Canavan calls for ABC management to be ‘sacked’ if they can’t apologise for ‘vile’ segment
Nationals’ leader Matt Canavan says the government should be sacking the management of the ABC if they can’t apologise
2GB, Mornings, Mark Levy
07/08/2026
ABC boss sorry for Gina abuse, swears they’ll try to do better next time
The ABC’s managing director has vowed to make “relevant changes” after admitting the airing of a skit involving a violent, sexualised attack on Australian businesswoman Gina Rinehart was “wrong”.
ABC’s reluctant apology says it all
So the ABC has finally relented and, it appears begrudgingly, apologised to Gina Rinehart
Real satire is a far cry from the ABC’s vile broadcast
Let’s begin with brilliant satire and then get to the crapola that is our ABC. Or should we say “their ABC”.
ABC says sorry to Gina… 25 days later
The ABC has apologised to Gina Rinehart for airing an offensive short film that featured a doomsday scenario in which the billionaire mining magnate would be violently assaulted, despite an internal review determining the skit was just a "hyperbolic joke".
No Laughing matter at the ABC
Readers will likely recall a time or two when, as children, they got caught doing something wrong – only to be asked the devastating question, “are you sorry you did it, or sorry you got caught?”
Investing in our dreams
Kyle Chalmers has thanked Mrs Gina Rinehart for “investing in our dreams” after Hancock Prospecting awarded more than $1.27 million in bonuses to Australia’s Commonwealth Games swimming medallists.
Sickening’: ABC blasted for digging their heels in on Rinehart torture video
News24 host Danica De Giorgio has given the ABC a serve for their lack of action on the Gina Rinehart torture skit.
Marles tells 2GB ABC video on Gina Rinehart is unacceptable
Speaking on Ben Fordham’s 2GB program, Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles described the ABC segment about Gina Rinehart as “completely unacceptable” and said he was surprised it remained online.
Hancock Energy is a Hancock Prospecting company.
