Broadcaster vows to ‘never shy away’ from asking questions after opposition leader accuses journalist Bridget McArthur of ‘playing games’
ABC News said it stood by its reporters after the leader of the opposition, Peter Dutton, lashed out at two of its journalists.ABC News said it stood by its reporters after the leader of the opposition, Peter Dutton, lashed out at two of its journalists.The media union has called Peter Dutton’s behaviour towards two ABC reporters “unnecessarily aggressive” as the public broadcaster vowed to continue to ask the opposition leader and others tough questions.
My first tango with Peter Dutton. Sadly didn’t get a whole lot of time for questions. Costing/timeline for costing for nuclear still TBCMcArthur: “Well, I have spoken to a number of them. I haven’t seen you speak to a single member of the public.” Earlier this month ABC reporter Anushri Sood asked Dutton about comments he made regarding the ban on Hezbollah’s flag, with the reporter questioning why there are “no bans currently on Israeli flags being raised” at rallies “despite 45,000 people dying at the hands of the Israeli government”.“They organise terrorist attacks and if that is not clear to the ABC, then I think the ABC is in greater trouble than even I first imagined,” Dutton said.
In relation to the Hezbollah question, the ABC said: “Hezbollah is listed as a terrorist organisation by the Australian Government and the ABC recognises that in its coverage.”
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