3CR Melbourne controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1995
Police infiltration controversy
In the mid-1990s, undercover Victoria Police members reportedly posed as station volunteers in order to gather information, creating a major controversy around surveillance of activist community media.
1978
Dispute over coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The Bulletin criticised 3CR's coverage and described it as supporting a Palestinian position. Meetings followed between 3CR, the Jewish Board of Deputies and the Public Broadcasting Association. The Jewish Board of Deputies pursued a tribunal hearing after 3CR declined to accept its demands. During a November Fight Back campaign, listener supporters distributed material defending the station's editorial position.