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ABC: Don’t Mention The War

by John Lacey Whether you think the Chaser sketch was funny or not, offensive or not, the words of the ABC managing director Mark Scott seem really rather ominous. We need to fully review the ABC’s approval processes for programs that deliberately challenge public attitudes. Programs that ‘deliberately challenge public attitudes’ require greater scrutiny than...

Q&A video game discussion: The clueless are out in force

There’s no rating system for video games in Australia. Not my words — they belong to Q&A host Tony Jones. He’s sometimes referred to as a journalist, but in this case obviously not the type who does research. We all know there is a very strict ratings system for games in Australia. It’s the bloody...

Senator Conroy to be interviewed on ABC this Sunday

Senator Conroy will be interviewed by finance journo Alan Kohler on the ABC’s Inside Business program this Sunday (10/02/2008) . It’s unlikely mandatory filtering will get much attention (if any), but it’ll be worth checking out just to hear Mr Conroy’s other plans for broadband and tech in this country. Inside Business is broadcast on...