ABC inquiry told Michelle Guthrie stayed silent on political interference until 11th hour

ABC board members say they didn’t hear Guthrie complain of political interference by Justin Milne until eve of her dismissal

Michelle Guthrie did not tell the ABC board that Justin Milne was exerting political pressure on her until the eve of her dismissal, a Senate inquiry into political interference at the ABC has heard.

Three ABC board members gave evidence at the public hearing in Canberra on Friday that Guthrie’s explosive 11-page dossier arrived in their email boxes on the night of Friday 21 September. Her employment was to be terminated on the Monday morning.

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