Ballard climaxed with:“I hope you die,I hope you choke on your own franking credits,you evil greedy fascist soulless pig dogs”.
All of which presented a huge headache for the ABC,which this Wednesday will broadcast the opening night gala with a second episode the following week. But after some agony and consultation of its voluminous editorial standards,Aunty has cancelled Ballard.
“The ABC checks all content prior to broadcast to ensure it meets editorial standards. In this case,it was determined that the risk of causing offence to viewers was not editorially justified,” a spokesman said.
What a pickle for Aunty. Broadcast Ballard and ABC managing directorDavid Andersonfaces a rabid SenatorEric Abetzyammering away at Senate Estimates for the next five years. Or cut the comedian and woke Guardianistas will be firing up on Twitter about ABC censorship for,oh,the next 36 hours.