News & analysis
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Vale Annette Madden OAM
ABC Friends Victoria remembers Annette Madden OAM — Life Member, dedicated advocate, and a driving force behind the Southern Bayside Group for more than twenty years.
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Applications open for the ABC Trailblazers Program
The ABC’s Trailblazers Program is back, seeking regional young leaders aged 18–28 who are driving change in their communities. Applications close 1 August 2026.
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Winter Magic brings ABC supporters out in force
ABC Friends were at Katoomba’s Winter Magic Festival found unprecedented public concern about One Nation’s proposal to put the ABC behind a paywall.
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One Nation, misinformation and the case for a fully funded ABC
The surge in One Nation support is part of a global crisis of inequality and misinformation — and it poses a direct threat to public broadcasting in…
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Why a subscription model for the ABC would betray all Australians
Moving the ABC to a subscription model would betray the Australian value of a fair go and hollow out the universal service that makes it irreplaceable —…
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ABC Friends Ballarat 50th Anniversary celebrations
A working party was formed in August 2025 with representatives from ABC Friends and supporters (David and Maxine), ABC Alumni (Peter) and Ballarat City Libraries (Julie and…
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There’s a new campaign to shut down the ABC. It mustn’t succeed.
A coordinated campaign to shut down the ABC is gaining ground, from Advance to One Nation to Sky News. Cassandra Parkinson writes about why we must fight…
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Different Generations – Different media habits
From newspapers to algorithmic feeds, ABC Alumni’s Peter Marks examines how four generations consume information differently, and what that means for the ABC and public broadcasting’s future.
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ABC Friends interview: Prue Gill
The second in a series of interviews with supporters of ABC Friends to explore their experiences and views of the ABC and ABC Friends.
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The threats to the ABC are intensifying – we need your support
Democracy is under threat worldwide — and so is press freedom. Australia needs a fearless, independent ABC more than ever. But a new lobby is working to…