ABC backflips on plan to abolish local 7pm Sunday news bulletins after public outcry

Managing director David Anderson says change is due to audience feedback, while another service, program or staff may be targeted for savings

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The ABC has backflipped on its plan to abolish eight local 7pm Sunday news bulletins in favour of a national one after a public outcry, its managing director, David Anderson, has told staff.

The reduction of eight state-based bulletins to a single national one was the centrepiece of the ABC’s plan to transform the public broadcaster into a digital-first media organisation and would have generated significant savings.

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