Just as a by the by, it is the ABC management that cuts ABC gigs. Job loss is a decision the professional class of plonkers has made. It is not their only option. It is their preference.

The ABC was required to disclose "leadership" salaries in the 2017-18 financial year.
These Harvard offcuts don't make content.

So, just 10 ABC "leaders" cost in excess of 3 million bucks in salaries for the 2017-18 financial year. This excludes super, terminatiom payouts, bonuses and whatever the fuck else one acquires for the mouthing of Business School wisdom.
These executive positions will not be cut.

Here's the link for the curious.
You might care to calculate the portion of total ABC wages executives command by checking on the annual report for that year.
https://about.abc.net.au/how-the-abc-is-run/what-guides-us/remuneration-disclosure-log/

Speaking as a cut-price ABC wage-earner over a 25 year.period, I can attest to the malignant growth of executive management positions and the dwindling of actual workers.
The people who earn these colossal salaries are the people that fired hundreds today.

Please note, the packages outlined in the document are a little on the old side. The 2019 ABC Annual Report disclosed payment of more than 6 million bucks for that year to the board and executives. That's a 70% increase on the previous year..

There were two more executive positions added by the ABC in 2019. In fact, executives and board members have enjoyed great conditions and real wage rises every year since the Coalition began cutting its funding.

Still. Leigh's probably okay. Thank goodness. Where would we be without mindless Sinophobia and other thrilling restatements of Australian state policy?

Anyhoo. It's simply untrue that the death of the ABC is actively desired by the entire front bench. They just want it to be shit, and have succeeded.

Solidarity and commiserations to those who have lost their gigs. But, you know. There's literal millions of us.

Perhaps if news media in Australia could report on job losses in industries other than its own occasionally?