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ABC announces return to Beijing with appointment of Allyson Horn as China Correspondent

The ABC will again base a correspondent in China with Allyson Horn to take up the posting in Beijing in coming weeks.

Published: 28 Aug 2025Thu 28 Aug 2025 at 3:36am

ABC NEWS top digital news brand in July

ABC NEWS was again Australia’s top digital news provider in July with a monthly audience of 12.7 million people, according to the latest Ipsos iris data released today.

Published: 22 Aug 2025Fri 22 Aug 2025 at 4:46am

ABC announces Bonner Committee Scholarship recipients for 2025

The ABC congratulates the recipients of the 2025 Bonner Committee scholarships, Bridget Caldwell-Bright and Peter Green.

Published: 21 Aug 2025Thu 21 Aug 2025 at 1:08am

ABC charts 4 of the top 10 podcasts

The ABC had 4 podcasts in the top 10 for the third consecutive month according to the Triton Australian Podcast Ranker released today.

Published: 21 Aug 2025Thu 21 Aug 2025 at 12:18am

ABC appoints Head of Indigenous Audio

The ABC is pleased to announce the appointment of Solua Middleton as Head of Indigenous Audio.

Published: 20 Aug 2025Wed 20 Aug 2025 at 6:14am

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Get ready to play, HARD! Hard Quiz Kids returns for season 2 this October

The ABC is thrilled to announce the second season of Hard Quiz Kids launches at 7:30pm, Saturday 4 October on ABC Family, and will be available from Friday 3 October on ABC iview.

Published: ThuThu 4 Sep 2025 at 6:24am

Marc Fennell returns for a third season of acclaimed series Stuff The British Stole

The ABC, Screen Australia, Screenwest and Lotterywest are delighted to announce that filming is underway on the third season of award-winning history-mystery series Stuff The British Stole.

Marc Fennell - Stuff The British Stole S3

Published: TueTue 2 Sep 2025 at 12:44am

Miranda Tapsell and Luke McGregor host Portrait Artist of the Year

ABC is thrilled to announce that award winning actor Miranda Tapsell (The Sapphires, Top End Wedding) and beloved comedian Luke McGregor (Rosehaven, The Weekly) are hosting Portrait Artist of the Year – a brand-new, eight-part competition series…

Published: 28 Aug 2025Thu 28 Aug 2025 at 5:52am

ABC unveils two new original children’s series

The ABC, Screen Australia and the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) have announced two new children’s series at the Australian Children’s Content Summit in Coffs Harbour.

Published: 27 Aug 2025Wed 27 Aug 2025 at 12:38am

Rakali, the native water rat, voted as Australia’s Most Underrated Animal in ABC Radio National poll

After tens of thousands of votes, countless astonishing facts and passionate discussions on ABC Radio National, Australia has spoken - the rakali has been crowned Australia’s Most Underrated Native Animal during a special live broadcast for National…

Rakali - credit Audiodam Flickr CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Published: 15 Aug 2025Fri 15 Aug 2025 at 3:00am

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ABC statement on Richard Boyle

The ABC welcomes today’s decision not to convict whistleblower Richard Boyle, although his case again highlights the need for whistleblower protections to be strengthened.

Published: 28 Aug 2025Thu 28 Aug 2025 at 5:25am

David Stratton

The ABC is deeply saddened by the passing of revered film critic, writer and educator David Stratton, aged 85.

Published: 14 Aug 2025Thu 14 Aug 2025 at 7:12am

ABC statement on journalists in Gaza

The ABC is the only Australian media organisation with a permanent presence in the region and we have repeatedly tried to get reporters back into Gaza

Published: 31 Jul 2025Thu 31 Jul 2025 at 1:48am

Peter Ryan

The ABC is deeply saddened by the death of our great friend and esteemed colleague Peter Ryan. After a distinguished 45-year career in journalism Peter retired from the ABC last month due to ill health.

Published: 20 Jul 2025Sun 20 Jul 2025 at 8:15pm

Peter Russell-Clarke

The ABC pays tribute to much-loved television chef, author and artist Peter Russell-Clarke.

Published: 6 Jul 2025Sun 6 Jul 2025 at 8:19am

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Geraldine Doogue delivers the 2025 Andrew Olle Media Lecture

“NOT DROWNING, WAVING---A MODERN MEDIA TALE”

Geraldine Doogue at Andrew Olle Media Lecture 2025

Published: 28 Jul 2025Mon 28 Jul 2025 at 2:48am

ABC Chair Kim Williams AM address to the Melbourne Press Club

The ABC has earned the public’s trust for the better part of a century, and we will not be compromising it under any circumstances.

Published: 3 Apr 2025Thu 3 Apr 2025 at 2:24am

ABC Chair Kim Williams AM officially opens ABC Parramatta Studios

It’s a happy occasion that brings so many dedicated and talented Australians together to celebrate a milestone for the ABC, for Parramatta, and indeed for Greater Western Sydney.

Kim WIlliams at the opening of ABC Studios Parramatta with PM Anthony Albanese, Minster Michelle Rowland and MD David Anderson a

Published: 18 Feb 2025Tue 18 Feb 2025 at 8:37am

ABC Chair Kim Williams AM address at Journeys of Hope launch, Melbourne Holocaust Museum

The education resource we officially launch tonight - Journeys of Hope - provides a valuable tool for students and teachers in learning about the heroic survivors of the Holocaust who settled in Australia, invariably as refugees.

ABC Chair Kim Williams AM at Journeys of Hope launch Melbourne Holocaust Museum

Published: 13 Feb 2025Thu 13 Feb 2025 at 4:52am

ABC Chair Kim Williams delivers welcome address to DG8 Summit

My comments today centre on the vital importance of trustworthy news coverage about international affairs and the necessity that it be sustained and vigorously promoted. It has a simple theme: The truth matters.

Published: 2 Dec 2024Mon 2 Dec 2024 at 1:32am

Correcting the Record

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Correcting Steve Jackson in The Australian

The story by Steve Jackson in The Australian today ("Rumours rife Hamish Macdonald is keen to cut back on ABC shifts") is incorrect.

Published: 19 May 2025Mon 19 May 2025 at 3:45am

Response from ABC Chair Kim Williams to today’s News Corporation article

The article by Stephen Drill in today’s News Corporation mastheads (“ABC costs Aussies more than a Netflix subscription as lavish $1.1 billion dollar budget revealed”) is an inaccurate, unbalanced and agenda-driven attack on the ABC.

Published: 14 Feb 2025Fri 14 Feb 2025 at 3:32am

Correcting the Record: James Madden in The Australian

A report in The Australian by James Madden on 15 October 2024 (“ABC faces censure over campaigns on nuclear plants and retirement villages”) claims that recent stories have “drawn criticism”, face “censure” and are “misleading”, “under fire”…

Published: 20 Oct 2024Sun 20 Oct 2024 at 10:00pm

Correcting James Madden in The Australian

The Australian’s report today about the Four Corners program “Don’t Speak” is false.

Published: 26 Aug 2024Mon 26 Aug 2024 at 6:28am

Correcting the Record: Samuel Davis in the Cairns Post

Recent articles in the Cairns Post create the false impression that the ABC has downgraded its services in Cairns and that Emergency Broadcasting has been impacted.

Published: 16 Nov 2023Thu 16 Nov 2023 at 5:03am

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ABC wins Best Young Journalist, Best Rural/Regional Journalist at SA Media Awards

ABC journalist Eva Blandis was named Best Young Journalist, Bill Ormonde was named Best Rural/Regional Journalist and the ABC won eight awards overall at the 2025 South Australian Media Awards in Adelaide last night.

Shot of winners at the 2025 South Australian Media Awards ceremony.

Published: 4 Jul 2025Fri 4 Jul 2025 at 1:42am

ABC scoops Mid-Year Walkley Prizes including Young Australian Journalist of the Year

ABC journalist April McLennan has been named Young Australian Journalist of the Year and the ABC has won six awards overall at the Walkley Foundation’s 2025 Mid-Year Media Prizes.

April McLennan Young Australian Journalist of the Year at 2025 Mid-Year Walkley Media Prizes

Published: 20 Jun 2025Fri 20 Jun 2025 at 1:05am

ABC’s April McLennan named Tasmanian 2025 Journalist of the Year

The ABC won 12 of the 15 categories at the 2025 MEAA Tasmanian Media Awards.

April McLennan holding herTasmanian 2025 Journalist of the Year trophy at the awards ceremony

Published: 1 Jun 2025Sun 1 Jun 2025 at 12:31am

ABC’s Julian Fell named best Australian IT journalist

ABC News Story Lab reporter Julian Fell scored a hat-trick at the annual Australian IT Journalism Awards (the Lizzies) on Friday night, winning Best Security Journalist, Best News Journalist and the Gold Lizzie for Best Journalist.

Julian Fell, Kevin Nguyen and Gianfranco Di Giovanni at 2025 Australian IT Journalism Awards The Lizzies

Published: 31 Mar 2025Mon 31 Mar 2025 at 11:09pm

ABC wins seven awards at 2025 Melbourne Press Club Quill Awards

Congratulations to all the ABC finalists at the Melbourne Press Club Quill Awards. ABC journalists and teams won seven awards and nine more were highly commended.

Quills 2025 event host Karina Carvalho presents ABC Journalist Danny Tran with the award for best sports news

Published: 23 Mar 2025Sun 23 Mar 2025 at 11:24pm

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Genocide Scholars Resolution

ABC Radio News, News Channel and News Digital: On 2 September separate reports on the resolution by the International Association of Genocide Scholars declaring Israeli actions in Gaza as genocide both reported that a majority of the scholars voted…

Published: WedWed 3 Sep 2025 at 1:33am

Bob Katter and Josh Bavas

Insiders: On the Insiders episode broadcast on 31 of August the panel discussed Independent MP Bob Katter’s threatening behaviour towards Nine journalist Josh Bavas at a press conference in Brisbane. During the discussion news.com.

Published: 31 Aug 2025Sun 31 Aug 2025 at 4:27am

Nasser Hospital victims

ABC News channel: On 27 August, during an interview with an ABC reporter it was reported that the IDF had not named six people it alleged were terrorists killed in a strike at the Nasser hospital on August 25.

Published: 27 Aug 2025Wed 27 Aug 2025 at 10:23pm

Pedestrian Deaths

News: On August 20 in an article on recent Federal government statistics on the road toll inaccurately suggested that e-scooters and e-bikes played a significant part in the rise in pedestrian deaths.

Published: 27 Aug 2025Wed 27 Aug 2025 at 1:15am

High Court Judgement

ABC News ACT: An online article published on August 6, 2025, incorrectly stated that the High Court had upheld a finding of unfair dismissal by the Fair Work Commission relating to sacked Helensburgh Coal workers.

Published: 22 Aug 2025Fri 22 Aug 2025 at 12:41am

Media Centre - About the ABC

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Press Releases

Content Highlights

Statements & Responses

Media Contacts

Speeches & Articles

Correcting the Record

Awards

ABC announces return to Beijing with appointment of Allyson Horn as China Correspondent

ABC NEWS top digital news brand in July

ABC announces Bonner Committee Scholarship recipients for 2025

ABC charts 4 of the top 10 podcasts

ABC appoints Head of Indigenous Audio

Get ready to play, HARD! Hard Quiz Kids returns for season 2 this October

Marc Fennell returns for a third season of acclaimed series Stuff The British Stole

Miranda Tapsell and Luke McGregor host Portrait Artist of the Year

ABC unveils two new original children’s series

Rakali, the native water rat, voted as Australia’s Most Underrated Animal in ABC Radio National poll

ABC statement on Richard Boyle

David Stratton

ABC statement on journalists in Gaza

Peter Ryan

Peter Russell-Clarke

Geraldine Doogue delivers the 2025 Andrew Olle Media Lecture

ABC Chair Kim Williams AM address to the Melbourne Press Club

ABC Chair Kim Williams AM officially opens ABC Parramatta Studios

ABC Chair Kim Williams AM address at Journeys of Hope launch, Melbourne Holocaust Museum

ABC Chair Kim Williams delivers welcome address to DG8 Summit

Correcting Steve Jackson in The Australian

Response from ABC Chair Kim Williams to today’s News Corporation article

Correcting the Record: James Madden in The Australian

Correcting James Madden in The Australian

Correcting the Record: Samuel Davis in the Cairns Post

ABC wins Best Young Journalist, Best Rural/Regional Journalist at SA Media Awards

ABC scoops Mid-Year Walkley Prizes including Young Australian Journalist of the Year

ABC’s April McLennan named Tasmanian 2025 Journalist of the Year

ABC’s Julian Fell named best Australian IT journalist

ABC wins seven awards at 2025 Melbourne Press Club Quill Awards

Genocide Scholars Resolution

Bob Katter and Josh Bavas

Nasser Hospital victims

Pedestrian Deaths

High Court Judgement

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