Australia’s broadcast media regulator is conducting less than half the number of investigations it was just five years ago - while the time it’s taking to complete investigations has blown-out more than five-fold.

Media “regulator” ACMA has secretly changed its methodology giving the appearance that complaints from the public have crashed to all-time lows. They’ve actually surged by over a third.

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Well heeled secretive lobby group the “Institute of Public Affairs”, which seeks to influence Australia’s public debate, sway government policy - and is running an aggressive campaign against the nation’s most trusted news outlet - is refusing to say who actually funds it.

Journalists and media outlets campaigning against anti-corruption bodies are actively spreading a “massive trove of misinformation”, appear to be running a “deliberate campaign to mislead people”, says former top judge.

Media watchdog ACMA fails to determine what content prompted YouTube’s Sky News Australia ban, more than two weeks in.