Former ABC chair Justin Milne is standing firm and denying any responsibility in undermining public trust in the national broadcaster.
Mr Milne, appearing before a Senate inquiry, has also continued to shift the blame for the saga that has engulfed the ABC this year to sacked managing director Michelle Guthrie.
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"I take responsibility for terminating Ms Guthrie, and her subsequent actions since have led to this firestorm, that's for sure," Mr Milne told the inquiry in Canberra on Friday.
"It was a great honour to serve as the ABC chair person. I resigned, not as a concession of any wrongdoing, but because of the media storm which followed the leaking of an out-of-context email."
Justin Milne and Michelle Guthrie will give evidence before a Senate inquiry.
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Mr Milne says Ms Guthrie was sacked from her high-profile position in September due to "poor leadership skills leading to a loss of confidence and trust in her".
Mr Milne has also emphatically denied inappropriate conduct allegations levelled against him by Ms Guthrie in a written submission to the committee.
"I have never referred to Ms Guthrie as 'the missus'. I acknowledge that I have used the terms "chicks" but never as a pejorative or in a denigrating manner," he said.
