topic: A fearless independent ABC
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Letter to the editor: Do you trust the ABC & 4 Corners?
Peter Sutton, an Enduring Member of ABC Friends was asked if he still trusted the ABC and 4 Corners. This is his answer.
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Four Corners: What it takes to get the story
Four Corners’ lobbying investigation shows what public interest journalism takes, and why the ABC needs proper funding and independence to keep doing it.
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ABC Friends joins Democracy Counts
ABC Friends has joined Democracy Counts, a growing coalition defending Australian democracy through electoral reform, public interest journalism and a truly independent ABC.
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Segal wants to hijack the ABC
In July 2026 Jillian Segal AO Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism accused the ABC of systemic bias against Israel to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social…
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The Special Envoy and the Royal Commission
Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism called for external oversight of ABC and SBS editorial coverage. ABC Friends argues this is a direct attack on editorial independence…
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Antisemitism, the ABC, and social cohesion
The Royal Commission on Antisemitism is turning its attention to the ABC. ABC Friends argues the ABC’s impartial journalism is a cornerstone of social cohesion, not a…
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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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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…