shadowminister,

I would go further and say that we would be much better off: not just because of the billion dollars each year, but we could get back to the two party system, where politicians have to convince us which side we vote for without interference from an extreme Leftist organisation that abuses us using our own money.

I don't think that the Institute of Public Affairs
qualifies as a "Left-Wing" institution. Yet they are the
ones calling the shots with the Liberal Party.

And again at the height of the coronavirus emergency and
on the back of devastating bushfires Australia's much
awarded and trusted national broadcaster has been forces
to make major cuts to staff, services and programs. It is
doing so to offset the latest budget shortfalls as a
result of successive cuts from the Coalition government.

And the sad thing is that these are on-going cuts which
represent an attack by the federal government on the
broadcasster, its role in democracy and in keeping
Australians safe, informed and entertained.
This is hopelessly short-sighted!

The latest Digital News Report clearly shows the ABC is
the media outlet Australians trust the most.

Foxy,

Democracy would be poorer if a politically biased state-owned news organisation disappears?

AHA ! Has the government sold the ABC to Facebook ?
Facebook has announced a change of name to META.
They also have adopted the Lissajous trademark figure of the ABC.

I can't spell the word Lissajous which is what that figure is.
I think that spelling is wrong.
Anyway they will be in good company.

You have the spelling right, Bazz. It's a Bowditch Curve, which is what the ABC symbol is.

shadow minister,

Democracy will be poorer because at a time when the
public really can't afford to be getting their news
from Facebook or other social media outlets, (the
Murdoch Press, Sky News, et al). And cutting some of
Australia's most reliable and quality journalism and
storytelling and literally savings lives during bushfires,
is hopelessly short-sighted.