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Minister must explain raids

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) recent raids on the ABC is most disturbing and follows an earlier raid on a NewsCorp...

Posted June 05, 2019 6:14 PM

New Communications Minister welcomed by ABCF National

ABC Friends National today welcomed the appointment of a new Communications Minister, Paul Fletcher, to set a fresh direction in...

Posted May 27, 2019 1:25 PM

Fears worsen within the ABC

ABC Friends National President Margaret Reynolds has been quoted in Channel 9 newspapers today (May 24, 2019), in an article...

Posted May 24, 2019 1:15 PM

We made the ABC a campaign issue – but it sadly ends up a loser

ABC Friends campaigned successfully all around Australia to promote the case for a stronger and independent ABC – but sadly...

Posted May 21, 2019 1:02 PM

Election 2019: Vote for the candidate you trust with your ABC

How will your vote on Saturday affect the ABC?Over the past couple of weeks, ABC Friends WA has been sending...

Posted May 14, 2019 1:56 PM

ABC Friends rally in Tony Abbott's seat

ABC Friends NSW has held a rally on Sydney’s Manly Beach – in the federal seat of Warringah, which is...

Posted May 14, 2019 11:53 AM

Its clear who will save the ABC

Melbourne’s Political Leaders Forum, sponsored by the ABC Alumni and ABC Friends Victoria, demonstrated that voters can only rely on Labor...

Posted May 13, 2019 11:29 AM

Shorten says ABC should broadcast outside Australia

The Opposition Leader, Bill Shorten, has told a sell-out audience in Melbourne that his vision is for the ABC to...

Posted May 12, 2019 11:07 AM

Friends protest at Peter Dutton's office

A group of ABC Friends Queensland members and supporters gathered outside Peter Dutton’s electorate office in his federal seat of Dickson....

Posted May 06, 2019 10:09 PM