The ABC published a video that had additional gunshots inserted into it to try and accuse Special Forces Soldiers of War Crimes. Veteran Heston Russell has been asking for a (deserved) apology for years and if he’d been given one, the ABC could have avoided a multi-million dollar court case.
Now they tout the results of an “independent” review. The person who conducted the review held senior positions at the ABC for decades and is likely still close friends with people who work there.
The ABC is failing to live up to the standards Australians expect of a $1 billion taxpayer organisation.
The Terms of Reference for the review are so narrow that they likely restricted the review.
The reviewer is an award-winning journalist with a positive reputation. However, when appointing a supposedly “independent” reviewer, it’s important that the reviewer is appropriate in terms of background and experience and that the reviewer has no perceived connection with the organisation they are reviewing.
This reviewer spent decades with ABC-SBS, beginning as a cadet at the ABC in 1979.
The interim report’s recommendations raise integrity as an issue with ABC News, which leads me to conclude that, at best, ABC News is sloppy.
The ABC has blown millions in taxpayer dollars defending its defamatory treatment of Heston Russell and leaves itself open to further scrutiny, yet despite losing the defamation case, the ABC refuses to apologise.
The arrogance here is astounding.Just apologise.
How is it that media opinion ‘jockeys’ continue to only question the lack of action on contentious issues yet never demand action other than occasional apologies? The ABC has repeatedly breached its public contract and wasted enormous funding but remains unaccountable and unpunished. Stop questioning and start demanding defunding or dissolution of this arrogant institution. On that issue alone, delinquent governments should be thrown from office.
The ABC doesn’t seem to even truely abide by its Charter. Fair and Balanced reporting. Maybe cutting funding instead of allowing the flawed operation to continue.
The ABC seem to be a bunch of Old Stick in the Muds, never able to admit mistakes.
Why are they still promoting the Jab? Mountains of evidence around the world show how dangerous it is and in-effective.
Its time they caught up with the rest of Australians and in fact the World.
Thank you, Senator Roberts for keeping them to account and for all that you do.
The ABC needs to be shut down. The content they produce is total BS (Ukraine for example). Stop the Rot and sack the lot, for the sake of the taxpayer.