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| Bill Shorten says Milne's position 'untenable' as Labor says it will support inquiry – live | |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| The Labor leader, Bill Shorten, has weighed in, blaming the government for making Milne’s position “untenable”. | |
| No political party has the right to interfere like this with the ABC. No journalist should be sacked at the request of a political party. | |
| It’s time for the Liberal party to back off. The ABC is owned by Australians, not the Liberal party. | |
| I’ll always fight for its independence. | |
| At the same time, Labor’s shadow communications minister, Michelle Rowland, has confirmed Labor will move to establish a Senate inquiry into political interference at the ABC. The Greens will support it too. Because it’s voted on within committee and doesn’t need a full Senate vote, it means it has the numbers. | |
| Some movement out of Canberra. Sky is reporting the ALP will support a motion for an urgent Senate inquiry into the situation at the ABC, meaning Milne would be compelled to answer questions. | |
| Confirmed: Labor will support an urgent Senate enquiry into the ABC crisis that would see the ABC Chairman compelled to answer questions about political interference @SkyNewsAust | |
| Russell Crowe weighs in. | Russell Crowe weighs in. |
| Bye Justin . Thanks for your efforts. https://t.co/lO0ACludTf | Bye Justin . Thanks for your efforts. https://t.co/lO0ACludTf |
| This from Richard Glover, the host of ABC Sydney Drive. He says “the who, where and how” behind the Milne email still need answering. | This from Richard Glover, the host of ABC Sydney Drive. He says “the who, where and how” behind the Milne email still need answering. |
| Justin Milne is only half the story. His email implies someone gave him cause to believe ABC funding was linked to the current government getting its way. That's the who, where and how that needs answering. | Justin Milne is only half the story. His email implies someone gave him cause to believe ABC funding was linked to the current government getting its way. That's the who, where and how that needs answering. |
| Here’s the full motion passed by ABC staff in Melbourne. | Here’s the full motion passed by ABC staff in Melbourne. |
| ABC staff in Melbourne are calling for the chairman, Justin Milne, to stand aside while an independent inquiry takes place. | ABC staff in Melbourne are calling for the chairman, Justin Milne, to stand aside while an independent inquiry takes place. |
| “The ABC is, and always has been, a fiercely loyal independent news organisation and it is of no concern to our program makers or journalists whether they are hated by any government. | “The ABC is, and always has been, a fiercely loyal independent news organisation and it is of no concern to our program makers or journalists whether they are hated by any government. |
| “We are dismayed that the chairman of our own board is exerting political pressure behind closed doors.” | “We are dismayed that the chairman of our own board is exerting political pressure behind closed doors.” |
| ABC staff in Melbourne have unanimously passed this motion about Justin Milne. Protect your ABC.@abcnews @abcmelbourne pic.twitter.com/vkPcUVfJ7y | ABC staff in Melbourne have unanimously passed this motion about Justin Milne. Protect your ABC.@abcnews @abcmelbourne pic.twitter.com/vkPcUVfJ7y |
| Per journalist Margaret Simons, Melbourne ABC staff have passed the same resolution as Sydney. | Per journalist Margaret Simons, Melbourne ABC staff have passed the same resolution as Sydney. |
| They want an independent inquiry into the allegations against Milne, and have called on him to stand down in the interim. | They want an independent inquiry into the allegations against Milne, and have called on him to stand down in the interim. |
| ABC Melbourne meeting just passed same resolution as Ultimo meeting. Unanimous | ABC Melbourne meeting just passed same resolution as Ultimo meeting. Unanimous |
| ABC staff are now meeting at their Melbourne headquarters at Southbank. | ABC staff are now meeting at their Melbourne headquarters at Southbank. |
| Meeting now in Southbank lobby#Guthrie #auspol pic.twitter.com/Bxvq1P4j52 | Meeting now in Southbank lobby#Guthrie #auspol pic.twitter.com/Bxvq1P4j52 |
| Gosh, I missed this earlier. Andrew Bolt has also called for Milne to resign. The famous alliance between Australia’s rightwing cause célèbre, the Labor party and the journalists’ union holds strong. Erhm. | Gosh, I missed this earlier. Andrew Bolt has also called for Milne to resign. The famous alliance between Australia’s rightwing cause célèbre, the Labor party and the journalists’ union holds strong. Erhm. |
| Confirmation the ABC union meeting was genuinely moved because there were puppies in the foyer. I’m sure a more Aunty thing has happened, but nothing is immediately springing to mind. | Confirmation the ABC union meeting was genuinely moved because there were puppies in the foyer. I’m sure a more Aunty thing has happened, but nothing is immediately springing to mind. |
| While the @withMEAA meeting took place at work today, I was too busy playing with these little guys!! #priorities pic.twitter.com/QuFGQ9bL4c | While the @withMEAA meeting took place at work today, I was too busy playing with these little guys!! #priorities pic.twitter.com/QuFGQ9bL4c |
| Hands off ABC! pic.twitter.com/hTv9zFFYd4 | Hands off ABC! pic.twitter.com/hTv9zFFYd4 |
| A little more from inside that meeting from our reporter Lisa Martin: | A little more from inside that meeting from our reporter Lisa Martin: |
| Stephen Long called for the chairman to stand aside while an investigation is carried out. | Stephen Long called for the chairman to stand aside while an investigation is carried out. |
| “Our board of executives needs to protect us from political interference from Canberra.” | “Our board of executives needs to protect us from political interference from Canberra.” |
| Greg Miskelly, the branch president of the MEAA at ABC Ultimo, said: | Greg Miskelly, the branch president of the MEAA at ABC Ultimo, said: |
| “This is a situation that no journalist from across Australia can stand for. | “This is a situation that no journalist from across Australia can stand for. |
| “Political interference in any form of journalism is akin to state control of the media. | “Political interference in any form of journalism is akin to state control of the media. |
| “We don’t know what has happened, we don’t know what the facts are. | “We don’t know what has happened, we don’t know what the facts are. |
| “The response from Justin Milne has been inadequate.” | “The response from Justin Milne has been inadequate.” |
| Lol https://t.co/2Je8HVXwQ0 | Lol https://t.co/2Je8HVXwQ0 |
| The excellent Amanda Meade has just published this cracker. | The excellent Amanda Meade has just published this cracker. |
| The ABC chairman, Justin Milne, vehemently opposed moving the Hottest 100 away from Australia Day and tried to convince the ABC board to reverse the Triple J decision, saying “Malcolm [Turnbull] will go ballistic”, she writes. | The ABC chairman, Justin Milne, vehemently opposed moving the Hottest 100 away from Australia Day and tried to convince the ABC board to reverse the Triple J decision, saying “Malcolm [Turnbull] will go ballistic”, she writes. |
| Reaction from a Triple J journalist below, too. | Reaction from a Triple J journalist below, too. |
| FYI - the decision to move the #Hottest100 was made after extensive consultation with triple j's audience. We received nearly 65,000 responses, of which 60% were in favour of celebrating the countdown on a different date. | FYI - the decision to move the #Hottest100 was made after extensive consultation with triple j's audience. We received nearly 65,000 responses, of which 60% were in favour of celebrating the countdown on a different date. |
| Staff at the ABC in Brisbane have gone further with their motion, calling on Milne to “immediately resign” if the reporting on his email to Guthrie is true. | Staff at the ABC in Brisbane have gone further with their motion, calling on Milne to “immediately resign” if the reporting on his email to Guthrie is true. |
| “This meeting calls on the chairman to publicly acknowledge if the political interference in the reported email is true and, if so, immediately resign from his position.” | “This meeting calls on the chairman to publicly acknowledge if the political interference in the reported email is true and, if so, immediately resign from his position.” |
| Passed unanimously by #ABC union members in Brisbane about Justin Milne:“This meeting calls on the chairman to publicly acknowledge if the political interference in the reported email is true and, if so, immediately resign from his position”. pic.twitter.com/P8Pi07LDZg | Passed unanimously by #ABC union members in Brisbane about Justin Milne:“This meeting calls on the chairman to publicly acknowledge if the political interference in the reported email is true and, if so, immediately resign from his position”. pic.twitter.com/P8Pi07LDZg |
| ABC staff have moved their meeting outside. Our reporter at the scene, Lisa Martin, tells me staff chanted “hands off the ABC”. | ABC staff have moved their meeting outside. Our reporter at the scene, Lisa Martin, tells me staff chanted “hands off the ABC”. |
| Hundreds of ABC staff have walked out of the building after passing a motion calling for Chairman Justin Milne to stand down while there’s an independent inquiry. pic.twitter.com/XTmM7T4oXl | Hundreds of ABC staff have walked out of the building after passing a motion calling for Chairman Justin Milne to stand down while there’s an independent inquiry. pic.twitter.com/XTmM7T4oXl |
| More from that National Press Club speech being given by Greens leader Richard Di Natale. | More from that National Press Club speech being given by Greens leader Richard Di Natale. |
| Di Natale says there is an argument for calling ABC board directors sooner than Senate estimates. Chairman's email shows problem not with Alberici's journalism but a "problem with the Liberal party hating the journalist", he says. #auspol #npc | Di Natale says there is an argument for calling ABC board directors sooner than Senate estimates. Chairman's email shows problem not with Alberici's journalism but a "problem with the Liberal party hating the journalist", he says. #auspol #npc |