Dolcevita: while I agree that the newspaper spews drival most of the time, IMO it is just giving people what they want, the media is not to blame, it is everyone's fault that the media acts the way it does.
" The more interesting issue, surely around decision making is, has she had the same advantages in life that the Abbott north shore girls have had? "
Not really an interesting issue, it seems that you are upset that Abbott's daughters have advantages in life over others?
Well I would argue that Abbott has worked extremely hard to put his family into a position where those advantages come to the ones he loves. It is not doubt a long winded debate, and a debate no one will agree on as it will depend on what side of the political spectrum you sit on.
However one thing to keep in mind is this: everyone born is Australia is lucky, and has advantages the rest of the world can only dream of. If you push equality by trying to bring the fortunate down, instead of trying to raise the unfortunate up, the world will be an even more horrible place than it currently is.
