ABC's news seems to be lifted from the Murdoch or Fairfax media these days anyway, and the amount the ABC is spending on hiring News Ltd staff to provide most of the political commentary on the radio really makes me wonder if it is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds to enrich Rupert Murdoch. All-in-all, my summary of the ABC these days is: cut & paste news; very little in-depth journalism; treating the audience like idiots by not examining and explaining govt & opposition policies; too much "white-bread" TV (do those English detective shows & period dramas ever end?); too much focus on Britain & not enough on the Asia-Pacific; bland television all-round; too many programs built around social networking; just a general downhill slide overall. Maybe too much time, effort & money has been spent on a 24/7 news network which no-one watches, and the other areas of the ABC (such as ABC1) are all suffering as a result. Greg: Clownfish: Prudence Fairfax: 14 Jun 2012 9:20:02am The political and social comentators at ABC are extremely biased to the left, no borders, pro unions, proxxx. Howard was heavily critisised while they all love Julia with the lowest public support. We do need better standards and my taxes must not be used to fund future left MPs in ABC. Without BBC programs actually the level is rather mediocre but good enough according to australian standards. das: 14 Jun 2012 9:20:22am A very good article some of which is a little