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EXCLUSIVE: ABC 7.30’s interview bias unpacked

In this special episode Jan and Antoinette take a deep dive into ABC’s 7.30 foreign policy interviews.

They review forty-two interviews, by host Sarah Ferguson between mid 2022 - mid 2026 with international guests from conflict zones including Russia, Ukraine, Iran, Lebanon, Palestine and Israel.

The results are telling: Israeli guests are giving three times as much airtime as Palestinians, only Russia gets accused of propaganda, while asking for condemnation of violence is reserved for guests from one country only.

And that’s just a snippet.

Our data dive highlights how the public broadcaster echoes the Australian government’s views and international relationships — sometimes despite evidence and the expectations of international law. This was particularly prevalent with one country: Israel.

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Shooter/Editor: Lachlan French

Producer: Anushri Sood

Data analyst: Dr Richard Bean

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