Category: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Why Christian Porter May Lose His Defamation Case

March 21, 2021
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Commentary Australia’s Attorney-General Christian Porter is seeking aggravated damages against the ABC—Australia’s state-owned broadcaster—over a story written by journalist Louise Milligan. It starts as follows: “Australian Federal Police have been notified of a letter sent to Prime Minister Scott Morrison detailing an alleged historical rape by a cabinet minister in the federal government.” The story…

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Former Australian PM Lambasts Media Law for ‘Entrenching’ Murdoch Empire

February 18, 2021
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Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd claims impending media bargaining laws will entrench the power of Rupert Murdoch’s news empire. Rudd said Australian media was undergoing a “Fox News-isation” and was breeding climate change denialism and encouraging far-right political extremism. “The Murdoch media empire has campaigned viciously against one side of politics,” he said. Rudd is fronting…

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Australia’s Public Broadcaster Launches New ‘Diversity’ and ‘Inclusion’ Guidelines

February 15, 2021
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The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has unveiled new requirements that will see “under-represented people and perspectives” on Australian TV screens. The announcement comes just months after a report (pdf) published by Media Diversity Australia found more than 75 percent of Australian news presenters, commentators and reporters were “white.” Under the “Diversity and Inclusion Commissioning Guidelines”…

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