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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”

23May 202223 May 2022

Vale Caroline Jones

With profound sadness, ABC Alumni honours the life of our dear colleague Caroline Jones (1938-2022) – loved, respected and revered…

Quotable Quotes

Ultimately, only one thing will save the ABC, and that is vocal and active support from the public that it serves.

Alan Sunderland, former ABC Editorial director, Jan 2021

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…

ABC Support of the Arts

2 May 20229 May 2022

Australian viewers love Australian stories. The ABC has a proud record of broadcasting the finest Australian drama. But with shrinking funding, the number of hours of new Australian drama on…

No-one is talking about ABC funding in this election campaign. Here’s why they should be

29 Apr 202230 Apr 2022

Communication Minister Paul Fletcher’s claim that the Morrison government “has provided strong and consistent support to the ABC” has been labelled “a breathtakingly misleading statement” by four academics who have…

campaign video: triple J unearthed

27 Apr 20229 May 2022

Ann Chesterman warns that without adequate ABC funding, this extraordinary service to Australian music is at risk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q91rQz7aLs

ABC 90th Anniversary…

The Week the ABC Went to Black

21 Apr 20221 May 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…

Video Campaign: Emergency broadcast

19 Apr 202226 Apr 2022

Philippa McDonald highlights the vital work of the ABC in an emergency - fire, flood or other disaster - without extra funding and at a time when the ABC budget continues to shrink. https://youtu.be/pTgwAk09Ktc

Video campaign: Why the ABC cannot rely on the Coalition

13 Apr 202216 May 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…

IN REAL TERMS, THE ABC IS STILL GOING BACKWARDS

31 Mar 202213 Apr 2022

Dave Sharma, the Liberal federal member for Wentworth in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, is fighting for his political survival against independent candidate Allegra Spender, who supports a well-funded ABC. In a…

Alumni Statement: NEW ABC NEWS DIRECTOR

31 Mar 202231 Mar 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…