Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries) Share this | Hansard source

Over this triennium the ABC will receive $3.2 billion—over a billion dollars per year. This investment by the government gives the ABC more financial security than any other media organisation in the nation. The government's investment in the ABC is an important underpinning of media diversity and a significant contribution to civic journalism in Australia. GetUp engaged a consulting firm to prepare a report that incorrectly concluded that the ABC has lost $783 million in funding since 2014. The ABC's funding has not decreased, and budget papers indicate that funding in 2019-20 is higher than in 2013-14 and that funding will be higher again in the year 2021-22.