Antinuclear

“Political bias at the ABC? Here is a list of all ABC board members appointed since 1996.

Howard government appointments:

Donald McDonald – Liberal Party member and long-time friend of the Howard Family.

Michael Kroger – Liberal party powerbroker and former president of the Victorian Liberal party. Member of the right-wing think tank the Institute of Public Affairs (“Ding!”)

Judith Sloan – Right-wing labour market economist, News Ltd Columnist and outspoken critic of the ABC. Associated with right-wing think tanks the Centre for Independent Studies, the HR Nichols Society and the IPA (“Ding, Ding!”)

Ross McLean – Former Liberal party MP for Perth.

Leith Boully – Member of the Murray-Darling CAC with close ties to the Liberal party. Former member of the NT Young Country Liberal Party.

Maurice Newman – Close friend and confidant of John Howard and founder of the Centre for Independent Studies, a right-wing think tank identical to the IPA (“Ding, Ding, Ding!”)

Janet Albrechtson – Right-wing columnist for News Ltd. Associated with the CIS and IPA (“Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding!”)

Ron Brunton – Former right-wing columnist for News Ltd. Climate change skeptic, critic of the stolen generations report and Director of Indigenous Affairs at the IPA (“Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding!”)

Steven Skala – Former director of the CIS (“Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding!”)

Keith Windschuttle – Right-wing historian. Outspoken critic of the ABC and regular keynote speaker for the CIS and IPA (“Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding!”)

Peter Hurley – President of the SA Hotels Association and major donor to the Liberal party and right-wing think tanks…oh bugger it (“Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding!”)

Jonathan Shier – Right-wing opponent of all public broadcasting. Was appointed with a mandate to attack the ABC but resigned after 19 months. Guess who called for this guy’s appointment. (“Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding!”)

Mark Scott – Former staffer to NSW Liberal minister Terry Metherell.

Rudd/Gillard appointments

James Spigelman – No known political affiliation.

Julianne Schultz – No known political affiliation.

Cheryl Bart – No known political affiliation.

Fiona Stanley – No known political affiliation.

Jane Bennett – No known political affiliation.

Five ABC board appointments fall vacant in the current government’s term.

DING-DONG!!!”