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Vanuatu hip hop artist Mantis crowned Pacific Break’s 2025 winner

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Mantis wears sunglasses, standing in front a building surrounded by trees

Published: WedWed 15 Oct 2025 at 11:04pm

Audiences turn to ABC Radio

ABC audiences have seen strong growth in GfK survey 6, released today.

Published: TueTue 14 Oct 2025 at 1:22am

Ballarat young people to Takeover!

The ABC’s Takeover program is heading to Ballarat in 2025, offering young people a platform for their voices and perspectives to be heard on the ABC and celebrated in their community.

Published: 8 Oct 2025Wed 8 Oct 2025 at 1:25am

ABC Music Artists Shine Bright with MMMA Australian Children’s Music Award Nominations

ABC Music is thrilled to announce that several of our talented artists have been nominated in the 2025 MMMA Australian Children’s Music Awards, recognising their outstanding contributions to the world of children’s entertainment.

Published: 7 Oct 2025Tue 7 Oct 2025 at 10:49pm

Soundtrack to summer: Every ball of the Ashes live on ABC

Jim Maxwell and Corbin Middlemas will lead a first-class line-up for ABC SPORT’s coverage of the most anticipated Ashes series in years, as the reigning Aussies take on an English side with a score to settle.

Published: 7 Oct 2025Tue 7 Oct 2025 at 5:26am

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Tiny toys, big missions: Knee High Spies launches on ABC this November

The ABC is thrilled to announce its brand new action-comedy series for preschoolers, Knee High Spies, will launch on Monday 10 November at 5:55pm on ABC Kids and ABC iview.

Published: TueTue 14 Oct 2025 at 2:50am

Crime Night! puts crime under the microscope this November

Hosted by the award-winning Julia Zemiro, ABC’s brand new entertainment show Crime Night! premieres on Wednesday 5 November at 8.30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview.

Published: TueTue 14 Oct 2025 at 2:44am

ABC’s Your Say to unpack changes to social media laws in live national forum

How Australians access social media is about to change thanks to tougher new laws designed to protect under 16s. But not everyone agrees with the changes, which is why the ABC wants you to have Your Say in this Digital Dilemma.

Published: 8 Oct 2025Wed 8 Oct 2025 at 10:07pm

The Art Of… returns for season two this October

Hosted by Namila Benson, the ABC’s bold and vibrant arts and culture show The Art Of… returns for another season, premiering Tuesday 28 October at 9.15pm on ABC TV, with all episodes available to stream on ABC iview.

Published: 30 Sep 2025Tue 30 Sep 2025 at 4:53am

Mother and Son returns to ABC this September with more laughs and chaos

The ABC is pleased to announce the highly anticipated second season of Mother and Son returns, lighter and brighter with a fresh injection of fun, on Wednesday 24 September at 8:30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview.

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Published: 30 Sep 2025Tue 30 Sep 2025 at 4:05am

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ABC Managing Director Hugh Marks: Opening Statement to the Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications

It’s a great honour to lead the ABC, one of Australia’s most important cultural institutions and I welcome the Senate accountability that comes with the importance of the ABC in society.

Published: 8 Oct 2025Wed 8 Oct 2025 at 7:05am

'Listen Loudly, Act Strongly' Janke Report Update

Tomorrow marks one year since the release of the Listen Loudly, Act Strongly report.

Published: 7 Oct 2025Tue 7 Oct 2025 at 2:51am

Statement by ABC MD Hugh Marks

The ABC acknowledges today’s Federal Court decision on penalties in the matter involving Antoinette Lattouf.

Published: 24 Sep 2025Wed 24 Sep 2025 at 1:09am

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

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ABC Chair Kim Williams address at PNG: Road to Independence

16 September 1975 should be etched in Australian history consciousness as much as that of PNG itself.

Published: 17 Sep 2025Wed 17 Sep 2025 at 5:14am

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

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’s Charmayne Allison and Xavier Martin awarded joint NT Journalist of the Year

The ABC has won 10 awards at the 2025 Northern Territory Media Awards with Charmayne Allison and Xavier Martin jointly named as NT Journalists of the Year.

Pintupi Elder, Robert Nanala Tjapaltjarri, talking to ABC journalist Charmayne Allison in an outback setting.

Published: 22 Sep 2025Mon 22 Sep 2025 at 3:31am

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 Corrections & Clarifications

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University consultants

News: On October 13, ABC TV news reported the University of Newcastle spent $76 million on consultants in 2023.

Published: TueTue 14 Oct 2025 at 2:29am

September 11 and the Dismissal

I Was Actually There: End cards in two episodes published on ABC iview contained errors and have been updated.

Published: 10 Oct 2025Fri 10 Oct 2025 at 5:36am

Black Saturday date

I Was Actually There: In the episode broadcast on 7 October 2025, an end card stated that the Black Saturday bushfires occurred on 28 February 2009. In fact they took place on 7 February 2009, as prominently stated at the start of the episode.

Published: 9 Oct 2025Thu 9 Oct 2025 at 1:34am

Death in custody

ABC NEWS: On 29 July 2025 a story on 7PM News, later reposted on social media, stated that Aunty Tanya Day died after being detained in a "prison cell". This should have been "police cell".

Published: 29 Sep 2025Mon 29 Sep 2025 at 3:53am

Peter Malinauskas criticism of Narrabri gas expansion activists

News: On 25 September ABC News published a story on the response of Gomeroi Traditional Owners to South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas’ criticism of activists opposing the proposed Narrabri gas expansion.

Published: 26 Sep 2025Fri 26 Sep 2025 at 7:41am

Media Centre - About the ABC

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Press Releases

Content Highlights

Statements & Responses

Media Contacts

Speeches & Articles

Correcting the Record

Awards

Vanuatu hip hop artist Mantis crowned Pacific Break’s 2025 winner

Audiences turn to ABC Radio

Ballarat young people to Takeover!

ABC Music Artists Shine Bright with MMMA Australian Children’s Music Award Nominations

Soundtrack to summer: Every ball of the Ashes live on ABC

Tiny toys, big missions: Knee High Spies launches on ABC this November

Crime Night! puts crime under the microscope this November

ABC’s Your Say to unpack changes to social media laws in live national forum

The Art Of… returns for season two this October

Mother and Son returns to ABC this September with more laughs and chaos

ABC Managing Director Hugh Marks: Opening Statement to the Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications

'Listen Loudly, Act Strongly' Janke Report Update

Statement by ABC MD Hugh Marks

ABC statement on Richard Boyle

David Stratton

ABC Chair Kim Williams address at PNG: Road to Independence

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

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’s Charmayne Allison and Xavier Martin awarded joint NT Journalist of the Year

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

University consultants

September 11 and the Dismissal

Black Saturday date

Death in custody

Peter Malinauskas criticism of Narrabri gas expansion activists

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