The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC) decision to axe the role of political editor has been roundly criticised by media figures. In a staff email, the public broadcaster’s managing director, David Anderson, said up to 120 employees would potentially be let go as the national broadcaster restructures. The redundancies come after the journalist union, the Media,…

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has violated impartiality and accuracy standards in its radio report on the Alice Springs community meeting, the newly created ABC Ombudsman’s office found. The ABC’s flagship radio program AM on Jan. 31 aired a report in which it accused locals worried about the alcohol-fulled crime wave in the remote community of…