ABC report calling Tony Abbott 'destructive' found to have breached code
by Amanda Meade from on (#3P3JP)
Political editor Andrew Probyn's statement violated impartiality standards, watchdog rules
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A statement by the ABC's political editor in a TV news report that Tony Abbott was "the most destructive politician of his generation" breached the ABC code for impartiality, the broadcasting watchdog has ruled.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority found that Andrew Probyn's piece to camera on a 7pm news bulletin last October was "problematic" and "incongruent" with the rest of his news report.
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