Category: News

The ABC failed community expectations over its handling of the Gina Rinehart murder sketch, with exclusive new polling showing Australians thought the segment was indefensible.

The ABC has been criticised for taking 25 days to apologise to Gina Rinehart after its Race Around the World segment aired graphic content targeting her, with questions raised over editorial standards, accountability and taxpayer-funded broadcasting.

An apology is supposed to end a scandal. This one exposed it.

09.08.2026

08/08/2026

08/08/2026

Sunday 9th August

The billionaire’s Hancock Prospecting said the segment which the ABC left up for 25 days before removing it and apologising – “normalised violent torture” of women.

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart was left feeling “dehumanised” by a vile ABC segment allegedly encouraging her murder, it can be revealed, as calls mount to overhaul the public broadcaster’s editorial standards.

It Took 25 Days To Say "Sorry".