ABC journalist Louise Milligan has likened the “seige mentality” of the Morrison Gov't over allegations of inappropriate ministerial conduct to that of the Catholic church when confronted with allegations of child abuse.“No one answered any of our questions,” Milligan said
“We gave those ministers 2½ weeks notice of the story &… they didn’t answer any of our questions. They fired off a whole lot of off-the-record emails in which they tried to emotionally manipulate & threaten us.
“They went over our heads. And they didn’t just go to the
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“They went over our heads. And they didn’t just go to the
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executive producer of the program or the director of news. They went to the managing director & the board & tried to editorially interfere in the national broadcaster. This is the sort of institutional power that u come up against when u try to expose this sort of behaviour
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..It is analogous to my book because it’s about young people who are in these dreadful situations who want to come forward publicly but are afraid.”
*So Morrison standing up at a Presser & calling for the ABC to fullfil its charter...means Do as u r told! https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2020/nov/13/siege-mentality-as-abcs-four-corners-bursts-canberra-bubble
*So Morrison standing up at a Presser & calling for the ABC to fullfil its charter...means Do as u r told! https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2020/nov/13/siege-mentality-as-abcs-four-corners-bursts-canberra-bubble
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