The ABC has remained adamant that a story about “toxic culture” around women in federal parliament is in the public interest.
Four Corners aired allegations about government ministers’ conduct on Monday night after an investigation into the issue.
ABC managing director David Anderson was coy about the details of the story as he appeared at a Senate estimates hearing hours before it is due to air.
“What people came to us with was a concern over a culture and a culture that was considered to be a toxic culture,” he told the committee.
“That was otherwise characterised as a women problem. And…