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 People… KEEPING STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ACCOUNTABLE 17 May 202216 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 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 90th Anniversary… The Week the ABC Went to Black 21 Apr 20221 May 2022 Governments of all persuasions have never much liked the ABC, and cuts to its budget have occurred with monotonous regularity. With defunding since 2014 now severely affecting programming capacity, ABC…
ABC 90th Anniversary… Taim Bilong Tim part 2 24 Mar 202213 Apr 2022 In the 1980s Tim Bowden produced many of ABC Radio’s most outstanding audio documentaries. They were forerunners of today’s podcast genre, and led the way in oral history documentary-making in…
ABC 90th Anniversary… Through Flood and Tempest: remembering cyclone tracy 16 Mar 202224 Mar 2022 Over the last month much of the east coast of Australia has been devastated by flooding, among the worst in living memory. We’ve seen stories of extraordinary efforts to evacuate…
ABC 90th Anniversary… Taim Bilong Tim 14 Mar 202224 Mar 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… Dangerous and Worrying Times 11 Feb 202221 Mar 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 2 Feb 202221 Mar 2022 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…
