Ita Buttrose, 77, 'is set to be named chair of the ABC and become just the second ever woman to head up the corporation' Ita Buttrose is the surprise frontrunner to take over as the next chair of the ABC Federal cabinet is expected to discuss next week her possible appointment
By Stephen Johnson For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 22:14 GMT, 24 February 2019 | Updated: 22:14 GMT, 24 February 2019
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Ita Buttrose is a surprise frontrunner to become the next chair of the ABC - almost five decades after becoming the first woman to edit a mass circulation magazine.
The 77-year-old media trailblazer is expected to be discussed by federal cabinet next week.
Buttrose, a former Australian of the Year and Studio 10 personality, if chosen would become the second woman ever to have
