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Who can forget that image of Mathias Cormann and Joe Hockey smoking cigars on the eve of the budget that cut billions from commonwealth expenditure, including tens of millions from the ABC, despite a pre-election commitment that it wouldn\'t do so The ABC/RMIT Fact check unit concluded Fletcher\'s assertion that funding had risen was \'misleading\' because he had \'neglected to mention that ABC funding is projected to decline in nominal terms in 2022-23, at the beginning of the next cycle\', and, \'more importantly, in making the claim, the minister has ignored the issue of real funding, which takes into account inflation \' Inquire, Review, Report - Repeat Another approach is to discredit and attack individual broadcasters, especially if they critique a government policy Another strategy is to impose inordinate scrutiny and demand seemingly endless compliance through inquiries and reviews and audits, which each demand considerable resources and attention Since 2003, the ABC says it has faced 14 internal or
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