News - ABC Friends

See our latest news posts here. Click on a news item below to read the full story.

End of Meta agreement likely to mean ABC regional coverage loss again

Will Australia’s regions again lose their local coverage if the ABC no longer accesses media bargaining code revenue from Meta?...

Posted June 04, 2024 5:10 PM

ABC Sydney moves west

The ABC has opened its new state-of-the-art broadcast facility at Parramatta in Sydney’s west as part of its commitment to...

Posted June 04, 2024 5:10 PM

Podcast of the month: Squiz Kids

ABC Friends members and supporters with kids and grandkids, did you know there is an Australian podcast which delivers seven...

Posted June 04, 2024 5:10 PM

ABC’s children programming decline masked by Bluey

In 2015/16, the ABC delivered 259 hours of Australian children’s television. In 2022/23, this had dropped to 147 hours. The...

Posted June 03, 2024 5:09 PM

Tony Burke addresses the ABC Excellence Awards 2024

ABC Friends NSW&ACT hosted the ABC Excellence Awards, in Sydney, Saturday 4 May. We were very fortunate that the keynote...

Posted June 01, 2024 5:08 PM

May 2024 news and updates

Posted May 30, 2024 4:15 PM

ABC Excellence Awards 2024

The ABC Excellence Awards were established in 2001 - many exceptionally talented individuals and programs have been recognised in prior...

Posted May 29, 2024 2:03 PM

New SA/NT connections being formed

Members of ABC Friends SA/NT met Belinda MacQueen, University of Adelaide Alumni Relations Coordinator, to discuss connection opportunities.

Posted May 29, 2024 12:54 PM

ABC management to hear from Victorian Group meeting

Congratulations to ABC Friends Victoria’s Geelong group which attracted more than 250 people to a public meeting calling for a...

Posted May 29, 2024 12:46 PM