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Did Sall Grover ever come close to getting a guernsey on the ABC?

Vera FignerJuly 8, 2026July 12, 2026

The ABC’s Religion and Ethics Division first came to our attention when it published a kidtransing propaganda piece the day after the story broke about the judgment in Re Devin,...

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Yankee Doodle

Vera FignerJune 21, 2026June 24, 2026

The ABC’s Clare Armstrong rejoices in the title of ‘chief digital political correspondent’. Which means she lurks around the corridors of Parliament House in Canberra and then gets to write...

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Motherless Behaviour

Vera FignerJune 1, 2026June 4, 2026

Two blokes having a chat about the commodification of women’s bodies: what could possibly go wrong? Well, a fair bit went wrong on 13 May for James O’Loghlin, host of...

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Would the ABC fare any better?

Emma PeelMay 31, 2026May 31, 2026

A pair of Oxford academics, Professor Michael Biggs and Dr Ace North, have conducted a spot of research into how BBC News reported transgender homicides in Britain 2000-2025. They conclude...

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The magnificent women of Women Speak Tasmania are angry, and rightly so. First, they’re angry that the brand-new Recreation Hub at Mowbray, Launceston, has no single-sex toilets or changerooms. And...

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SPOILSPORT!

Vera FignerApril 24, 2026April 24, 2026

With women all over the world rejoicing at the International Olympic Committee’s new women’s policy, the ABC goes glum or schtum. Women’s Cooee commentators Vera Figner and Emma Peel observe...

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Aunty Gives ACON The Flick

Emma PeelApril 20, 2026April 20, 2026

On 7th April 2026, The Guardian quietly published an exclusive article announcing"ABC drops sponsorship of LGBTQ+, disability and diversity groups including Acon". What!? Have all our dreams come true? Women's...

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Fed up with writing to the ABC Ombo?

Vera FignerMarch 1, 2026March 1, 2026

If you’d like to try something a little different, you can do like Phil Dye and start a petition to Parliament. Phil’s done one about getting the ABC out of...

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The Good Fight

Vera FignerFebruary 27, 2026February 27, 2026

Scrolling through the ABC Ombudsman’s Report for the 2024-2025 financial year, as one does, I saw on Page 6 that they’ve noted a surprise ‘new entrant’ in the top 10...

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Shout-Out to Linton Besser

Vera FignerFebruary 5, 2026February 5, 2026

We were wondering how Linton Besser would go when he took over from Paul Barry as the host of Media Watch at the beginning of last year. Paul Barry had...