Managing Director David Anderson has today launched the ABC’s five-year strategy and outlined proposals to address budget cuts while protecting the Corporation’s independence and Charter responsibilities for all Australians.
The ABC stands by the reporting by our award-winning journalist Mark Willacy and the Investigative Reporting Team on the serious issue of how Australian forces conduct themselves in our name overseas, something that is of concern to all Australians.
The ABC has recognised the importance of the climate change story for Australians and covered it comprehensively and rigorously for many years. It’s more than a decade since the ABC decided that the evidence for human-related climate change was overwhelming, to the extent that stories didn’t require “balance” (ie false balance) on the basic science.
Ensuring our storytelling and coverage is relevant to all communities, maintaining our quality standards, and making our content fully accessible to audiences, means we can do the best possible for all Australians.
21 October 2020
Going to Beijing and having an ABC presence in China remains our top priority. However, in the interim Sarah can bring her substantial reporting skills to covering the world’s other superpower.
The 2020 ABC Annual Report was tabled in Parliament by Paul Fletcher, Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts, on 20 October 2020.
Kerry O’Brien: “Paul was a shining light in Australian public broadcasting; a man of fierce intellect, rapier wit and utter integrity who blazed trails, pursued scoundrels and was the master of the political interview.”
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The ABC International Development team uses its media expertise to connect and empower people in the Asia-Pacific region, and globally, to have a voice. Learn more.
The ABC has grown remarkably since it launched on 1 July 1932. This is a snapshot of our achievements, programs and personalities and celebrates the ABC's contribution to Australian life for more than 80 years.