Submissions to Government
Since its inception in 2018, ABC Alumni has contributed submissions to a range of government inquiries into matters concerning the ABC and public broadcasting more widely. Representatives of the Alumni have also given oral evidence at inquiry Hearings. Our commitment to providing quality information to inquiries continues to be a priority. Previous submissions and inquiry reports can be accessed here:
MEDIA DIVERSITY IN AUSTRALIA
Senate Environment and Communications References Committee inquiry into Media diversity in Australia – 10 December 2020
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY – ASIA PACIFIC BROADCASTING
Expert Panel Inquiry into a New International Development Policy and Performance Framework for Australia – 14 February 2020
Note: This inquiry was a joint ministerial initiative (Foreign Affairs, Defence, and International Development and the Pacific), described as a ‘consultation process’ intended to build on the 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper. The scope of the inquiry was wide-ranging, and intended to inform government. There was no publicly-available report.
Further Reading:
- When Politics Fail: The folly of Australia’s international media strategy by Helen Grasswill
- ABC’s Current International Reach by Claire M Gorman
- Facing a World in Disarray by Geoff Heriot
- China, media freedom and rebuilding Australia’s voice in the Asia Pacific by Jemima Garrett and Sue Ahearn
PRESS FREEDOM
Senate Inquiry into Press Freedom – 29 August 2019
Addressing the adequacy of Commonwealth laws and frameworks covering the disclosure and reporting of sensitive and classified information.
Further Reading:
See next item below.
LAW ENFORCEMENT POWERS & FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security: Inquiry into the impact of the exercise of law enforcement and intelligence powers on the freedom of the press – 12 August 2019
Further Reading:
- Committee Falls short on Media Freedom by Jonathan Holmes
- The Secret State Survives by Jonathan Holmes
ABC & POLITICAL INTERFERENCE ALLEGATIONS
Senate Inquiry into the Allegations into Political Interference in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation – 13 November 2018
FUNDING & POLITICAL INTERFERENCE AT THE ABC
Supplementary Submission/Funding: Senate Inquiry into the Allegations into Political Interference in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation – 28 February 2019
Further Reading:
- No-one is talking about ABC funding in this election campaign [2022]. Here’s why they should be by Matthew Ricketson, Patrick Mullins, Michael Ward & Andrea Wake
ASIA PACIFIC BROADCASTING
Review of Australian Broadcasting Services in the Asia Pacific – 19 August 2018
Further Reading:
- Few hopeful signs in Asia Pacific Broadcast Review/Report misses the point and the moment by Richard Dinnen
- Menzies’ wisdom still relevant for international broadcasting by Helen Grasswill
COMPETITIVE NEUTRALITY & ABC
Inquiry into the Competitive Neutrality of the National Broadcasters – 22 June 2018
Further Reading:
- Report Attachment B: Ernst & Young’s Economic advice on cost allocation and pricing practices of the national broadcasters [Note: This document was not produced by the Report authors]
- Report Attachment C: The Bureau of Communications and Arts Research’s Estimates of labour productivity trends in Australian public and private broadcasting