#4 TOP IA STORY OF 2024: ABC complaint over Insiders collaboration with Murdochs News Corp [Video]

Concerns about the ABC’s increasing conservative bent grew during 2024, as News Corp continued its covert takeover of the public broadcaster, which led to this June article by star columnist Alan Austin gaining a sizeable audience.

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Independent Australia columnist Alan Austin has complained to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation following a recent problematic ‘Insiders’ episode.

*Also listen to the audio version of this article on Spotify HERE.

INSIDERS IS NO longer a program viewers can rely on for accurate information and analysis. This is extremely disappointing. This has come about through excessive reliance on Rupert Murdoch’s mendacious “news” outlets for its content.

Last Sunday’s program, 26 November, started with several television clips reporting events in Gaza. These included two segments clearly labelled as Sky News, Australia’s equivalent to America’s Fox News. These are two of the most discredited news outlets in the English-speaking world. Their contributors have been found in multiple court …