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You've nailed itl. Like you, I also instinctively turned on the ABC for the coronation, but well before Stan came on. I endured maybe half an hour of listening to an insufferable name dropping republican woman, who's name I don't recall, before switching to channel 7 which provided an outstanding coverage. So I missed the entire Stan Grant controversy. He's a wonderful academic, journalist and thought leader... but on this occasion, right message, wrong time it would seem.
Very well written Pete (I've always said you should have been in the newsroom rather than the sales office). I managed to avoid all Australian stations' coverage and watched the whole thing on the BBC - minimal commentary and great pictures. Unlike you, I succumbed to the allure of the football and had it running in the other room, ducking in and out to catch the best momemnts of both.
I fully concur with the author in regards to the misplacement of discussion of the plight of Aboriginal peoples during the coronation of KCIII.
Though the discussion was at the start of the broadcast, such a discussion would have been relevant for the forthcoming referendum in late 2023 on "The Voice".
Such a discussion should include the impact of legislation and policies on health outcomes and mortality gaps between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people, education as well as over representation of Aboriginal people in jails.
Generally Stan is a brilliant analyst of world political, social and economic events on other current affairs programs.
Though this beyond the scope of this article on Stan, a future article about alleged racism within the ABC could be worthwhile as discussed in the smh,
https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/how-the-abc-s-betrayal-of-stan-grant-exposed-its-racism-problem-20230523-p5dalw.html .
The experiences of non-Anglo personnel in the ABC did not shock me.
Thank you,
Anthony of have you thought about it, Belfield, in the land of the Wangal and Darug Peoples of the Eora Nation