Aussie Radio ABC Staffers Brace For Programming Cuts

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The Australian Broadcasting Co. is set to dramatically overhaul its online and mobile reach, as staff brace for significant staff and programming cuts to be announced on Monday.

Fairfax Media understands the public broadcaster will reinvest in a digital division, which will re-focus core ABC programs towards online, mobile and tablet audiences, a move that could create up to 100 new jobs.

ABC has confirmed the digital investment will take place.

On Monday staff will be briefed by managing director Mark Scott about the changes. It is expected 400 jobs will go in targeted redundancies, as the ABC searches for $254 million in savings after the government's funding cut.

This will include axing locally produced 7.30 current affairs shows, paring back Lateline and cutting 30 jobs from the news division.

But an internal ABC email obtained by Fairfax Media shows a number of cuts could be made without affecting programming.

An ABC spokesman said: "After months of uncertainty, as the ABC waited for the final size of budget cuts from the federal government, managing director Mark Scott now welcomes the opportunity to discuss with staff the impact of those cuts in a series of meetings around the country this week."

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