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Books & arts Jock Given & Michael Brealey & Cathy Gray 21 May 2015 What might television look like in a year’s time, in a few years’ time, in a decade? Jock Given, Michael Brealey and Cathy Gray asked…
Books & arts Jane Goodall 29 July 2014 The centenary of the first world war has begun, writes Jane Goodall, but Australia’s public broadcasters are still feeling their way International Nic Maclellan 22 July 2014 The ABC’s international broadcasting to the Pacific islands is being devastated by the latest round of staffing cuts National affairs Jock Given 16 May 2014 In the online age, every national broadcaster is an international broadcaster, writes Jock Given. So it’s strange to find that the government wants to restrict the… National affairs Rodney Tiffen 16 May 2014 Cutting funding attacks the ABC’s international role via the back door, argues Rodney Tiffen
National affairs Geoff Heriot 8 May 2014 Alleged “Anti-military Bohemian Collective” member Geoff Heriot argues that the cause of true patriotism requires more than cheerleaders and symbolism
Essays & reportage Geoff Heriot 6 March 2014 The accountability of the ABC and SBS should be a two-way street, writes Geoff Heriot. A pattern of erratic government scrutiny fails the public-interest test National affairs Rodney Tiffen 5 December 2013 The gulf between the views of the public and the ABC’s vocal critics is large and growing, writes Rodney Tiffen Books & arts Henry Reynolds 14 February 2012 ABC TV has returned to normal programming, but the dominance of Britain lingers on Books & arts Rodney Tiffen 16 March 2011 Australia’s history of international broadcasting is littered with mis-steps, writes Rodney Tiffen. Will the government’s current tendering process see it…
Podcasts Peter Clarke 16 November 2009 Six months into the job, the ABC’s director of news, Kate Torney, talks to Peter Clarke about where the national broadcaster is headed National affairs Margaret Simons 27 January 2009 The pay TV industry has opened up a new front in its battle with free-to-air, writes Margaret Simons National affairs Margaret Simons 22 October 2008 The government’s review of public broadcasting might be unnecessarily narrow, but there’s plenty of fuel for controversy, writes Margaret Simons