ABC 90th Anniversary… PM ANTHONY ALBANESE: The ABC is a ‘treasured national institution’ and an ‘essential public service’ 9 Aug 202226 Aug 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…
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…
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 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 Independence… Alumni Statement: LEADERS’ DEBATES – 2022 ELECTION 4 May 20224 May 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…
ABC Funding… IN REAL TERMS, THE ABC IS STILL GOING BACKWARDS 31 Mar 202213 Apr 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…
ABC Funding… Who Needs the ABC? 29 Mar 202213 Apr 2022 Just released, the long-awaited book by academics Matthew Ricketson and Patrick Mullins – Who Needs the ABC? – is a thorough analysis of the ABC over recent decades and an…
ABC Funding… IT’S A GOOD MESSAGE, BUT WHO IS LISTENING? 17 Feb 202221 Mar 2022 As the ABC celebrates its 90th Anniversary, Managing Director David Anderson has penned a timely and heartfelt essay, giving a personal insight into the values of the public broadcaster to…
ABC Funding… One for you … one, two for me – Minister Fletcher’s ABC funding confidence trick 11 Feb 202221 Mar 2022 The ministerial announcement this week, outlining ongoing funding for the ABC, was clearly pitched to convince voters of a ‘strong government commitment’ to supporting the national broadcaster. But as Alumni…
ABC 90th Anniversary… Welcome to 2022 25 Jan 202210 Feb 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…
