Yes he was nearly there back in 2014 and should of went with the...

Yes he was nearly there back in 2014 and should of went with the cut backs.

[quote"> TONY JONES: Well, while you are on the subject - while you are on the subject, is the ABC immune from cuts? Because the Howard government, when they first came in, cut the ABC 10 and then 2% in two years?...
JOE HOCKEY: I’d just say to you is there any waste in the ABC at all, Tony?
TONY JONES: Say that again?
JOE HOCKEY: Is there any waste? ...
TONY JONES: We’ll just get a quick response from Chris Bowen on this before we move on.
CHRIS BOWEN: Look, I accept that Joe is not going to privatise the ABC. I accept that that's his position and he will honour that. I do think the ABC, though, has a fair bit to worry about when it comes to funding. As you said, it is what they cut in the Howard Government. We have not cut ABC funding, contrary to your assertion. I think the ABC and the SBS are both very important national institutions and they shouldn't have their funding cut and you won't promise not to.
TONY JONES: Well, a quick response to that, Joe Hockey?
[b">JOE HOCKEY: Well, if there is waste, we will cut it.[/b"


If the ABC were privatised tomorrow someone would always pick up on what people demanded .