- Lean
- Left-Center (MBFC)
- Reliability
- High factual reporting (MBFC)
- Founded
- 1947
- Headquarters
- Sydney
- Owner
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation, a federal statutory corporation
- Funding
- ABC News is part of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, a federal statutory corporation funded by the Australian government.
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Is ABC News Australia Left or Right?
Media Bias/Fact Check rates ABC News Australia Left-Center (-2.8). AllSides and Ad Fontes Media have not rated it, so its position on our chart rests on a single rater. In Australian politics, its most frequent critics are on the right, who accuse it of a progressive slant.
Section 8 of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983 makes the ABC's board responsible for news that is "accurate and impartial according to the recognised standards of objective journalism". The ABC's Code of Practice sets the detailed rules, and complaints that the ABC does not resolve can go to the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
See where ABC News Australia sits next to other outlets on our media bias chart.
How Reliable Is ABC News Australia?
Media Bias/Fact Check rates its factual reporting High. The ABC publishes its corrections and clarifications on a public page, and its editorial policies set out its standards for accuracy, impartiality and fair dealing.
How ABC News Australia Handles Corrections
The ABC lists corrections and clarifications to its stories on a public page, and its Editorial Policies set its accuracy and impartiality standards.
ABC News Australia Bias: What the Ratings Show
Media Bias/Fact Check rates it Left-Center with High factual reporting.
Compare ABC News Australia with every other outlet on the media bias chart.
ABC News Australia Bias Rating From Independent Raters
All bars use one shared scale: the shaded band is each rater's own center zone, lined up. How we combine the raters. Not every rater has rated ABC News Australia.
| Rater | Bias rating | Factual / reliability |
|---|---|---|
| AllSides | Not rated (lean only) | |
| Ad Fontes Media | ||
| Media Bias/Fact Check | Left-Center (-2.8) | High, High Credibility |
Who Funds ABC News Australia?
ABC News is part of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, a federal statutory corporation funded by the Australian government. Its main services carry no commercial advertising.
Why ABC News Australia Is in Aplomb
ABC News is Australia's largest public newsroom, with bureaus across the country and the Asia-Pacific region. It meets our six source criteria, and in the app its videos appear in the Australia section, one of the country tabs (all on by default), rather than in Latest. What to watch for: only one rater covers it, so its rating carries less weight than outlets rated by all three.
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ABC News Australia FAQ
Is ABC News Australia biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check rates it Left-Center with High factual reporting. AllSides and Ad Fontes Media have not rated it.
Who funds ABC News Australia?
The Australian government, through the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Its main services carry no commercial advertising.
Is ABC News Australia the same as ABC News in the US?
No. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation is a public broadcaster; ABC News in the United States belongs to The Walt Disney Company. Both are in Aplomb, in different country sections.
Is ABC News Australia reliable?
Yes. Media Bias/Fact Check rates its factual reporting High, and the ABC publishes its corrections.
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