Stan Grant steps away from Q+A citing 'relentless' racial abuse, accuses ABC of 'institutional failure' over coronation coverage backlash
Stan Grant has accused the ABC of "institutional failure", saying the organisation did not publicly defend him amid a storm of racist abuse which has forced him to step away from hosting Q+A. Key points: Stan Grant has been subject to renewed abuse since appearing in the ABC's coronation coverage He says "not one ABC executive" has publicly refuted lies written or spoken about him ABC News director Justin Stevens says the ABC stands by Grant and "condemns the attacks directed towards him" In his weekly column published on Friday, Grant said that since appearing as a guest as part of the ABC's coverage of the coronation of King Charles he had been subjected to intense abuse inspired by distorted media coverage and had "had enough". Grant said he "valued the friendship" of ABC News director Justin Stevens, who he said was "trying to change an organisation that has its own legacy of racism". Addressing the controversy over the coronation coverage, Stevens said: "Stan Grant was one of a range of panellists who appeared during the 6 May coronation coverage at the invitation of the ABC.
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