ABC staff stage revolt

Staff at the ABC staged a walk out over the exit of Q+A host Stan Grant — who is leaving the broadcaster over racist abuse.

Dozens of staff from the broadcaster’s Sydney and Melbourne offices left their desks on Monday at 2.30pm in support of Grant, who announced his resignation last week.

“ABC staff are walking out in support of Stan this afternoon,” ABC staffer Dee Jefferson tweeted.

“Stan’s experience of racist abuse is shared by so many colleagues. Listening is the smallest part of what we can do to help clean up this mess.”

Fellow ABC host Patricia Karvelas tweeted this afternoon saying “#istandwithstan #werejectracism”.

Co-host of ABC News Breakfast Virginia Trioli tweeted using the same hashtags and tagged ABC Melbourne and ABC TV.

MEAA organiser Tyron Butson shared images of a sizeable crowd of employees gathered in solidarity of Grant.

“Huge turn out of ABC with MEAA members standing with Stan Grant. The vile racism that has been thrown at him and other Indigenous staff members recently is not on #istandwithstan #werejectracism,” his tweet read.

Family of Grant were at the protest in Sydney and, according to Guardian reporter Natasha May, used a megaphone to thank the crowd for their support. Insiders host David Speers tweeted Monday afternoon saying, “Racism is abhorrent. I stand with my friend and colleague Stan Grant”.

His tweet included a photo of himself holding a printed out piece of paper with the “#istandwithstan #werejectracism” hashtags.

Grant announced he had chosen to “walk away” from his job at the ABC because of “racism.”