Karl du Fresne: A few thoughts on the Sharma affair

Overwhelmingly, the opinion of press gallery journalists – including some for whom I retain a degree of respect – seems to be that Gaurav Sharma deserved what he got. Luke Malpass says so; so does Audrey Young.

But I wonder whether the public thinks the same. Political events often look different from a distance than they do from the close proximity of the press gallery, and what journalists think is often wildly at odds with public opinion. As I’ve argued before, they’re ill-equipped to know what the public thinks about anything.

Wendy Geus: Nothing to See Here

Ever evasive, Ardern has denied Dr Sharma an investigation into his bullying claims, falsely declaring that there is no evidence.

In doing so she has left MP Kieran McAnulty permanently under suspicion.