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The ABC is worth fighting for! We are former employees of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation who believe passionately in the need for a fearless and independent national broadcaster as a vital part of Australian democracy ABC Alumni believes a strong public service broadcaster is essential in a healthy democracy. We…Continue reading “About”

16Jun 202116 Jun 2021

As News Corp savages its enemies, the ABC must strive for unity. Which makes it the perfect target …

By Jonathan Holmes / 14 June 2021 It’s a cliche to say that we all inhabit news silos these days…

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“Regional Australia would be Siberia without the ABC” – Tim Fischer, ABC 7.30, 27 March 2019

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As News Corp savages its enemies, the ABC must strive for unity. Which makes it the perfect target …

16 Jun 202116 Jun 2021

By Jonathan Holmes / 14 June 2021 It’s a cliche to say that we all inhabit news silos these days but people pay to read stories that reflect and reinforce…

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THE SECRET STATE SURVIVES

5 Jun 202116 Jun 2021

Almost exactly two years ago, the Australian Federal Police executed a search warrant at the ABC’s headquarters in Ultimo, Sydney. That raid, and the search the day before of News…

Alumni Articles…

WHO’S TO JUDGE?

29 May 20216 Jun 2021

In Part 2 of this essay on issues surrounding defamation law (see Part 1: ‘Ghosts Can’t Sue’), Jonathan Holmes looks at the Federal Court, which has become the forum of…

Alumni Articles…

Why is ABC iview now asking me to log in?

17 May 202119 May 2021

Recently ABC iview has started asking users to create an account and log in to use iview. This change has been in the works for several years and the roll-out,…

ABC Independence…

ABC accuses IPA of propaganda

14 May 202116 May 2021

The IPA’s opposition to the ABC as a fully government-funded, independent public broadcaster is well known. If the conservative, free market advocacy group had its way, the ABC would be…

It’s your ABC – fight for it!

11 May 202117 May 2021

The year’s first major public rally in support of the ABC was held in federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s Kooyong electorate in Melbourne on Saturday night, 8 May. Organised by ABC…

ABC Programs…

Ghosts Can’t Sue

2 May 202129 May 2021

The three-part investigation of the 1979 Luna Park Ghost Train fire by the ABC’s Exposed team reminded Jonathan Holmes of the time almost forty years ago when Four Corners took…

ABC Leaders Speaking Out

17 Mar 202121 Apr 2021

ABC managing director David Anderson has strongly defended the ABC and its role as an independent public broadcaster in a wide-ranging speech delivered at La Trobe University in Melbourne. Pointing…

No Google ad dollars for the ABC

6 Mar 202117 May 2021

Quentin Dempster discusses potential risks of the ABC entering into precedent-setting commercial relationships with online providers. Will it, he asks, make it easier for any hostile future federal government to…

Alumni Articles

2021: Here we go again!

15 Jan 202117 May 2021

If Australians had to make a choice of greater trust between Dr Janet Albrechtsen of News Corp and the IPA or Dr Norman Swan and the ABC, is there any…