News & analysis
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Fifty Years of People Power: The ABC Friends History Timeline Comes to Sydney
ABC Friends’ 50th Anniversary digital timeline launched in Sydney, honouring historian Dr Jennifer Bowen and two years of research into decades of grassroots advocacy for the ABC.
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Celebrating ABC Excellence: David Marr and The Piano Honoured at the ABC Friends NSW&ACT Spring Dinner
ABC Friends NSW&ACT honoured David Marr and The Piano Australia at their Spring Dinner in Sydney, celebrating ABC excellence and launching the 50th Anniversary digital timeline.
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“Don’t ever let it go”: Corin Bass on 50 years of fighting for the ABC
Founding member Corin Fairburn Bass reflects on 50 years of ABC Friends activism, from a 1976 tea-room meeting to a movement of 92,000 supporters. She shares why…
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The art of respectful argument in defence of our ABC
Dr Tess Howes, President of ABC Friends NSW & ACT, explores strategies for respectfully engaging with accusations of ABC bias by encouraging curiosity over certainty, reframing oversimplified…
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Interview with Tess Howes
NSW & ACT President, Tess Howes, always has been a devotee of the ABC and the crucial role the organisation plays in Australia’s democracy. As a child,…
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Message from the ABC Friends NSW&ACT President
Welcome to the first edition of our new newsletter, the NSW & ACT Bulletin. We are very fortunate that Rory Sutton, ABC Alumnus and ABC Friend agreed…
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NSW & ACT September 2024 update
Join us for a webinar on truth in political advertising with Geoffrey Watson, Zali Steggall and other distinguished speakers at 6pm on 15 October. Book now 2024…
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Friends of the ABC (NSW & ACT) Strategic Plan 2024-2025
We are thrilled to release our new Friends of the ABC (NSW & ACT) Strategic Plan 2024-2026.
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Vale Tim Bowden – 1937-2024
Renowned ABC broadcaster, producer, and author, Tim Bowden, passed away on Sunday at the age of 87.
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Vote for the ABC in the Logies
This year the ABC has received a record 51 nominations for the annual TV Week Logie Awards, which recognise and celebrate high quality Australian television.