00:00Contrition from the top.
00:04I am deeply sorry to anybody who has experienced racism at the ABC.
00:09The ABC's managing director acknowledging and apologising for racism.
00:14It cannot happen. It must stop. It must stop in society and it must stop for the ABC.
00:19The independent review, led by Dr Terry Janke, was commissioned after Wiradjuri man Stan Grant
00:25stepped down from presenting programs, accusing the ABC of failing to defend him from racist abuse.
00:32120 former and current employees spoke to the reviewers.
00:37All but one had experienced racism, including offensive remarks and exclusion,
00:43as well as barriers to career progression, pay discrepancies and inconsistent support.
00:49This suggests racism is systemic at the ABC, the report found,
00:54and that the ABC's policies and practices disadvantage people who are First Nations and culturally and linguistically diverse.
01:02It's a wake-up call for the national broadcaster that this has been happening for some time and right now,
01:08and that we all need to do better.
01:10You have to name the beast to slay it, and that's a really important start, and so change is happening right now.
01:17The report made 15 recommendations, all of which the ABC's management has accepted in principle.
01:23They include appointing a First Nations director to the leadership team,
01:27anti-racism training for all employees, and improving responses to public attacks on diverse staff.
01:34Former race discrimination commissioner Chin Tan has been hired to help bring in change,
01:40but addressing some of the issues raised will require cultural shifts, a challenge for the ABC and Australian society.
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