Oct 28, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min · 21 segments
Os and Scott open by talking about their latest TV obsession (Note: he said Reservoir Dogs but he meant Reservation Dogs!), before discussing the ABC's appearance at Senate estimates this week and…
Osman FaruqiHostScott MitchellHostListen, yesterday, the bosses of the ABC were at Senate Estimates, and they were answering questions.
This is, again, a reminder, the only place where they have to answer the questions, and they also have to answer questions honestly.
For somebody who's obsessed with the ABC and media, I sit down, I have the snacks ready, I'm ready to go.
It was actually pretty revealing, Senate estimates, though, I thought, both in terms of what it told us about what different politicians from different sides of politics thought were issues with the ABC, but also what it revealed about how Marx operates and how he seems willing to shift direction based on pressure he receives, particularly from the conservative side of politics and media.
Yeah, I sort of thought this was a massive look at what Marx is doing with the ABC, what he wants to do with it.
And not many people in the media picked up on the most significant parts of it, I think.
To explain, I want to take a bit of a step back and just talk about the context of where the ABC is at.
He promised to protect the ABC from political interference by moving to five-year funding cycles.
Listen, yesterday, the bosses of the ABC were at Senate Estimates, and they were answering questions.
This is, again, a reminder, the only place where they have to answer the questions, and they also have to answer questions honestly.
For somebody who's obsessed with the ABC and media, I sit down, I have the snacks ready, I'm ready to go.
It was actually pretty revealing, Senate estimates, though, I thought, both in terms of what it told us about what different politicians from different sides of politics thought were issues with the ABC, but also what it revealed about how Marx operates and how he seems willing to shift direction based on pressure he receives, particularly from the conservative side of politics and media.
Yeah, I sort of thought this was a massive look at what Marx is doing with the ABC, what he wants to do with it.
And not many people in the media picked up on the most significant parts of it, I think.
To explain, I want to take a bit of a step back and just talk about the context of where the ABC is at.
He promised to protect the ABC from political interference by moving to five-year funding cycles.
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