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Editorial leanCentre-left
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Legally required to be impartial; routinely accused of a left lean by conservative politicians.
Who owns it
Owner
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (statutory public broadcaster)
Ownership type
Public trust
Funding
Australian government appropriation
Who runs it
Chief executive
Hugh Marks (Managing Director)
Track record
Factuality
High
Reach
Australia's most-trusted news brand in most annual surveys
Worth knowing
Funding is set in the federal budget, which has made it a political football.
Ownership, leadership and funding are drawn from public filings and the outlet's own disclosures. The editorial lean is an editorial judgement, not a measurement — read it as a starting point, not a verdict.