I have the word from the ABC. Contributors to the ABC’s new opinion and analysis site will be paid at the same rate as for articles on ABC Unleashed – which, for those not in the know, is $200 for pieces of around 800 words.

The ABC also says:

ABC staff who write for the new site will have some adjustments to their work priorities to accommodate the new tasks, and details of these adjustments are currently being discussed.

To all those of you peppering my Twitter DM and inbox with queries, I will try to have more on the what and the why of this new ABC enterprise, and how it fits within the ABC charter, before too long.

I will also let you know what I am able about Crikey as and when I find stuff out.

Patience, friends!