STATEMENT - JUSTIN MILNE - 27 SEPTEMBER 2018

27 September 2018

This morning Labor said that it had no confidence in ABC Chairman Justin Milne.

Since then, Mr Milne has resigned his position.

Serious questions remain to be answered about political interference at the ABC.

These issues go the health of our democracy and can only be addressed through an open inquiry process.

The independence and integrity of the ABC is paramount.

This Liberal Government has ripped hundreds of millions of dollars out of the ABC and launched a relentless attack on its

The Australian people deserve answers and the ABC is the public broadcaster, not the state broadcaster.