Malcolm Turnbull turns attack on ABC and the 'elite media' for distracting people

By Fergus Hunter
Updated November 15 2016 - 6:09pm, first published 11:39am
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced a resettlement option for refugees held in Nauru and Manus Island with the United States of America.  Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced a resettlement option for refugees held in Nauru and Manus Island with the United States of America. Photo: Andrew Meares
Barnaby Joyce said the ABC sometimes pays too much attention to questions that are "inside the beltway and have zero and nothing to do with our lives out there" on <i>Q&A</i>.  Photo: ABC
Barnaby Joyce said the ABC sometimes pays too much attention to questions that are "inside the beltway and have zero and nothing to do with our lives out there" on <i>Q&A</i>. Photo: ABC

The ABC and "elite media" are to blame for distracting people from the government's focus on economic growth, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said, at pains to emphasise that he is in touch with the concerns of real people.

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