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The national broadcaster has suffered a series of embarrassments and failures. It’s revealed what the biggest issue for the ABC is.
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While Australians may not be free speech absolutists, they do have a strong allergy to class systems, tech companies, politicians, and powerful people having a lend, writes James Morrow.
ABC ‘manipulated’ my war crimes quotes, says former US drug agent
A “furious” Bret Hamilton has demanded the ABC remove another war crimes story, claiming he was misrepresented when talking about Australian soldiers in Afghanistan. Watch the video
‘Megaphone of the left’: Backlash against ABC fake news
The ABC is under fire over ‘fake’ gunshots added to a story about serious war crime allegations by Australian soldiers, as a former chairman of the national broadcaster accuses it of being a ‘self-serving collective’.
Record numbers of Gazans in Australia file fresh asylum claims
Figures tabled in the Senate reveal 166 Palestinians filed asylum claims allowing them to remain in Australia while their claims are processed in August alone.
Hate sheik’s group invited to slice of $2.4m grant
A Muslim community group with ties to a sheik who praised Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel has been invited by Labor to apply for grant in the name of “social cohesion”.
The mistakes Trump has to avoid to beat Harris today
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The Melbourne suburbs migrants are moving to
The majority of the nation’s record-high intake of migrants are settling in Melbourne or Sydney. Find out which suburbs are absorbing the most newcomers.
Revealed: The Sydney suburbs migrants are moving to
With the majority of the nation’s record-high intake of migrants settling in Sydney or Melbourne, Australians in those cities are being forced to pay the price. Find out what suburbs are being hit the hardest.
Worst GDP figures since 1990s put future prosperity at risk
As the economy tanks, economists have warned Australia is putting a “bright economic future” in jeopardy by allowing the government to crowd out the private sector.
Original URL: https://www.thechronicle.com.au/journalists/james-morrow/page/11