The Coalition dumped its proposal to sell the ABC following a cute but terrifying campaign from Get Up.
Every so often the spectre of privatisation rears its spooky head in relation to Australia’s public broadcasters, the ABC and SBS. Most recently, the spectre was bashed and banished – at least temporarily – when independent advocacy group GetUp! orchestrated a huge publicity campaign to raise awareness that Victorian Liberal party was planning to propose privatisation at its State Liberal Party Conference. The motion, which was going to be voted upon on 25 May at the Melbourne Convention Centre, stated that public ownership was “not compatible with Coalition policies” and that the ABC and SBS were unable to fulfil their charters or satisfy their constituents.
