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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Communications Minister Paul Fletcher has criticised the ABC after the national broadcaster published an Australia Day article that also used the term Invasion Day .
The Australian, a News Corp masthead, has recently highlighted what it described as a barrage of criticism aimed at the ABC over the article.
Communications Minister Paul Fletcher on Monday also weighed into the issue, saying the ABC clearly got this one wrong by using both terms.
“The ABC has clearly got this one wrong. The name of Australia Day is reflected in legislation across Australia. More important, it is reflected in the usage of the overwhelming majority of Australians.
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 .