topic: Australian Politics
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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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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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Banning the ABC: an exercise in Trumpian censorship
From Trump’s White House media bans to One Nation excluding the ABC from press conferences, Cassandra Parkinson examines the growing threats to press freedom in Australia and…
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One Nation vs ABC: Who will survive?
Dr Gael Jennings examines One Nation’s poll surge and its threat to the ABC, drawing on insights from Zoe Daniel, Denis Muller and Matthew Ricketson on disinformation…
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Kerry O’Brien: The ABC matters more than ever for Australian democracy
Delivering the 2026 Thea Astley Address, Kerry O’Brien warns of a “perfect storm” eroding Australian democracy, naming a strong ABC as one of the last remaining safeguards.
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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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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…
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Chris Kenny hit job fails basic journalism test
Citing anonymous advocacy as fact isn’t journalism — it’s amplification. ABC Friends examines why Chris Kenny’s News Corp attack on the ABC’s Gaza coverage fails the most…