Bullying the public broadcaster: Threatening the ABC's role

Public broadcasting in Australia has been under sustained attack for around 18-years now, both politically and through reduced funding. Although the Fraser Government (1975-1983) enacted legislation converting the ABC from the old broadcasting commission into a corporation (with its own borrowing and corporate treasury powers), the then Malcolm/Fraser/Doug/Anthony Liberal/National Coalition Government did not seem to hold more than the usual superficial grudges about our current affairs programmes' treatment of some  of their practitioners.&nbsp

Who really cares about corruption? by Quentin Dempster

The purchase of influence within the Australian political system remains a problem for citizens on the receiving end of corrupt decision-making. Politicians of all parties so far have shown a marked lack of enthusiasm for changes already recommended by two anti-corruption bodies

Australian Law Reform Commission recommends new regulations for property settlement in divorce cases. Reporter Quentin Dempster

In Australia more than a third of all marriages end in divorce. Provided by MICAH, Canberra

Toxic waste incinerator at Corowa. by Greg Hoy, Quentin Dempster

Transcript: The text book says intractable wastes are dangerous industrial by-products for which there is no environmentally acceptable means of disposal. Provided by MICAH, Canberra

Prime Minister discusses the Australian economy. reporters Quentin Dempster and Paul Lyneham

Transcript: Interview with Paul Keating