Labor — what can the ABC expect?
The Prime Minister will sit down with Ita Buttrose and other ABC luminaries later this week amid hopes Labor will increase its... Read More
ABC Board – stacked to the rafters
The ABC will be stuck with a stacked conservative board for some years yet, even though Labor is promising to rectify the... Read More
Sky News attacks ABC Credibility (again)
The Sky News so-called documentary, Your ABC Exposed, broadcast on July 26th, delivered what it was always going to do, a thinly... Read More
Zoom with Dr Gael Jennings AM
ABC Friends Bendigo presents a Zoom with Dr Gael Jennings AM.
The future of the ABC – time to refocus and revitalise?
Respected Children’s Television pioneer Patricia Edgar has called for a complete reset of the ABC guided by a new strategy developed through... Read More
Youth engagement – the ABC’s future needs younger Friends
In 2020, ABC Friends Victoria commissioned research into the attitudes of young people (18–40 years) to the ABC and their awareness of... Read More
Media freedom – a serious challenge for the new government
The chair of the ABC Alumni organisation, former Media Watch host Jonathan Holmes, has outlined a list of demands on media freedom... Read More
Media regulation – bring back Finkelstein!
Now that we have a new government, it’s time for the ALP to revisit the idea of a new pan-media regulator with... Read More
Changing of the chairs – inaugural President retires
Margaret Reynolds, the inaugural National President of ABC Friends, has decided to retire after 6 years of strong leadership in the position,... Read More
Sky News doubles down on ABC attack
After initially making some effort to pretend that its upcoming “documentary” would be open-minded, Chris Kenny and Sky News have taken off... Read More
Qantas – Fears for editorial independence
ABC journalists are seeking assurances from their management that a new deal with Qantas will not impinge on editorial independence, while the... Read More
7.30 – Sales sails
An ABC era has come to an end with the departure, after almost 12 years, of 7.30 presenter Leigh Sales. Although not... Read More
