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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Stephanie Convery

ABC boss’s ‘utterly offensive’ comments condemned as broadcaster comes back online after strike

ABC staff strike
The 24-hour strike saw more than 2,000 ABC staff members walk off the job and was the first at the broadcaster in 20 years. Photograph: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

ABC staff and union representatives have urged the managing director, Hugh Marks, to retract “utterly offensive” comments after he said staff had treated taking industrial action as “a bit of a game”.

Marks made the comments just hours before the end of the 24-hour strike that saw more than 2,000 staff members walk off the job on Wednesday.

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