ABC People… Stan Bancroft – pioneering ABC technician 24/08/202216/10/2022 The ABC’s history is usually dominated by tales of management and on-air personalities, but nothing would happen without the national broadcaster’s extraordinary technical staff. Legendary among them is Stan Bancroft,…
ABC Funding… One for you … one, two for me – Minister Fletcher’s ABC funding confidence trick 11/02/202221/03/2022 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 Funding… ABC’s 2020-2021 annual report released 21/10/202101/11/2021 The ABC has just released its 2020-2021 annual report. The public broadcaster’s achievements during this period have been many, from outstanding emergency reporting on bushfires, floods and the COVID-19 pandemic…
Alumni Articles… Why is ABC iview now asking me to log in? 17/05/202119/05/2021 Recently ABC iview has started asking users to create an account and log in to use iview. This change has been in the works for several years and the roll-out,…
ABC Independence… ABC accuses IPA of propaganda 14/05/202116/05/2021 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…
Alumni Articles… ABC & the digital dilemma: what’s next? 19/10/202017/05/2021 The ABC has historically been flexible with the technologies it uses to transmit its content to consumers. Today’s technology landscape is changing faster than ever and the ABC must continue…
ABC Funding… Les Miserables – Killing the ABC in a time of national emergency 16/09/202017/05/2021 The ABC is rightly proud of the profound trust from audiences evident through the bushfire and pandemic national emergencies, but its paymaster, the Morrison government, has not responded to ABC…
ABC Independence… Information is power: National Press Club address by ABC Managing Director David Anderson 26/06/201921/04/2021 Information is power: National Press Club address by ABC Managing Director David AndersonAddress by ABC Managing Director, David Anderson to the National Press Club panel session Press Freedom: On the…
ABC Funding… ‘Prefer to pay nothing’: ABC boss plans to end $4m deal with Foxtel 21/06/201921/04/2021 ‘Prefer to pay nothing’: ABC boss plans to end $4m deal with FoxtelThe ABC is in talks with News Corp’s Foxtel to end a $4 million-a-year deal allowing Australians to…
