Russell Coker via luv-talk <luv-talk@luv.asn.au> wrote:
People on the right make up conspiracy theories about media bias and scientific bias because they reject facts. Reasonable people won't expect the media to agree with them all the time, intelligent people with good intentions can disagree about interpretations of evidence.
I've heard it argued (can't remember the source though) that the ABC consistently receive allegations of bias from both the left and the right. This is what I would expect, and I would interpret it as an indication that they're presenting interpretations from all sides where they can, while also seeking to uncover the facts.
The ABC is largely about education. People on the right hate education, thus they declare it leftist.
Some of them also hold very narrow views of education as primarily a means of preparing people to contribute to economic growth, rather than as preparing them to be good citizens in a democracy.