The fight over the future of the ABC is getting personal.

The broadcaster has blasted a push by Coalition senators to overhaul its charter and board appointment process to favour regional Australia as "flawed", "illogical" and an attack on the broadcaster's independence.

In a strongly worded submission, the ABC also suggests Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie is hypocritical for demanding the ABC board include two directors living in regional areas, given she lives in a major city.

Fairfax Media recently revealed that Senator McKenzie, who has led the push to reshape the ABC, lives in the inner-city Melbourne suburb of Elwood, despite being regularly described as "Bendigo-based".