ABC budget cuts put news, current affairs programs in the firing line

By Matthew Knott, Madeleine Heffernan
Updated September 22 2014 - 4:09pm, first published 1:46pm
ABC TV and radio current affairs programs may be axed because of budget cuts. Photo: Jessica Shapiro
ABC TV and radio current affairs programs may be axed because of budget cuts. Photo: Jessica Shapiro

The future of the ABC's state-based current affairs programs and some of its radio shows is up in the air with the broadcaster considering dramatic cost-cutting proposals.

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