Clear that the ABC is important to those willing dupes and useful idiots claiming to need greater freedom, liberty and free speech, i.e. proponents in LNP govt., IPA, NewsCorp et al. to highlight the issue of the ABC.

Difficult to avoid the dependency of regional farming communities, including many LNP voters, on the ABC and its suite of rural related programs on TV/radio.

The same then have to endure dog whistling from urban conservative libertarians who prefer to support our consolidated legacy urban based media which receives direct and indirect support from the LNP govt., while appropriating Australian bush culture, values, etc.

Just repeat the lie(s) (about the ABC) often enough and people will believe and fall into line; nativist conservatives have a need to observe or worship authority.

Shadowminister,

Yes, the ABC did apologise. It does that when mistakes
are made. It shows it's credibility instead of denial.
However the Navy has not explained why the dancers
were hired.

And even some conservative politicians have stated that
it was an inappropriate exhibit at a military event.
Being half-clothed outside a warship - appropriate?

Sexualisation of the dancers and dance style appropriate?

We currently have a wider gender inequality debate dominating
Australian politics and as one MP stated - "At a time
when we are promoting the rights of women not to be
objectified, there are other dance moves that would be fun
and equally energetic."

So instead of focusing on the ABC's apology - you should
be focusing on why the Navy hired these dancers in
the first place. At least now with all this publicity
and fuss - we can discuss that question. The dancers vision
has now been set loose online and is generating a
lot of negative responses. So something has been
achieved.

Shadow minister,

Well that little missive was obviously from the Murdoch press who are virulently anti the ABC for commercial reasons.

Yes an apology was given but almost everyone from the Defense minister, who was very scathing about the appropriateness of the performance at this event, recognises it as a stuff up.

“The choice of the dancers has been slammed as inappropriate for the occasion, with Defence Minister Peter Dutton confirming he had reprimanded the event organisers.”
http://www.9news.com.au/national/navy-twerking-dancers-governor-general-releases-statement/89df4c89-e0a0-43f2-a8cc-a1770cfb93f6

And you were defending this and using it to bash the ABC?

“101 Doll Squadron leader Maya Sheridan, in a letter to the ABC, said the public broadcaster should acknowledge her troupe’s trauma and accused the public broadcaster of using specifically sexualised images of the troupe, which she said demeaned her colleagues.”

Twerking in a dance is a highly sexualised act full stop. Any right winger worth his salt would be telling Ms Sheridan to get real. But you lazer focus of hatred for the ABC has you using her quote as justification to pile it on even more.

Be careful because I think your fellow travelers might see you drummed out in quick fashion old boy.

SR,

The point is that the ABC deliberately edited the report to make it look not only as salacious as possible but that Governor-General David Hurley, Chief of Navy Michael Noonan and Chief of Defence Angus Campbell, not were there but approved of the dancing.

This was more than just a mistake and any reputable news organisation would fire the responsible reporter and editor.

Note that similar reviews appeared in the SMH and Guardian.

Foxy,

Whether or not the twerking was appropriate or not at such a welcome home event is largely irrelevant. That the ABC went out of their way to shame a community dance group to fraudulently make a political point is disgraceful.

Of interest:

A job ad posted online by the ABC earlier this month read: “This is an exciting opportunity to join the ABC’s highly regarded in-house legal team consisting of 28 talented lawyers based at (Sydney headquarters) Ultimo.”

Despite having more than 2x as many lawyers as any other news organisation and a swag of top-notch external lawyers, this decrepit organisation is anticipating a 7 figure bill for the lawsuit from Christian Porter.

So much for integrity.

Shadowminister,

Rubbish.

This is the Channel 7 report. It said that Campbell was in the audience.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NoQ8eF6-mE&ab_channel=7NEWSAustralia

This was the Sky News clip which cut away to navy top brass studiously looking at brochures rather than the dancers and it was no less salacious than the ABC coverage.

http://news.sky.com/video/australia-twerking-dancers-101-doll-squadron-at-ship-launch-12275872

So why on earth are you singling the ABC out? Of course we all know the answer to that don't we.

As to the ABC using in-house lawyers rather than expensive and unethical outside firms that is something we should be applauding.

This is what happens at other news organisations that you think so highly of.

“A top-tier Australian law firm which represents Channel 7 has denied suggestions a fake ‘GoFundMe’ page it set up under the name of ‘Amber Harrison’ was done to harass the former Seven staffer, who turned to the public for financial help last month after she was sued by the network for revealing details of an affair she had with her boss and Seven CEO, Tim Worner.

The dummy fundraising page was launched last month from the Sydney offices of Addison Lawyers, which represents Seven West Media Group*. Screenshots of the fake page have been obtained by New Matilda.”

http://newmatilda.com/2017/09/27/exclusive-channel-7s-lawyers-created-a-fake-gofundme-page-under-the-name-of-amber-harrison/

You continue to be a shill for the Murdoch press doing the grunt work without recompense. Why do you think that is?