Overview

• The ABC confirmed Q+A will not return from its May hiatus, bringing the programme’s 18-year run to an end.
• New managing director Hugh Marks, in his first major reform since March, has ordered the show’s discontinuation as part of a wider restructure.
• At least 80 staff roles are expected to be made redundant or redeployed under the broadcaster’s cost-saving measures.
• Savings from Q+A’s axing will establish a permanent Your Say project to deepen audience involvement in national conversations.
• The ABC plans to bolster its factual output by investing in more news documentaries and creating an executive producer for documentaries and specials role.