Common each day ABC Information present The Drum is AXED as nationwide broadcaster undergoes a serious restructure

The ABC has confirmed that the panel dialogue program ‘The Drum’ won’t be returning subsequent yr, with its ultimate episode scheduled to air this Friday. 

In an electronic mail addressed to all workers, ABC Information director Justin Stevens described the choice as ‘tough’ and famous that it could result in job losses. 

This transfer is a part of a broader restructuring initiative, which incorporates disbanding a applications staff on the ABC Information Channel and eliminating one govt place.

Stevens expressed gratitude to ‘The Drum’ for its position in discovering new expertise by its numerous panelists. 

Nonetheless, he acknowledged that the present had skilled a ‘comparatively small and declining’ viewership in recent times. Regardless of the discontinuation of this system, co-hosts Julia Baird and Ellen Fanning are set to proceed with the ABC in new roles.