this happen, when we’re told the audience is balanced but discover from the hooting it’s just another love-in of the Left? 

 

 

 

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Probably the same way "black ops" did last week, they are not truthful when completing the aplication form.

Who would be surprised if it turns out these were more black ops in disguise?

It looked less like a protest to me, more like a tantrum by a group juveniles about to have their gravy train derailed.

 The protesters celebrating  They include both the two questioners who’d identified as Socialist Alternative members. The picture was posted by Omar Hassan, a Socialist Alternative leader and another member of the Q&A audience.

Seems the Education Action Group is just another Marxist front. 

[Marxism] Why I am joining Socialist Alternative in Australia (Omar Hassan)

http://lists.econ.utah.edu/pipermail/marxism/2012-September/143719.html 

its hard to see how a group that is open as to who they are can be ''A Front '' they are who they say they are, hardly a front.

 ''A Front'' better describes the LNP who describe themselves as representatives of constituents  but are in fact a proven 'front' for the big end of town .