[Link] ABC welcomes ‘funding certainty’ as Morrison government responds to media reform paper

Read: 7/2/2022 www.theguardian.com

The Morrison government will restore ABC funding to 2018 levels, when Malcolm Turnbull imposed an $84m indexation pause, with the public broadcaster to be given $3.3bn for the next three years. The communications minister, Paul Fletcher, has also announced SBS will receive $953.

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[Link] ABC chair Ita Buttrose accuses Coalition of ‘political interference’ and ‘intimidation’

Read: 15/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

The ABC chair, Ita Buttrose, has accused the Morrison government of political interference and attempting to intimidate the public broadcaster after the Senate established an inquiry into the ABC’s complaints handling process.

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[Link] ABC journalist agrees to pay MP $79,000 in defamation settlement over tweets

Read: 11/8/2021 www.abc.net.au

ABC journalist Louise Milligan has agreed to pay federal Liberal MP Andrew Laming $79,000 in a defamation case over a series of tweets she sent. Dr Laming launched the case in May, alleging Milligan defamed him in four tweets sent on March 28, 2021.

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