ABC Complaints Library

(broken links hopefully fixed)

Complaints collated

• From ICJS contributors Third ICJS Complaints dossier (compiled June to October 2005)
• From ICJS contributors Second ICJS Complaints dossier (compiled June to October 2004)
• Media Monitoring. ICJS original complaints dossier documents the ABC cover-up of its systemic imbalance circa 24-Mar-2003
• Martin Guenzl - Comparison: A Comparison twixt the ABC and Aljazeera circa(11-Jun-2004)

Parliament speaks

• From the Senate Matter of public Interest (Australian Senate November 2005)
• From the Senate Senate Estimates hearing on ABC October 2005
• Senate Estimates Download this PDF extract to read how Senator Santo Santoro (Lib. Qld) questioned Russell Balding General Manager of the ABC, in the Senate on 23 May 2005. Many of his questions relate to the double standards the ABC has when reporting Palestinian terror compared to elsewhere in the world.

Newspaper Reports/Comments

• ICJS OP-ED Published Why the ABC′s complaints procedure is flawed 11-Apr-2003
• News report about Terrorist / Freedom fighter issue ABC watchdog attacks broadcaster′s view
• Piers Akerman′s opinion piece in Daily Telegraph on ABC complaints system??(3-Sep- 2003)
• The Age editorial from 14 October 2004 comments on ABC in relation to the departure of David Marr. The piece is titled Watchdog keeps pulling leash to the left.
• The Age′s article of ICJS′s expose of ABC ABA′s denial of responsibility (14-Mar- 2003)
• Mark Day′s report on ICJS′s political exposure: Massacre of ABC Funding? (20-Mar-2003)
• Ralph Zwier′s letter to The Australian on ICJS′s intentions circa 27-Mar-2003
• Open Letter to ABC Board on ABC complaints system circa 2-Dec-2003
• The ABC′s own flowchart on (thwarting) accountability of Complaints Review Procedure

On the lighter side

• Cartoon on Terrorist / Freedom fighter Click here.