ABC Managing Director shapes new agenda for Auntie

Where will Michelle Guthrie lead the ABC? More of the same with less fighting and increased diversity, if we read her first major speech properly.

28 Jul 2016

David Tiley

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Rowing quietly into unknown waters. Image: Secret River, made for the ABC by Luby Entertainment.

Appearing at the Creative Country: the business of innovation conference hosted by The Australian, ABC Managing Director Michelle Guthrie made her first definitive, weapons grade public speech.

She is not by nature pugnacious and her touch is deceptively light. She seems to say what she needs to say, and then stop.

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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.