ABC flagship current affair programs didn't cover climate change adequately, report finds

A conservation group commissioned ex-ABC journalist Jonathan Holmes to investigate if political pressure was a factor

Holmes: Relevance doesn't mean telling people what they want to hear

The ABC's 7.30 and AM programs did not cover climate change adequately and related reports on drought, bushfire, fossil fuel extraction, and energy policy ignored climate change as a causative factor, a confidential report for the Australian Conservation Foundation has found.

The ACF commissioned the former Media Watch host Jonathan Holmes to study the programs' output for 15 months, between 1 October 2017 and 31 December 2018, to find out if criticism of the ABC's coverage was valid and if he could detect a deliberate avoidance of the issues due to political pressure.