Sounds like the author used AI to write the article. Since when has anyone, let alone an employee, referred to ABC as “The ABC”
ABC there is the “Australian Broadcasting Company.” What do they call it Down Under?
I don’t think the American Broadcasting Company even has a Science Unit with which to hold junk-science’s feet to the fire.
ABC in this case is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It sounds fine to my ear.
Just don’t start discussing Southern California freeways and “the.”