ABC and ACMA dispute impartiality of ‘Cash Splash’ by Four Corners

A Four Corners episode reporting on the $5.6 billion Murray-Darling Basin Plan breached impartiality rules, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has decided.

But the ABC disagrees, claiming the ACMA’s “decision risks suppressing investigative or ‘accountability’ journalism”.

The program titled ‘Cash Splash’ which aired in July last year, examined whether the scheme was regulated properly and authorities were being held accountable.