The Coalition’s corruption has never been more flagrant, yet the ABC’s ability to hold it to account has never been less potent.Today’s announcement of the axing of 250 more ABC jobs due to budget cuts is but the latest tragic, upsetting, and disturbing assault of an abusive government.
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As The Government Gets Worse, The Satire Gets Better
Screencap from The Juice Media
Screencap from The Juice Media
Abbott’s Law states the quality of a nation’s satire is inversely proportional to the quality of the government. For the last six years the world’s best satire has called Australia home.
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Aamer Rahman with rapper Briggs. (Image: Vice Media)
Aamer Rahman with rapper Briggs. (Image: Vice Media)
Diverse local comedians are making institutional sexism and racism laughable.
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Image: The People Speak!, Flickr.
Image: The People Speak!, Flickr.
Changes to the media landscape since the 1980s have only exacerbated problems in the industry, and encouraged a model of reporting that gives preference to balance over truth.
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