Lewis report on ABC canvasses role for minister in directing how cuts be made

By Anne Davies and Mark Kenny
Updated November 29 2014 - 10:13am, first published 12:26am
Malcolm Turnbull: The Lewis review has recommended the Minister for Communications be clear on the government's expectations of the ABC. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Malcolm Turnbull: The Lewis review has recommended the Minister for Communications be clear on the government's expectations of the ABC. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

The federal government would gain new powers to set out what it expects from the ABC, raising fears of political interference in the national broadcaster, under a recommendation of the confidential Lewis review.

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