Labor pledges to reverse ABC funding cuts if elected | fergushunter
The exact details of Labor's funding boost for the broadcaster could depend on the timing of the next election, which is due between August 2021 and May 2022. A new three-year funding deal for the ABC will be finalised for the 2022 federal budget.
The cuts announced by the ABC last week have triggered a fresh wave of criticism of the government, butthe funding levels. "ABC base funding, transmission funding and total funding are rising each and every year of the current funding triennium," he said.
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