Contents

• The fight for a bold independent ABC – Cassandra Parkinson, ABC Friends National President
• The enduring value of the ABC – The Hon Anthony Albanese MP, Prime Minister
• National storytelling and social cohesion in a divided age – Larissa Behrendt AO
• A co-founder remembers – Corin Fairburn Bass
• Defending the ABC – Jennifer Bowen
• Trust: the bedrock of public broadcasting – Professor Julianne Schultz
• The Python defence of the ABC – Professor Peter Greste
• State presidents speak: Why I support the ABC
• Intelligence, democracy and public service media – Dr Margaret Simons
• How will we celebrate the ABC’s century of public broadcasting in 2032? – Margaret Reynolds AC
• Science is not a white lab coat – Gael Jennings
• The ABC benefits all Australians – Bobbie Mackley
• About ABC Friends