Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian national public broadcaster
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| May 2024 | ABC started moving from its Ultimo office to a new Parramatta office, with ABC Radio Sydney Mornings being the first program broadcast from the new studio. |
| May 2024 | ABC started moving from its Ultimo office to a new Parramatta office, with ABC Radio Sydney Mornings being the first program broadcast from the new studio. |
| March 2024 | The ABC aired a controversial documentary 'Ukraine's War: The Other Side' by Sean Langan, which was heavily criticized by Ukrainian ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko for appearing to favor the Russian perspective on the war. |
| March 2024 | The ABC aired a controversial documentary 'Ukraine's War: The Other Side' by Sean Langan, which was heavily criticized by Ukrainian ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko for appearing to favor the Russian perspective on the war. |
| March 7 2024 | Kim Williams was appointed as Chair, with his term set to end on 6 March 2029. |
| March 7 2024 | Kim Williams was appointed as Chair, with his term set to end on 6 March 2029. |
| 2023 | The ABC lost a defamation case against Heston Russell, withdrawing its truth defence and opting for a public interest defence. Justice Lee awarded Russell $390,000 in damages, with legal expenses estimated between $1.2 million and $3 million. |
| 2023 | The ABC moves to a five-year funding term, fulfilling a Labor election pledge. |
| 2023 | The ABC lost a defamation case against Heston Russell, withdrawing its truth defence and opting for a public interest defence. Justice Lee awarded Russell $390,000 in damages, with legal expenses estimated between $1.2 million and $3 million. |
| 2023 | The ABC moves to a five-year funding term, fulfilling a Labor election pledge. |
| December 2023 | Antoinette Lattouf was hired for five days to fill in for Sarah Macdonald on ABC Radio Sydney, but was sacked three days later due to her social media posts about the Israel-Gaza conflict. She subsequently initiated legal action with the Fair Work Commission alleging racial discrimination. |
| December 2023 | Antoinette Lattouf was hired for five days to fill in for Sarah Macdonald on ABC Radio Sydney, but was sacked three days later due to her social media posts about the Israel-Gaza conflict. She subsequently initiated legal action with the Fair Work Commission alleging racial discrimination. |
| October 16 2023 | Nicolette Maury and Louise McElvogue were appointed to the ABC Board, with their terms set to end on 15 October 2028. |
| October 16 2023 | Nicolette Maury and Louise McElvogue were appointed to the ABC Board, with their terms set to end on 15 October 2028. |
| June 2023 | Released a five-year plan to shift resources from radio and television to digital platforms. |
| June 2023 | Released a five-year plan to shift resources from radio and television to digital platforms. |
| May 1 2023 | Laura Tingle was appointed as Staff-elected director, with her term set to end on 30 April 2028. |
| May 1 2023 | Laura Tingle was appointed as Staff-elected director, with her term set to end on 30 April 2028. |
| 2022 | Helen Clifton retired from the Chief Digital and Information Officer role. |
| 2022 | Helen Clifton retired from the Chief Digital and Information Officer role. |
| December 2021 | ABC announced the creation of an additional '50-plus' new jobs in regional Australia, following commercial agreements with digital platforms under the Morrison government's News Media Bargaining Code. |
| December 2021 | ABC announced the creation of an additional '50-plus' new jobs in regional Australia, following commercial agreements with digital platforms under the Morrison government's News Media Bargaining Code. |
| June 2021 | ABC announced a plan to relocate approximately 300 staff to offices in Parramatta, with 75% of journalists and producers expected to move out of the Ultimo building by 2025 to reduce costs. |
| June 2021 | ABC announced a plan to relocate approximately 300 staff to offices in Parramatta, with 75% of journalists and producers expected to move out of the Ultimo building by 2025 to reduce costs. |
| May 24 2021 | Claire Gorman was appointed to an expanded role managing both the International Strategy and International Development teams. |
| May 24 2021 | Claire Gorman was appointed to an expanded role managing both the International Strategy and International Development teams. |
| December 2020 | The ABC Board commissioned its 19th editorial review by an independent reviewer, which found the news coverage leading up to the 2019 Australian election was 'overwhelmingly positive and unbiased', though some specific program episodes were critiqued for narrow viewpoint range. |
| December 2020 | The ABC Board commissioned its 19th editorial review by an independent reviewer, which found the news coverage leading up to the 2019 Australian election was 'overwhelmingly positive and unbiased', though some specific program episodes were critiqued for narrow viewpoint range. |
| November 2020 | ABC Grandstand was merged with ABC Sport. |
| November 2020 | ABC Grandstand was merged with ABC Sport. |
| October 2020 | The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions dropped potential charges against journalist Dan Oakes related to the Afghan Files story. |
| October 2020 | The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions dropped potential charges against journalist Dan Oakes related to the Afghan Files story. |
| June 2020 | ABC announced it needed to cut 229 jobs, reduce travel and production budgets due to budget indexation freeze by the Turnbull government in 2018. |
| June 2020 | ABC announced it needed to cut 229 jobs, reduce travel and production budgets due to budget indexation freeze by the Turnbull government in 2018. |
| April 20 2020 | ABC Media Watch program discusses criticisms of the ABC's coverage of Cardinal George Pell, noting accusations of a 'witch hunt' and highlighting concerns about the network's one-sided reporting and social media commentary. |
| April 20 2020 | ABC Media Watch program discusses criticisms of the ABC's coverage of Cardinal George Pell, noting accusations of a 'witch hunt' and highlighting concerns about the network's one-sided reporting and social media commentary. |
| February 2020 | Federal court dismissed the AFP's case against the ABC regarding the document examination. |
| February 2020 | Federal court dismissed the AFP's case against the ABC regarding the document examination. |
| December 2019 | Launched a refreshed ABC homepage. |
| December 2019 | Launched a refreshed ABC homepage. |
| June 5 2019 | Australian Federal Police (AFP) raided ABC headquarters searching for articles about alleged misconduct by Australian special forces in Afghanistan (Afghan Files). |
| June 5 2019 | Australian Federal Police (AFP) raided ABC headquarters searching for articles about alleged misconduct by Australian special forces in Afghanistan (Afghan Files). |
| May 6 2019 | David Anderson began his first term as Managing Director, with the term initially set to end on 1 July 2023. |
| May 6 2019 | David Anderson began his first term as Managing Director, with the term initially set to end on 1 July 2023. |
| February 2019 | Ita Buttrose was named chair of the ABC after a four-month vacancy. |
| February 2019 | Ita Buttrose was named chair of the ABC after a four-month vacancy. |
| January 2019 | ABC Commercial split from the Finance division and became an independent business unit of the ABC. |
| January 2019 | ABC Commercial split from the Finance division and became an independent business unit of the ABC. |
| 2018 | In the budget, the ABC faces a pause of indexation of operation funding, saving the federal government $83.7 million over 3 years. |
| 2018 | In the budget, the ABC faces a pause of indexation of operation funding, saving the federal government $83.7 million over 3 years. |
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