Alan Sunderland

Alan Sunderland is acting head of People at the ABC and is the ABC's head of editorial policy. He has previously worked as the head of policy and staff development with ABC News. A journalist for 32 years, he began as an ABC cadet in 1979 before spending more than 20 years as an on-the-road reporter with the ABC and SBS. His experience includes five years as political editor with SBS in Canberra, and two Walkley Awards for news reporting. He returned to the ABC, and to news management, in 2005.

Editorial Policies

  1. In defence of Sarah Ferguson and open scrutiny

    ABC News doesn't believe Sarah Ferguson's budget interview with Joe Hockey breached any editorial guidelines. So how did that become the headline?

  2. The story is the boats, not the ABC

    Navy personnel have been involved in dangerous events on the open seas, but some news outlets who should be chasing that story are instead fixated on the ABC's reporting.

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This page brings together in one place the corrections and clarifications made to ABC content across our radio, television and digital platforms, whether as a result of complaints or for any other reason.

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  1. Alan Sunderland

    Alan Sunderland is the ABC's head of editorial policy.

Items of interest

  • Check out the latest external editorial review of ABC content. You can find it here.
  • Have you been following the ABC's coverage of the Royal Commission into trade unions? Some critics say we have been ignoring it, but nothing could be further from the truth. Find out more here.

  • There has been some discussion recently about Catalyst's programs last year on cholesterol and statins, following some complaints and an investigation. You can find out more by visiting the program website.

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