This episode of Media Watch examines how the ABC is accused of hiring a Hamas terrorist and ignoring evidence of his guilt.
Plus, The ABC's The Business becomes yet another casualty in the long-running deterioration of business reporting for mainstream audiences.
And news of Virgin's new menu item takes off, with Australian media outlets happy to serve up the airline's media release.
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00:00 ABC's Gaza freelancer
07:22 The Business axed
13:37 Airline's new menu item
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