ABC People… THIS DAY TONIGHT (TDT) ABC visionary Ken Watts’ greatest legacy 11/07/202324/08/2023 In the 1960s and 1970s, ABC TV was a creative powerhouse led by an exceptional executive, Ken Watts. The most significant and controversial innovation of the era was ‘This Day…
ABC People… IN MY OPINION … 12/06/202311/07/2023 The recent Stan Grant controversy threw up a host of important issues, among them the way in which the ABC supports its staff, diversity in the newsroom and racism. But…
Alumni Articles… MEDIA REGULATION: It’s a mess, and we have to fix it 17/02/202305/04/2023 The controversial ACMA finding on the Four Corners two-part program, ‘Fox and the Big Lie’, has again highlighted the shortcomings of the media standards regulation processes in Australia. But what…
ABC Independence… ACMA wrong on Four Corners’ Fox program 04/01/202309/02/2023 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…
ABC People… Muzzling Milligan 06/12/202203/01/2023 Last week, the ACT’s Director of Public Prosecutions announced that there would be no retrial of Bruce Lehrmann, because it would pose a “significant and unacceptable risk to the life…
ABC Independence… 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…
ABC Independence… 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…
ABC 90th Anniversary… Before social media, there was Tim Bowden’s ‘Backchat’ 14/05/202216/05/2022 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 Independence… 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…
ABC Independence… 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…
