[AusNOG] A look at the coalitions NBN so far

[Karl Auer]

On Wed, 2015-09-09 at 12:12 +1000, Paul Wilkins wrote:
> Those are Prof Rod Tucker (of University Melbourne)'s views and figures. He
> wanted $43bn from Stephen Conroy back in 2009 for a FTTN network. This was
> when the AUD was trading at USD$1.15. His is a fairly partisan position.

To assume someone is partisan because they argue for one position or
another is very poor form indeed, unless you can demonstrate their bias.
And even if someone IS partisan, they may still be right, even if for
the wrong reasons. That's the problem with ad hominem attacks - they
don't address the facts. 

A position that is argued from supportable facts is not partisan unless
other facts are being deliberately ignored. If you have a problem with
an article, you need to attack the statements made in it, either by
showing that the facts being used are not true, by showing that
information the writer had access to is being ignored, or by showing
that the facts as given do not support the conclusions drawn.

So - is the author wrong? If so, how so?

Regards, K.

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