ABC joined fellow public broadcaster SBS to appoint a residence elder, and Professor Jackie Huggins stepped into the two-year term role.
Huggins is a woman from Bidjara and Birri-Gubba Juru, who worked in the community, government and non-governmental sectors, but is also an author and historian. In 2001, she became a member of the Order of Australia for work on reconciliation, social justice, literacy and women’s issues.
After gaining first experience at ABC at the age of 16, working at the Brisbane broadcaster Towon headquarters, Huggins said he would assume the status of elders in the settlement as “one of my best honor badges.”
“My new role was something I never imagined when I started hiring at ABC at the age of 16,” she said.
“I’ve been a longtime viewer and an ABC contributor. I look forward to gaining ABC’s first resident position and meeting and arranging people from national broadcasting departments and offices to deepen their connections.
“I also look forward to working with First Nations Strategy Director, Bonner Committee and the ABC Leadership Team.
The role of the residence elders was created because they were created loudly and loudly in the audience.
Of the 120 review participants, including current and former ABC staff, only one person, including First Nations, Cald and allies, explained that they had no experience of racism in the workplace, but had not experienced racism in the workplace. Reports showed that racism “overwhelmingly” and “overwhelmingly” exists in ABC workplaces, indicating that ABC staff are “exposed to racism by external individuals and organizations in relation to their work.”
As part of her role with options for updates, Huggins will support First Nations employees and provide cultural guidance to the management and leadership teams across the ABC during the implementation of the 15 recommendations in the report. She reports to Kelly Williams, acting director of First Nations Strategy.
When welcoming Huggins, newly appointed ABC Managing Director Hugh Marks said the station is suited to act on the report.
“We must approach addressing the issue of racism and ensure that all forms of inequality reach every part of the organization,” he said.
“This is a priority for me in my new role as managing director.”
