ABC wars
Party favour: Matt Bach’s 48-hour commute for one hour in court
A former Liberal MP’s return to Melbourne to give evidence for old boss John Pesutto comes with maximum inconvenience.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Latest
CBD
CBD
Kim Williams says ABC news can be ‘tabloid’
The ABC chair faced former ABC presenter Kerry O’Brien in the unlikely setting of a holiday hot spot.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
CBD
CBD
Kim and Kerry preach to the ABC faithful
The ABC chair faced former ABC presenter Kerry O’Brien in the unlikely setting of the holiday hot spot.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Was it worth it? The modest sum Laura Tingle pocketed for explosive writers’ festival remarks
The ABC journalist’s comments at the Sydney Writers’ Festival this year raised plenty of culture war ire but weren’t much of a money raiser.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Opinion
ABC
Familiar as hell? Shaun Micallef’s new chat show not what the ABC needs
Promoting his return to the ABC, Shaun Micallef quips that he stepped aside two years ago to make way for young talent, but there “wasn’t any”.
- by Thomas Mitchell
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CBD
Jane Hume is reunited with her Lycra buddy
Canberra is a small town, as the Coalition senator found when she relived a viral moment at the Midwinter Ball.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Analysis
Media & marketing
Should Paul Barry be the last journalist to host Media Watch?
With Barry about to end his 11-year tenure in the hot seat, the ABC could hand over the task of keeping the outlets honest to someone outside the so-called media bubble.
- by Calum Jaspan
‘A sound bite out of context’: Tingle’s racism claim backed by facts
Misinformation rules unless context is heard and understood.
Tingle was only stating the obvious about racism in Australia
Deliberate and casual remarks and opinions that denigrate Indigenous Australians and immigrants abound. It is concerning to note that racist views are often aired with confidence and a presumption that one will agree with, and certainly not challenge, such hurtful bigotry and prejudice.
Opinion
Racism
Why ABC chiefs should back Laura Tingle for calling out racism
As is often the case in Australia, the person who calls out racism faces far more scrutiny than the racism itself.
- by Giri Sivaraman
ABC’s Laura Tingle under fire after ‘racist country’ comments
ABC’s 7.30 chief political correspondent Laura Tingle has come under fire for comments she made criticising Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.
- by Helen Pitt
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