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Leading article Australia

The trouble with Aunty

8 February 2014

9:00 AM

8 February 2014

9:00 AM

The image of the benign, slightly fuddy-duddy old eccentric has been wrong for some time. But in recent weeks, the mask has finally slipped. Rather than the nation’s lovable Aunty, the ABC is increasingly behaving like a stubborn, bigoted and embittered old spinster. Grumpy and defensive, our national broadcaster appears erratic and thin-skinned as she refuses to apologise for her recent unladylike behaviour.

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