ABC 90th Anniversary… Taim Bilong Tim 14/03/202224/03/2022 Long before podcast documentaries, ABC Radio pioneered the audio documentary genre with countless programs and series produced over several decades. Some of the most outstanding of these documentaries were made…
ABC 90th Anniversary… Once an Argonaut, Always an Argonaut 21/02/202212/09/2022 Between 1941 and 1972 The Argonauts Club was one of ABC Radio’s most successful children’s programs. In 1956 it was attracting 10,000 new members a year. Many went on to…
ABC 90th Anniversary… Dangerous and Worrying Times 11/02/202226/08/2022 For many ABC staff it’s an ambition to become an overseas correspondent or cameraperson. It’s a rare opportunity to travel to extraordinary locations and cover major events. Yet the work…
ABC 90th Anniversary… Dorothy Hallam – Pioneer ABC news cinematographer 02/02/202206/04/2023 When ABC’s television service opened in 1956, the news cinematographers were men. But within a few years, plucky women started to break through the barriers. Among the trail blazers was…
ABC 90th Anniversary… Welcome to 2022 25/01/202210/02/2022 Around the world, growing government hostility is threatening independent media who do their job, ask tough questions, and hold the powerful to account. Here Alan Sunderland explains why the recent…
ABC 90th Anniversary… How terrorism in Munich led to ABC’s first ‘live’ report 25/01/202201/02/2022 In the early hours of 5th September 1972, the Munich Olympic Games were rocked by a terrorist attack. Eight terrorists from the Palestinian organisation Black September (BSO) seized members of…
ABC 90th Anniversary… Australian Culture: heard but not seen 18/01/202225/01/2022 There was a time when academics rarely talked about their work to anyone outside of the universities, a time when Australia was so genuflective to Britain and Europe that it…
