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Research shows Australians turn to the ABC during crisis

Independent research has reinforced ABC Friends' survey from earlier this year: Australians turn to the ABC during a crisis.

Posted June 03, 2020 6:41 PM

Australians overwhelmingly oppose ABC budget cuts

According to a new survey, 76% of Australians oppose any further cuts to the ABC’s budget and 49% believe it should get...

Posted June 01, 2020 6:19 PM

ACT Region Branch members appreciate the ABC

ACT Region Branch members Jane, Sue and Gia brandish appreciative posters outside the ABC Studio in Canberra on a cool...

Posted May 27, 2020 12:46 PM

Will Paul Fletcher stop ABC's budget starvation?

At a virtual Town Hall Meeting in Sydney this week local resident and ABC Friend, Janine Kitson, registered her question...

Posted May 20, 2020 2:44 PM

Tell your MP: Our ABC is essential for national renewal and recovery

During recent crises of bushfire, drought, and pandemic the ABC has continued to offer essential services: information, warnings, and advice,...

Posted May 13, 2020 11:32 AM

Help the Prime Minister support Australian talent

ABC Friends welcomes the ABC's initiative to provide urgent support for Australian creatives during the COVID-19 crisis.

Posted April 29, 2020 3:44 PM

Time for 'starved' ABC's funding to be restored

Former CEO and editor in chief of The Age, and ABC Friend Media Advisor, Ranald Macdonald writes that, "It is very much...

Posted April 20, 2020 12:59 PM

Why is an essential service - like our ABC - being snubbed by the Communications Minister?

It is hard to understand why the Communications Minister, Paul Fletcher, can find $50 million for the regional commercial broadcasters,...

Posted April 16, 2020 4:56 PM

Summer's Story

Meet Summer Gwynne! She is a Tasmanian Friend and the only Tasmanian member of the ABC Advisory Council.

Posted April 15, 2020 4:06 PM