Ita Buttrose

Days before stepping down as ABC Chair Ita Buttrose has given media interviewers, opening up about her decision to leave.

Williams, a former Chief Executive Officer of News Limited, will replace Ita Buttrose whose term as Chair comes to an end in March.

Ita Buttrose has said she will miss her time as Chair of the ABC in her keynote speech at the Women in Media Conference in Sydney.

ABC chair Ita Buttrose has said the government should suspend an inquiry into the national broadcaster’s complaints handling process.

Maybe young people need more hugs, suggested Ita Buttrose. Some more resilience perhaps? No. It’s support that’s needed.

In an interview yesterday, ABC Chair Ita Buttrose suggested that Australia had lost its “larrikin spirit” in a bid to be politically correct.

ABC Chair, Ita Buttrose, released a statement condemning the AFP media raids. A free press is a cornerstone of any functioning democracy.

Women comprised 40% of recipients of Queen’s Birthday Honours across all tiers of the awards, the highest percentage of women recipients in history.

It’s official. Ita Buttrose will be the next chair of the ABC, with Kirstin Ferguson staying on as deputy chair.

She’s achieved almost everything else there is to achieve in Australian media, and now looks set to take the helm of the ABC.