But the ABC disagrees, claiming the ACMA’s “decision risks suppressing investigative or ‘accountability’ journalism”.
The program titled ‘Cash Splash’ which aired in July last year, examined whether the scheme was regulated properly and authorities were being held accountable.
The episode aired last year
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The ACMA found that the episode was accurate, but Four Corners did not “present sufficient information from other relevant perspectives to enable viewers to make up their own minds about the schemes”.
“The ABC’s Code of Practice requires producers of ABC programs to present and report on issues in an impartial manner, and this Four Corners report fell short of that,” said chair Nerida O’Loughlin.
Source: Unsplash/Marcin Jozwiak.
Over the last six months, the federal government has been openly critical of the decisions of the Federal Court of Australia in
WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato [2020] FCAFC 84 and
WorkPac Pty Ltd v Skene [2018] FCAFC 131. It has also recently supported a successful application for special leave to appeal the
Rossato decision in the High Court of Australia, which is likely to be heard sometime next year.
In the meantime, Attorney-General Christian Porter has introduced the
Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020, which seeks to effectively overturn the decisions of
Rossato and
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Malka Leifer, a teacher wanted in Australia for child sex abuse, seen on a screen via a video link during a court hearing at the Jerusalem District Court on July 20, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that former school principal Malka Leifer can be extradited to Australia, where she is wanted to face charges of sexual abuse of pupils, bringing her six-year effort to prevent the move to an almost certain end.
“All who seeks to evade justice shall know that they will not find a city of refuge in Israel,” Justices Anat Baron, Isaac Amit, and Ofer Grosskopf wrote in a unanimous decision.
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