Some have questioned Senator David Leyonhjelm’s demand that in return for his support on the government’s bill to restore the Australian Building and Construction Commission, the public service media organisations ABC and SBS be required to hold regular community forums. Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young described it as “a ridiculous suggestion”, and accused Leyonhjem of “playing off the ABC and SBS in order to exchange votes in the Senate”.

Motivations aside, it can’t be a bad idea for publicly funded media to be held more accountable to their taxpaying users than has been the tradition in Australia. A community forum seems a sensible way of going about it.

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