Graeme Smith, an expert on China and the Pacific at the Australian National University, said Australia and China had two different approaches to soft power.
"Australian commercial television tends to be very white, but what people like to see on the screen is themselves … it's unlikely to feature too many strong Pacific island characters in the mix," he said., a Vanuatu drama supported by Australian aid, which he described as a "huge soft power win". "If they're looking to have more influence, soft-power-wise, in the Pacific, they should be looking to support local content production, rather than expecting people to watch Neighbours and relate to it," he said.
Bruce Dover from Australia Asia Pacific Media Initiative, which wants a revitalised Australian media presence in the Pacific, posted on Facebook that it was "sad to think how much better the money could have been spent".
God save them if they have to watch that pure bs
F**k off ABC. Not fit for purpose.
Why does the government need to provide money to PNG so they can watch Neighbours? Surely PNG TV stations can buy the show themselves as it wouldn’t cost much to buy. As for the ‘very white’ shows, doesn’t PNG watch American TV shows?
Pacific Islanders may be left brain dead after several years of this questionable motley collection of offerings 🙈.
I would have thought the Pacific Island peoples would like to see programs relevant to them and their childrens education health and futures etc, not some ( obviously white) trash reality stuff
Send out “Married at first sight”
Abc uhh you deserve to be defunded .
Why does diversity never reflect reality?
ABC programs head by “white people”. The Drum, Insiders, 4Corners, 7.30 Report, Q&A, Media Watch, Morning Show. Chair is white, CEO is white, most of board is white, most news readers and radio staff white. All highly paid virtue signalling hypocrites
Have you ever watched TV in Thailand?
Well, in terms of ethnicity, Australia is majority white, and you'd expect just by numbers there'd be more whites. Just to remind you, I do NOT want to know your views on race or commercial TV. I'd like you to use OurMoney to do what you're paid for. TheirABC sucks big time.
I've watched TV in the pacific islands and the Australian content channel advertising is for Northern Territory businesses. Kinda weird sitting in Fiji observing it.
yeah ABC it's a crime to be white....and how do you know they are white? many people look white and are not.
This country has lost it way. Since China unleashed its tenticles into Australian politics, immigration and busineses, its turning into an over sensitive, money hungry, mismanaged nation. So sad. Complete fxckery, we've become Chinas dog.
Trust the ABC to lead with this angle
Stop the racist rubbish ABC
Virtue signalling will just bring the worst out in people. Do better ABC.
You say that as if it’s a bad thing
Oh nos, how could we be so racist as to have a 'very white' ad about Australia 😱😱😱
The diversity consultant at the ABC really earning their $500K /yr with this tweet.
Virtue signalling.
Don't watch it then. We don't have to appease the Pacific islanders. We owe them nothing.
So clearly then a show with too many black or brown people would not resonate with white people. Who rights this utter nonsense?
It’s only ever a problem when a representation is too white
FFS. Trust their ABC to push the white, colonialist, invader, oppressor angle yet again. You are publically funded to report news, not to add your progressive agenda to every story! Stop it!
The ABC loves to racially vilify Australians.
Nothing says white privilege more than a parasitic institution dominated by Karens.
M_J_Caboose1 Ad needs more Yassmin Race-Baiter
I think that you mean just ‘Very Australian’.
Ask Australian media to ‘read a room’? Impossible!
Pacific nations overwhelmingly grateful to get free, top-rating content. ABC: it’s too ‘white’, better you fund us to continue campaigning that Australia is a racist country who actually despises Pacific nations. ‘Cos Masterchef, which has minority ‘white’ contestants, is racist.
Point Two.....How many of the high salary big names on the ABC are not white......ABC SHOULD!! look inwards when it comes to Racism and unconscious bias. Bit like the Pasty GREEN Party
Let me guess......Racism....We are a Rascist country......
racist
Come on media you are just looking at headlines. What a great initiative by these people.
Privatise the abc
Hopefully it leads to a Pacific Island family on Ramsay st & surrounds.
What we truly need is for ABC to broadcast to Pacific about how bad and racist Australia is
Yes, because surely the Chinese TV content will be fully diverse & representative of many different cultures & peoples.
When are we going to cut funding at this incredible stupid broadcasters
Terrible headline.
Nothing is whiter than the ABC.
Nothing wrong with that. That is how the world sees Australia & it’s what they like🤷♀️
Free stuff provided by Australia to foreigners in foreign countries not good enough.
And what is wrong with 'Very White'? Would you ever describe something negatively as being 'Very Black'? Anti white ABC. It's disgusting that you are funded by the taxpayer to spread hatred for white Australians.
Just put it in inverted commas and you can get away with it.
Shit headline.
And your point is, idiot.
God save them.
A lot of triggered conservatives in this comment section.
ABC is racist. Defund now.
Any country with brains would avoid having Neighbours on their screen.
Y’all are all turning into snowflakes
Why is ABC pushing its own anti-white narrative might I ask?
Yawn
In PNG it’s inundated with Filipino dramas / soaps and Chinese channels... that said, the local media do a great job with what they have... I know it doesn’t fit the narrative, but Australia needs to support a fledgling PNG tv industry
Time to DEFUND the ABC. Obsolete and not representative of a majority of Australians
say hi to Jake
Basketball players are very tall. Bigoted against midgets is what it is.
Well maybe south pacific rugby players are to Polynesian for the Australian audience 🙄 the crap you people come away with, it's embarrassing to intelligence of this country. 🙄🙄🙄
Defund
ABC reaches peak racism.
lol very white.
Most of the article had positive response from pacific nations but of course it’s the Very White comment gets the headline. So ABC 🙄
Lest we forget the suffering caused by colonialism in the Pacific. Couldn't they find a more culturally diverse and aware group to promote Australia?
Chyna.
there lowkey do b racists in the comments tho 😳😳
Why bring colour into this? White is not mentioned once in the article, so what are trying to prove ABC?
I'm not sure you can accuse Toady of being human. He is a God.
Have those countries not suffered enough?
ABC News, if white Australian TV doesn't include African Australian in their broadcast ...…………… THEY AIN'T WHITE EITHER '.
I'm sorry, I just see one race...the human race 🙏
Don’t watch it then. Same choice white people have you make with every Chinese movie ... every black movie set a in Harlem... every movie made by Spike Lee ... Black Panther ... and plenty of others. This spreading of division is not good 👎
Defund/Privatise their ABC now!
ABC is anti white
We are mostly a white country, though. Brown people can't afford to advertise on Channel 10.
Will programs run late too over there? Or will they be edited better in such a way that an hour program IS actually an hour? That's my biggest question right now.
This is exactly the narrative that the CCP wants the ABC to focus on.
Defund the ABC.
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