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It's been theorised that Miranda Devine does not exist as such, but she is rather a front for the Herald staff to troll the opinion pages. Kewpid 10:02, 5 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

That is a ridiculous notion. My friend is a student journalist and has met Miranda in person. 210.56.64.215 09:38, 23 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

It's been theorised that your journalism student friend does not exist as such, but rather she is a front for the Wikipedia members to troll in the Discussion section. --131.202.151.37 05:14, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The Mystique of Miranda Devine Continues

The entry on Miranda Devine says she was born in the 1960s. This would seem just a slight exaggeration.

The year of her birth is given by the National Library of Australia as 1948.

58.105.85.233 17:24, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That would be an interesting addition given that the Bulletin (link at bottom) says she's in her early 40s (2004). But she just doesn't look 58! (Could they be using a very old photo or would that be too obvious?) Nick 17:51, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

She's married with a young family, so I think "early 40s" makes more sense. Kewpid 13:31, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Section about Criticism

Devine often attracts criticism for her views, as sometimes seen in the Letters page of the Sydney Morning Herald. Her views are sometimes seen as out of touch, for example, referring to Sarah Murdoch wife of one of Australia's richest men Lachlan Murdoch as being "plagued by the same doubts as any working mother". [1]

I want to delete this section. "Attracting criticism" - so do many columnists, if not all at some point or other. "Views are sometimes seen as out of touch" - where is the reference for this? The reference you provide is simply an opinion piece by Devine, and whether it is "out of touch" is a value statement that is being made.Recurring dreams 08:12, 7 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

26 June 2007 Restored Controversy section, including criticism from Mike Carlton. Mike Carlton is a household name in Sydney, and the criticism was made in one of Australia's biggest selling papers (Sydney's Sun Herald), so it got major coverage at the time. It was properly cited. The facts of the matter (that Devine was on a government committee) was researched and verified, and a second reference from the government website was provided to show she actually was on that committee (so it is a fact, not "point of view"). 203.166.255.9 03:43, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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	I want to delete this section. "Attracting criticism" - so do many columnists, if not all at some point or other. "Views are sometimes seen as out of touch" - where is the reference for this? The reference you provide is simply an opinion piece by Devine, and whether it is "out of touch" is a value statement that is being made.[[User:Recurring dreams\|Recurring dreams]] 08:12, 7 April 2007 (UTC)		I want to delete this section. "Attracting criticism" - so do many columnists, if not all at some point or other. "Views are sometimes seen as out of touch" - where is the reference for this? The reference you provide is simply an opinion piece by Devine, and whether it is "out of touch" is a value statement that is being made.[[User:Recurring dreams\|Recurring dreams]] 08:12, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

			::[[26 June]] [[2007]] Restored Controversy section, including criticism from Mike Carlton. Mike Carlton is a household name in Sydney, and the criticism was made in one of Australia's biggest selling papers (Sydney's Sun Herald), so it got major coverage at the time. It was properly cited. The facts of the matter (that Devine was on a government committee) was researched and verified, and a second reference from the government website was provided to show she actually was on that committee (so it is a fact, not "point of view"). [[User:203.166.255.9\|203.166.255.9]] 03:43, 26 June 2007 (UTC)