AM - ABC Radio

AM is Australia's most informative morning current affairs program. AM sets the agenda for the nation's daily news and current affairs coverage.

Sabra Lane presents AM from Monday to Friday and Thomas Oriti presents the Saturday edition of AM.

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Sabra Lane

Sabra Lane has long been a fixture at Parliament House, covering federal politics for the ABC.

Thomas Oriti

Thomas Oriti presents Saturday AM and the weekly program Correspondents Report.

On Thursday's AM: A third woman comes forward with allegations of sexual assault against the US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh; and new figures highlight the extent to which kids in residential care are facing police charges for often minor offences.

30mins

Thu 27 Sep 2018, 8:00am

Latest stories

"Indelible laughter": Blasey Ford testifies at US Senate hearing

by Zoe Daniel
on AM

The first woman to accuse US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct has delivered emotional testimony to a Senate committee, saying she is 100 per cent certain that he was her attacker.

3mins 48secs

Fri 28 Sep 2018, 6:05am
Claims, counter-claims continue in ABC leadership saga

by Eliza Borrello
on AM

The search is now on for a new board chair and managing director of the ABC. The vacancies have been created after an extraordinary week of upheaval here at the national broadcaster.

3mins 25secs

Fri 28 Sep 2018, 6:09am
Twelve tonnes of fun: new dinosaur discovery

by Sarah Maunder
on AM

Researchers have discovered a gigantic new dinosaur that's a distant relative of the well-known brontosaurus.

2mins 22secs

Fri 28 Sep 2018, 6:12am

AM turns 50: how producing the program has changed

Fifty years ago a reporter had to pull apart a landline phone to send their audio back to the studio, now it's as easy as tapping a button on a mobile phone.