Watchdog clears ABC for Q&A Broadside episode after over 200 complaints

September 17, 2020 4:07

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has cleared the ABC over a controversial episode of Q&A which aired last year and featured speakers from Broadside, a feminist ideas festival.

The watchdog received over 200 complaints after the episode aired following one panellist calling for violence against rapists.

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Hannah Blackiston was the deputy editor of Mumbrella. She worked with the company from March 2019 to November 2020.

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