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ABC Friends new logo

No-one expected the ABC Friends logo to become a political football last year, but it did – and we now...

Posted June 21, 2023 10:12 AM

It’s not all about digital and AI

Public media organisations are facing a multitude of challenges in an ever-increasing digital world, but they must not lose their...

Posted June 21, 2023 9:24 AM

We need to meet about recent changes: Read our letter to the ABC

ABC Friends has written an urgent letter to the ABC following staff changes as a result of recently announced structural...

Posted June 16, 2023 3:32 PM

June 2023 news and update

Welcome to this second edition of ABC Friends’ new national, monthly e-news.

Posted June 15, 2023 1:18 PM

Andrew Bent Panel Discussion

On 21 May, ABC Friends Tasmania and the University of Tasmania Media School held a public forum to commemorate the...

Posted June 15, 2023 11:24 AM

5 year funding gets a 5 year plan

The ABC has followed the recent announcement of its digital-focused major restructure with a new five-year plan to guide the...

Posted June 15, 2023 10:44 AM

Stan Grant

ABC Friends shares the serious concerns arising from Stan Grant’s decision last month to stand down from the ABC in...

Posted June 14, 2023 2:59 PM

It’s not all about traditional media

The Australian media authority is now considering feedback on the planned creation of an Australian news measurement framework. The ABC’s...

Posted June 14, 2023 12:14 PM

New tourism idea – visit your ABC on the road!

ABC Friends Queensland member, Vikki Uhlmann recently travelled around Australia and thinks she may have come up with a new...

Posted June 13, 2023 2:46 PM