Peter Dutton brands ABC and The Guardian ‘hate media’ By Olivia Ireland and David Crowe Updated April 27, 2025 — 5.18pmfirst published at 1.12pm Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has accused the ABC and other media of covering his campaign unfairly, labelling them “hate media” and urging supporters to listen to their hearts when they cast their votes this week. Dutton blasted the ABC, The Guardian and other media for [...]
Margaret Simons | Parliament House Canberra| February 5, 2025 This speech was given to a group of Parliamentarians, ABC Friends,and ABC Alumni After the last week or so, many people are asking whether our political trajectory will be different from that of the USA. If the answer is “yes” then I think there will be four reasons for the difference. - Compulsory voting – a moderating force - The AEC [...]
Minister for Communications The Hon Michelle Rowland MP Media Release Monday 16 December, 2024 The Albanese Government is affirming the independence of the national broadcasters with additional ongoing funding for the ABC and the announcement today of its commitment to legislate five-year funding terms for the ABC and SBS. The Government will deliver additional funding to the ABC of $83.1 million over 2 years from 2026-27, followed by ongoing funding [...]
ABC News | Hanna Story | November 6, 2024 ABC chair Kim Williams says investment is needed to fund the production of Australian stories, as he also calls for the ABC to be "aggressively, consciously ambitious" in its storytelling. In a wide-ranging conversation with Screen Producers Australia (SPA) CEO Matthew Deaner, which streamed on Facebook Live today, Williams said the formula for meeting Australia's creative ambitions is a mixture of investment [...]
New chair Kim Williams says ABC should be ‘last broadcaster standing’ & News Corp’s criticism is ‘unbalanced’ The Guardian | August 11, 2024 | Amanda Meade: Former News Corp CEO says Murdoch company’s obsession with the public broadcaster is ‘fairly unhinged’ and should largely be ignored. Kim Williams, the current chair of the ABC, wants the organisation to be “the last broadcaster standing” and one of his first acts has [...]
The Saturday Paper | December 23, 2023 |Scott Mitchell Six months into a landmark restructure, with more staff leaving and show cancellations mounting, there are increasing doubts over whether the ABC’s strategy to secure its future with a younger audience can succeed. The national broadcaster’s internal ructions found strong public resonance this month with the axing of The Drum. For some viewers lamenting the demise of the current affairs panel show, [...]
ABC chair Kim Williams calls for public broadcaster to be ‘national campfire’ and to understand its audiences better June 19, 2024 Misha Ketchell – Editor New ABC chair KimWilliams has said the public broadcaster should become a reimagined “National Campfire”, fostering a stronger sense of community togetherness and conversation in a world increasingly fragmented by social media. Williams also said the ABC must understand its audiences better and warned [...]
The Guardian | Amanda Meade | June 19,2024ABC has ‘areas for improvement’ but can be force for ‘togetherness’, broadcaster’s chair says In wide-ranging speech, Kim Williams says digital age has led to ‘fragmentation’ at the ABC and warns against ‘insidious and dangerous’ ideas of censorship ABC chair Kim Williams has outlined his vision for the ABC as a cultural force for national cohesion in the face of threats from the [...]
May 12, 2024: Today I have announced that the Malinauskas Government is taking nation-leading action to protect our children from social media. We’re examining banning children under the age of 14 from having social media accounts. South Australia would also require parental consent for children aged 14 to 15 to have a social media account. We are seeing mounting evidence from experts of the adverse impact of social media on [...]
Can Kim Williams resolve the ABC turmoil? The Saturday Paper | February 3, 2024 | Quentin Dempster As a child, Kim Williams was obsessed with Lego. At the age of 11, he became the national champion. His mind has always been analytical. He has always wanted to be excellent. In business, he has a reputation as a fierce interrogator of data. His management style is fixed on the practical [...]
