News Type: News & Analysis
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The Python defence of the ABC
Peter Greste borrows from Monty Python to ask what the ABC has ever done for us, and why it is part of Australia’s democratic infrastructure.
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ABC Friends supports the Digital Duty of Care
ABC Friends has joined Democracy Counts and 15 other groups backing the digital duty of care Bill, which would make platforms accountable for harm
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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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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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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…
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What’s the point of the 7pm news?
Former ABC correspondent Greg Wilesmith asks whether the 7pm news still delivers on its promise, arguing the ABC’s global reach and depth of talent deserve a richer,…
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Banning the ABC: an exercise in Trumpian censorship
From Trump’s White House media bans to One Nation excluding the ABC from press conferences, Cassandra Parkinson examines the growing threats to press freedom in Australia and…
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One Nation vs ABC: Who will survive?
Dr Gael Jennings examines One Nation’s poll surge and its threat to the ABC, drawing on insights from Zoe Daniel, Denis Muller and Matthew Ricketson on disinformation…