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Category: ABC Independence

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Laura Tingle: the next ABC staff-elected director?

03/02/202308/02/2023
The news this week that high profile journalist Laura Tingle has thrown her hat in the ring for the election of the next staff-elected director (SED) on the ABC Board…
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ACMA wrong on Four Corners’ Fox program

04/01/202306/01/2023
The recent ACMA ruling on ABC Four Corners’ two-part program ‘Fox and the Big Lie’ sets a dangerous precedent, says ABC Alumni chair Jonathan Holmes. In a letter to ACMA chair…
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We need an all-party Declaration of support for the ABC, says former MD Geoffrey Whitehead

21/10/202226/11/2022
In a world where support for fully government-funded, independent public broadcasters is declining, Australia is fortunate to have a new federal government that recognises the importance of the ABC. But,…
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ABC’S NEW OMBUDSMAN: What will change?

16/10/202231/10/2022
Can the ABC improve its complaints handling system? And what are the main challenges facing the new Ombudsman, Fiona Cameron, as she settles into her new job at the public…
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PM ANTHONY ALBANESE: The ABC is a ‘treasured national institution’ and an ‘essential public service’

09/08/202226/08/2022
In his first major speech about the ABC since the May federal election, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has indicated a new era in government-ABC relations. Delivered at a gala dinner…
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The Curious Case of the Missing Managing Director

18/05/202218/05/2022
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…
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KERRY O’BRIEN: “Our vote is one of the most precious things we have. And so is our ABC.” 

15/05/202223/05/2022
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…
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Kerry O’Brien: DEMOCRACY & THE ABC

11/05/202216/05/2022
“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…
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Alumni Statement: LEADERS’ DEBATES – 2022 ELECTION

04/05/202204/05/2022
The ABC has invited both major party leaders to a nationally televised election debate. But regrettably this invitation has been declined by the Prime Minister in favour of two commercial…
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IN REAL TERMS, THE ABC IS STILL GOING BACKWARDS

31/03/202213/04/2022
Dave Sharma, the Liberal federal member for Wentworth in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, is fighting for his political survival against independent candidate Allegra Spender, who supports a well-funded ABC. In a…

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