When the announcement was made that Michelle Guthrie had been sacked as Managing Director of the ABC, there was a distinct air of ‘hey ho the wicked witch is dead’ from many ABC staff. That was foolish.

There is a big problem still in the building, and it threatens the longer-term future of the ABC.

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Guthrie and Milne: No Friends of the ABC

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