Opinion

Stephen Brook Special correspondent, The Age

August 14, 2026 — 11:41am

August 14, 2026 — 11:41am

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A familiar sound is again echoing through the media ecosystem – the sound of the ABC kicking an own goal.

Content crimes and misdemeanours creating uproar and taking skin off the national broadcaster are nothing new, but the latest screeching carry-on over failings at both the flagship Four Corners and reality-TV-contest-but-make-it-artistic Race Around the World mask something much more significant – an executive plan to fundamentally…

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