The ABC has a lost a $1 billion in funding since 2013. That’s had a terrible impact on the creation of original screen content in areas other than news and current affairs according to a new report by Michael Ward.

Children’s programs, drama, religion, arts, entertainment, factual and sports programming have all suffered.

In 2013-14 the ABC screened 1060 hours of original content on its main channel. By 2022-23 that had declined to 630 hours, a drop of 41%.*

We need more original Australian drama. 

We need more children’s TV, more arts and science programs, more history and other factual programs. If the ABC doesn’t produce them – who will?

The ABC is part of our cultural heartland. It must be fully funded to tell our stories.

Help us persuade the federal government to give much more support to the ABC. Make your voice heard.

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*21% across all the ABC’s platforms