Helen Coonan (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Conroy for what I regard as a compliment. He thinks that I have such influence over the ABC that somehow or other it is doing my bidding, when I do not even know what is in this editorial policy, apart from a broad outline given to me before question time. This is nonsense; this is paranoia at its absolute best on the part of the Labor Party. They need to get a grip on themselves. They need to get out a bit more and understand that the ABC represents all Australians and is discharging its charter.