Tag: ABC
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Failure of Impartiality in Reporting on Sex-Based Rights – Letter to Linton Besser
Dear Linton Besser, I am concerned about the continual mischaracterisation by ABC of women’s rights campaigners as “anti trans”, when in fact we are simply defending our right of association. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-23/lesbian-group-transgender-exemption-federal-court/106375606 Lesbians don’t “want the right to exclude trans women”- they want to assert women’s right of association. The Australian Human Rights Commission on the…
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Erosion of Trust in the ABC – A Tasmanian Perspective
For years, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has partnered with ACON, the leading LGBTQ+ advocacy organisation, through programs like the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) and its Pride Network. While the ABC insists editorial independence is maintained, this close relationship has fuelled growing concerns about bias, selective reporting, and cultural pressures in newsrooms—particularly on issues…
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ABC Complaint Referred to the Minister for Communications – Letter to Hon. Rowland
This letter has been sent to the Australian Minister for Communications, the Hon Michelle Rowland MP, following a formal complaint made to the ABC Ombudsman regarding concerns about accuracy and impartiality in ABC reporting. In light of growing public interest — including Phil Dye’s petition — the correspondence asks the Minister to consider whether the…
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Why are taxpayers funding endless queer propaganda through ABC? – Letter to Linton Besser from Media Watch
Letter sent to Linton Besser and Media Watch on 31 January 2026 Dear Linton, The BBC has been criticised for its impartiality particularly regarding its promotion of gender and ‘queer’ ideology above the sex-based rights of women. The ABC has for years been doing exactly the same- a slow drip feed of trans positive stories,…
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Concern Regarding ABC’s Financial Commitment to ACON and the AWEI Awards – Letter to Media Watch
Letter sent to Media Watch on 08.12.25 Concern Regarding ABC’s Financial Commitment to ACON and the AWEI Awards – Request for Investigation and Disclosure Dear Media Watch Team, I am writing to express my concerns about the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC) ongoing alliance and financial commitments to the AIDS Council of New South Wales (ACON), particularly through…
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ABC’s Lies by Omission – Letter to Linton Besser
Dear Linton Besser, Thank you for revisiting the topic of ACON’s stranglehold over the ABC. This is hardly a new topic, given Paul Barry courageously raised it years ago, and it’s ever more concerning that ABC is not taking immediate action to end its relationship with ACON. Despite Hugh Marks’ shambolic attempts to minimise ACON’s…
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How the ABC’s pursuit of platinum status with ACON put its integrity on the line
The ABC has achieved platinum status from trans rights lobby group ACON, but critics say the national broadcaster has compromised its editorial independence by paying for ideological approval. This year the ABC celebrated a sweet victory. After years of dogged persistence, the national broadcaster achieved platinum status for its commitment to trans rights. The media…
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Why Did the ABC Ignore the FOI Story Involving Dr Anna Cody and UN Rapporteur Reem Alsalem? – Letter to ABC Ombudsman
Excellent complaint to the ABC from Anthony Johnsen over their failure to cover Anna Cody’s covert campaign to block reappointment of Reem Alsalem To the ABC Ombudsman, Recently, The Australian newspaper obtained documents under freedom of information laws in which Dr Anna Cody, Australia’s Sex Discrimination Commissioner, queried whether influence could be used to block…
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ABC Bias in Terminology Used to Describe the Let Women Speak Rally – Letter to the ABC Ombudsman
Below is an email exchange between Anthony Johnson and the ABC Ombudsman’s office. Anthony contacted us to share his experience of ABC bias, which he thought might be of interest. Anthony wrote: “I have made two complaints to the ABC about the language used to describe the Let Women Speak rally, held in Melbourne 2023.…