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Peter Greste in Tasmania: why frontline journalism has never been more important

ABC Friends Tasmania and the University of Tasmania School of Creative Arts and Media invite you to Dying to Tell...

Posted February 22, 2024 11:11 AM

Statement on unfair dismissal case between Antoinette Lattouf and the ABC

The case at the Fair Work Commission between Antoinette Lattouf and the ABC has exposed problems that follow years of...

Posted February 02, 2024 2:18 PM

ABC Friends welcomes new Chair

ABC Friends welcomes the appointment of Kim Williams, AM, as the incoming Chair of the ABC Board.

Posted January 30, 2024 1:33 PM

Relations already strained between NZ Govt and public media

The often troubled relationship between conservative governments and public media organisations has been thrust into the spotlight in the earliest...

Posted January 03, 2024 10:20 AM

Impartiality and balance in the spotlight - again

The Gaza conflict has brought concepts of impartiality and balance in news coverage into the spotlight again, with some of...

Posted December 29, 2023 11:07 AM

ABC referendum coverage: Yes voices dominant, but balance achieved

A review of the ABC’s referendum coverage has found that the ABC fulfilled its role as a national public broadcaster....

Posted December 29, 2023 11:07 AM

What a year! A report to our members and supporters

As 2023 comes to a close, I’m filled with gratitude for all the encouragement you’ve given ABC Friends this year....

Posted December 28, 2023 10:21 AM

ABC Friends decries release of Four Corners footage

When the WA Police used the Order to Produce provisions of the WA Criminal Investigations Act to demand that the...

Posted December 26, 2023 5:26 PM

The ABC can't stand still, David Anderson tells ABC Friends

ABC Managing Director, David Anderson, recently told an ABC Friends audience that as the national public broadcaster, the ABC has...

Posted December 26, 2023 5:23 PM