Flaws in ABC leak prompts Faine to reveal actual salary

Jon Faine discussed the leaked ABC salary list on ABC774 this morning with MD Mark Scott. Scott told Faine he had launched an investigation into the leak of what appears to be confidential salary information from between a year and two years ago.

Scott said some of the information was factually incorrect.

Faine confirmed that the leaked information about his salary was in fact what he was paid in the past, but said he had just re-signed to ABC Radio for another 3 years at a salary of $300,000:

“I have just re-signed with the ABC for another 3 years for $300,000, so put that in your pipe and smoke it Australian.”

When interviewing his boss, Faine argued that there are currently double standards applied to the ABC, as the salary of other public servants are published. Scott accepted this, but said there was an over-riding consideration at play – the ABC needs to retain its talent against competition from commercial rivals, and thus the salary information was particularly sensitive. 

Hear the interview here.

See our earlier report for the full salary details, as published by The Australian.

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