Editor's note

It’s been quite the week at the ABC. First, managing director Michelle Guthrie was sacked, then came revelations that chairman Justin Milne had urged the firing of two senior journalists. Now Milne has gone too.

His resignation may have eased the pressure but it hasn’t solved the crisis. Serious questions remain about the ABC’s ability to fend off political interference. As Andrew Dodd writes, a wider discussion about ABC independence is a vital step in helping the national broadcaster get back to doing its job.

And – on a different note entirely – have you ever wondered what evolution and motorbikes have in common? There’s more than you might think. On the eve of a major charity ride, palaeontologist and self-confessed motorcycle obsessive John Long describes the 3.5 billion years of life on Earth in terms of a 3,500km ride from Perth to Melbourne.

Justin Bergman

Deputy Editor: Politics + Society

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Justin Milne, returning to his home in Sydney after resigning from his post as chairman of ABC. Joel Carrett/AAP

With Justin Milne gone, how does the ABC go about restoring its crucial independence?

Andrew Dodd, University of Melbourne

The ABC chairman's resignation provides some resolution to the crisis, but a discussion is sorely needed about other threats to the broadcaster's independence.

Evolution and the art of motorcycle development, now that’s an interesting connection. Shutterstock/The Conversation

What evolution and motorcycles have in common: let’s take a ride across Australia

John Long, Flinders University

Travel from Perth to Melbourne and every kilometre you go represents 100 million years of life on Earth. So let's take a ride, on a motorcycle of course.

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