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What to do about the independence of the ABC?

At a time when trust in public institutions is being undermined by misinformation and disinformation, the role of the national...

Posted September 22, 2022 11:56 AM

ABC Friends WA Annual General Meeting 2022

When: Sunday 16 October 2022, 2 - 4pm AWST. Where: ABC Studios Perth, 30 Fielder St, East Perth and online....

Posted September 20, 2022 8:41 PM

October 2022 budget submission - trust, quality, and accessibility

In our October 2022 budget submission, ABC Friends addresses the issues that require urgent attention by the federal government in...

Posted September 14, 2022 4:01 PM

A photography competition to celebrate the ABC's 90th birthday

The ABC is 90 years young and we're celebrating with a photography competition!

Posted September 08, 2022 11:31 AM

Vale John Tulloh

ABC Friends is saddened to hear of the passing of former ABC journalist, foreign correspondent and international news editor, John...

Posted August 31, 2022 12:16 AM

Thank you to ABC historian Ken Inglis and family

ABC Friends recently received another generous donation from the estate of the late eminent Australian historian Ken Inglis, whose 2006...

Posted August 23, 2022 1:43 PM

Albanese signals a reset in relations between the Federal Government and the ABC

On the ABC’s 90th birthday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gave a wide-ranging speech in which he described the ABC as...

Posted August 11, 2022 12:05 PM

Update magazine August 2022

Welcome to the August 2022 edition of Update.

Posted August 11, 2022 11:02 AM

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...

Posted August 08, 2022 10:24 AM