'Brutal': Michelle Guthrie's bruising first year atop the ABC
Just four days into the job, it was clear Michelle Guthrie was in for a bumpy start as managing director of the ABC.
Matthew Knott is a political reporter in the Canberra bureau covering communications and education policy.
Just four days into the job, it was clear Michelle Guthrie was in for a bumpy start as managing director of the ABC.
"We already have an MD trying to drive change and further uncertainty won't help."
Some of the ABC's most prominent presenters have urged their colleagues not to resist change.
There is no compelling case to cut funding to "over-funded" private schools and redistribute the money to disadvantaged schools, Labor education spokeswoman Tanya Plibersek says.
George Christensen said his favourite response was from comedian Magda Szubanski.
When Hurricane Michaelia is spinning there's no stopping her.
Malcolm Turnbull has ramped up his rhetoric by accusing Bill Shorten of favouring "rich white kids" over poor Pacific Islanders.
"There have been some dark days where I have thought, 'am I in the right political party?'."
I think they're appalling results ... I am embarrassed for Australia that we are not performing at the standard that we would expect our schools to perform. quality of teachers, curriculum
"Clearly, we have a problem."
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