ABC Board Sacks Managing Director Michelle Guthrie

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The ABC Board has sacked managing director Michelle Guthrie, declaring in a blunt statement that it was “not in the best interests” of the organisation for her to continue to lead it.

ABC chairman Justin Milne said the board “believed that new leadership would benefit the organisation, its dedicated employees, and the ABC audience.”