4th Sep 2023, 5:46 PM – Senate Committees - Environment and Communications References Committee - Refer ABC's actions at protest to committee

The majority voted against a motion to refer the matters below to a committee, and so the motion failed.

Motion text

That the following matter be referred to the Environment and Communications References Committee for inquiry and report by 12 October 2023:

The conduct of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in relation to the protest at the home of the Chief Executive Officer of Woodside Energy, with reference to:

(a) the ABC's actions in attending the protest;

(b) engagement between the ABC and the protestors prior to the incident;

(c) any collusion between the ABC and the protestors;

(d) the explanations provided by the ABC for its attendance at the incident, and the extent to which those explanations are accurate; and

(e) any other related matters.