you also have to pay for the subsidies to coal mining and gas extraction, erroneous GBR donations to mining companies who use the fund for tax deductions and lobbying costs, you pay the MP wages (are you happy with this? - they're extremely overpaid for what they actually do) and the public service.
I get great value from the ABC..... perhaps you should watch/read ABC and then you'll feel better about how little it costs.
