As long as Mitch Fifield has his job, and the current board is appointed by him, there will be a clear view to minimise the ABC.
With last week’s spectacular departure of Justin Milne and Michelle Guthrie, the previously unknown ABC board is now the all-but exclusive creation of one man -- the Institute of Public Affairs-aligned Senator Mitch Fifield.
The entire board has turned over since he became minister in 2015, giving his appointees the numbers on the board until after the 2022 federal election.
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