Fact or fiction: credibility of Juanita Nielsen doco’s star witness called into question
The recent ABC documentary on Juanita Nielsen has only added to the many rumours surrounding her murder.
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ABC discloses more staff underpayments
The broadcaster repaid staff about $12 million last year after casuals complained they were not getting the right pay.
Why Miranda Otto was drawn to revisit our ‘horrific’ Black Summer on screen
The acclaimed actress plays a dairy farmer reeling from devastating loss in the ABC’s six-part anthology series Fires.
ABC bushfire drama is near perfect – but is it too soon?
The six-part drama Fires will take you deep into the heart of Australia’s hellish 2019-20 bushfire season – but should you go there?
Why the radio silence when following the Wallabies should be as simple as ABC?
The Wallabies’ absence from the national broadcaster is hard to fathom, especially considering a couple of Australian rugby doyens are waiting in the wings.
Porter staying on saves Coalition from byelection
Christian Porter has resigned as a minister after he accepted money from unknown sources through a trust arrangement for his legal battle against the ABC.
ABC drama The Newsreader is an exceptional high-wire act
Set inside a TV newsroom in the 1980s, The Newsreader is less about history in the making than it is about the unformed people who work there finding their purpose.
ABC’s Ghost Train doco unfair to Neville Wran
A review into a three-part ABC series on the 1979 Luna Park fire tragedy has concluded the program unfairly depicted former NSW Premier Neville Wran.
Murdoch’s Fox News issues ABC with legal threat over ‘Four Corners’ Trump episode
A legal letter was fired off by Fox News to the ABC’s chairman Ita Buttrose before a Four Corners episode went to air on Monday. A complaint is now expected […]
‘It was pretty isolating’: Why Hamish Macdonald left Q+A to return to The Project
The high-profile presenter moved from 10 to the ABC in late 2019, but barely 18 months later he was heading back the other way. Now, he explains why.
‘Taxpayers should know’: Senator calls for audit of ABC payment for ‘upskirting’ tweet
Senator Eric Abetz has requested an audit of the ABC’s defamation payment to Liberal MP Andrew Laming over a tweet by a star reporter.
The Newsreader is the most fun I’ve had watching telly in a long time
This excellent ABC drama series takes us back to 1986, a time of big hair, big news, and very loud bosses.
ABC, Nine push for FM radio licences in Western Australia
The ABC has knocked back concerns by commercial radio broadcasters that conversion of three AM stations to FM would hurt their audiences.
One of the goverment’s most vocal ABC critics admits he doesn’t watch it
Liberal senator Alex Antic told a Christian lobby group he does not watch the broadcaster, despite leading a campaign against it.
ABC recruits Rodney Tiffen, Chris Masters to review Four Corners Ghost Train series
A University of Sydney professor and a high-profile journalist have been asked to review Caro Meldrum-Hanna’s series into the Sydney Luna Park fire tragedy.
Celia, Luke and their ‘celebration of platonic love’ in Rosehaven
When Celia Pacquola and Luke McGregor first pitched their show to the ABC, it was about a haunted house. That didn’t work. Nor did their second idea. So they settled […]
What’s wrong with the ABC’s once-mighty Q+A, and how to fix it
The departure of host Hamish Macdonald after 18 months has prompted questions about Q+A’s future – and an opportunity to get it right.
Social media abuse a key factor in Hamish Macdonald’s departure from ABC
While Twitter was love bombing Hamish Macdonald yesterday, it was the scrutiny and abuse from that very platform that was a key factor in his decision to quit.
Your ABC’s complaints process might impress you
No other Australian media outlet devotes the time, energy and resources to complaint investigation as the ABC does.
Julie Bishop ‘tried to keep a straight face’ defending Abbott’s male-dominated cabinet
In a new ABC series, women across the political spectrum describe being ignored, harassed and sometimes assaulted.
ABC complaints system under fire again following Q&A episode
The Australia Israel and Jewish Affairs Council wants changes to the ABC’s complaints policy after its complaint of bias and lack of impartiality was rejected by the public broadcaster.
‘Parramatta is not western Sydney’: ABC in talks to move staff to Liverpool
Liverpool City Council has made an audacious bid to attract the ABC ahead of a planned relocation of 300 staff from Ultimo to Parramatta.
ABC’s 7.30 to recognise Indigenous place names in programming
ABC’s flagship program 7.30 will start including the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander names for cities and towns for its audience.
Christian Porter seeking unredacted Annabel Crabb text messages in court appeal
Mr Porter is seeking to overturn three judgments and a suppression order in a case linked to his ABC defamation proceedings.
Australians feared among the missing in Miami apartment collapse
Australian Miami resident Joseph Waks told the ABC that he had not been able to reach friends who lived in the building.
From the Archives, 1965: More research down on earth urged
On arrival in Sydney, Professor Julius Sumner Miller – host of the ABC science series Why Is It So – was asked to comment on the US space program.
Viewers will be unable to stream ABC shows without a login from July
The ABC’s streaming service is late to the party when it comes to asking for a login and offer recommendations and watchlists. That’s all about to change.
Former ABC weather man, a ‘friend and mentor’, Mike Bailey dies
Retired media personality Mike Bailey, who became a household name delivering the nightly weather report for the ABC’s Sydney bulletin over a lengthy career with the public broadcaster, has died.
ABC to relocate 300 Ultimo staff to Parramatta
ABC chairman Ita Buttrose says the relocation of 300 staff from Ultimo to Parramatta will help the public broadcaster shake off its focus on inner cities.
ABC logo used at police shooting range in South Australia
SA Police said anything on display at the range was there to help simulate a “realistic training environment” and was not a reflection on the ABC.