‘Not Above Scrutiny’: Australian PM Backs Senate Inquiry Into ABC’s Complaints Handling

‘Not Above Scrutiny’: Australian PM Backs Senate Inquiry Into ABC’s Complaints Handling
The logo for Australia's public broadcaster ABC is seen on its head office building in Sydney on Sept. 27, 2018. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defended a Senate inquiry into the complaints handling processes of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), after allegations against the government of “political interference.”

Morrison said the ABC is a government agency funded by taxpayers and is not “above ... scrutiny.” He rejected ABC Chair Ita Buttrose’s earlier allegation that the inquiry was “an act of political interference designed to intimidate.”