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==Politics and allegations of bias==  

==Politics and allegations of bias==  

The ABC been accused by Australian conservatives over allegations of [[left wing]] bias in its journalism especially when it over represents [[leftist]] issues in Australia such as [[immigration]], [[republicanism]], [[multiculturalism]], reconciliation and its support for the centre-left Australian Labor Party.<ref>http://candobetter.org/node/17</ref><ref>http://www.themonthly.com.au/monthly-essays-robert-manne-new-teeth-aunty-reinvigorating-national-broadcaster-749</ref> Conservative commentators in Australia such as Andrew Bolt as well as Coalition members have stated that they believe the ABC to contain bias from the left.<ref>http://newmatilda.com/2009/08/24/small-l-liberal-not-left</ref> John Howard who was the Liberal Party Prime Minister of Australia from 1996 – 2007 had cut the funding to the ABC by close to 10% for what he believed to be left wing bias. In a 2004 poll of journalists the ABC came in second to the question of “the most politically biased media organisation in Australia”.<ref>http://www.roymorgan.com/resources/pdf/papers/20040903.pdf</ref>

The ABC been accused by Australian conservatives over allegations of [[left wing]] bias in its journalism especially when it over represents [[leftist]] issues in Australia such as [[immigration]], [[republicanism]], [[multiculturalism]], reconciliation and its support for the centre-left Australian Labor Party.<ref>http://candobetter.org/node/17</ref><ref>http://www.themonthly.com.au/monthly-essays-robert-manne-new-teeth-aunty-reinvigorating-national-broadcaster-749</ref> Conservative commentators in Australia such as Andrew Bolt as well as Coalition members have stated that they believe the ABC to contain bias from the left.<ref>http://newmatilda.com/2009/08/24/small-l-liberal-not-left</ref> [[John Howard]] who was the Liberal Party Prime Minister of Australia from 1996 – 2007 had cut the funding to the ABC by close to 10% for what he believed to be left wing bias. In a 2004 poll of journalists the ABC came in second to the question of “the most politically biased media organisation in Australia”.<ref>http://www.roymorgan.com/resources/pdf/papers/20040903.pdf</ref>

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