SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott led stinging attacks on the national broadcaster Wednesday, after reportedly accusing a current affairs show of being a “leftie lynch mob”.

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Q&A panel program caused uproar when it allowed convicted criminal Zaky Mallah, who was acquitted of terror offences in 2005, to ask a question from the audience on Monday night’s show.

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