Thousands of Sydney protesters rally against ABC funding cuts
By Mandie Sami, staff

Sat 22 Nov 2014.
ABC News.

Thousands of people have gathered at Sydney's Town Hall to protest against government funding cuts to Australia's public broadcasters.   

It is one in a series of public demonstrations scheduled to take place across the country in response to the Federal Government's decision to cut $50 million a year from the ABC's budget over the next five years.

The rally in Sydney was attended by thousands, including Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek, Greens Senator Scott Ludlam and the ABC's Quentin Dempster.
ABC supporters protest against cuts in Sydney.  Sydney protesters angered by the Government's announced cuts chanted: 'No ifs, no buts, no ABC cuts!'.      

"We are not alone because this is happening in every city ... people are organising to challenge and confront, and ultimately defeat, the people who brought us these cuts," Senator Ludlam said at the protest.

Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull revealed this week that $254 million would be cut from the ABC's federal funding over the five-year period. 

There will be significant job losses at the ABC in the wake of the budget cut, the national broadcaster's chief executive Mark Scott has confirmed.   

Mr Scott said he will detail the number of redundancies during an all-staff address on Monday.

The Government said the ABC should be able to find savings by implementing efficiencies.

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said the cuts were part of an agenda to undermine the public broadcaster.   

"This is a clear case that Tony Abbott is going after his political critics because he just doesn't like people who disagree with Tony Abbott's narrow view of the world," Mr Shorten said.

Stop the

BULLSHIT

, Quentin Dempster tells

Malcolm Turnbull

November 22, 2014 - 6:04PM

   

buzzanddidj wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 5:59pm:


I did feel sympathy for Mal, early in the piece, but then he appeared to shove all his principles under the cushion and firmly sit on them.

All sympathy now 'out the window'.

buzzanddidj wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 5:59pm:



+1

He's no better than the woman basher, or the Arab.

Good, good, good,  Im very happy that these meagre cuts are going to be made, In reality it doesnt go nearly far enough for me, anyhow I still think abbott is still fearful of the left media, despite this

But if it upsets the left, IM ON BOARD, 

I have no sympathy for these people, If those who control the ABC want to make it an australian version of the old soviet media outlet THE PRAVADA, THEN THEY GOT IT COMING.

Sympathy for the ABC ???, hell i cant dig deep and find any sympathy for SUCH LEFT BASED SCUM that is funded by many taxpayers who dont believe in the leftie horse**** they preach..

greggerypeccary wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 8:50pm:



how do you feel about alleged RAPISTS greg?

see where bill cosby is coping it inow??.. it never goes away..

I loved the THOUSANDS rally....lolololol...most looked like they were on lunch break..

friends of the ABC...now thats sad.

friends of possums I get.

cods wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2014 at 6:37am:


If the leftards are to believed, then Abbott is at worst a wall basher, given the allegation is that he punched a wall, not a woman. Gawd, they can't even get THAT right!