during howard government years, abc tv s masthead political programs anchored labor affiliated journalists. lateline host maxine mckew (pictured) ran labor against liberal prime minister john howard in 2007 election.
for of howard government years, abc tv s masthead political programs anchored labor affiliated journalists kerry o brien, barrie cassidy , maxine mckew. 7.30 report , insiders hosted former labor staffers kerry o brien , barrie cassidy respectively, while 2007 election saw lateline host mckew defeat liberal prime minister john howard labor candidate seat of bennelong. @ same election, liberal front bencher joe hockey challenged unsuccessfully abc sydney news weatherman turned labor candidate mike bailey in seat of north sydney.
of 1996 prime ministerial election debates between opposition leader john howard , labor prime minister paul keating, howard later wrote: flatly refused have kerry o brien of abc [moderate debates] because of way had handled second keating-hewson debate in 1993 in o brien went in bat keating. howard went on win election. decade later, abc media watch program reported nsw liberal senator concetta fierravanti-wells had written constituents abc had collective loathing of john howard. @ end of howard government s term in 2007, left-wing political commentator robert manne wrote in monthly howard government had viewed broadcaster being run left-wing ideologues had supposedly pushed agenda of left on issues refugees, republic, multiculturalism, reconciliation, radical feminism, extreme environmentalism, anti-americanism, gay rights , on.
soon after coming office in 1996, howard government reduced abc s operating grants 10%. appointment of jonathan shier position of managing director controversial, program of budget cuts, restructuring , loss of several high-profile personalities , shows. shier left position early, on 31 october 2001. 7.30 report anchor kerry o brien opposed howard s budget cuts abc, , describes appointment of shier managing director manifestation of conservative obsession abc kind of biased, left-wing culture .
in howard s last election, defeated in seat of bennelong labor candidate maxine mckew, had hosted lateline during howard era. peter mares reported radio national wags described internal promotion , while others said d moved media wing political wing of alp . mares consulted abc journalist turned nsw liberal mla pru goward said: have no doubt there left-wing bias, thought when there , while mckew said there no left wing bias, though detected years ago in abc, more of collectivist philosophy .
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