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Peter Manning, a giant of Australian journalism, died in Sydney on Monday 28 September after a short illness. His funeral… Read more: Vale, Peter Manning, and thanks.

The Australian Communication and Media Authority’s recent finding that Four Corners breached the ABC’s impartiality standard in its report Sacrifice… Read more: Response to ACMA findings on Four Corners program Sacrifice

A few days ago we posted Greg Wilesmith’s reaction to the evidence given to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion… Read more: Accuracy, the Special Envoy and the Public Broadcasters

ABC Alumni’s Jonathan Holmes raised the alarm about the threats to the ABC’s independence implicit in the Report by Australia’s Special Envoy… Read more: Antisemitism, The Special Envoy, and The ABC

Warm congratulations to our friends at ABC Friends for a wonderful celebration this past weekend of their 50th anniversary at… Read more: Congratulations ABC Friends on 50 years

The submission asks the Commissioner, amongst other recommendations, not to accept or reinforce the proposal made by Special Envoy Ms… Read more: Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion: ABC Alumni Submission

In its 2026 pre=budget submission to Federal Treasury,  ABC Alumni argues that, to ensure the ABC can meet its legislated… Read more: 2026 pre-budget submission

Most people agree that the way the BBC Panorama program “Trump: A Second Chance?” edited excerpts from Donald Trump’s speech… Read more: ‘Deception’ in the eye of the Beholder

As the Australian Parliament tables legislation to require streaming services to expend a percentage of their revenue on original Australian… Read more: Great to have Aussie drama on Netflix and Stan, but what about free-to-air?

Michael Ward, Chair, ABC Alumni, provides insights into the ABC’s social media presence and the increasing significance of social media… Read more: ABC and Social media

National Response to Islamophobia: A Strategic Framework for Inclusion, Safety and Prosperity. Report by Australia’s special envoy to combat Islamophobia… Read more: National response to Islamaphobia

This week ABC Radio National’s ‘The Science Show’ celebrates its 50th anniversary. Above all, it’s a celebration of a remarkable… Read more: Celebrating 50 Years of The Science Show – and the remarkable Robyn Williams

On 20 August 2025 the ABC published its new guidelines on public comment by ABC workers. They were commissioned by… Read more: More protection for staff, not less, in the new ABC public comment guidelines.

On 10 July, Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism, Jillian Segal AO, appointed last year by the Albanese government, published… Read more: Antisemitism, Impartiality, and the ABC

ABC Alumni director and former Media Watch presenter Jonathan Holmes has been reading the federal court judgment in the case… Read more: Lessons from a sorry saga

Did a targeted social media campaign run on peanuts help secure a safer future for our ABC? The ABC Alumni… Read more: Did we help secure a safer future for the ABC?

The cohort of first time voters at this year’s Federal election have different ways of learning about the world than… Read more: The Social Media Election

In this interview with Jonathan Holmes on 7am Podcasts broadcast on 15 April, Jonathan discusses on the Coalition’s plans for… Read more: Protecting the ABC from Dutton: Jonathan Holmes talks to 7am Podcasts

The 2025 Budget announced on 25 March contains no new funding for the ABC.[1] The Budget did confirm commitments made… Read more: Budget 2025: What it means for the ABC

“The ABC is an investment in Australia’s future because a revitalised ABC will be a source of great national strength”… Read more: Following the money: An Analysis of ABC Funding

Much-loved Melbourne based ABC radio broadcaster Julie Copeland died early this year and will be farewelled at a celebration in… Read more: Vale Julie Copeland – RN Arts pioneer

News Corp’s tabloid papers published a vicious attack on the ABC on Friday 14, and another on Saturday 15 February.… Read more: Kim Williams and the Alumni’s Michael Ward hit back at News Corp attack on ABC

On the same day, 17 December 2024, the government has given the ABC some more money and promised to look… Read more: NEW MD, NEW FUNDING, A NEW LAW: ABC ALUMNI WELCOMES ALL THREE, WITH RESERVATIONS

Helen Grasswill and the late Matt Peacock were the two principal founders of ABC Alumni. Helen put in a prodigious… Read more: A Call To Arms by Helen Grasswill

The ABC has lost one of its foremost champions. Matt Peacock – co-founder and inaugural chair of ABC Alumni, former… Read more: The enduring legacy of Matt Peacock (1952-2024)

A recent study in the Australian Journal of Education found that in Australian high school science courses, there was only… Read more: Honouring Rose Eccles Mason: The Science Show at work

Tim Bowden, 1937-2024 Legendary ABC broadcaster, producer and author TIM BOWDEN died on Sunday, aged 87. He was a war… Read more: A Tribute to Tim

A statement by ABC Alumni 22 August 2024   The Managing Director of the ABC, David Anderson, announced today his… Read more: David Anderson announces retirement

By ABC Alumni Board Director, and former Editorial Director of the ABC Alan Sunderland Previously published on ABC Online. It… Read more: After Anderson: Challenges for a new MD

More than 80 per cent of Australians are now getting their information and content from American social media and video… Read more: The Americanization of Australia: how we’re rapidly losing our cultural sovereignty