The ABC stands accused of failing to comply with its own charter, which fundamentally requires it to be the most reliably independent source of news in the country. That the accusation comes with equal ferocity from both sides of the ideological divide is a strong indication that both are wrong, but the organisation itself has lost the plot completely.
Consequently, the ABC stumbles around, punching itself in the head. As the detail sitting behind Antoinette Lattouf’s win in the Fair Work Commission (FWC) yesterday illustrates, forget about independence — even basic competence seems to be beyond the national broadcaster.
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