Public Broadcaster Defends Coverage of Israel-Hamas War

The ABC has been accused of promoting the views of ‘radical left-wing’ critics of Israel without proper context.

The front entrance of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's (ABC) head office, the Ultimo Centre, in Sydney, Australia on Nov. 18, 2023. Wade Zhong/The Epoch Times

The head of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) David Anderson has defended the taxpayer-funded broadcaster’s coverage of the Israel-Hamas war after it was criticised for promoting anti-Semitism.

At the most recent Senate Estimates, Mr. Anderson faced questions from centre-right Liberal senators about the conduct of Middle-East correspondent Tom Joyner, who allegedly derided reports about Hamas decapitating babies.