News Type: News & Analysis
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Government renews Indo-Pacific broadcast funding – and you helped make it happen.
The ABC’s Indo-Pacific Broadcasting Strategy has been renewed — but with less funding and more uncertainty. ABC Friends responds to the 2026-27 federal budget.
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New leaders – same story?
The coalition parties have two new leaders. Angus Taylor became Liberal party leader on 13 February and Matt Canavan took over as the National leader on 11…
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Invest in the ABC: the budget case has never been stronger
With the federal budget just weeks away, the case for genuine ABC investment rests on two urgent realities: a climate emergency that is growing more dangerous and…
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RIP James Valentine
It was with great sadness that we learnt that beloved Sydney radio presenter, James Valentine, had died.
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Strike!
In early April almost 2,000 ABC journalists and staff walked off the job in protected industrial action for 24 hours — the broadcaster’s most serious industrial action…
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The ABC is delivering: fund it properly
The ABC is punching well above its weight, and three recent achievements remind us exactly what’s at stake in the fight for full public funding.
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Henderson’s Iran inquiry call: new conflict, same script
Shadow Communications Minister Sarah Henderson is calling for yet another urgent inquiry into the ABC. This time over John Lyons’ on-air analysis of the Iran strikes. She…
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Canavan’s record on the ABC: actions speak louder
The new Nationals leader Matt Canavan has spent a decade in the Senate voting almost always to cut ABC and SBS funding while representing the regional Australians…
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The ABC is STILL under-funded
In January, when ABC Friends presented its pre-budget submission to the federal government, the message was clear: the ABC is still under-funded.
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The One Nation surge: What could it mean for our ABC?
Former ABC election analyst Antony Green has warned of a potential “electoral earthquake” as One Nation surges to unprecedented polling levels. Recent data shows the party at…