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The ABC comes under fire as one of the network's top shows cops a staggering 2,100 complaints


The ABC's flagship current affairs show Q+A received a staggering 2100 complaints from viewers last year.

Industry blog TV Tonight reports that the complaints appear to have been a targeted campaign which accused Q+A of being 'pro-Israel' and alleged Islamophobia and racism arising from remarks made by a panelist on the show A staff email leaked to the Financial Review in December revealed the national broadcaster's pan to run the controversial talk program in four six-week slots. Once seen as setting the news agenda with its hard-hitting discussions of current affairs, the last two years has seen the show struggling to stay afloat amidst a revolving door of hosts and changing timeslots.

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