Update magazine August 2022

Welcome to the August 2022 edition of Update.

Is the ABC’s new Ombudsman a political appointee?

There’s been a flurry of discussion about the appointment of the ABC’s new Complaints Ombudsman, Fiona Cameron, who in the late 1990s was a senior advisor to Richard Alston, the Coalition’s Communications Minister.

Margaret Reynolds resigns as President of ABC Friends

Margaret Reynolds has announced her resignation as President of ABC Friends National.

ABC Archivists: David Anderson responds to ABC Friends' letter

ABC Friends have received a response letter from David Anderson regarding our concerns about potential job losses at the ABC. 

Patricia Edgar ponders: Where is the ABC going now?

On the occasion of its 90th birthday, educator and the architect of the Australian Children’s Television Standards and founder of the Australian Children’s Television Foundation, Patricia Edgars ponders on the Pearls and Irritations website: Where is the ABC going now?

'At odds with 90th birthday celebrations' - ABC Friends disappointed by the sacking of 58 archivists and librarians

ABC Friends have sent a letter to ABC Managing Director, David Anderson, describing the recent announcement that 58 librarians and archivists would be sacked as 'disturbed' and 'disappointing'.