ABC boss Michelle Guthrie ‘unreservedly’ apologises to Kevin Rudd following Cabinet Files coverage

Zoe Samios

May 4, 2018 10:03

ABC boss Michelle Guthrie has sent an apology to former Prime Minster Kevin Rudd after the broadcaster claimed he was warned of “critical risks” related to the home insulation scheme.

The apology, which was revealed in the Sydney Morning Herald overnight, follows controversy over the ABC’s ‘Cabinet Files’ coverage from earlier this year.

The ABC’s boss Michelle Guthrie has sent an apology to former prime minister Kevin Rudd

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Zoe Samios

Zoe Samios worked at Mumbrella between 2016 and 2019, finishing up as senior media reporter in March 2019.

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ABC Cabinet Files Kevin Rudd Michelle Guthrie

1 COMMENTS

ex ABC 4 May 18

It’s a bit sad when the Managing Director of the ABC is forced to apologise for the irresponsible behaviour of an out-of-control news department whose journalists appear to believe that they’re answerable to nobody.

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