News & analysis
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Reach out beyond the ABC’s traditional audience, Anita Planchon tells ABC Friends
ABC Advisory Council chair Anita Planchon tells ABC Friends the ABC must reach new audiences, build media literacy and protect trusted journalism.
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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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Truth under pressure: our democracy and misinformation
Our panel with Liberty Victoria on misinformation and democracy, chaired by Damien Carrick, has aired on The Law Report. Here is what our experts said.
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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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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.