Panel guest Conrad Gillard thanks broadcaster for allowing him to normalise ‘the idea of net-negative immigration’.
Among those invited to take part was Conrad Gillard of Down Under Reform, one of the seven people who addressed panellists during Monday’s program.
The Sydneysider’s argument on the ABC was centred around his housing concerns, telling the panel he backed One Nation’s migration policy but it could have “gone a little bit further”.
Nine Entertainment’s chief executive, Matt Stanton, said the strategy would allow the business to “challenge global Big Tech platforms by delivering unmatched, trusted local scale”.
In a note to colleagues on Wednesday, the national affairs editor announced with “mixed emotions” that he would leave the network on 2 October.
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Panel guest Conrad Gillard thanks broadcaster for allowing him to normalise ‘the idea of net-negative immigration’.
The ABC’s decision to host its second National Forum on the subject of migration was always going to give rise to some tricky calls about whose voices should be heard.
Among those invited to take part was Conrad Gillard of Down Under Reform, one of the seven people who addressed panellists during Monday’s program.
Gillard received coverage in News24 this year after starting a petition000 signatures, to reduce the annual immigration rate to zero until the median house price in all capital cities decreases below five times the median annual income. The Sydneysider’s argument on the ABC was centred around his housing concerns, telling the panel he backed One Nation’s migration policy but it could have “gone a little bit further”.
Down Under Reform’s Facebook page000 followers and is run by Gillard, displays views beyond housing concerns.
Other posts have blamed migrants for illegal dumping and violent crime, and said that immigration is “erasing our culture”.
Nine Entertainment’s chief executive, Matt Stanton, said the strategy would allow the business to “challenge global Big Tech platforms by delivering unmatched, trusted local scale”.
After the firing of Karl Stefanovic this year, and departure of its long-term host Sarah Abo while on maternity leave, Sylvia Jeffreys and Tom Steinfort were unveiled as the new presenters to steer the program into 2027.
In a note to colleagues on Wednesday, the national affairs editor announced with “mixed emotions” that he would leave the network on 2 October.
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