ABC Head Michelle Guthrie’s first taste of gunpowder

New ABC head Michelle Guthrie commits to an ABC free of either commercials or subscription services, and stays out of the traps so churlishly prepared by a variety of Senators.

10 May 2016 12:00

David Tiley

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Image: designing the OneABC typeface, by Wayne Thompson of the Australian Type Foundry. Somehow a sin by the new ABC Managing Director.

Michelle Guthrie, Managing Director of the ABC, was confronted with the full pettiness of the Senate Estimates Committee after only four days on the job.

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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.