Hello Spectator readers and welcome to the weekend and tonight’s edition of “Is it a parody, or is it the ABC (let alone the Age)?”

You hear a lot about the ABC Charter, but don’t often get to see it. So here are the first three clauses:

(1)  The functions of the Corporation are:

(a)  to provide within Australia innovative and comprehensive broadcasting services of a high standard as part of the Australian broadcasting system consisting of national, commercial and community sectors and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to provide:

(i)  broadcasting programs that contribute to a sense of national identity and...