Media Watchdog ACMA faces job cuts which could see one in five staff axed

August 19, 2014 12:47

Media watchdog the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is facing job cuts which the union claims could see more than 100 of its 500 plus staff depart.

The agency is under pressure to find savings after seeing a $3.3m reduction in its funding over four years in May’s Federal Budget with the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) accusing the authority of conducting a “spill and fill exercise by stealth”.

“Just like any Government agency the ACMA is suffering from the wider cuts to the public service that has seen budgets chopped and up to 16,500 jobs across the Commonwealth on the chopping block,” said Beth Vincent-Pietsch CPSU deputy secretary.

“Nevertheless it’s time for the ACMA to come clean. Management have been delivering cuts through whispers in corridors, taps on the shoulder and generally via a piecemeal approach that only serves to confuse staff and bypass consultation rights.”

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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