Do to the ABC what Putin did to Russia's media? That's un-Australian
Is the ABC un-Australian? Is a review worth doing? Last December,
Russia's President Vladimir Putin tightened his control over that
country's media by dissolving the main state news agency and replacing
it with an organisation that is to promote Moscow's image abroad.
Last week, Tony Abbott announced a review of the ABC and SBS
and also said that it ''dismays Australians when the national
broadcaster appears to take everybody's side but our own''.
The same day, the Institute of Public Affairs renewed the
call to simply sell both broadcasters. Commercial rivals watched with
more than passing interest to see whether there was momentum to rid the
marketplace of this irritant - a disruptive publicly funded drain on
their profits.
TONY ABBOTT OUR CLAYTON PRIME MINISTER WHO DOESN'T MEAN WHAT HE SAYS AND DOESN'T SAY WHAT HE MEANS.
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