The ABC’s independent ombudsman has thrown out a series of complaints relating to an episode of its new Race Around the World program, saying the remarks were “satirical and exaggerated commentary”.
ABC apologises to Gina Rinehart, while Ombudsman concludes a reasonable viewer would understand a joke was not a genuine call to violence.
The ABC apologises for a Race Around the World episode containing remarks about mining magnate Gina Rinehart AO.