How the campaign unfolded
ABC Friends Victoria decided early last year that we needed to raise awareness about the Coalition’s record on ABC funding and interference... Read More
From little things, big things grow…
When the election was called, ABC Friends Victoria had included Deakin it its six marginal seats to focus on despite there not... Read More
Attack — Media Freedom Threatened
A decision by the NSW Supreme Court to force journalists to hand over a draft story, before it is even published, is... Read More
Historic election win for ….. the ABC!
ABC Friends wanted a more pro-ABC federal government, and we now have one. Seat by seat, the election result is a resounding... Read More
BBC – Public broadcasting under attack globally
Two new books about the BBC, its contribution to society and the attacks against it, are a reminder about the crucial role... Read More
ABC – Why not an election issue?
As the long six-week election campaign draws to a close, ABC friends are left wondering why it is that the fate of... Read More
Bias — News Ltd shoots its foot
There is growing evidence that Rupert Murdoch’s vice-like grip on Australian public life is weakening. The circulation of his Australian mastheads is... Read More
Transmission — New threat for the ABC?
As the election has rolled on, very few people have noticed a major development involving the ABC that has slipped under the... Read More
Independents – What if you win?
ABC Friends and ABC Alumni have approached leading independents to ask whether they will support the ABC if they are elected. One... Read More
What if everyone voted for the ABC?
There would be a change of government if everyone voted solely on the basis of what is best for the ABC. During... Read More
Former Mayor “genuinely fearful” the ABC will not survive another Coalition government
Former Geelong Mayor and Melbourne Deputy Mayor Peter McMullin AM ran a full-page ad in the Geelong Advertiser last Saturday to urge... Read More
Jon Faine in Bendigo – watch the livestream
On Saturday former Melbourne ABC broadcaster Jon Faine spoke to ABC Friends Bendigo and supporters on “The ABC – Vital To Our... Read More
