Pollies get blood out of a digital stone from the ABC

Senator Hanson-Young, not even in the government, finally gets some meaningful expenditure figures out of the ABC. There's bad, there's odd and there's hopeful.
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Armed with its latest Digital Defence Array ABC executives face incessent questions in Senate Estimates. Image: actually its Round the Twist. 

On 27 Feb 2018, Senator Sarah Hansen-Young went after the ABC in Senate Estimates to resolve one of its enduring mysteries. How much does it spend on its local drama, factual and childrens’ production, how many hours result, and how much is made externally?  

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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.