Cranky,

Is this bias on media watch traditional left wing/right wing poltical bias, or is it some other type of bias?

I think I now understand Cranky's problem with bias. As she has indicated, Packer, Murdoch and the rest of the commercial media are free to pursue a right wing agenda because they are not publicly funded. And this is what the commercial media in Australia do to the best of their ability.
Accordingly, main stream media (press, TV and radio) has a strong right wing leaning. So anybody playing it straight down the middle, being properly balanced,is going to be well to the left of the main stream. It is all relative.
Cranky, you ranting and raving about the ABC left bias doesn't make it so. It is only your opinion. I believe the ABC does satisfy its charter and like it or not my opinion is as valid as yours.

As always, bias is in the eye of the beholder. If you want to see it you will regardless of any objective assessment.

I would be considered a 'Lefty' and yet, I have to say that the religious ferver about the cartoon of Mohammed is totally outrageous. There have always been cartoons about Deities of all religions, get a grip people. It just shows that religion = hate = violence, and round and round it goes. All I can say is get a sense of humour, or get over it. No one was physically hurt by the cartoon, unlike the violent knee-jerk reaction.