Australian Communication Minister Demands the ABC Chair and Its Board Explain Its Decision

Australian Communication Minister Demands the ABC Chair and Its Board Explain Its Decision
Minister for Communications Paul Fletcher speaks during a press conference following a tour of the Sydney Coliseum Theatre at West HQ on June 25, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Matt Blyth/Getty Images
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ABC chair Ita Buttrose isn’t about to lose her job at the public broadcaster, although the federal government is awaiting an explanation over what it considers a controversial program.

Last month Communication Minister Paul Fletcher demanded the ABC chair and its board explain its decision to air a program questioning the behaviour of two senior government politicians.