I have noticed left wing bias on the ABC. It comes across sometimes when you compare how some news items are reported on the ABC to how the same news item is reported by alternative sources, like SBS. Flint’s claim is nothing new: the ABC has always leaned to the left, and probably always will, so just put up with it. After all, one of the people who works there was a Whitlam press secretary; and another is married to a Labor politician. Alan Jones is quite a remarkable man, who has helped many people, but whether you love him or hate him, he just yaps far too much.

Woops, a few corrections ...

"I believe David Flint is one of the reasons the old generation of conservative politics in Australia has gone so down-hill. In response to political correctness, the conservatives have opted for political erectness. They associated "softness" with the Left and will do anything that makes themSELVES look "hard-core" ...

For many Aussie Muslims, David Flint will be remembered as the man who awarded a community radio license to a tiny fringe intolerant Lebanese Muslim group known to represent and promote the interests of the Syrian Ba'ath Party. Two senior members of the group are currently on trial in terrorism-related charges in Beirut.

I can only speculate Flint supported their application after thinking Bashir el-Assaad (Ba'athist President of Syria) was opposed by the Left!"

The ABC, of course, has no “commitment to balance”; never has, and never will. Any criticism of the organization, from David Flint or anyone else on OLO always brings out the snapping, snarling lefties. It gives them something to do other than running around in circles biting at their tails.

Even Prof. Flint’s remarks on the paucity of conservative writing in Australia brings on a rabid, mouth-foaming remark that it is only the loony left that reads when, in reality, only the left wing writers ‘penny dreadful’, naïve style can be understood by them. It is impossible for logical thinkers to write down to their level of understanding. Their ignorant criticism of any opinion different from theirs on OLO clearly shows they can’t actually understand what they read. Like dogs guarding their territory, they react and bite on natural instinct – nothing intellectual about them at all.

As for the ABC, I love it. While I agree with most of David Flint’s criticism of it, I rarely watch or listen to anything else. If it were not for the ABC I would not watch TV or listen to radio. The commercials networks are inane. I know that there will always be a left wing skew to most things: I just ignore that and make up my own mind. And, unlike left wing ideologues, I don’t go berserk every time I hear or see something I don’t like.

The fact that the left rushes to defend the ABC over the slightest criticism, no matter what that is, is clear proof of the Corporation's bias.

Some of us have the capacity to enjoy the ABC even with the bias

Ah Dave, I do so look forward to your articles. Always so balanced, consistently considering both sides of a debate fairly and objectively, constantly mindful of the best interests of others even at great personal sacrifice. What a guy.

What makes you think a book about Alan Jones would contain "filth"? And what makes you think a journalist of Chris Masters' standing would publish something that couldn't be substantiated? You don't make an appearance in there somewhere, do you Dave? Are you possibly protesting too much? And has it occurred to you that while this drama has offered you an opportunity to criticise the ABC, it's also great advertising for the book?

If it turns out to be the best seller it promises to be, you will have personally contributed to that. No flies on Flint.

I can't wait to read it.

Leigh, let's see if I understand your logic when you say, "The fact that the left rushes to defend the ABC over the slightest criticism, no matter what that is, is clear proof of the Corporation's bias."

So, let's see: I put your three propositions down like this.
1. The left rushes to defend the ABC over the slightest criticism.
2. They do that no matter what that criticism is.
3. That is clear proof of the Corporation's bias.

No, I must be real dumb, Leigh. Even if I accept 1 and 2 as true for the sake of your argument, I can't follow the logical leap from those two propositions to proposition 3. What am I missing?

On the other hand, I could try using your own form of logic. Here are two propositions from your writing from which I can draw a conclusion:
1. You are a right-winger.
2. You love the ABC and rarely watch or listen to anything else.
3. Therefore the ABC is full of right-wing bias.

When your looking from the far right everthing looks like a pinko plot, The ABC, Teachers, Human rights.