ABC funding cuts a threat to democracy

At the height of the coronavirus emergency and on the back of devastating bushfires, Australia’s much awarded and trusted national broadcaster has again been forced to make major cuts to staff, services and programs. It is doing so to offset the latest $84 million budget shortfall as a result of successive cuts from the Coalition government.

Read the article from The Conversation, written by Alexandra Wake and Michael Ward:

https://theconversation.com/latest-84-million-cuts-rip-the-heart-out-of-the-abc-and-our-democracy-141355