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Southern Highlands Newsletter #1

Southern Highlands' 1st Newsletter, including our election campaign goal to help voters in Whitlam and Hume Federal Seat know the...

Posted March 02, 2022 3:01 PM

ABC logo 'no go'

This February in Senate Estimates Senator Bragg used parliamentary privilege to attack the ABC because ABC Friends has been using...

Posted February 24, 2022 9:27 AM

ABC Friends WA at Northam Market

ABC Friends ignored the weather forecast and went ahead with its plan to hold a stall at the Lions Club...

Posted February 18, 2022 9:46 AM

We have five copies of a great new book to give away

‘Amid a noisy, chaotic media landscape comes this cleareyed analysis showing why a strong ABC is a priceless national asset,...

Posted February 17, 2022 6:48 AM

Australians have spoken out to tell parliamentarians that the ABC's funding must be restored

52% of Australians want ABC funding restored according to Australia Institute research.

Posted February 04, 2022 12:53 PM

Alan Sunderland on threats to public broadcasting around the world -and what it means for Our ABC

Walkley award winning journalist, Alan Sunderland has written an article for our friends at ABC Alumni looking at what is...

Posted January 27, 2022 2:07 PM

ABC Friends WA held stalls in two Perth suburbs in late 2021

We held a stall at the Victoria Park Community Market in John Macmillan Park on 14 November.

Posted January 26, 2022 2:39 PM

ABC screen productions contribute $744 million to the Australian economy

The 2021 Deloitte Access Economic report shows the great value of national public broadcasting to the Australian economy.

Posted December 10, 2021 2:31 PM

ABC Friends WA AGM 2021

This year’s AGM was held, again, as both an in-person event and a teleconference, because of WA border restrictions due...

Posted December 06, 2021 11:50 AM