Journalist Laura Tingle is one step closer to becoming the staff-elected director on the ABC board after a surprise endorsement from the union representing staff across the public broadcaster.
The candidates for the position are traditionally backed by one of the two ABC unions, the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) or the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA), but Tingle chose not to be part of MEAA’s earlier ballot process to select a candidate.
