Malcolm Roberts (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Hansard source

In August 1991 Labor communications minister Kim Beazley said he was 'getting a bit tired of the campaign regarding ABC funding'. 'Whatever is occurring inside the ABC is a product of choices it is taking itself,' he said. The ABC has let us down, yet everyday Australians can access the Olympics in many other ways. A recent ABC efficiency study identified a number of areas for significant operational savings without affecting programs. To everyday Australians, this sounds more like the inability of ABC managers to manage than a need to cut programs. The ABC should look to its own backyard first. It should not condone the pro-violence opinions expressed on Q&A last week calling for political violence, including murder and arson. The ABC is not exempt from delivering an efficient service, and whatever is occurring inside the ABC is a product of choices it is taking itself. We oppose this motion.

Question agreed to.