ABC chair Ita Buttrose described her meeting with the Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Sydney as "very productive", and says she looks forward to working with him in the future.
Ms Buttrose and the broadcaster's managing director, David Anderson, had a brief meeting with Mr Morrison and Communications Minister Paul Fletcher at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in Sydney.
Ms Buttrose and Mr Anderson raised concerns about last week's AFP raids on the ABC and their implication for media freedom.
"We've had a very constructive meeting — it was very productive," Ms Buttrose said.
"He's taken on board my comments and we're looking forward to working together and going ahead."
"We look forward to continuing the conversation and we're going to work with other media organisations as well," Mr Anderson added.
In a statement, the ABC said it was looking forward to working with other media companies to pinpoint areas of concern and pursue the case for legislative review.
Resourcing and audience challenges facing the corporation were also discussed, and the Prime Minister and the Minister indicated a willingness to continue talking about longer-term financial security, the ABC said.
The meeting was organised before the events of last week, the statement added.
Ms Buttrose last week criticised the police search of the broadcaster's Sydney headquarters as unprecedented and designed to intimidate.
The media's 'vital role'
Earlier today, a protest against perceived threats to press freedom and the ABC was held outside Mr Fletcher's office.
Mr Fletcher, who had just been appointed to the role, said the Government understood the issue created anxiety within the media.
He told the ABC press freedom was a "bedrock principle" of Australian democracy.
"The Prime Minister observed that this process that the AFP is undertaking needs to work through its course, but as he indicated as a principle if there are issues that arise then it's always open to Government to have a look at those," he said.
He added it was "entirely appropriate" for Ms Buttrose to comment on the importance of press freedom following the ABC raid.
"As Minister for Communications, I see it as part of my responsibility to champion a vibrant and successful media sector — both government-owned and privately-owned," he said.
"That is very important because the media has a vital role in a democracy."
However, he added that there was always "a balance" in democracy.
"Press freedom is very important but it's never an absolute unconstrained right," he said.
"It's always been subject to matters like the law of defamation, the law of sub judice [and] national security considerations."
