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ABC Editors Resign After Cocaine Nation Breaches Standards

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 6:13 AM UTC · How we work

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was confronted by journalist Latika M Bourke at the United Nations.
Bourke asked whether accepting a global-citizen award made Albanese feel fraudulent.
Albanese replied with a single word: “No.”
Four ABC editors—Jo Puccini, Justin Stevens, Matthew Carney and Alice Brennan—resigned.
The ABC ombudsman ruled Four Corners’ “Cocaine Nation” and “Meth Highway” breached standards.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was confronted by journalist Latika M Bourke at the United Nations.
Bourke asked whether accepting a global-citizen award made Albanese feel fraudulent.
Albanese replied with a single word: “No.”
Four ABC editors—Jo Puccini, Justin Stevens, Matthew Carney and Alice Brennan—resigned.
The ABC ombudsman ruled Four Corners’ “Cocaine Nation” and “Meth Highway” breached standards.