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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Amanda Meade

ABC backflips on plan to abolish local 7pm Sunday TV news bulletins after public outcry

ABC managing director David Anderson informed staff via email about the change of plan to maintain the Sunday local news bulletins.
ABC managing director David Anderson informed staff via email about the change of plan to maintain the Sunday local news bulletins. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

The ABC has backflipped on its plan to abolish eight local 7pm Sunday TV news bulletins in favour of a national one after a public outcry, its managing director, David Anderson, has told staff.

The reduction of eight state-based television bulletins to a single national one was the centrepiece of the ABC’s plan to transform the public broadcaster into a digital-first media organisation and would have generated significant savings.

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