{"id":23913,"date":"2014-11-26T12:30:30","date_gmt":"2014-11-26T01:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/?p=23913"},"modified":"2019-04-13T23:56:22","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T13:56:22","slug":"public-and-politicians-gather-in-canberra-to-rally-against-ourabc-cuts-jeevens-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/public-and-politicians-gather-in-canberra-to-rally-against-ourabc-cuts-jeevens-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Public and Politicians gather in #Canberra to rally against #OurABC cuts: @jeevens reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cNo if&#8217;s. No buts. No ABC cuts,\u201d chanted the crowd gathered outside Parliament House yesterday in response to the recently announced ABC and SBS funding cuts. It was the final rally in a series supporting the Our stories Our future Our ABC campaign, a joint initiative involving the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU), the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA), and ABC Friends.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Lovely day out at the Parliament House rally for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OurABC?src=hash\">#OurABC<\/a>. Crowd gradually building. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/our_abc\">@our_abc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CBR?src=hash\">#CBR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/auspol?src=hash\">#auspol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nofibs?src=hash\">#nofibs<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/TocCvOGWZu\">pic.twitter.com\/TocCvOGWZu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeremy Stevens (@jeevens) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeevens\/status\/537041433736142848\">November 25, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Michael Tull (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Michtull\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Michtull<\/a>), National President of the Community and Public Sector Union, emceed the event that kicked off at 11:30am yesterday. Jason Clare (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonClareMP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JasonClareMP<\/a>), the Shadow Minister for Communications, was the first to address the crowd. He spoke about Prime Minister Tony Abbott&#8217;s (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyAbbottMHR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TonyAbbottMHR<\/a>) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jasonclare.com.au\/media\/portfolio-releases\/2009-turnbull-admits-tony-abbott-lied-and-also-reveals-tony-abbott-has-misled-parliament.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">broken election promise<\/a> and the effect that the cuts will have on the ABC. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Jason Clare on Abbott: &#8220;He lied to the Australian people. He looked them in the eye and he lied.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/our_abc\">@our_abc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OurABC?src=hash\">#OurABC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CBR?src=hash\">#CBR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/auspol?src=hash\">#auspol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nofibs?src=hash\">#nofibs<\/a> \u2014 Jeremy Stevens (@jeevens) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeevens\/status\/537043544985186305\">November 25, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt&#8217;s no secret that there are a lot of Liberal and National MPs, up there in that building, who don&#8217;t like the ABC very much. But the problem for them is that most Australians do. The ABC is the most loved, trusted, and respected public institution in this country.\u201d \u2013 Jason Clare<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe people of Australia love the ABC, and they don&#8217;t like this government. And Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull and the rest of them ignore that at their peril. So we&#8217;ve got a message for them today: the Labor Party will fight you on this, and the Labor Party will fight to protect and support the ABC.\u201d \u2013 Jason Clare<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You can view <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wZ3IQO_OMmI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mr Clare&#8217;s entire speech<\/a> on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>Bill Shorten (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/billshortenmp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@billshortenmp<\/a>), Leader of the Opposition, spoke next, attacking the proposed funding cuts to the broadcasters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Bill Shorten takes to the stage: &#8220;The ABC is the entity to which we turn our trust in times of need.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/our_abc\">@our_abc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OurABC?src=hash\">#OurABC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CBR?src=hash\">#CBR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/auspol?src=hash\">#auspol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nofibs?src=hash\">#nofibs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeremy Stevens (@jeevens) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeevens\/status\/537045144210403328\">November 25, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Shorten: &#8220;We know our ABC. The ABC has been there for us.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/our_abc\">@our_abc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OurABC?src=hash\">#OurABC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CBR?src=hash\">#CBR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/auspol?src=hash\">#auspol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nofibs?src=hash\">#nofibs<\/a> \u2014 Jeremy Stevens (@jeevens) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeevens\/status\/537045547702419456\">November 25, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>The ABC &#8220;is fundamental to the sort of government we want to be&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billshortenmp\">@billshortenmp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/our_abc\">@our_abc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OurABC?src=hash\">#OurABC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nofibs?src=hash\">#nofibs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/auspol?src=hash\">#auspol<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/sEMzrbK14V\">pic.twitter.com\/sEMzrbK14V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hannah Quill (@HannahQuill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HannahQuill\/status\/537045701876662273\">November 25, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>&#8220;If you ask the Australian people to choose between the ABC and Tony Abbott and his team, we&#8217;ll choose the ABC!&#8221; \u2013 Shorten. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OurABC?src=hash\">#OurABC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nofibs?src=hash\">#nofibs<\/a> \u2014 Jeremy Stevens (@jeevens) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeevens\/status\/537045925206577152\">November 25, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23916\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23916\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23916\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/NoIfs-NoButs.jpg?resize=600%2C448\" alt=\"No if's, no buts, no ABC cuts. Photo: Jeremy Stevens\" width=\"600\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/NoIfs-NoButs.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/NoIfs-NoButs.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">No if&#8217;s, no buts, no ABC cuts. Photo: Jeremy Stevens<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Nadine Flood (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/NadineFloodCPSU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@NadineFloodCPSU<\/a>), National Secretary of the CPSU, spoke after Mr Shorten, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2014-11-25\/turnbull-suggests-abc-had-political-bargain-with-labor\/5914988\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">calling for the Lewis Review into the ABC to be released<\/a>, despite the Government withholding it under claims that the report contains \u201ccommercially sensitive information\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Nadine Flood, CPSU National Secretary: &#8220;This Govenment has a choice to make. They made these cuts, they can reverse these cuts.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OurABC?src=hash\">#OurABC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeremy Stevens (@jeevens) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeevens\/status\/537046660170268672\">November 25, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>CPSU wants the Lewis efficiency study into the ABC released so we can have an &#8216;open debate&#8217;. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/abccuts?src=hash\">#abccuts<\/a> \u2014 Latika Bourke (@latikambourke) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/latikambourke\/status\/537046667736776704\">November 25, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>&#8220;We call on this govt to release the secret report this cut is based on&#8230;Let&#8217;s have an open debate about the ABC&#8221; -Nadine Flood <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OurABC?src=hash\">#OurABC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hannah Quill (@HannahQuill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HannahQuill\/status\/537047196642729984\">November 25, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Meet Doffy- aged 80+, today was her first ever political rally. She wants to save <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OurABC?src=hash\">#OurABC<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/jTXzIyi0iA\">pic.twitter.com\/jTXzIyi0iA<\/a> \u2014 Nadine Flood (@NadineFloodCPSU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NadineFloodCPSU\/status\/537073210873765889\">November 25, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23924\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23924\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23924\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Ludlam.jpg?resize=600%2C400\" alt=\"Australian Greens Senator Scott Ludlam: Photo: Jeremy Stevens\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Ludlam.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Ludlam.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Australian Greens Senator Scott Ludlam: Photo: Jeremy Stevens<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Christine Milne (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/senatormilne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@senatormilne<\/a>), Australian Greens Leader and Senator, then took to the stage to speak, before introducing Greens Senator Scott Ludlam (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorLudlam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SenatorLudlam<\/a>), who took the opportunity to condemn the funding cuts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>&#8220;This is the conservatives coming after Aus democracy, Aus culture&#8230;And who we are as a nation&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/senatormilne\">@senatormilne<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/our_abc\">@our_abc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nofibs?src=hash\">#nofibs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hannah Quill (@HannahQuill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HannahQuill\/status\/537047730833485824\">November 25, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>&#8220;This is about an attack on culture.&#8221; \u2013 Christine Milne. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/our_abc\">@our_abc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OurABC?src=hash\">#OurABC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CBR?src=hash\">#CBR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/auspol?src=hash\">#auspol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nofibs?src=hash\">#nofibs<\/a> \u2014 Jeremy Stevens (@jeevens) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeevens\/status\/537048025198125057\">November 25, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23918\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23918\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23918\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Xenophon.jpg?resize=600%2C400\" alt=\"Independent Senator Nick  Xenophon. Photo: Jeremy Stevens\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Xenophon.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Xenophon.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23918\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Independent Senator Nick Xenophon. Photo: Jeremy Stevens<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Senator Nick Xenophon (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Nick_Xenophon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Nick_Xenophon<\/a>), an independent Senator for South Australia, then addressed those gathered on the lawns, and like the speakers before him, he was critical of the funding cuts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Xenophon: &#8220;My message to the Coalition is: keep doing what you&#8217;re doing, because you&#8217;re going to lose a lot of votes and a lot of seats.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeremy Stevens (@jeevens) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeevens\/status\/537050068054851584\">November 25, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Mr Tull then returned to close the event with a few final remarks. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>&#8220;The ABC is ours. It belongs to the Australian people.&#8221; &#8211; Michael Tull. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/our_abc\">@our_abc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OurABC?src=hash\">#OurABC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CBR?src=hash\">#CBR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/auspol?src=hash\">#auspol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nofibs?src=hash\">#nofibs<\/a> \u2014 Jeremy Stevens (@jeevens) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeevens\/status\/537050475430809600\">November 25, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>&#8220;We want a media that treats us like citizens not consumers&#8221; &#8211; Michael Tull <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/our_abc\">@our_abc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OurABC?src=hash\">#OurABC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nofibs?src=hash\">#nofibs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hannah Quill (@HannahQuill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HannahQuill\/status\/537051183790047232\">November 25, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>The rally ended with the crowd singing the campaign&#8217;s official anthem \u2013 the Play School theme song (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Qfh9vk3NUco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">you can view footage of this at the Sydney rally<\/a>) \u2013 and with a giant effigy of Mr Abbott wandering around the lawns. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Giant Tony Abbott showed up today. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/our_abc\">@our_abc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OurABC?src=hash\">#OurABC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CBR?src=hash\">#CBR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/auspol?src=hash\">#auspol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nofibs?src=hash\">#nofibs<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/IZYACKkAUe\">pic.twitter.com\/IZYACKkAUe<\/a> \u2014 Jeremy Stevens (@jeevens) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeevens\/status\/537053824108597248\">November 25, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>&#8220;Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world like a Colossus, and we petty men walk under his huge legs.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ABCcuts?src=hash\">#ABCcuts<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/4sL6GyLzYn\">pic.twitter.com\/4sL6GyLzYn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Graham Perrett (@GrahamPerrettMP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrahamPerrettMP\/status\/537060720437764096\">November 25, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"4\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/vzc1eyHiJM\/\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;No ifs, no buts, no ABC cuts&#8221;<\/a> A video posted by Hannah (@tfq_) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2014-11-25T01:15:47+00:00\">Nov 11, 2014 at 5:15pm PST<\/time>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23919\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23919\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23919\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/GiantAbbott.jpg?resize=600%2C400\" alt=\"Giant Abbott. Photo Jeremy Stevens\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/GiantAbbott.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/GiantAbbott.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Giant Abbott. Photo Jeremy Stevens<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_23920\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23920\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/GiantAbbott2.jpg?resize=600%2C400\" alt=\"Giant Abbott. Photo: Jeremy Stevens\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/GiantAbbott2.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/GiantAbbott2.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Giant Abbott. Photo: Jeremy Stevens<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_23921\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23921\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23921\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/NoIfs-NoButs1.jpg?resize=600%2C448\" alt=\"No if's, no buts, no ABC cuts. Photo: Jeremy Stevens\" width=\"600\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/NoIfs-NoButs1.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/NoIfs-NoButs1.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">No if&#8217;s, no buts, no ABC cuts. Photo: Jeremy Stevens<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hippopeteamus\">@Hippopeteamus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billshortenmp\">@billshortenmp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonClareMP\">@JasonClareMP<\/a> Lots of lovely peeps were out <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ourabc?src=hash\">#ourabc<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/hbNkVfsCIo\">pic.twitter.com\/hbNkVfsCIo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Caitlin Paton (@CanberraCaitlin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanberraCaitlin\/status\/537062274003791872\">November 25, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hours after the rally, <a href=\"http:\/\/abc.net.au\/news\/2014-11-25\/turnbull-suggests-abc-had-political-bargain-with-labor\/5914988\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mr Abbott indirectly admitted regret<\/a> in regards to his previous statement before being elected, when he said that there would be no cuts to the ABC or SBS. Mr Shorten has stated that while he could not commit to restoring the budgets, should Labor win at the next election, they would \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/abc.net.au\/news\/2014-11-25\/turnbull-suggests-abc-had-political-bargain-with-labor\/5914988\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">increase funding to the ABC<\/a>.\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BillShorten\/photos\/a.466317820071451.94571.464998863536680\/749477121755518\/?type=1&amp;relevant_count=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Additional source<\/a>] Mr Abbott also accused Mr Shorten of \u201ctalking about something he intends to do himself. He has his own cuts in mind for the ABC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scott-ludlam.greensmps.org.au\/content\/media-releases\/senate-select-committee-hold-urgent-hearings-abcsbs-budget-cuts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The budget cuts will be examined by a Senate Select Committee<\/a> in a public hearing on December 12 in Canberra, where Labor and Greens senators will question cabinet ministers about the cuts. Mark Scott, the ABC&#8217;s Managing Director, will also be asked to explain why certain sections of the ABC were affected by the cuts and why others were not. The Greens&#8217; Communications Spokesperson, Senator Scott Ludlam, will chair the inquiry, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SenatorLudlam\/posts\/10152902537294470\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">it will be broadcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cNo if&#8217;s. No buts. No ABC cuts,\u201d chanted the crowd gathered outside Parliament House yesterday in response to the recently announced ABC and SBS funding cuts. 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