On Monday 27 August at 2030 AEST, 4 Corners on ABC is running a program on AusSAR, the national SAR coordinating authority.
They will be pulling in all sorts of former SAR dinosaurs to drag AusSAR into the dust with NO right of reply! It will be judgement by media with no input from AusSAR. AusSAR staff have been warned to expect the worst.
What you will NOT hear is that last year AusSAR coordinated the rescue of 410 people; so far this year, the figure stands at 264.
They will not mention the fact that SAR staff nationwide has been reducing every year for the last ten.
They will not mention that AusSAR is held in high regard by MOST, if not ALL, of the professional organisations throughout the country.
So, be warned, all is not as will be portrayed!
The media in this country love to destroy rarely to praise!
