Ita Clare Buttrose AC OBE is the new 77 year-old Chair “Person” of the ABC. (In these Orwellian days of Newspeak, I find my monkey vocabulary to be somewhat toned down in case the “thought police” come after me. The Truth is far from their domain; Spin is the order of today.)

As my more senior readers know, Ita stormed into prominence as the Editor of Cleo magazine. Cleo was said to have jump-started the human sexual revolution in Australia, backed enthusiastically, and personally, by Kerry Packer’s publishing giant – Consolidated Press Holdings – now sold to Bauer Media. (Generally speaking, Chimps are more conservative in regard to “reproductive matters”, though we do like showing off our ability to swing through the trees.) The Zoo has great affection for Ita. We have followed her career for many years.

Distressingly, Ita does not seem to have altered the much criticised Left-Wing, LGBTQ, PC bias blighting the public broadcaster. The A.B.C. gulps money supplied, by law, from many, presumably successful, Right-Wing citizens. It recycles this financial input back as largely socialist propaganda, promoting various currently trendy social issues. It is seldom in accord with public thinking.

We are hugely grateful that Andrew Bolt, Rowan Dean, Chris Kenny and others on Sky News keep vigilant watch on the supposed National Broadcaster. (Ironically, Sky would seem to be much more in line with Ita’s persona of old, which was really what you humans now call “edgy”.)

This monkey hopes the feisty Ita of old will re-emerge to completely overhaul your National Money Munching Broadcaster thus creating a new, vibrant and positive National Treasure.

Gibber! Gibber!

Chugley

The Media-Savvy Chimp