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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”

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Vale Caroline Jones

With profound sadness, ABC Alumni honours the life of our dear colleague Caroline Jones (1938-2022) – loved, respected and revered…

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Ultimately, only one thing will save the ABC, and that is vocal and active support from the public that it serves.

Alan Sunderland, former ABC Editorial director, Jan 2021

ABC People…

Vale Caroline Jones

23 May 202223 May 2022
With profound sadness, ABC Alumni honours the life of our dear colleague Caroline Jones (1938-2022) - loved, respected and revered for her generosity, decency and humanity. Her deep sense of…
ABC Independence…

The Curious Case of the Missing Managing Director

18 May 202218 May 2022
ABC chair Ita Buttrose has been a stalwart defender of ABC independence, so it’s hard to fathom why she and her directors plan to create a complaints system with an…
campaign…

The ABC and North Queensland

17 May 202217 May 2022
There are big pictures to paint as we campaign for the ABC in the election. But this video from Richard Dinnen in North Queensland reminds us to zoom in to…
ABC People…

KEEPING STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ACCOUNTABLE

17 May 202223 May 2022
Since 2014, when the ABC stopped broadcasting state-based weekly current affairs, there’s been no consistent platform on ABC TV for holding state governments to account – even during the pandemic,…
ABC Funding…

KERRY O’BRIEN: “Our vote is one of the most precious things we have. And so is our ABC.” 

15 May 202223 May 2022
In a wide-ranging speech in Sydney today, respected former ABC broadcaster Kerry O’Brien has spoken of his despair at the lack of political leadership in Australia. “I have never seen…
ABC 90th Anniversary…

Before social media, there was Tim Bowden’s ‘Backchat’

14 May 202216 May 2022
He’s been called ‘a cuddly koala’, ‘a supercilious clot’, and lots else besides. In this latest story in our series celebrating ABC’s 90th Anniversary, veteran broadcaster Tim Bowden looks back…
ABC Funding…

Government must stop wasting time – and urgently support ABC in the Pacific

14 May 202214 May 2022
Policy failure over the last eight years – including a massive cut to the ABC’s international funding – has weakened Australia’s voice in the Pacific to its lowest ebb since…
campaign…

2022 Election Coverage: Is a ‘rogue’ News Corp threatening our democracy?

14 May 202214 May 2022
As several commentators have noted this week, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp outlets have gone ‘rogue’ on election coverage, making no attempt to comply with one of the media’s primary obligations…
ABC Independence…

Kerry O’Brien: DEMOCRACY & THE ABC

11 May 202216 May 2022
“Never, in my lifetime, has the ABC been more important than it is today…yet it is constantly under attack.” – Kerry O’Brien https://youtu.be/axqOCKSCdQU The former presenter of Lateline, The 7.30…
ABC Funding…

Where in the World is the ABC?

9 May 202214 May 2022
As chief foreign correspondent, Phil Williams was the ABC’s international fireman, able to swing into virtually any country in the world and produce intelligent reports from a standing start.  …

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