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ABS and SBS are far, far left wing. Channel 7,9,and 10 are centrist, but 7 leans left, 9 leans right. 10 is interesting because it currently has one of the mos

ABS and SBS are far, far left wing. Channel 7,9,and 10 are centrist, but 7 leans left, 9 leans right. 10 is interesting because it currently has one of the most left wing shows on TV (The Project) but also used to have one of the most right-wing shows (The Bolt Report), so I guess I'll put them in the center to be fair.

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Intermernet 5y ago
Channel 7 regularly act as the platform for Pauline Hanson to spit her dross. That ain't left leaning by a long shot. Also, despite your perception, the ABC have to undertake annual audits for political bias. This is part of being a state funded broadcaster. I suggest that you read those reports. EDIT: Channel 9 is chaired by Peter Costello. Channel 7 is chaired by Kerry Stokes. The ABC is chaired by Ita Buttrose. All three of these people have much closer ties to the political right than the political left. A pretty good summary of the current state of affairs can be seen at https://independentaustralia.net/business/business-display/the-effect-of-right-wing-bias-in-australias-media,14569 https://independentaustralia.net/business/business-display/t... EDIT 2: More links: https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/rp1415/ABCoverview#_Toc395086095 https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Depart... https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/abc-news-australia/ https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/abc-news-australia/
stephen_g 5y ago
That's extremely telling to consider The Project as 'left wing'. Basically everybody on the left hates The Project, it's definitely not 'left wing' unless you are looking from a very right wing perspective. SBS could reasonably be described as 'generally left wing' (no, not "far, far left", that's ridiculous). The ABC has shifted right massively lately from being centre left recently - personalities like David Speers and Leigh Sales basically becoming Government spruikers, Insiders and Q&A becoming infested with a lot of "false balance" (i.e. get a right-wing personality with no qualifications on to debate this PhD climate scientist), etc.

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Intermernet 5y ago

Channel 7 regularly act as the platform for Pauline Hanson to spit her dross. That ain't left leaning by a long shot. Also, despite your perception, the ABC have to undertake annual audits for political bias. This is part of being a state funded broadcaster. I suggest that you read those reports. EDIT: Channel 9 is chaired by Peter Costello. Channel 7 is chaired by Kerry Stokes. The ABC is chaired by Ita Buttrose. All three of these people have much closer ties to the political right than the political left. A pretty good summary of the current state of affairs can be seen at https://independentaustralia.net/business/business-display/the-effect-of-right-wing-bias-in-australias-media,14569 https://independentaustralia.net/business/business-display/t... EDIT 2: More links: https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/rp1415/ABCoverview#_Toc395086095 https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Depart... https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/abc-news-australia/ https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/abc-news-australia/

stephen_g 5y ago

That's extremely telling to consider The Project as 'left wing'. Basically everybody on the left hates The Project, it's definitely not 'left wing' unless you are looking from a very right wing perspective. SBS could reasonably be described as 'generally left wing' (no, not "far, far left", that's ridiculous). The ABC has shifted right massively lately from being centre left recently - personalities like David Speers and Leigh Sales basically becoming Government spruikers, Insiders and Q&A becoming infested with a lot of "false balance" (i.e. get a right-wing personality with no qualifications on to debate this PhD climate scientist), etc.