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Ranald Macdonald reminds us that the ABC is doing more with less

ABC Friends' media advisor, Ranald Macdonald, has published his take on the letter of response that many Friends would have...

Posted September 01, 2020 2:05 PM

Open Letter to the ABC: Alberici and government influence

ABC Friends have written an open letter to the ABC Chair, Ita Buttrose, and Managing Director, David Anderson, expressing grave concerns regarding...

Posted August 26, 2020 6:10 PM

Checking the Pulse #1

Welcome to our first edition of a monthly news blog post Checking the Pulse which we hope you find useful...

Posted August 23, 2020 1:28 PM

Save Our 7:45

The Media, Entertainment, & Arts Alliance have launched an action to save the ABC's flagship 7:45am radio news bulletin.

Posted August 19, 2020 9:15 AM

Ask your favourite Senator to support an Inquiry into ABC funding

Thanks to ABC Friends like you, almost 6,000 people have signed our petition calling for the Senate to initiate an inquiry...

Posted August 15, 2020 1:49 PM

Who let the Fox into the Australian Communications Henhouse?

Revelations that the vital COVID-19 Response Package was used by the Federal Government to channel a $10 million sports grant...

Posted August 07, 2020 12:49 PM

The Federal Government continues to discriminate against Australian public broadcasting

Yet again the ABC and SBS are being ignored in favour of the commercial media.

Posted August 03, 2020 5:18 PM

Latest news from NSW & ACT

Pop the champagne corks on 23 July!🥂 On this day 1 year ago with much effort by our IT Admin Phil...

Posted July 23, 2020 5:25 PM

Trust ABC Friends: We know the real facts

ABC Friends' media advisor, Ranald Macdonald, has published his take on the government's assertion that there has been no cuts...

Posted July 21, 2020 9:19 AM