We have sent the following complaint to ABC for determination...
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It seems the academic world has finally caught up with Bruce Pascoe's hoax. In light of the publication of
Farmers or Hunter-gatherers? The Dark Emu Debate By Academics Peter Sutton and Keryn Walshe,
can ABC please review its determination of my earlier complaint C19899-20?
I would find it hard for ABC now to justify retention and promotion of any Bruce Pascoe references in the presence of such damning criticism, especially for educational purposes.
To quote Peter Sutton from a recent article in The Age: "He (Sutton) was “disappointed” that in attempting to describe Aboriginal land use, Pascoe ignored the importance of spiritual tradition and ritual. He (Sutton) was “stunned” that the book was “riddled with errors of fact, selective quotations, selective use of evidence, and exaggeration of weak evidence”, including the suggestion Aboriginal people have occupied Australia for 120,000 years. And he (Sutton) was “outraged” that school curricula were being changed to conform with the Dark Emu narrative, embracing Pascoe’s descriptions of an early agricultural society."
In its determination, of C19899-20 ABC state: "Audience and Consumer Affairs are satisfied that Dark Emu is a credible and appropriate subject for an ABC Education resource". In light of the new book that debunks Pascoe's work, does ABC Audience and Consumer Affairs still stand by its finding?
Waiting for a reply.....
