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News & Analysis
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Statement regarding the attack on Helen Haines
ABC Friends is shocked and dismayed by the attack on Helen Haines, the federal member for Indi.
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Why Australian media should boycott One Nation press conferences
On 3 October 2026 Pauline Hanson’s One Nation held a press conference to launch its campaign for the Victorian state election. Once again One Nation barred the ABC and the…
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Impartiality or a question of balance?
Australia’s media regulator, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has found that the ABC breached its impartiality rules in a 2025 Four Corners episode about the redevelopment of the…

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