ABC apologises to staff for racism in newsrooms, after reports of exclusion and insensitivity

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ABC apologises to staff for racism in newsrooms, after reports of exclusion and insensitivity

June 16, 2022

The ABC has apologised to staff who have experienced racism or bigotry in its newsrooms, responding to reports of some staff feeling excluded and unwelcome.

He noted that increasing diversity of newsrooms is essential
A number of Indigenous and culturally and linguistically diverse ABC News staff detailed their experiences of racism and cultural insensitivity to an internal staff advisory group.

The staff described feeling unwelcome in their workplace, and that their ideas and contributions were not being heard in team discussions.

Some also criticised the internal complaints process, and a lack of support mechanisms for those dealing with racism at work.

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