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 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 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 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…
ABC Funding… Your ABC vs Their IPA 1 Nov 202115 Nov 2021 Spread the word about this video! For almost 90 years the ABC has been at the centre of Australian cultural life, providing a range of much-loved programming and services. It’s…
ABC Independence… HERE WE GO AGAIN 22 Sep 202115 Nov 2021 There are rumours that the ABC is about to hold another review into its complaints system. The last one, in 2009, recommended the abolition of the Independent Complaints Review Panel,…
ABC Independence… As News Corp savages its enemies, the ABC must strive for unity. Which makes it the perfect target … 16 Jun 20219 Aug 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…
Bias & Balance… Does the ABC need conservative voices? 31 Mar 201921 Apr 2021 Does the ABC need conservative voices?At the launch of his new book, Jonathan Holmes asks if more right-wing voices are needed at our national broadcaster
