What's in the 'public interest'? Why the ABC is right to cover allegations of inappropriate ministerial conduct
- Written by Alexandra Wake, Program Manager, Journalism, RMIT University
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Immediately after ABC’s Four Corners aired allegations about the conduct of government ministers Alan Tudge and Christian Porter, questions were raised about whether the report was in the “public interest”.
The Australian’s editor-at-large, Paul Kelly, said on Q&A that Porter was “trashed” by...