The government has decided against a full-scale relocation of SBS from Artarmon to Western Sydney, instead opting to invest in an additional production hub to expand the broadcaster's news and current affairs, multilingual audio services, and screen production.
The Federal Government will soon begin a selection process for a new SBS chair after George Savvides advised he would not seek reappointment after his second term concludes in July next year.
The Federal Government has appointed media lawyer Katrina Rathie to the SBS board as a non-executive director, replacing Sally Walker whose term concluded last month.
The Federal Government has appointed former Medibank chief George Savvides as chair of SBS for a five year term.