‘Game on’: Kim Williams has ‘no doubt’ a Coalition government would initiate a review of the ABC

03/04/2025 06:44 The Guardian

ABC chair backs public broadcaster after Peter Dutton’s comments warning it would need to demonstrate ‘excellence’Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe chair of Australia’s public broadcaster says he has “no doubt” a Coalition government would initiate a review of the ABC, but that the organisation has nothing to apologise for in its quest for “excellence” and “efficiency”.“I don’t think there’s any doubt within the event of Mr [Peter] Dutton acceding to office that there would be a very early call for an efficiency and, apparently, an excellency review for what the ABC does. Game on,” Kim Williams said during a speech at the Melbourne Press Club on Thursday. Continue reading...

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