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The ABC is worth fighting for! We are former employees of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation who believe passionately in the need for a fearless and independent national broadcaster as a vital part of Australian democracy ABC Alumni believes a strong public service broadcaster is essential in a healthy democracy. We…Continue reading “About”

15Sep 202215 Sep 2022

From Relief Typist to the ABC MD’s Personal Secretary

One of the most memorable recollections in our recent story about pioneering radio technician Stan Bancroft was his role in…

24Aug 20222 Sep 2022

Stan Bancroft – pioneering ABC technician

The ABC’s history is usually dominated by tales of management and on-air personalities, but nothing would happen without the national…

Quotable Quotes

“I want us to be a country at home with our own identity. And a part of that is cherishing the ABC and respecting the ABC.”

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese celebrating the ABC’s 90th anniversary on 5 August 2022

The ABC and North Queensland

17 May 202217 May 2022

There are big pictures to paint as we campaign for the ABC in the election. But this video from Richard Dinnen in North Queensland reminds us to zoom in to…

KEEPING STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ACCOUNTABLE

17 May 202223 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,…

KERRY O’BRIEN: “Our vote is one of the most precious things we have. And so is our ABC.”

15 May 202223 May 2022

In a wide-ranging speech in Sydney today, respected former ABC broadcaster Kerry O’Brien has spoken of his despair at the lack of political leadership in Australia. “I have never seen…

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…

Government must stop wasting time – and urgently support ABC in the Pacific

14 May 202214 May 2022

Policy failure over the last eight years – including a massive cut to the ABC’s international funding – has weakened Australia’s voice in the Pacific to its lowest ebb since…

2022 Election Coverage: Is a ‘rogue’ News Corp threatening our democracy?

14 May 202214 May 2022

As several commentators have noted this week, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp outlets have gone ‘rogue’ on election coverage, making no attempt to comply with one of the media’s primary obligations…

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…

Where in the World is the ABC?

9 May 202214 May 2022

As chief foreign correspondent, Phil Williams was the ABC’s international fireman, able to swing into virtually any country in the world and produce intelligent reports from a standing start. …

Election Campaign Video: The Bush

5 May 202210 May 2022

Pete Lewis is a bit of a legend in rural Australia. He joined the ABC in 1980, and was for years the ABC’s Brisbane-based rural reporter. He was EP of…

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…