Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

As I was saying, the government, in cooperation with the two public broadcasters, conducted an efficiency study of the national broadcasters' back-of-house operations, and the purpose of the efficiency study I think is well known. It was to assist both the ABC and SBS to manage their businesses more efficiently, to examine their costs of operations and to identify savings through increased efficiencies and reduced expenses without impacting on the quality and extent of program content. The government's position was not that the ABC and SBS should be immune to savings but that those savings should be achieved and effected in an informed manner, hence the purpose of the efficiency review.

As Mr Turnbull indicated—