One Nation's James Ashby has drawn a stark and controversial comparison, likening the party's relationship with the ABC to a domestic violence situation, after the minor party moved to ban some of the public broadcaster's journalists from attending a press conference in Melbourne.
Ashby made the remarks as justification for the decision to exclude certain ABC representatives from the event, framing the ongoing tension between One Nation and the national broadcaster in deeply personal terms.
The move raises fresh questions about One Nation's approach to media access and its ongoing antagonism toward the ABC, which has frequently covered the party's activities and controversies.
