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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...

Posted July 05, 2022 9:34 AM

'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...

Posted June 09, 2022 2:36 PM

Checking the Pulse #18

and welcome to our News Email - Checking the Pulse - providing you with useful and informative ABC Friends News bites...

Posted June 01, 2022 11:12 PM

Candidate questionnaire responses in WA

We did try to find candidates’ responses on support for the ABC. ABC Friends WA sent emails to all candidates (those...

Posted May 17, 2022 12:04 PM

ABC Friends Rally to support our ABC wrap up and videos

On May 15th ABC Friends held a rally in Warrang / Sydney to support our ABC in the midst of...

Posted May 16, 2022 2:27 PM

Kerry O'Brien: Democracy and the ABC

Our friends at ABC Alumni have released a new video featuring former ABC stalwart, Kerry O'Brien.

Posted May 11, 2022 10:12 AM

Rally in Sydney to support the ABC: The ABC deserves better!

Please join us in Sydney on Sunday 15 May to support a strong, independent and publicly-funded ABC.

Posted May 10, 2022 2:02 PM

Checking the Pulse #17

and welcome to our News Email - Checking the Pulse - providing you with useful and informative ABC Friends News bites...

Posted May 01, 2022 11:05 PM

Why is the ABC not being talked about in the election campaign?

We are at the halfway point of the campaign, and apart from the Pacific announcement from Labor, why is no-one...

Posted April 29, 2022 12:33 PM