A “national and international search that produced many impressive candidates” has only served to convince the ABC board it already had the perfect managing director… Read More
Reports of the contents of leaked emails written by ABC Board Chair Justin Milne provide a powerful insight into how governments of the day can exert influence over what parliament had intended to be an independent agency. Read More
The ABC Act clearly states the board is duty-bound to ‘maintain the independence and integrity’ of the broadcaster. Milne’s actions appear to have compromised both… Read More
Plaudits for the ABC board's decision to sack Michelle Guthrie from within the company have quickly soured, as a shocking leaked email showed chairman Justin Milne saying exactly the sort of thing the national broadcaster's dedicated employees do not want to hear. Read More
The growing polarisation of our politics in the age of Trump and Brexit forms the premise for a fascinating – and potentially confronting – series… Read More
The tax commissioner Chris Jordan took the opportunity of a Senate hearing to blast the national broadcaster this week in defence of his staff, while the… Read More
Government must be in the driver's seat, not riding shotgun to outsourcers, on big IT projects says the PM's digital transformation point man, Angus Taylor. Read More
Australia's emergency response organisations are a great example of public services committed to continuous learning and improvement. A focus on prevention and mitigation has led to large scale behavioural change. Read More
ANALYSIS: When other corporations are asked to embrace contestability, why does the ABC's outgoing boss want a broadcasting monopoly? A former ABC executive on where innovation is better directed. Read More
BREAKING: Google executive Michelle Guthrie is confirmed as the new ABC boss. She'll take over from Mark Scott in May, and isn't giving much away about commercialising more of the broadcaster until then. Read More
The ABC has developed into an extraordinarily successful media enterprise. It's come a long way since Bob Hawke described it as a "half channel". But where to now? Read More
