Mr Anderson, good afternoon. I want to first ask a couple of additional questions in relation to your coverage of the war in Israel and Gaza. Mr Anderson, you continue to claim that the ABC is the most trusted source of news in Australia. Do you stand by that claim?...
How can those in Australia who are taxpayers that fund the ABC have faith as Tom Joyner remains a journalist in the Middle East? The expression he used was not vanilla and it was not difficult to interpret his view of the information. Can Jewish Australians or any...
I’d like to take up where we left off in my previous bracket, in relation to events in Israel and the implications for Australia. When and how did the department become aware of the planned pro-Palestinian rally in Sydney on 9 October, the one that was initially...
I’d like to ask about the department’s and the minister’s involvement in the terrorist attacks in Israel and the response to them. Firstly, how and when was the minister first notified about the Hamas attacks on Israel? Senator PATERSON: I’d...
I note that the White House has published a readout of President Biden’s call with Prime Minister Netanyahu, which, amongst other things, includes an affirmation that there will now be a continued flow of humanitarian assistance into Gaza. Have you had a chance...
