But now to a headline story about wife beating, that as far as we can see was completely ignored by the Fairfax big city papers, by the Guardian and most of the ABC.

Keysar Trad: 'violence is a last resort' A prominent Muslim leader has apologised for statements conceding his religion allows for a husband to beat his wife as a "last resort", saying he was "clumsy" in a television interview. — The Australian, 23 February, 2017

Last Wednesday night, Keysar Trad, who is the president of the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils, went on Sky's Bolt Report and told his host:

KEYSAR TRAD: Before you even consider using your hand, before you consider any act of violence, have you checked box number one which is counselling have you checked box number two. So what does counselling entail, well maybe next time you should bring her a bunch of flowers, maybe next time you should bring her a box of chocolates, maybe next time you should take her out for dinner. ANDREW BOLT: And beat her if she still won't see sense. Beat her. That's what this says. — Sky News, The Bolt Report, 22 February, 2017

Now, anyone condoning domestic violence, even as a, quote, 'last resort'-should get called out for it.

And next day Trad was, on News.com.au, the Daily Mail and the Herald Sun to name a few.

Debate also raged on morning TV, where Trad was live on Studio Ten.

And it continued that evening on A Current Affair where Trad was again under fire:

TRACY GRIMSHAW: Not surprisingly the Muslim community and domestic violence advocates have been outraged, and today he's been forced to backtrack. — Channel 9, A Current Affair, 23 February, 2017

As indeed he had on Facebook and on Twitter. Which of course gave way to another round of headlines, including at SBS Online and even the New York Daily News.

So, the story unfolded over two days and, according to Isentia, generated more than 100 stories.

But the Fairfax metro papers and The Guardian appear to have ignored it completely. As did almost the entire ABC, where it was:

Not on the 7 o'clock News.

Not on 7.30.

Not on Lateline.

Not on The Drum.

And not on the big radio current affairs shows, AM, PM, The World Today and RN Breakfast.

And this strange lack of interest was much as Immigration Minister Peter Dutton had predicted on 2GB when the story first broke.

PETER DUTTON: Well, where are the feminists? I mean, where is the ABC on this, Ray? The ABC presumably are running this at the head of their bulletins, this will be on the seven o'clock news, it will be on the 730 Report tonight. I mean the ABC and Fairfax will be outraged by this. But, you know what, I suspect they'll have nothing to say about it, because they're hypocrites. If it was you or me or somebody else who made such an outrageous statement they'd be calling for us to be taken into the town square and dealt with. — 2GB, The Ray Hadley Morning Show, 23 February, 2017

And he's got a point. The national broadcaster should have been all over this story, as should The Guardian and the Fairfax papers.

But they were all very busy looking the other way.