ABC Independence… 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…
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…
ABC Funding… 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…
ABC Funding… 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…
ABC Independence… Ita takes on ABC critics 12 Nov 202021 Apr 2021 ABC Chair Ita Buttrose has spoken out strongly against ABC detractors in a wide-ranging speech delivered to the Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation . Ms Buttrose said the ABC is…
ABC Funding… Les Miserables – Killing the ABC in a time of national emergency 16 Sep 202017 May 2021 The ABC is rightly proud of the profound trust from audiences evident through the bushfire and pandemic national emergencies, but its paymaster, the Morrison government, has not responded to ABC…
ABC Funding… Kerry O’Brien defends the ABC and calls out media ‘failures’ in impassioned Logies speech 2 Jul 201921 Apr 2021 Kerry O’Brien warns the ABC is being punished because of ‘ideological obsession’Veteran journalist Kerry O’Brien warns the ABC is being punished because of an “ideological obsession”, in an impassioned Logies…
ABC Independence… Information is power: National Press Club address by ABC Managing Director David Anderson 26 Jun 201921 Apr 2021 Information is power: National Press Club address by ABC Managing Director David AndersonAddress by ABC Managing Director, David Anderson to the National Press Club panel session Press Freedom: On the…
ABC Independence… Beware self-interest in ABC diversity calls 23 Jun 201921 Apr 2021 Beware self-interest in ABC diversity callsThe current government’s ongoing attack on the ABC should be viewed with a degree of scepticism, even if some of its complaints have been validated.
ABC Funding… Ad regulations, ABC funding, and media ownership: here’s how the parties’ policies stack up this election 13 May 201921 Apr 2021 Ad regulations, ABC funding, and media ownership: here’s how the parties’ policies stack up this electionAs we hurtle towards election day, Mumbrella’s Brittney Rigby asked the various political parties and…
