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Seven’s election debate to air after Big Brother as prime minister snubs ABC

The federal director of the Liberal party, Andrew Hirst, rejected the national broadcaster’s offer earlier this week without giving an explanation

The Guardian - AU · May 3, 2022

Professor at Minnesota's St. Olaf College says he lost leadership post for inviting controversial speaker to campus

MINNEAPOLIS — A St. Olaf College professor tapped to promote debate about "highly controversial subjects" through conversations with guest speakers is being removed from his leadership position a year early, reigniting debate of how colleges handle free speech.

Tribune News Service · May 2, 2022

Sarah Ferguson to replace Leigh Sales as host of ABC’s 7.30 program

Former Four Corners presenter has won five Walkley awards in a career with the ABC stretching back to 2008

The Guardian - AU · Apr 28, 2022

A tale of two stories as the Age and the Australian search for truth amid the haze

The two papers had wildly different accounts of Lark chief executive Geoff Bainbridge’s downfall after video emerged. Plus: viewers turn off PM

The Guardian - AU · Feb 18, 2022

‘The critics don’t deter us’: ABC managing director launches passionate defence of broadcaster

New book from media veteran David Anderson outlines broadcaster’s contribution to Australian public life despite defunding and scrutiny

The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2022

Pacific public broadcasters concerned about Chinese government pressure, says ABC managing director

The ABC managing director says public broadcasters in the Pacific have raised concerns about Chinese government pressure to carry state-owned news content.

ABC News · Feb 15, 2022

The ABC's budget hasn't been restored – it's still facing $1.2 billion in accumulated losses over a decade

ABC Chair Ita Buttrose is “delighted” and Managing Director David Anderson says he now has “certainty” for planning. However, the Morrison government’s pre-election announcement it would restore the ABC’s budget to 2018 levels doesn’t come close to making up for what has been lost in cuts to funding and staff.

The Conversation · Feb 8, 2022

Commentary: Attacks like the one in Colleyville are about more than antisemitism

The Colleyville synagogue hostage-taking was a nightmare, a vicious, antisemitic attack on a vulnerable Jewish community. It is tempting to obsess on the antisemitism, to see it as the great, sole evil. But if we want change, we must recognize that Colleyville was about more.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 27, 2022