Why Tasmania will always be Australia's biggest loser - and it's not just because of THAT doomed footy stadium. Plus, Q+A is dead... but there will be more TV funerals to come: PVO
RIP Q+A - but there will be more funerals to come
The death of Q&A - once a marquee program on the ABC capable of attracting audiences in excess of one million - tells you everything you need to know about the slow and steady decline of free-to-air television.
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