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Alan Jones revels in Q&A's free kicks but there is no clear path ahead

Alan Jones revels in Q&A's free kicks but there is no clear path ahead

If you were wondering what the newly-elected Morrison government has in store for the next three years, Q&A was the place for you to leave with absolutely no idea.

  • by Neil McMahon

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'Very grim': ABC staff brace for 'painful' job and programming cuts
Ita Buttrose

'Very grim': ABC staff brace for 'painful' job and programming cuts

The Coalition's surprise election victory will see $84 million slashed from national broadcaster's budget.

  • by Michael Lallo
'He is wrong': Coalition minister rebukes John Howard in 'last-chance' Q&A
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'He is wrong': Coalition minister rebukes John Howard in 'last-chance' Q&A

It was the issue of climate change - and some scepticism about the Coalition’s commitment to dealing with it - that helped deliver the line of the night.

  • by Neil McMahon
Federal Election 2019: Bill Shorten promises ABC funding boost at pro-Aunty rally
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Federal Election 2019: Bill Shorten promises ABC funding boost at pro-Aunty rally

Bill Shorten has finished up a week of sparring with News Corporation by promising more funding for the ABC in front of an appreciative pro-Aunty audience in Melbourne. 

  • by Tom Cowie
Labor unveils $60 million funding boost for ABC and SBS
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Labor unveils $60 million funding boost for ABC and SBS

Bill Shorten has committed the money to fund production of Australian TV shows.

  • by Fergus Hunter
Q&A: Bill Shorten utters the most powerful and personal sentence of the campaign
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Q&A: Bill Shorten utters the most powerful and personal sentence of the campaign

There are rare campaign moments that hit a particular, genuine spot. Did Bill Shorten - summoning the life story of his mother - have one of them on Monday night?

  • by Neil McMahon
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ABC cuts 'inevitable' if Coalition returns to power, managing director warns
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ABC cuts 'inevitable' if Coalition returns to power, managing director warns

In his first interview as the ABC's managing director, David Anderson said cuts to jobs and programming are 'inevitable' if the Coalition is returned to power.  

  • by Jenny Noyes
Labor promises new chapter for ABC free of 'menacing' threats and funding instability
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Labor promises new chapter for ABC free of 'menacing' threats and funding instability

The commitment to safeguard the broadcaster's future comes as staff welcome the appointment of David Anderson as managing director.

  • by Fergus Hunter and Jennifer Duke
ABC appoints David Anderson as managing director
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ABC appoints David Anderson as managing director

ABC chair Ita Buttrose has appointed David Anderson as the public broadcaster’s managing director, ending a widespread search after a turbulent period.

  • by Jennifer Duke
'Attack dog' Trioli vows to retain Faine's hard-news bent
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'Attack dog' Trioli vows to retain Faine's hard-news bent

"It is an agenda-setting news program," says the incoming host of ABC Melbourne's morning show. "That’s never going to change."

  • by Michael Lallo
Virginia Trioli confirmed as Jon Faine's replacement at ABC radio Melbourne
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Virginia Trioli confirmed as Jon Faine's replacement at ABC radio Melbourne

The ABC has confirmed News Breakfast presenter Virginia Trioli will replace Melbourne radio presenter Jon Faine when the veteran broadcaster retires later this year.

  • by Broede Carmody