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Labelling the ABC on Twitter: how Elon Musk got it wrong

Elon Musk’s recent attempt to label the ABC as government-funded media has exposed misunderstanding about the role public media organisations...

Posted May 05, 2023 9:05 AM

What ABC radio program could you not live without?

As the ABC grapples with declining radio audiences across Australian capital cities and its youth station, Triple J, we'd love...

Posted May 04, 2023 10:05 AM

May 2023 news and updates

Welcome to ABC Friends new national newsletter. We'll publish it once a month with news about the ABC and what's...

Posted May 04, 2023 8:37 AM

What can the ABC expect from the budget?

As the federal budget gets closer there is increasing concern that it won't be good for the ABC.

Posted May 04, 2023 6:39 AM

Fox and Big Lie wins ABC support again

The ABC has again shown its support of Sarah Ferguson’s investigation of Fox News coverage of the 2020 US election...

Posted May 02, 2023 7:39 PM

ABC Friends Victoria campaign for new, younger friends

While research shows that many young people value the ABC, they have little awareness or concern about who funds the...

Posted April 27, 2023 7:28 AM

Media diversity – and its measurement - is critical for Australia

The planned creation of a new framework for measuring Australian media diversity is critical and timely, according to the Public...

Posted April 26, 2023 4:41 PM

The ABC has launched a new program, ‘The Pacific’, and ABC Friends helped make it happen.

‘The Pacific’ marks the ABC’s revitalised engagement with a region that’s rich with culture, people and stories.

Posted April 19, 2023 9:40 AM

Talk by Professor Emerita Robyn Ewing - Why creativity and the arts are so important

Professor Ewing is presenting a talk on creativity and the arts as a special guest of the ABC Friends Northern...

Posted April 11, 2023 5:08 PM