Garbage Ojnab, there is not a single minute left on any ABC station that is watchable, unless you like pommy crap.

The very last one, Catalyst, became nothing but another propaganda rag a year or more back.

It really is hard to believe they can be so dumb. All they do is pedal left propaganda to left lovies, totally wasting their time. They are so far left they are way over the top, but can't see it themselves.

They think they are being so cute, guiding the debate where they want it, but as none but the lefty lovies are listening, they might as well talk to their armpit.

They forgot that propaganda must be just a little, included in a lot of truth. As they no longer produce any truth, it is all just piddling in each others pockets. I'm sure that gives them a warm feeling, but it is useless, now their intended audience has walked out. Too much bullsh!t will kill your garden, or your message.

Are you honestly suggesting the ABC is impartial and unbiased? I can think of only two possible reasons for anyone making such a laughably untrue statement: dishonesty or idiocy. Which is it in your case?

There is no function of democracy that is served by having a lick-spittle official propaganda arm, serving up a diet of non-stop nauseating, state-worshipping propaganda on multiple channels.

The ABC should be abolished. Those who want its services should pay for it like everyone else pays for media and entertainment services. Why should the majority of the population be forced to pay for the green/left/conceited moron part of the population to have their own anus-gazing service funded at public expense?

Had there been no entertainment and no news around, would that be what you choose to spend your hard-earned money on?

A few things in my old house nearly fall apart and need repair, but I know my budget so I don't fix them for now: how nice would it be to have double-glazing to reduce my electricity bill and the noise from the street? How nice would it be to improve my health by receiving alternative therapies and buying healthier organic food, if I could afford it.

Above all, the sooner I save enough, the sooner I can retire and spend the rest of my life on what life is meant to be rather than on paying the bills.

Of all things, entertainment is almost my bottom priority and for having an idea of what's going around, it's sufficient anyway to browse any of 100's of news-websites around the world for free.

So it's not about the current content of the ABC and its political inclinations, but rather about the fact that I am forced to purchase through my tax that which is outside my budget rather than being able to spend that money on basic comforts and health - and it's not even about other people's comfort and health (in fact it's about feeding their addictions and degrading their health and quality of family-life). How more unfair can it get?

Life is meant to be lived, not for watching what others do.

I do admit that I listen occasionally to ABC Classic FM radio (including the news on the hour), so I'm happy to pay my share for it, but is it really necessary to use one's eyes in order to listen to good music and to the latest facts? Isn't it better to watch the sheet-music instead and play along with the radio? or to do the house-work during news-time? Do we really need to pay for all that makeup and visual gimmicks? I don't have that fool's box at home, so why should I pay for it?

Dis/services should be paid by those who use them!

Clearly a balanced view is one which the Left now turned Right agrees with, it is so obviously 'truth' who could argue, itching to swing with their departed colleagues in Iran. Freedom the definition has changed you say?

The ABC is a victim of sour grapes, no one can say why the ABC is biased or right wing or one sided. They don’t like Tony getting his socks knocked off because he can’t explain himself.
The ABC is extremely popular, even with the left, as they know every thing broadcast on it.
Instead of pay for view why not use the off switch. People that don’t want to read propaganda don’t buy Murdoch press.
Abbott said he would not touch the ABC, must have had a good interview.
You can’t protect Abbott from the ravages of accountability, even his own kind say that. The ABC are the only ones that have free air time to hold unpaid interviews.

Hasbeen why do you watch the ABC if you hate it so much, obviously you must like something about it to know their left views.The tax you are paying is minimal to extravagant married women having babies with tax handouts from people like myself, baby bonus, child care payments, schooling bonuses, paid parental leave, nanny fees, etc. your gripes with the ABC are no different to mine with the other, if a woman opens her legs and gets up the duff, look after the kid yourself or the man who duffed you, not us the taxpayer, so my gripe is no different to your gripe, it all concerns the taxpayer funding