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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, well-funded and independent national broadcaster as a vital part of Australian democracy. We: Publicly advocate for improved funding for the ABC, and for the protection of…Continue reading “About”

02/09/202321/09/2023

ABC ALUMNI SUBMISSION TO REVIEW INTO THE NATIONAL BROADCASTERS’ INDEPENDENCE

5-year funding periods are all very well, but what’s to stop a new government that gets elected half way through…

24/08/202324/08/2023

SECRET REPORT REVEALS WHY GOVERNMENT CLOSED ABC RADIO STATION

A recently discovered 1970s government report provides an intriguing insight into a short-lived experiment in ABC broadcasting history. Radio 3ZZ…

Quotable Quotes

“I want us to be a country at home with our own identity. And a part of that is cherishing the ABC and respecting the ABC.”

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese celebrating the ABC’s 90th anniversary on 5 August 2022

ABC Independence…

ABC ALUMNI SUBMISSION TO REVIEW INTO THE NATIONAL BROADCASTERS’ INDEPENDENCE

02/09/202321/09/2023

5-year funding periods are all very well, but what’s to stop a new government that gets elected half way through a funding term tearing up the agreement and starting again?…

SECRET REPORT REVEALS WHY GOVERNMENT CLOSED ABC RADIO STATION

24/08/202324/08/2023

A recently discovered 1970s government report provides an intriguing insight into a short-lived experiment in ABC broadcasting history. Radio 3ZZ in Melbourne, established concurrently with the Sydney youth station 2JJ,…

Alumni Articles…

NO EASY VICTORY

19/07/202321/09/2023

Nine Entertainment, Chris Masters, Nick McKenzie and David Wroe won a famous victory [appeal pending, see below] in the ‘defamation trial of the century’ against Ben Roberts-Smith, VC. Now Masters…

THIS DAY TONIGHT (TDT) ABC visionary Ken Watts’ greatest legacy

11/07/202324/08/2023

In the 1960s and 1970s, ABC TV was a creative powerhouse led by an exceptional executive, Ken Watts. The most significant and controversial innovation of the era was ‘This Day…

IN MY OPINION …

12/06/202311/07/2023

The recent Stan Grant controversy threw up a host of important issues, among them the way in which the ABC supports its staff, diversity in the newsroom and racism. But…

An ABC Visionary: Ken Watts

10/06/202324/08/2023

As the ABC restructures and creates a new vision to meet the challenges of an increasingly complex media landscape, alumnus Eric Hunter says there’s much that can be learned from…

In solidarity with Stan Grant

24/05/202311/07/2023

The decision by Stan Grant to step aside from Q+A, after being subjected to shameful racist vitriol, is a wake-up call for all in the media. First and foremost are…

We don’t want to seem ungrateful, but…

09/05/202324/05/2023

The Federal Budget is in, and the news for the ABC is promising. No more cuts, no more freezes, and some modest improvements. But as Alan Sunderland writes, the biggest…

ABC International spreads its wings

05/04/202310/05/2023

Under the leadership of Claire Gorman, ABC International has wasted no time in utilising additional funding from the Labor government’s Indo-Pacific Broadcasting Strategy to extend its operations and influence across…

Alumni Articles…

MEDIA REGULATION: It’s a mess, and we have to fix it

17/02/202305/04/2023

The controversial ACMA finding on the Four Corners two-part program, ‘Fox and the Big Lie’, has again highlighted the shortcomings of the media standards regulation processes in Australia. But what…