'I Spy': intelligence, national secrets and the accountability of public broadcasters

Murry Green

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Abstract

The Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, accused the public broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), of ‘taking everyone’s side but Australia’s’. Mr Abbottwent on to say that the ABC ‘seemed to delight in broadcasting allegations of a traitor’. The Prime Minister added: ‘the ABC did not just report what he said, they took the lead in advertising what he said’. The Prime Minister further reflected: ‘you would like the national broadcaster to have at least some affection for the home team’ (Prime Minister of Australia transcript 29 January 2014).
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRe-Visionary Interpretations of the Public Enterprise Conference (RIPE)
Place of PublicationTokyo
PublisherRe-Visionary Interpretations of the Public Enterprise
Pages1-16
Number of pages16
Publication statusPublished - 2014
EventRe-Visionary Interpretations of the Public Enterprise Conference - Tokyo
Duration: 27 Aug 201429 Aug 2014

Conference

ConferenceRe-Visionary Interpretations of the Public Enterprise Conference
CityTokyo
Period27/08/1429/08/14

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