ABC 90th Anniversary… The Week the ABC Went to Black 21/04/202201/05/2022 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 Funding… Video campaign: Why the ABC cannot rely on the Coalition 13/04/202216/05/2022 With the federal election campaign now officially underway, ABC Alumni today launches the first of a series of videos to inform the public of issues critical to the future of…
Miscellaneous Alumni Statement: NEW ABC NEWS DIRECTOR 31/03/202231/03/2022 ABC Alumni welcomes the appointment of Justin Stevens to the crucial post of ABC Director of News, and congratulates him. Justin is young for the post (only 37) and has…
Miscellaneous Is the ABC abusing our privacy through tracking? 21/03/202224/03/2022 In recent weeks, controversy has ramped up over the ABC’s new iview policy requiring audiences to register compulsory log-in accounts. Critics say that this will allow audience data to be…
ABC 90th Anniversary… Through Flood and Tempest: remembering cyclone tracy 16/03/202224/03/2022 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 14/03/202224/03/2022 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… Once an Argonaut, Always an Argonaut 21/02/202212/09/2022 Between 1941 and 1972 The Argonauts Club was one of ABC Radio’s most successful children’s programs. In 1956 it was attracting 10,000 new members a year. Many went on to…
ABC 90th Anniversary… Dangerous and Worrying Times 11/02/202226/08/2022 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…
Miscellaneous ABC Alumni Statement: Government’s ABC Funding Announcement 07/02/202211/02/2022 ABC Alumni welcomes the government’s announcement that indexation of the ABC’s operational budget will be restored, and that the funding for Enhanced News Gathering in regional and rural Australia will…
ABC 90th Anniversary… Dorothy Hallam – Pioneer ABC news cinematographer 02/02/202203/02/2023 Vale to a much loved ABC icon, pioneering cinematographer Dorothy Hallam who died on Australia Day, just a week before her 98th birthday. Always feisty and a great friend to all.…
