ABC cuts are not what you think

The budget cuts to the ABC are strangely real and strangely not. How will this play out?
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‘Look’, says the Treasurer, ‘it’s the tunnel to a brighter tomorrow’. But the smarties know this is just an illusion. Image: Maxpixel.

[Some paragraphs updated to reflect Friday am news.]

In the current financial year, the ABC has $1.131b to spend. Next year, starting in July, it will have $1.122b. 

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.