ABC staff strike: BBC content to replace flagship shows, including 7.30 and AM

Triple J will air without presenters while ABC News Breakfast is not expected to air as staff walk off the job to protest pay and conditions

The ABC’s flagship news programs including 7.30 and AM will be replaced by the BBC World Service when ABC journalists walk off the job for 24 hours for the first time in 20 years on Wednesday.

Staff are protesting what they say is a low pay offer from ABC managing director Hugh Marks, as well as work conditions and the broadcaster’s refusal to rule out replacing journalists with AI bots.