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ABC devotes next Monday night to politics

Australian Story profiles Turnbull, Four Corners looks at the toppling of Tony Abbott and Q&A brings in Bill Shorten.

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Next Monday night ABC shows are locking arms to cover the changing political landscape, with themed coverage across all their shows from ABC News to Lateline.

It includes a Q & A special with Bill Shorten and an Australian Story profile on Malcolm Turnbull and a Four Corners look at deposing Tony Abbott.

This means previously-announced episodes of Australian Story and Four Corners will be held off for a further week.

 

Monday, September 21 on ABC
7pm – ABC News
At 7pm on ABC News, the political team in Canberra, led by Chris Uhlmann and Greg Jennett will help you make sense of the winners and losers of the new Government team, and all the latest news developments. All ABC News bulletins are available on iview for 24 hours after airing on ABC.

7.30pm – 7.30
Host Leigh Sales presents the latest up-to-the minute analysis of events in Canberra. She’ll be joined by Chief Political Correspondent, Sabra Lane.

8pm – Australian Story: The Making of Malcolm
An intimate portrait of Malcolm Turnbull told by those closest to him.

8.30pm – Four Corners: Dethroning Tony Abbott
On Monday night Four Corners will chart the events that led to the former Prime Minister’s downfall.

“The King is dead, long live the King” Senator Eric Abetz, Government Leader in the Senate

As Federal Opposition leader, Tony Abbott led the charge against Labor, relentlessly exploiting the division and chaos which plagued the Rudd and Gillard governments. He successfully defined the ALP as a party of backroom plotters, who callously ditched a first term Prime Minister when the opinion polls became dire.

Fast forward two years and Tony Abbott is himself a first term Prime Minister toppled from power.

“Poll-driven panic has produced a revolving-door prime ministership, which can’t be good for our country.” Tony Abbott, on his final day as Prime Minister

Monday’s Four Corners brings you the story of why the Liberal Party removed its own first term Prime Minister.

“I think people stopped trusting him.”

And how the plan to unseat him unfolded:“They were assiduously doing numbers against the Prime Minister, even while they were being promoted.”

We hear from those close to him about the moments, behind closed doors, after Tony Abbott’s defeat:

“I gave him a hug and said ‘you know PM, you’ve done your best and you’ve got a lot to be proud of’.”

9.20pm – Media Watch
Australia’s leading forum for media analysis and critique looks at coverage of the leadership spill and how Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will manage his relationship with conservative media commentators.

9.35pm – Q&A
Live from Ballarat (AEST), host Tony Jones will be joined on the panel for a special one on one discussion with opposition leader Bill Shorten. Can he rise to the new challenge? Simulcast live on iview and ABC NewsRadio.

10.40pm – Lateline
Host Emma Alberici presents in depth news and analysis. This will be a replay of the program aired earlier at 9:30pm AEST on ABC News 24.

4 Responses

    1. Australian Story will be softball (which is fine, it’s not that kind of show). 4 Corners will be everyone trying to justify what they did. Although I’m impressed with the fast turnaround I’m not sure if it will contain anything new? Most pollies involved have already spoken or leaked to their journalist of choice. Q&A will be interesting as Shorten will be under more scrutiny now (Abbott was a gift to Labor). Turnbull was scheduled to do Press Club this Wednesday but he pulled out. He’ll do both that and Q&A sometime soon I expect. He likes talking.

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