Hands Off Our ABC

Hands Off Our ABC

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Hands Off Our ABC is a community and advocacy campaign co-ordinated by the two unions that represent the vast bulk of employees at the ABC: the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance and the Community and Public Sector Union.

Our goal is an editorially-independent ABC that is fully-funded by the government and meets its charter as a comprehensive national broadcaster, that is resourced to tell Australian stories across multiple platforms, and positioned to take advantage of new technology to retain its position as the most trusted and reliable source of news and entertainment in Australia.

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Hands Off Our ABC is a community and advocacy campaign co-ordinated by the two unions that represent the vast bulk of employees at the ABC: the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance and the Community and Public Sector Union.

Our goal is an editorially-independent ABC that is fully-funded by the government and meets its charter as a comprehensive national broadcaster, that is resourced to tell Australian stories across multiple platforms, and positioned to take advantage of new technology to retain its position as the most trusted and reliable source of news and entertainment in Australia.

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Email your MP: fix the ABC now!

Negotiations are currently underway to determine the ABC's funding for the next three years.

 

After the savage funding cuts under the Liberal-National Coalition government, this is the best chance to fix the ABC and set it on a sustainable path as the national broadcaster for all of Australia - both urban and regional - in the digital age.

 

Send a message to your local MP to demand the restoration of adequate funding to secure the ABC's future as an independent public broadcaster.

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