The Abbott Government has announced deep funding cuts to the country's public broadcasters, SBS and the ABC. The Government says its ABC and SBS Efficiency Study shows the cuts do not need to affect the on-air quality of the networks. But critics, including the Opposition, are worried. The Federal Government has announced funding cuts of more than 50 million dollars to SBS and more than 250 million dollars to the ABC over five years as a result of the Lewis Efficiency Review. Including the 1 per cent preliminary cuts to each in May's federal budget, the total cuts amount to 308 million dollars, or about 5 per cent. - Abbottova vlada je objavila znatna rezanja u raspodjeli novca za državne javne emitere SBS i ABC. Kako je vlada navela, Studij o efikasnosti ABC i SBS pokazuje da kresanje sredstava ne bi trebalo da utiče na kvalitet emitovanja programa ovih medijskih mreža.Međutim, u kritikama , uključujući i one koje dolaze iz vladine opozicije izražavaju brigu da se radi o rušenju javnih emitera.