ABC chair Ita Buttrose says staff have no reason to fear job losses

The ABC’s newly appointed chair, Ita Buttrose, says staff at the organisation have nothing to fear despite looming cuts to the broadcaster’s budget.

During an interview with ABC Radio Melbourne on Wednesday, Ms Buttrose was asked by host Rafael Epstein if any staff should feel nervous about losing their jobs and she said "No. Not at this point. I wouldn’t be nervous at all."

A three year freeze on the ABC’s annual funding indexation means a first-year impact of $14.6 million during the 2019-20 financial year