'A step too far''The ABC's credibility is at stake'
Aunty: Blind spots, errors or worse?
I remain disturbed by something that feels increasingly less like oversight.
ABC headquarters in Sydney. Photo: AAP Image/Joel Carrett
If I hadn’t loved the ABC for so long, I wouldn’t feel so betrayed.
There must have been thousands of kids just like me. Kids who sat in the back seats of cars on Parramatta Road breathing in second-hand Margaret Throsby and Richard Glover. Kids who listened to those voices become as familiar as family itself.
Despite a brief hiatus during my teens, come bushfire season the compass needle pointed squarely back at Aunty.
ABC News 24 is the longest-serving link in my browser’s bookmarks bar. When Waleed Aly and Scott Stephens release an episode of “The Minefield”, Siri knows to suggest it as I connect my headphones.
No matter the government and no matter the weather, the ABC is there.
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