Government’s relationship with Aunty is ‘strained’, says Ita Buttrose - a podcast by The Age and Sydney Morning Herald

The relationship between the national broadcaster and the government has fallen to its lowest ebb in years, with ABC chair Ita Buttrose describing the situation as “strained”.

Ms Buttrose launched a blistering attack on the government after Liberal senator Andrew Bragg instigated a Senate inquiry into the ABC and SBS’s complaints handling systems.Today on Please Explain, political reporter Lisa Visentin joins Bianca Hall to discuss the Senate inquiry, and how it might play out amid the federal election campaign.

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