Category: ABC

Yellen: ‘You Don’t Have a Recession’ When US Unemployment at 53-year Low

WASHINGTON—U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday said she saw a path for avoiding a U.S. recession, with inflation coming down significantly and the economy remaining strong, given the strength of the U.S. labor market. “You don’t have a recession when you have 500,000 jobs and the lowest unemployment rate in more than 50 years,”…


Former ABC News Reporter Arrested Over Child Pornography Charge

A former investigative reporter for ABC News has been arrested and charged with transportation of child pornography. Federal authorities found evidence that James Gordon Meek sent and received child pornography images, according to court documents unsealed on Feb. 1 after Meek’s arrest in Virginia. The evidence included an iPhone at Meek’s home that showed the…


Former ABC News Reporter Hit With Child Pornography Charge

A former investigative reporter for ABC News has been arrested and charged with transportation of child pornography. Federal authorities found evidence that James Gordon Meek sent and received child pornography images, according to court documents unsealed on Feb. 1 after Meek’s arrest in Virginia. The evidence included an iPhone at Meek’s home that showed the…


Corporate Media Ignores Twitter Files, Then Defends FBI

Holding a mirror up to the media is an important part of democracy, and in this episode, I hold that mirror up regarding the media’s absence in covering the Twitter Files, and then their eventual rush to defend the government–Big Tech collusion. It is truly incredulous that the vast majority of the corporate media has…


Australian Public Broadcaster to Step-Up Presence in Asia-Pacific Amid China Competition

The head of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) says the national broadcaster is looking to ramp up its presence in the Asia-Pacific seven years after it closed a dedicated service to the region. The move comes as competition for influence in the immediate South Pacific region heats up between Beijing and democratic allies. David Anderson,…


ABC Complaints Inquiry: The Taxpayer Funded Organisation Is Not Beyond Public Scrutiny

Commentary On Sunday, ABC Chair Ita Buttrose released a blistering statement in response to New South Wales, Senator Andrew Bragg, setting up a senate inquiry to review the ABC complaints process. The complaints process for the ABC has been scandal ridden, with months of intense criticism, including over the handling of editorial failings of the…


Taxpayer Funded ABC Not Beyond Public Scrutiny

Commentary On Sunday, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC) Chair Ita Buttrose released a blistering statement in response to New South Wales Senator Andrew Bragg, setting up a senate inquiry to review the ABC complaints process. The complaints process for the ABC has been scandal ridden, with months of intense criticism, including over the handling of…


‘Not Above Scrutiny’: Australian PM Backs Senate Inquiry Into ABC’s Complaints Handling

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defended a Senate inquiry into the complaints handling processes of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), after allegations against the government of “political interference.” Morrison said the ABC is a government agency funded by taxpayers and is not “above … scrutiny.” He rejected ABC Chair Ita Buttrose’s earlier allegation that…


ABC Apologises for Broadcasting False and Defamatory’ Views of Jacinta Price

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has apologised to Alice Springs Deputy Mayor Jacinta Price for broadcasting “false and defamatory” views on two local radio services in September 2019 during her Mind the Gap speaking tour. Price claimed the Coffs Harbour & District Local Aboriginal Land Councils and the ABC had falsely accused her of vilifying…


Modern Slavery Charges Laid Against ‘Cult’ Leader

A NSW man, 40, will appear before Armidale Local Court on March 17 to face slavery and sexual servitude offences laid by the Australian Federal Police. The former Australian Defence Force member was charged with three slavery and sexual servitude offences after being arrested outside an Armidale hardware store by plain-clothed Australian Federal Police tactical…