The Punch, News Ltd’s new opinion website, bills itself as “Australia’s best conversation”. Says editor David Penberthy:

[The Punch is] a place for spirited, sleeves-up, energetic, engaging commentary, written by people who enjoy writing, for people who enjoy reading … The Punch is just as happy covering politics as it is covering TV, crime, music, social trends, sport, business, economics, food and fashion.

Every day it will present diverse opinions from its own small team, and a rolling roster of almost 100 outside contributors, to give you real-time commentary and analysis of news and current affairs.

So what’s with this atrocious collection of disconnected short-form anti-Labor bile snippets, masquerading as considered opinion, from Bronwyn Bishop?

Julia Gillard feigns a fight with Trade Unions at their annual conference but gives her blessing to the indoctrination of school students 14 years and up.

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The Government had a lot to say about working families in opposition- How about a policy change and create a few.

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It always pays to read the fine print before you get too carried away with Rudd largess.

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The Government censors as it should, against child pornography and advertising tobacco … Me thinks the ABC should have had a closer look at self-censoring and told the Chasers War On Everything that there are ethical standards to be met and they just failed miserably.

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Latham’s outburst against Australian defence personnel was bitter and nasty. And to think this man was putting his hand up to be PM. Would Latham pass the necessary tests, both psychological and physical to be accepted into the Australian Defence Force? A good question!

Hoping to contribute to the conversation I left the following comment:

Wow! Five vacuous brain-farts from Bronwyn Bishop. Australia’s best conversation indeed.

Not published. Conversation stilted.