Two well-known media identities are among the candidates being considered for the ABC’s board.
Media industry sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said former Foxtel boss Peter Tonagh and former broadcaster Anita Jacoby have been approached to take on non-executive director positions following the departure of Kristin Ferguson and Donny Walford last November.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Ita Buttrose as ABC chair in 2019. It’s unclear whether the government will hand-pick the latest board members.
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Ms Jacoby is a highly regarded broadcast executive and journalist who has held roles with at Nine Entertainment (owner of this masthead), Seven West Media, Network Ten, ABC, SBS and Foxtel. She made the shortlist for the SBS board role last year, before Warren Mundine was selected.
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Rupert Murdoch attacked ‘a wave of censorship that seeks to silence conversation’ while receiving an award from the UK-based Australia Day Foundation. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters
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Rupert Murdoch’s lifetime achievement award from the UK-based Australia Day Foundation was presented to him from a virtual gala event at Australia House in London and had all the hallmarks of an official honour. The 89-year-old was wearing a large medal on a green ribbon around his neck and standing next to an Australian bottle of wine when he accepted the gong in a pre-recorded video. Perhaps unsurprisingly, some people, including Kevin Rudd,.
The ABC has quietly removed the words Invasion Day from a headline on an article about Australia Day events after senior government figures attacked the national broadcaster. Up until late this morning, a piece on celebrations and protests on January 26 was headlined Australia Day/Invasion Day 2021 events , sparking upset among some Coalition MPs and conservative commentators. However, at lunchtime, the article became Australia Day is a contentious day for many. Here are the events being held on January 26 . The ABC said Australia Day was its default terminology and it had changed a headline to avoid any reader confusion about this .