Content overview: “ABC Journalist Michael Slezak Faces Possible Discipline Over AFR Opinion Piece, MEAA Says”. The ABC has not ruled out disciplinary action against Michael Slezak, an award-winning climate journalist and federal president of the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA), over an opinion piece he wrote for the Australian Financial Review, the union said. The article, published last week in Nine’s financial newspaper, has sparked disagreement between Slezak and the ABC’s new director of news, Simon Robinson. The MEAA, which represents Australian journalists, claims management’s stance threatens union office-holders who speak publicly on industry issues.
Slezak, known for his environmental reporting, wrote the piece in his union capacity, not as an ABC reporter. The case highlights tensions between the public broadcaster’s editorial policies and employees’ rights to express views through union roles. It comes as Robinson, who joined from The Times in London, oversees a restructure of ABC news. This listing links straight to the original page, where the content is available in full.