Employees of the national broadcaster around the country walked out of their offices yesterday in support of outgoing Q+A host/Wiradjuri man Stan Grant. On Friday, Grant said he was going on indefinite leave after he copped racist abuse for his views about the monarchy’s ties to the extermination of Indigenous people and the theft of land during the broadcaster’s pre-coronation TV coverage. Those were topics sections of mainstream and social media didn’t think were appropriate, and Grant said it was “an institutional failure” when no ABC executive defended him. On Sunday, ABC boss David Anderson apologised, and yesterday news director Justin Stevens told his colleagues, “we will not tolerate our staff being subjected to racial abuse or any form of abuse.” Grant signed off from his final show last night, saying he was feeling down, but he’ll take a break and “get back up”. Radio National presenter Patricia Karvelas will take up Q+A hosting duties.