The media - journalists, reporters, commentators, radio and television stations - have an obligation to reveal their political philosophy and their party political allegiance

In international cricket and football an umpire from the land of either of the teams playing is banned from umpiring that match. For example, an Australian umpire would never be allowed to umpire a cricket match between Pakistan and Australia. The claim is that the Australian umpire could never put his national allegiance behind him. Marginal LBW and run-out decisions would surely go in Australia's favour. And, worse still, the Australian umpire could never overcome Australia's Islamophobia. The Pakistan cricket team would go berserk at the suggestion. They have been told ad infinitum by Australia's PC class what a bunch of racists we Australians are.

If we are to be consistent in this principle - and the PC class is the first to point out such bias - then is it not reasonable that all those who have the power of the microphone reveal themselves? Is it not reasonable to claim that those analysing policy and political motive during the run-up to the federal elections in November are inevitably swayed by their politics? Are we not allowed to know, for example, what exactly are the allegiances of that picture of sneering arrogance, the Nine Network's Laurie Oakes?

Come clean, Australia's media!