News & analysis
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What you told us about ABC news and current affairs
2,086 ABC Friends supporters and members took part in our ABC News and Current Affairs poll.
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Statement regarding the attack on Helen Haines
ABC Friends is shocked and dismayed by the attack on Helen Haines, the federal member for Indi.
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SA/NT community connections – Come and visit us at the Coast FM Open Day!
ABC Friends SA/NT joins the Coast FM Open Day in Glandore on Sunday 1 November for the third year running, backing community radio and a fearless, independent…
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Why Australian media should boycott One Nation press conferences
On 3 October 2026 Pauline Hanson’s One Nation held a press conference to launch its campaign for the Victorian state election. Once again One Nation barred the…
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Vale Peter Manning
Personal reflections from a leading ABC Alumni on how her career intersected with Peter Manning at the ABC.
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Vale Shirley Parkes
Rosie Spear, long-time activist ABC friend, reflects on the loss of one of our life members and one of her earliest colleagues.
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ABC Friends exhibition in Shepparton
On 2 October about thirty people gathered in the Shepparton library to see the ABC Friends travelling exhibition and hear a presentation from the Victorian ABC Friends…
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ABC Friends Queensland donates to help Sean and Pauline Dorney
ABC Friends Queensland made a special donation to support former ABC Pacific correspondent Sean Dorney and his wife Pauline, after his struggle with Motor Neurone Disease was…
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5 reasons a BBC-style TV licence would be a disaster for the ABC
Every few years, someone floats the idea: why doesn’t Australia just do what the UK does and slap a TV licence fee on households to fund the…
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Impartiality or a question of balance?
Australia’s media regulator, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has found that the ABC breached its impartiality rules in a 2025 Four Corners episode about the…