ABC staff are bracing for redundancies, despite the federal government providing five years of funding certainty to the broadcaster in Tuesday’s budget.
ABC staff are bracing for redundancies in senior ranks from a major restructure that is widely expected to be announced as soon as this week, despite the federal government providing five years of funding certainty to the broadcaster in Tuesday’s budget.
The ABC’s restructure moves it further away from its old model, where different mediums like TV and radio operated in silos.The ABC has emphasised that the restructure is designed to improve how it commissions content, simplify its structure and help it chase digital audiences rather than being a money-saving measure. But it has refused to rule out job losses in correspondence with the Community and Public Sector Union obtained by this masthead.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers promised $6 billion to the ABC over the next five years in an announcement that fulfilled an election commitment and received a warm welcome from the broadcaster. Budget papers show it has an average staff of 4213 full-time equivalent positions.
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