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ABC backed by press freedom advocates amid criticism of Woodside protest coverage

Media union says no one should restrict journalists’ access to a protest after WA premier complains to Ita Buttrose

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Ita Buttrose decries ‘abusive and toxic’ culture; new marine life discovered; and a marriage disrupted by an ex

Comments from the ABC chair follow Stan Grant’s resignation as Q&A host after receiving racial abuse

The Guardian - AU

Buttrose lashes ‘abhorrent, unacceptable’ abuse of Stan Grant

ABC chair Ita Buttrose has condemned the "abhorrent and unacceptable" abuse that drove indigenous journalist Stan Grant to quit as Q+A host.

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ABC chair Ita Buttrose calls racist treatment of Q+A host Stan Grant 'abhorrent'

ABC chair Ita Buttrose says Australians need to reflect upon their "abhorrent" and "unacceptable" behaviour on social media, following the treatment of high-profile Indigenous journalist Stan Grant.

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News Corp columnists opt for bothsidesism on Nazis at anti-trans rally

Andrew Bolt and Joe Hildebrand get stuck into socialists; Sky News has a field day about Pocock’s Tame Impala T-shirt

The Guardian - AU

Child’s play: Alex Antic’s moral crusade against the ABC caught out by the clock

Liberal senator gets TV guide wrong and confuses program about sexuality as a children’s show. Plus: the Murdochs and Ita Buttrose unite for a cause

The Guardian - AU

The Peter FitzSimons interview with Jacinta Price that sparked a week-long culture war

A Nine newspapers piece becomes a gift that keeps on giving for the Australian. Plus: small win for ABC archivists

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calls for greater ABC voice in the Pacific to protect national security

Speaking at the ABC's 90th anniversary, Anthony Albanese says if the ABC does not have a stronger presence in the Indo-Pacific, others will fill the gap and Australian national security will suffer.

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ABC appoints former Coalition media adviser Fiona Cameron as ombudsman

Public broadcaster says newly-created independent position will help maintain audience trust and confidence

The Guardian - AU

ABC to move 300 staff from Ultimo to Parramatta after securing lease on new Sydney studio

Managing director says Parramatta Square relocation to be complete by early 2024 and will put ABC at ‘centre of a dynamic, purpose-built precinct’

The Guardian - AU

Independence day: Labor vows to end ABC board-stacking and ministerial interventions

No more captain’s picks or complaint calls about negative stories, communications minister says. Plus: the ‘sixty-three, sixty-four, seventy-five’ Wimbledon match

The Guardian - AU

Ita Buttrose puts Chris Kenny in his place as Sky News’s ABC doco draws blanks

The Sky News host, who tried unsuccessfully to interview the ABC chair, had little luck with a more direct approach. Plus: union sausage sizzle flames out

The Guardian - AU

Ita Buttrose recalls ‘open sexism’ at News Corp in 1980s where women were seen as ‘the enemy’

ABC chair says in media lecture she was ‘hissed at’ and accepted only after achieving success

The Guardian - AU

Andrew Olle lecture: Without stronger press freedoms and protections for public-interest journalism, democracy is at risk

Australians will only rely upon the mainstream media as an essential part of our civic and democratic life if they can trust we are able to expose the spin and lies and misinformation, and deliver the facts and truth, writes Ita Buttrose.

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The Conversation

Battered by 9 years of Coalition government, the ABC now has a hard road of repair ahead

The Liberal-National Coalition government has been defeated, but the legacy of its nine-year onslaught on the ABC remains.

The Guardian - AU

Independent review praises ABC complaints unit but recommends new ombudsman role to handle appeals

Review says internal complaints unit is ‘efficient and professional’ but also recommends addition of ombudsman and new social media policies

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ABC introduces new role of ombudsman to head the Editorial Complaints Unit

The ABC will introduce an ombudsman as part of the broadcaster's overhaul of its complaints handling procedures.

The Guardian - AU

Far from having a leftwing bias, the ABC has been tamed by cuts and incessant attacks

Under the Coalition, the national broadcaster has been domesticated to the point of overcorrecting for perceived partisanship

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The Guardian - AU

Oz editor-in-chief rages against the ‘tearing down’ of News Corp journalism

Christopher Dore says some critics make him ‘cringe’. Plus: ‘Furries’ at elite Brisbane school?

The Conversation

The ABC's budget hasn't been restored – it's still facing $1.2 billion in accumulated losses over a decade

ABC Chair Ita Buttrose is “delighted” and Managing Director David Anderson says he now has “certainty” for planning. However, the Morrison government’s pre-election announcement it would restore the ABC’s budget to 2018 levels doesn’t come close to making up for what has been lost in cuts to funding and staff.

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