For the years 2002-6 inclusive  Newspoll has found around nine in ten Australians believe that ABC news and  current affairs programs are doing a  good job with regard to being fair and even handed.  The specific figures are as follows.

7.00 PM TV News      95% (2002)      93% (2003)          94% (2004)      94% (2005)   95%(2006)

7.30 Report               89% (2002)      87% (2003)          89% (2004)      91%(2005)   93%(2006)

“A.M”, “P.M.”              89% (2002)      90% (2003)         91% (2004)      88% (2005)   89%(2006)

The World Today        86% (2002)      85% (2003)          90% (2004)      88% (2005)   85%(2006)