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Part of the ABC’s problem is that, as a Conservative Free Zone, it has lost so many of its traditional conservative viewers/listeners over the years without gaining younger left-wing types to replace them. It is not clear if Mr Anderson understands that, in view of the declining ratings, it would not matter much if the organisation closed down for long periods – except for staff engaged in emergency broadcasting.
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ABC employees want 6 per cent wages increases for three years plus a $1500 sign-on bonus – despite the fact that they are already employed.ĪBC managing director David Anderson has taken charge of the negotiations. The stop work will take account of shifts – so that no ABC employee will lose more than one hour’s pay. Meanwhile, as Sophie Elsworth reported in The Australian yesterday, the ABC’s unionised staff will strike between 7 am and 8 am and 3 pm and 4 pm on Wednesday 22 March. And ABC barrackers claim that the ABC is Australia’s most trusted news source. Meanwhile 3AW has an 18.1 per cent audience share. The average 774 audience is a mere 30,000 listeners. Radio 774 is the home of such “stars” at the taxpayer funded broadcaster as Sammy J, Charlie Pickering, Sabra Lane, Virginia Trioli (currently on leave), Ali Moore, Richelle Hunt, Jacinta Parsons, Raf Epstein, David Lipson and so on. The Age today carries a story by Karl Quinn that ABC Radio 774 in Melbourne “has slumped to its worst radio ratings on record attracting an average share of just 5.8 per cent of listeners in the first survey of 2023”.


The Saturday Paper – Mike Seccombe on the massive importance of the ABC’s one hour strike that never was.Can You Bear It? – Lenore Taylor on the human costs of stopping people smuggling PK lets a Turnbull submarine howler slip by undetected Amy Remeikis runs the Keating line Tony Windsor looks to New Zealand for leadership re China.Stop Press – ABC comrades plan a strike against themselves Antoinette Lattouf on Antoinette Lattouf Another leftist stack in sight for the Sydney Writers’ Festival.

GERARD HENDERSON’S MEDIA WATCH DOG ISSUE – NO.
