Zed Seselja (ACT, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Treasury and Finance) Share this | Hansard source

I don't think we can be blamed for Tim Gavel quitting. He had been there for 30 years and worked seven days a week. I think it was time that Tim Gavel had a rest and a wonderful time with his family, having served the community of Canberra, and sport more broadly in Australia, working for the ABC. I enjoy watching Leigh Sales going toe to toe with politicians and others. Who doesn't like Macca on a Sunday morning?

Senator Keneally interjecting—

Senator Kristina Keneally just put her hand up and indicated that she does not like Macca on a Sunday morning. That is outrageous, but I'm not going to suggest that because you don't like Macca, there is something wrong with your having an opinion about the ABC. Do you know what we don't support? We don't support journalists at the ABC getting their facts wrong. We don't support them when they get their facts wrong, like when you have a journalist who goes out there and talks about company tax cuts, as Emma Alberici did, and makes several clear errors of fact—