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ABC pulls interview with Palestine advocate from website and iview (www.crikey.com.au)
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[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 35 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The URL of the removed article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-26/pms-gaza-comments-too-late-says-advocate/105338640

I'm currently on https://www.abc.net.au/news/contact providing "Feedback" criticising the ABC for this decision. In my message, I'm noting:

  • The ABC's legislated requirement to provide a broad range of perspectives
  • The growing international consensus that Israel is committing genocide
  • The ABC's recent history of caving to pro-Israel pressure (and the waste of taxpayer resources in taking their Lattouf case to court) and how this latest case is showing a trend that damages the ABC's reputation for impartiality

And calling on the ABC to explain why this was removed, immediately reinstate the interview, and commit to ensuring they do better about representing human rights in the future. I encourage others to do the same.

edit: after completing that form, I was informed that actually I should be submitting here: https://help.abc.net.au/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=6354974197519 to "make a complaint". I am saying "Bias" best describes my issue, on the ABC NEWS website.

edit the second: in making the complaint, I decided to also add a bit about:

  • The ABC's duty to fair and honest dealing with interview subjects. Mashni should have been informed by the ABC that they took down his interview and why. It should not come to his attention when readers tell him they couldn't find the interview.