Government denies ABC privatisation is on the agenda

June 18, 2018 10:21

Communications minister Mitch Fifield has strongly denied the government has any plans to privatise the ABC, after the Liberal Party federal council voted in favour of the move over the weekend.

The vote comes after the minister defended a freeze of the national broadcaster’s funding last week. Parliament is due to vote on tax reforms this week.

The government has already floated the idea of a digital platforms tax to bring sceptical cross benchers on side.

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Paul Wallbank

Paul Wallbank was news editor at Mumbrella between June 2017 and June 2019. Previously he's covered business and technology issues for outlets ranging from The Australian and Sydney Morning Herald to the ABC and Business Spectator.

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History 18 Jun 18

First you defund, then you destabilise, before you privatise

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Ken Watson 18 Jun 18

Fifield. You might get away with that proposition among many of your own constituents.
But The Agrarian Socialist namely The National Party may I suspect a different view.
‘Good luck Seinfeld.’ [Newman]

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