Australian monarchists accuse ABC of ‘despicable’ coverage of King Charles’s coronation

Panellist and Liberal MP Julian Leeser also says broadcaster ‘got the balance wrong’ but condemns targeting of Stan Grant with racist abuse

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Australian monarchists have accused the ABC of “despicable” coverage of King Charles’s coronation and have pledged to lodge an official complaint claiming the broadcaster’s coverage was “biased” against the British royal family.

The Australian Monarchist League has told its supporters to complain about the ABC, with the AML’s Philip Benwell telling subscribers in an email: “the vitriolic attacks on the king, the monarchy, the British settlement and everything that came thereafter are by the very people who want our vote for their voice to the parliament”.