Greens call for ABC to be legislated as election debate host
2025-01-08
greens.org.au
With the Prime Minister kicking off the unofficial campaign for the 2025 Federal Election this week, the Greens are calling for the ABC to be declared the official host of the leaders’ debate and for the Greens' leader to be included in the leaders' debates.   :)

Greens acting leader and spokesperson for communications Senator Sarah Hanson-Young urged the Prime Minister to name the ABC as the official leaders’ debate host and commit to legislating the policy to ‘Dutton-proof’ it.

“When parliament returns in February, the Greens will move for the ABC to be designated as the official host of the Federal Election leaders’ debate,” Senator Hanson-Young said.

“This is a simple and common-sense proposition; our national broadcaster should be the home of our national election debates.

“When it comes to our democracy and a fair and balanced leaders’ debate, we can’t leave it to the Murdoch Media.

“Voters deserve to be able to watch the debate for free on TV and online and for it to be moderated by the most trusted media outlet in the country.

“Unlike the commercial networks, the ABC is governed by a charter that demands that it act independently and with the best interests of the Australian people in mind.

“Election debates should be about providing information to Australian voters, not about securing ratings for billionaire media moguls.

“At the last election, we saw a sitting prime minister refuse to appear in a debate on the national broadcaster and instead participate in debates that were behind paywalls or on commercial networks.

“Australians pride ourselves on our free and fair elections. As we see the erosion of democratic institutions around the world, making the ABC our national election host broadcaster is an important step in preventing the wider spread of misinformation.

“Given neither major party looks able to win a majority, it is more important than ever that the Greens are included in the leaders debate because it will be the Greens holding both Labor and Liberals to account.”  [smiley=smiley.gif]  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

LOL.

doesn't happen often, but for once I agree with FD ;D ;D

John Smith wrote on Jan 10^th, 2025 at 5:27pm:

doesn't happen often, but for once I agree with FD ;D ;D

And I with you!


STOP!!! ;D

Greens Leader Should Be Included In Leaders Departure .....

Leaders debates aren't government sanctioned and nor should they be. They are agreed between candidates and their respective political parties.

This whole "legislating" is total overreach.

Adam Bandt will never be Prime Minister and therefore has no business being in the leaders debate.

Sounds like the Greenies are trying to stage a coup

whiteknight wrote on Jan 10^th, 2025 at 3:35pm:

Greens call for ABC to be legislated as election debate host 2025-01-08 greens.org.au “Given neither major party looks able to win a majority, it is more important than ever that the Greens are included in the leaders debate because it will be the Greens holding both Labor and Liberals to account.”  [smiley=smiley.gif]  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Greens leader Adam Bandt is Australia’s version of the former US presidential candidate, Senator Bernie Sanders. Bandt has long since replaced Pauline Hanson as Australia’s most lethal populist. He pioneers a new brand and a new ambition: progressive populism is the brand and selling the Greens as the nation’s authentic social democratic party is the ambition.

The Greens have contempt for the Coalition. But Bandt’s real target is Labor. Every move by the Greens is designed to delegitimise and discredit the Labor Party. Bandt’s aim is to steal Labor votes on the left, increase the Greens’ primary vote and win more seats in the parliament.

His ultimate cause is unmistakeable – to terminate Labor as a majority governing party and drive Labor into permanent minority governing arrangements with minor parties and independents, the Greens being the main beneficiaries. This would constitute a structural change in our parliament and governance with vast consequences for public policy and the Australian people.


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The Bandt agenda is a recipe for weaker investment, fewer jobs, higher prices and lower living standards. It reflects the shift in Australia’s economic policy debate to the left, apparent in the Albanese government, increasingly evident in the media, manifested in a distinctly more populist mood and being turbo-charged by the Greens.

Australia’s economic debate was once intelligent. Not any more – the nation is in danger of forgetting completely the national interest reform policies that will actually deliver growth, real income gains, strong investment and rising living standards. If so, it’s a tragedy.
Paul Kelly

I agree. There are some truly idiotic economic policies being pushed by the greens these days.