Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Now that the minister has confirmed that an ombudsman-style manager will be established to address complaints about ABC bias and to test whether or not there is balance over time, will she now accept that this is just an attempt to bully and intimidate ABC staff into reflecting the government’s preferences? Why is the minister allowing the board to use our national broadcaster to settle scores in her cultural war?