The government has announced a new review into ABC & SBS funding and governance
There are two open vacancies on the influential ABC board
Lawyer Danny Gilbert and producer Anita Jacoby are favourites in board circles
The Albanese government has begun the slow process of remaking the ABC’s influential board – and chairman Ita Buttrose has advised it to consider young blood for at least one director’s seat, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland told the ABC Friends Winter Dinner on Thursday night the government would launch a review into how public broadcasters are financed, including how board members are chosen.
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