20th May 2021
Focus On ABC: Budget, press freedom and new Board members
From legal battles and funding issues to the press freedom inquiry, explore our latest roundup about the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
19th February 2021
Facebook restricts content from Australian news sites
Facebook has announced that it will restrict publishers and people in Australia from sharing or even viewing Australian and international news content.
29th January 2021
ABC and Australia’s local news crisis
With declining revenues and closures taking its toll on local news services, the ABC is playing its part in maintaining coverage despite its own financial pressures.
16th October 2020
ABC statement on Dan Oakes
It is with huge relief that ABC journalist Dan Oakes will not face any prosecution for his work on investigative reports the Afghan Files.
5th October 2020
Aunty’s Future Is In Your Hands
ABC’s role is more important than ever. Yet it cannot be expected to do more with less, writes Grace McCallum, ahead of the latest federal budget.
17th August 2020
ABC Statement to the Senate Press Freedom Inquiry by Director News, Gaven Morris
"It’s more than three years since the ABC published The Afghan Files, reported by our journalist Dan Oakes, exposing alleged crimes by Australian special forces."
14th July 2020
ABC Update: Cuts and AFP continue to challenge public broadcaster
The latest developments from the public broadcaster’s Five-Year Plan and last year’s unprecedented police raid.
26th June 2020
What would Australia look like without the ABC?
Statement | There is a reason why the majority of Australians trust the ABC, writes ABC Chair Ita Buttrose.
24th June 2020
ABC launches Five-Year Plan
Australia’s largest public broadcaster has announced major changes and cuts to programming and staff as it launches its Five-Year Plan.
28th May 2020
ABC journalists could still face prosecution
Almost a year on from the unprecedented federal police raid on ABC, journalists Samuel Clark and Daniel Oakes could still face prosecution for their investigative reports, the Afghan Files.