To save the ABC, its board must be depoliticised | Ben Oquist

The perception of the ABC’s independence has been shattered. Radical new measures will be needed to repair the broken trust

Following the revelations that Justin Milne, who resigned as ABC chairman on Thursday, ordered the sacking of an ABC journalist, the prime minister made an important declaration. He said the ABC’s independence was important to him and his government. He went on to say that it was important that the ABC’s independence be maintained.

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