Australia's Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Scott Morrison, exhibits signs of political madness

Hazarra Asylum Seekers website on 8 January 2013:

In an email circulated to registered Migration Agents, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Scott Morrison has said that his department will no longer process applications for family reunion lodged by those who came to Australia on a boat and after being recognized as ‘Refugees’ (and clearing security checks) and therefore became Australian permanent residents . The email states that ‘Family Migration visa applications sponsored by IMAs (Irregular/Illegal Maritime Arrivals – a term used for asylum seekers and their boats)  will be given the lowest processing priority.

‘The office would also be unable to further assist with enquiries and complaints about these changes’.

This is the transcript of the letter sent to Migration Agents;

—-Original Message—–
From: immigration.dubai@dfat.gov.au [mailto:immigration.dubai@dfat.gov.au]
Sent: Tuesday, 7 January 2014 12:33 AM
Subject: Important information regarding changes to processing for Family
Migration visa applications [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Importance: High

Dear Registered Migration Agent

I am writing to you about changes to processing for Family Migration visa
applications sponsored by people who arrived in Australia as illegal
maritime arrivals (IMAs).

Your office has been identified as having visa applications being affected
by a new Direction by the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection.
This Direction states that Family Migration visa applications sponsored by
IMAs will be given the lowest processing priority. This Direction applies to
visa applicants sponsored by a person who arrived in Australia as an IMA and
who now holds a permanent visa. It does not apply where a sponsor is
already (or becomes) an Australian citizen. A copy of the new Direction is
available on LEGEND.

Applications sponsored by IMAs who hold a permanent visa will not be
processed until all applications of higher priority have been finalised. As
a result, these visa applications will not be processed further. There is no
priority for families sponsored by an IMA who are facing compelling or
compassionate circumstances.

Applicants who have already lodged valid applications and have paid the Visa
Application Charge (VAC) will not be refunded the VAC even if they withdraw
their application. We recommend that your clients cancel any travel plans,
and appointments for health, DNA and character checks.

As this visa processing Direction has been made by the Minister for
Immigration and Border Protection, this office is unable to assist with
further enquiries and complaints about this change. A FAQ document is also
attached to this email.

If a sponsor becomes an Australian citizen, please advise this office via
Form 1022 Notification of changes in circumstances available at
http://www.immi.gov.au/Pages/Welcome.aspx

If you have a case identified where the sponsor did not arrive in Australia
as an IMA after September 2001 please contact this office immediately with
the file number.

Kind regards
Ellen Dorfling
Consul (Immigration)
Chief Migration Officer
Australian Consulate-General
Dubai, United Arab

Courtesy: Asylum Seekers Resource Centre (http://www.asrc.org.au/)

This week's 'Spot the Difference'

Due to overwhelming demand, NCV provides readers with this week's copy of APN's competition.

Remember, entries should be sent to your local APN production. Clarence valley readers can send their entries to the The Daily Examiner.

1. APN's effort

2. GoComics

Images from The Daily Examiner (digital edition, 18/1/14) and GoComics.com

Australian Media Coverage Of Climate Change/Global Warming 2000-2013

Been wondering which Australian newspapers have the most stories in which global warming/climate change science and/or debate about reality of climate change or need for mitigation measures occur?

Well here is a graph for you from the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research.....

Http://Sciencepolicy.Colorado.Edu/Media_Coverage/Australia/Graph.Jpg

How our region compares with the rest of the world....

http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/media_coverage/world_graph.jpg

Below average rainfall likely across Northern Rivers region January-March 2014

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology:

December catchment conditions

December rainfall was below to very much below average for most of Queensland and New South Wales. Parts of southwestern New South Wales and northern Victoria recorded above average December rainfall. The Murray-Darling Basin recorded only 21.3 mm of rain, the driest December since 2001. More information about December weather and climate conditions can be found in the climate summaries for Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and Northern Territory.

Near median December streamflows were recorded at 23 of the 69 locations and low streamflows at 45 locations. High December streamflow was recorded only at Swanfels, located in the Condamine-Culgoa basin in southern Queensland.

Streamflow forecasts for January to March

Near median and low streamflows for the January to March forecast period are more likely at 25 and 18 locations respectively. High flows are forecast to be more likely only at Rocks Crossing, located in the Manning basin in northern New South Wales. The forecast is not issued due to very low skill scores or missing streamflow data at 25 locations mainly in Queensland, Northern Territory and New South Wales.

The tropical Pacific has remained neutral with respect to the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) since mid-2012, with all the main ENSO indicators remaining well within neutral bounds. International climate models surveyed by the Bureau of Meteorology indicate the persistence of this neutral ENSO phase through at least the austral autumn. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is currently neutral. It typically does not influence the Australian climate from December to April.

The chances of exceeding median rainfall during the January to March period are 30 to 40% over most of Queensland, parts of the eastern Northern Territory, most of New South Wales and northeastern Victoria. In other words, the chances of below average rainfall are 60 to 70% over these areas. Conversely, the chance of exceeding median rainfall is greater than 60% over parts of western Western Australia and most of Tasmania. The chance of receiving a wetter or drier than normal January to March period is roughly equal (i.e., close to 50%) over the remainder of the country.

Australian Liberal-National Politics 2014: you stupid, stupid men

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Federal Education Minister Christopher Pyne demonstrate their abysmal intellectual and political stupidity in appointing Kevin Donnelly one of only  two individuals who will be reviewing the national curriculum from Foundation to Year 12.

Former teacher and ex-Liberal Party staffer Kevin Donnelly says Australian education has become too secular, and the federation's Judeo-Christian heritage should be better reflected in the curriculum. [http://ab.co/1d9CV5e, 11 January 2013]

It is no secret that Donnelly would like to return Australian education to a time when the teaching of history was little more than instilling the political and cultural myths of dominant elites into the minds of students.

His hostility to the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) and the current national curriculum is well known.

As to why religion is ignored, the answer is easy to find. In a report on the consultation process related to the curriculum, those responsible are content to argue, “The treatment of religion within the paper needs to be reviewed to include more reference to ‘non-religious’ views.”

The authors are also happy to embrace a politically-correct, postmodern view of society. Their belief is that Australia is “a secular nation with a multicultural and multi-faith society”, one that is “diverse and dynamic” and where students are taught to “value their own cultures, languages and beliefs”. [Dr Kevin Donnelly,8 June 2013,National curriculum's crusade against Christianity]

The history curriculum, in addition to uncritically promoting diversity and difference instead of what binds us a community and a nation, undervalues Western civilisation and the significance of Judeo-Christian values to our institutions and way of life. [Kevin Donnelly,29 October 2013,Our colonised classrooms]

While Donnelly’s fear of a factual history of Christianity as a political/social force (particularly the history of the Catholic Church) being taught to high school students is obvious:

In an early draft of the history curriculum, while “Christian” appeared once, there was no mention of Christianity. While the most recent document refers to Christianity a number of times (and once to the Catholic Church) the focus is very much on diversity, difference and cultural relativism. When Christianity is mentioned it is usually in the context of other religions (Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Islam) and there is no attempt to detail the historical and cultural significance of Christianity. When studying ancient Rome, for example, students are asked to consider the rise of the Roman empire and the spread of religious beliefs, but there is no mention of Christianity. In the study of Medieval Europe, Christianity is included, but the stated aims, that students should learn about “the dominance of the Catholic Church and the role of significant individuals such as Charlemagne”, “the Church’s power in terms of wealth and labour” and “the nature and power of the Church in this period”, indicate that students will be left with a less than favourable impression. [Kevin Donnelly,1 March 2011, A Back-to-Nonsense Curriculum]

Donnelly seems to have a long personal history of pushing ultra-conservative, religion-based views and resisting the concept of an inclusive society.

Dr Donnelly is the director of the Education Standards Institute, which his website states is the trading name for Impetus Consultants Pty Ltd, a business registered to the K Donnelly Family Trust.

In 2005, Amanda Vanstone told Parliament the Education Department had engaged Impetus Consultants to provide advice and services since 1996.

Ms Vanstone said Dr Donnelly had been paid $165,997 between 1997-2005 by the Howard government for consultant work....

Dr Donnelly wrote in 2011 for the ABC: ''Multiculturalism is based on the mistaken belief that all cultures are of equal worth and that it is unfair to discriminate and argue that some practices are wrong''.

In 2004, he wrote that ''many parents'' would consider homosexuality ''abnormal behaviour'', arguing: ''the reality is that gays, lesbians and same-sex couples with children are a very small minority and such groups do not represent the mainstream.''

He has also called for the Bible to be taught in state schools.  [The Sydney Morning Herald 12 January 2014]

Unfortunately Donnelly also appears to view the national curriculum and education as part of a wider political battleground:

the Cultural-left is dominant in areas like the ABC, the Fairfax Press, most of our universities and amongst our so-called public intellectuals. Listen to the news, read the papers or follow public debates and it soon becomes obvious that the consensus on most issues champions a Cultural-left perspective.

With the exception of the Murdoch Press, especially The Australian and commentators like Andrew Bolt, conservative authors and commentators like myself find it impossible to get an airing and, if we do, it is generally as the token spokesman from the ‘right’ selected to balance the other 2 or 3 hand chosen from the ‘left’. [Kevin Donnelly, Quadrant online,Education Standards Institute]

Donnelly's educational expertise is also called into question by past behaviour.

The education guru tasked with reforming Australia's national curriculum by the federal government was previously employed by tobacco firm Phillip Morris to design a school program teaching children about peer pressure and decision making that did not discuss the health dangers of smoking.

The material, which was given to more than 1500 children in Australia and New Zealand, instead encouraged students to make their own decisions about doing ''something wrong'' including smoking (later versions of the guide, including an Aboriginal version, included discussion of the harmful impacts of smoking).

On Friday, the material's author, Kevin Donnelly,.... [The Sydney Morning Herald 12 January 2014]

The Australian Medical Journal, “Below the Line”: The tobacco industry and youth smoking - in part a critique of Donnelly's school program.

The appointment of this two-man review body makes one suspect that both Abbott and Pyne are progressing their own personal religious agendas rather than creating policy for the national good.

Background

Who is Kevin Donnelly?

Who is Ken Wiltshire?

So you think Australia's national broadcaster is biased?

Over the last two years I have noticed a growing number of people becoming quite vocal on social media sites such as Twitter concerning perceived bias by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).

Some appear convinced that bias is displayed in favour of right-wing political views and others are equally convinced that the ABC is part of a left-wing conspiracy.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority obviously does not agree with either view:

Call sign	Title/program or topic (PDF/Word download)	Outcome	Date of website publication
ABC (ABT Tasmania)	3118 ABC News	No breach - impartiality and privacy	28 Nov 2013
ABC (ABV Melbourne)	3108 (.docx 792 kb) Adam Hills Tonight	No breach – Harm and offence; Providing sufficient warning	7 Nov 2013
ABC (ABC2)	3103 (.docx 790 kb) Funny As: Steve Googan	No Breach—MA15+ classification guidelines (language)	1 Oct 2013
ABC (ABV Victoria)	3077 (.docx 782 kb) Q&A	No Breach—Harm & offence	24 Sept 2013
ABC (ABN)	3073 (.docx 788 kb) ABC News 24	No Breach—Content likely to cause harm/offence	11 Sept 2013
ABC3	3074 (.docx 805 kb) You’re Skitting Me	No Breach of standards 7.1 [Harm and offence] and 7.7 [Stereotyping and discriminatory content] of the ABC Code of Practice 2011	10 Sept 2013
ABC1 (ABN Sydney)	2997 (.docx 792 kb) Gruen Planet	No Breach—Captioning	9 Sept 2013
ABC (ABV Melbourne)	3059 (.docx 787 kb) The Elegant Gentleman’s Guide to Knife Fighting	No Breach—Harm or offence	29 Aug 2013
ABC (ABN Sydney)	3069 (.docx 788 kb) The Checkout	No Breach—Standard 7.1 [Content likely to cause harm/offence]	28 Aug 2013
ABC News 24	3041 (.docx 813 kb) The Drum	No Breach—Standards: 7.1 [Harm or offence] 7.7 [Unjustified use of stereotypes or discriminatory content]	14 Aug 2013
ABC Canberra	3025 (.docx 808 kb) ABC News	No Breach—Standards: 2.1 [Ensure that material facts are accurate and presented in context] 4.1 [Gather and present news with impartiality] 4.5 [Do not unduly favour one perspective] 5.3 [Opportunity to respond] 5.4 [Attribute information to its source]	26 Jul 2013
ABC (ABN)	3021 (.doc 840 kb) Promotion for Shaun Micallef's Made as Hell	No Breach—Standard 7.1 (Harm and offence)	15 Jul 2013
ABC Canberra	2865 (.docx 877 kb) 7.30	No Breach—Accuracy; Impartiality, fair and honest dealing	12 Jul 2013
ABC (ABN Sydney)	2956 (.doc 932 kb) Catalyst	No Breach—standards 2.1 or 2.2 (Accuracy)	11 Jul 2013
ABC Perth	2999 (.doc) ABC News	No Breach—Accuracy or misleading material	9 Jul 2013
ABC (ABV Melbourne)	3036 (.docx 835 kb) Q and A	No Breach—Present a diversity of perspectives; Not misrepresent any perspectives; Not unduly favour one perspective over another	8 Jul 2013
ABC (ABV) Australia-wide	2988 (.doc 888 kb) Compass – 'Churches on Trial'	No Breach—Harm and offence	8 Jul 2013
ABC1 (ABQ)	3047 (.docx 788 kb) Last Tango in Halifax	No Breach—Standard 7.3.1 (Television Classifications – PG) and Standard 7.3.3 (Television Classification Symbols) of the ABC Code of Practice 2011 (Revised 2013)	3 Jul 2013
ABC (ABN)	2975 (.doc 824 kb) ABC News 24	No Breach—4.1 [Impartiality] or 7.1 [Harm and offence]	2 Jul 2013
ABC (ABN)	2923 (.docx 797 kb) Gruen Transfer	Breach—section 130ZR(1) of Part 9 D of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 [Captioning]	4 Jun 2013
ABC (ABN)	2900 (.docx 2537kb) At the Movies	Breach—section 130ZR(1)(a) of Part 9D of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 [Captioning]	4 Jun 2013
ABC (ABQ)	3024 (.docx 276 kb) ABC News	No Breach—Accuracy; Impartiality	28 May 2013
ABC (ABV)	2974 (.doc 854 kb) 7:30	No Breach—Accuracy; Impartiality	16 May 2013
ABC (ABV)	2977 (.doc 824 kb) ABC News Breakfast	No Breach—Impartiality	14 May 2013
ABC (ABW)	2916 (.doc) ABC News	No Breach—Accuracy	1 May 2013
ABC (ABW)	2936 (.doc 872 kb) Clarke and Dawe	No Breach—Impartiality	30 Apr 2013
ABC1 (ABQ)	2966 (786 kb) The Pillars of the Earth	No Breach—Television classifications - M	24 Apr 2013
ABC (ABN)	2973 (881 kb) ABC News 24	No Breach—Accuracy; Stereotypes or discriminatory content	11 Apr 2013
ABC (ABT)	2945 (825 kb) Redfern Now,Warehouse Comedy Festival, Alan Carr: Chatty Man	No Breach—Harm or offence	11 Apr 2013
ABC (ABV)	2931 (897 kb) Lateline	No Breach—Accuracy; Impartiality; Balance	11 Apr 2013
ABC3 (ABQ)	2996 (.docx 790 kb) The Twisted Whiskers Show	No Breach—Television classifications - G	10 Apr 2013
ABC (ABQ)	2902 (.doc 845 kb) Insiders	No Breach—Accuracy	5 Apr 2013
ABC (ABN)	2912 (.docx 787 kb) News Update	Breach—Quality of Captions	27 Mar 2013
ABC (ABN)	2917 (.doc 856 kb) ABC News 24	No Breach—Accuracy; Impartiality	20 Mar 2013
ABC (ABT Tasmania)	2909 (.doc 849 kb) Prank Patrol	No Breach—Harm or offence; Stereotypes	20 Feb 2013
ABC (ABN News 24)	2903 (.docx 875 kb) The Drum	No Breach—Impartiality; Balance	13 Feb 2013
ABC (ABN Sydney)	2855 (.doc 889 kb) Catalyst	No Breach—Accuracy; Impartiality; Diversity of perspectives	29 Jan 2013
ABC (ABW Perth)	2882 (.doc 868 kb) Four Corners	No Breach—Privacy; Harm or offence	25 Jan 2013
ABC (ABN Nthn NSW)	2927 (.docx 789 kb) The Hamster Wheel	No Breach—Television classifications—M	17 Jan 2013
ABC (ABN Sydney)	2884 (827 kb) Catalyst	No Breach—Accuracy	9 Jan 2013
ABC (ABS SA)	2872 (PDF) 7.30	No Breach—Impartiality	20 Dec 2013
ABC (ABV Melbourne)	2853 (.doc 838 kb) Media Watch	No Breach—Accuracy	6 Dec 2012
ABC (ABN NSW)	2806 (.doc 857 kb) Media Watch	No Breach—Impartiality; Balance	6 Dec 2012
ABC (ABQ Brisbane)	2866 (.doc 829 kb) Lateline	No Breach—Impartiality; Balance	23 Nov 2012
ABC (ABC2)	2905 (.docx 779 kb) The Roast	No Breach—Television Classifications - PG	15 Nov 2012
ABC (ABQ)	2857 (.doc 954 kb) ABC News 24	No Breach—Impartiality	13 Nov 2012
ABC (ABT)	2877 (.doc 828 kb) ABC News 24	No Breach—Accuracy; Impartiality	7 Nov 2012
ABC (ABQ)	2862 (.doc 840 kb) ABC News	No Breach—Impartiality; Balance	7 Nov 2012
ABC (ABN)	2837 (.docx 894 kb) Media Watch	No Breach—Accuracy; Impartiality; Balance; Opportunity to respond; Stereotypes	6 Nov 2012
ABC (ABN)	2838 (.docx 861 kb) Media Watch	No Breach—Impartiality; Opportunity to respond; Harm and offence; Stereotypes	6 Nov 2012
ABC (News 24)	2863 (.docx 831 kb) ABC News Breakfast	No breach—Factual accuracy; Misleading factual content; Correction of errors	2 Oct 2012
ABC (ABQ Queensland)	2807 (.docx 799 kb) Budget 2012: The Treasurer's Speech	Breach—Captioning requirements	28 Sept 2012
ABC TV1	2730 (.docx 2.5 mb) Media Watch	Breach—Standard 5.3 (Opportunity to respond to allegations) of the ABC Code of Practice 2011 No Breach—Standards 2.1, 2.2 and 4.1 (Factual inaccuracy and Impartiality) of the ABC Code of Practice 2011	28 Sept 2012
ABC (ABQ Queensland)	2869 (.docx 786 kb) Rage	No Breach—Television classifications (G)	25 Sept 2012
ABC (ABV Victoria)	2847 (.docx 793 kb) Lateline	No Breach—Accuracy; Impartial presentation; Not favour one perspective over another	30 Aug 2012
ABC1 (ABQ Brisbane)	2799 (.docx 795 kb) Q&A Lateline	Breach—Captioning requirements	21 Aug 2012
ABN (Sydney)	2784 (.docx 785 kb) Raw Comedy Festival 2012	No Breach—Unjustified harm or offence; Stereotypes and discrimination	15 Aug 2012
ABW (Perth)	2788 (.doc 871 kb) The World	No Breach—Accuracy; Impartiality; Balance, sensitivity, stereotypes	13 Jul 2012
ABC (ABN NSW)	2821 (.doc 893 kb) Lateline	No Breach—Accuracy; Impartiality	13 Jul 2012
ABC (Canberra)	2810 (.docx 784 kb) The Hamster Wheel	No Breach—Harm and offence	20 Jun 2012
ABC3 (ABV Victoria)	2808 (.docx 779 kb) You're Skitting Me	No breach—Television classifications (G)	20 Jun 2012
ABC TV1 (ABV)	2805 (.doc 821 kb) 7.30	No Breach—Impartiality	8 Jun 2012
ABC TV3 (Victoria)	2672 (.docx 813 kb) Behind the News Extra	No Breach—Factual accuracy; Correction of significant errors; Impartiality; Representing perspectives	8 Jun 2012
ABC1 (ABV Victoria)	2738 (.docx 777 kb) The Slap	No Breach—Inappropriate depictions of sex, drug use and themes	7 Jun 2012
ABW (WA)	2795 (.docx 824 kb) ABC News	No Breach—Harm or offence; Sensitivity, distress to relatives and cultural practices	21 May 2012
ABW (Perth)	2669 (.docx 835 kb) Jandamarra's War	No Breach—Accuracy; Discrimination	14 May 2012
ABC TV1 (ABV Victoria)	2767 (.doc 815 kb) Midday Report	No Breach—Dangerous imitation	10 May 2012
ABC3 (ABV Victoria)	2777 (.docx 778 kb) Kaeloo	No Breach—Television classifications (G)	27 Apr 2012
ABC (Darwin)	2783 (.doc 851 kb) ABC News 24	No Breach—Factual accuracy; Impartiality	24 Apr 2012
ABC1 (Perth)	2757 (.docx 810 kb) Rage	No Breach—Television classifications (G); Harm and offence (dangerous imitation and threats to health); Children and young people (managing risks of exposure to ABC content); Children and young people (minimise risk of exposure to unsuitable content)	16 Apr 2012
ABV (Victoria)	2749 (.doc 829 kb) Tim Minchin vs The Sydney Symphony Orchestra	No Breach—Harm or offence; Stereotypes or discriminatory content	2 Apr 2012
ABN (NSW)	2748 (.docx 788 kb) Tim Minchin vs The Sydney Symphony Orchestra	No Breach—Harm or offence; Stereotypes or discriminatory content	2 Apr 2012
ABC1 (ABW WA)	2752 (.docx 780 kb) The Thick of It	No Breach—Language	9 Mar 2012
ABC News 24	2727 (.docx 780 kb) Channel promotion	No Breach—Impartiality	7 Mar 2012
ABC1 (Melbourne)	2739 (.docx 786 kb) The Slap—Manolis	No Breach—Language; Sex; Harm and offence	24 Feb 2012
ABC (ABN Sydney)	2673 (.docx 976 kb) Judith Lucy's Spiritual Journey	No Breach—Harm or offence; Dignity and welfare of children and young people	17 Feb 2012
ABC (ABN Sydney)	2723 (.docx 793 kb) The Hamster Wheel	No Breach—Stereotypes or discriminatory content	14 Feb 2012
ABC2 (Victoria)	2718 (.docx 799 kb) Martin Morning	No Breach—Dangerous imitation; Manage and minimise risks for children and young people	10 Feb 2012
ABC1 (Qld)	2735 (.docx 792 kb) The Night Watch	No Breach—Sex; Nudity; Harm and offence	8 Feb 2012
ABC1 (Perth)	2715 (.docx 784 kb) The Song of Lunch	No Breach—Classification time zone	7 Feb 2012
ABC TV1 (Victoria)	2698 (.docx 791 kb) The Gruen Transfer	No Breach—Harm or offence; Stereotypes or discriminatory content	6 Feb 2012
ABC TV	2694 (.docx 814 kb) Four Corners	No Breach—Balance will be sought	6 Feb 2012
ABC (ABN Sydney)	2722 (.docx 791 kb) 7:30	No Breach—Stereotypes or discriminatory content	1 Feb 2012
ABC1	2724 (.docx 791 kb) Q&A	No Breach—Language	25 Jan 2012
ABC Canberra / ABN Sydney	2680 (.doc 957 kb) ABC News	No Breach—Stereotypes or discriminatory content	11 Jan 2012
ABC1	2705 (.docx 789 kb) The Slap—Hector	No Breach—Language; Sex	11 Jan 2012
ABC1	2706 (.docx 787 kb) The Slap—Anouk	No Breach—Language; Sex	11 Jan 2012
ABC1	2642 (.doc 991 kb) Hungry Beast	No Breach—Accuracy; Impartiality; Unduly favour one perspective over another	11 Jan 2012
ABC1	2644 (.doc 992 kb) Four Corners	No Breach—Accuracy; Impartiality; Unduly favour one perspective over another	11 Jan 2012
ABC (ABV Melbourne)	2638 (.doc 1.1 mb) Lateline	No Breach—Accuracy; Impartiality; Unduly favour one perspective over another	11 Jan 2012

http://www.acma.gov.au/theACMA/ACMAi/Investigation-reports/Television-investigations/television-operationsabc-tv-investigations

The Canberra Times 21 December 2012:

THE broadcasting watchdog has dismissed allegations the 7.30 host, Leigh Sales, showed bias against the Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority investigated the interview, broadcast on August 22, in which Ms Sales grilled Mr Abbott over his claim that BHP suspended its Olympic Dam project as a result of the carbon tax.

Ms Sales extracted an admission from Mr Abbott that he had not read BHP's statement, which made no mention of the tax......