Tony Abbott and Scott Morrison (two of the shittest cunts in Australian politics) deliberately gutted the ABC and fucked with its independence, because they couldn't handle the legitimate criticisms of their stupidity and incompetence
It's not that this journalist was some saint, but the axing was delivered as a sign of bending the knee
The Labor government hasn't been able to unfuck the many years of bullshit that happened yet, and the cuts were so deep that things may never go back to the way they were
Imagine being one of those in his circle, waiting for the dictatorship to become real, and facing summary execution if the Tangerine Toddler decides to throw a tantrum...
The UK government, sadly
It's such a vague position that it's meaningless and hasn't resulted in a single prosecution