Re Great Global Warming Swindle

The Board is the problem here rather than the program. People can turn off the program but as yet, they can’t get rid of the unrepresentative ABC Board. The ABC is a key public institution, which does not deserve to have its governance stacked with government mates.

FABC supports a ‘hands off’ selection process where Board members are appointed on merit rather than political connections. Prime Minister John Howard should match Kevin Rudd’s promise to institute the transparent selection process introduced by British Conservative Prime Minister, John Major.

Balance should not negate fairness, accuracy or intellectual rigour. Nor should it be used as an excuse by a politically motivated Board to to try to impose its wacko world view on the Australian public.

Professor Alan Knight PhD
Head of Discipline
Journalism and Media Studies
Queensland University of Technology