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ABC: Sally Riley appointed as Head of Fiction

Is this a defining moment? Sally Riley, Head of Indigenous at the ABC, steps up to command the whole Fiction department.

25 May 2016 12:00

David Tiley

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Image: Wayne Blair directing Jack Charles in episode one of Cleverman, for which Sally Riley was the executive producer.

On one level the announcement that Sally Riley is the new Head of Fiction at the ABC is a totally ‘So what?’ moment. Riley ran a department in the former Australian Film Commission for nine years, and has been a senior ABC executive for the last five.

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David Tiley

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.