I applaud the ABC for providing an insight into what is happening in the nexus between courts and those accused of breaking the laws on terrorism. Whilst I subscribe to the rule of law and decry the situation where a member of the public can allegedly threaten to kill someone, especially those charged with enforcing the laws of the land, and then walk scott free, that is the law unfortunately. The problem then seems to sit squarly with the legislators, Mr Abbott. Clean up your act first, I think, before throwing stones at the ABC.

I would lastly suggest to Jonathan J. Ariel that if he thinks yankee-land is so wonderful, ta ta!

Paul Sheehan is right, the ABC is not a monolith. Attention should be directed at the influence of particular individuals, examples being Executive Producer Peter McEvoy and Host, Tony Jones.

ABC bias peaks with Zaky Mallah appearance
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/abc-bias-peaks-with-zaky-mallah-appearance-20150628-ghzvys.html

Thank you for your last post, Foxy. Not only did you put your foot right in it, you managed to fall in right up to your neck.

Your premise is, that commercial media is primarilly right wing, so the public should not mind paying 14 cents per day, per person, to have the ABC be the propaganda vehicle for the Labor Party and the Greens.

Such a position takes it for granted that the ABC is a left wing media organisation.

The problem is, that such a position is in violation of it's charter to be an impartial organisation. Furthermore, the reason why commercial media is popular with the majority of people is because it represents the views of the majority. People quickly get sick and tired of left wing moralisers wagging their fingers at ordinary people's values and attitudes, and always having a default position which puts the interests of foreigners over their own citizens.

That is why the public abandoned the left wing commercial media ages ago. Today, the Sydney Morning Herald has not only adopted a new format to win back customers, it has toned down the criticisms of it's own customer base which drove them away in the first place.

It is not the place of a taxpayer funded media organisation to be the propaganda arm for people with fringe group political views, anymore than it is the place of Sydney Water to advance the interests of people who oppose fluoridation, or for the Electricity Commission to advance the interests of groups who oppose coal fired electrical generators.

If you want a left wing media, then keep buying the Green Left Weekly. But don't expect the taxpayers that you despise to be your piggy bank and bankroll a publically owned media which always opposes the interests of the people who own it.

Foxy,

"This as I've stated in the past all too easily leads
onto the questionable practice of stereotyping entire groups
of people. And unless people are prepared ...."

Muslims are stereotyped, I must admit, and the stereotyping is done by themselves by their adherence to the Koran and their Prophet's example and teachings.

"Would the posters here classify Zaky Mallah and his comments as "left wing" or "right wing"?", Pericles.

Hmmm... He seems like a very cross person, so I'd classify him as a "crossbencher".

But! The government ministers seem very cross too, though I think they want to put Mallah across a bench and give him a good spanking, which he richly deserves and would be for his own good, of course.

A spanking just like they are doing to the ABC.

But as with all S&M I worry more about the psychology of the sadists than the masochists (who, when you think about it, are just asking for it).

"Would the posters here classify Zaky Mallah and his comments as "left wing" or "right wing"?", Pericles

Easily answered, see here,

http://www.centerforinquiry.net/isis/islamic_viewpoints/the_totalitarian_nature_of_islam/