Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, , 9:20:00 to 9:21:29
The Envoy clarifies her position on establishing a mechanism to review ABC and SBS news coverage of the conflict in Gaza, advocating for an independent historical review.
Topics: Antisemitism, Social cohesion
Speakers: Jillian Segal, Senator Jana Stewart, Senator David Shoebridge, Unknown Speaker
Do you still support a committee being established to monitor ABC and SBS news coverage? Do you still support establishing a committee to do that?
No, Senator, I I think there was just a mis misunderstanding and miscommunication. And and I did not express it clearly enough or well enough. What I do support is that there should be not a committee, but an independent whether you apply it in the group or um uh new of um some of that reporting uh as has been done in the United Kingdom with hindsight. It's not a monitoring uh of uh things as they are being reported. Uh it is a review looking historically at uh what has been said. I still stand by that because I I think that uh would would clear the air for everyone. Um but but I think that that that is something that was uh an issue for the Royal Commission, but it is is uh is something that we will have to look at for the future.
I know the time to thank you very much, Senator Shoebridge. Uh I understand that's all the questions that the committee has for you this evening. Sigal, uh appreciate the time that you've given the committee. Uh you go with our thanks.
Thank you very much.