The year 2026 has just begun and already the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, is in deep trouble.

The latest controversy to hit our national broadcaster came from a story published by that widely respected, fair, and independent outlet, our beloved national broadshit The Australian.

In a story running online since last night, the far-right Murdoch media’s far-right mouthpiece blasts the apparently communist and Hamas-aligned ABC for what it said was an embarrassing and woeful fireworks display shown during the corporation’s telecast of New Year’s Eve celebrations from Sydney’s Circular Quay. (main picture)

In paragraph after paragraph The Australian cited social media comments highly critical of the fireworks and blaming the ABC.

A seemingly endless stream of critics obviously sufficiently erudite for News Crap’s editorial requirements were quoted by The Oz savaging the ABC for the standard of this year’s fireworks display welcoming 2026.

But never let it be said that the Murdoch media lacks a sense of balance.

The Australian‘s story included a relevant fact – buried deep in the story at its seventh paragraph – that the annual fireworks  are actually organised by the Sydney City Council, not the ABC.

The story then resumed its attack on the ABC and bagged several other aspects of its coverage of the event. Actually, the story bagged all aspects of it.

Thankfully we as true blue Aussies can all rest easy knowing that our nation has such an upright, fair,  balanced, and honest US-owned media outlet like The Australian which reports without fear or favour and without regard to the commercial interests of its owner who, if allowed, could make a pretty penny out of running the national broadcaster. Not that he or his son wants to, of course.

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