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of the board members in 2018 directly appointed by the communications minister despite some being rejected by the panel or not being considered at all 105 abc board members as of january 2025 106 name functional role start of term reference kim williams chairman 7 march 2024 term ends 6 march 2029 1 hugh marks managing director 10 march 2025 term ends 9 march 2030 107 laura tingle staff elected director 1 may 2023 term ends 30 april 2028 1 nicolette maury 16 october 2023 term ends 15 october 2028 1 georgie somerset deputy chair 23 february 2017 term ends 22 february 2027 1 louise mcelvogue 16 october 2023 term ends 15 october 2028 1 mario d orazio 13 may 2021 term ends 12 may 2026 1 katrina sedgwick 2 october 2024 term ends 1 october 2029 108 revenue edit the abc is primarily funded by the australian government in addition to some revenue received from commercial offerings and its retail outlets the abc s funding system is set and reviewed every three years 109 taxpayer funding edit in the early 1920s there existed two forms of radio licences a and b those with a licences were funded by listener fees and those with b by commercial advertising it was tied to sealed set system in which listeners would purchase a radio receiver and then pay a subscription to continue to listen to it its implementation was a cross between the bbc s licence fee and more commercially supported radio such as those found in the us 110 this continued until the report of the royal commission on wireless together with appendices was published on the 5 october 1927 which recommended in its summary that it should issue no further a radio licences alongside pooling resources to improve programmes and secure an efficient service to the public 111 the australian government decided in july 1928 against the recommendations in the royal commission and nationalised stations with a licences 112 by 1929 the government had nationalised the provision of transmission and contracted the delivery of programming to the conglomerate australian broadcasting company by 1932 12 stations had been nationalised 113 and in may of that year the commonwealth government passed the australian broadcasting commission act 1932 under the act a new public broadcaster was created it was funded directly by listener fees until 1948 and run by a five member commission with the postmaster general s department responsible for the technical aspects 114 amendments were also made to the australian broadcasting act 1983 which meant the abc would receive its funding directly from the federal government 115 116 from 1956 to 1974 a combined licence for tv and radio was required 117 frank crean used the 1974 75 budget to proclaim that public broadcasting should be funded by the taxation system not by a license fee which targeted the less affluent disproportionately 118 licence fees remained until 18 september 1974 when they were abolished by the whitlam labor government on the basis that the licence fee represented a poll tax and in turn cost more for the less affluent its abolishment was introduced by frank crean in his 1974 budget speech 119 120 121 122 it was also considered too costly to monitor compliance 117 in 1976 the sydney morning herald reported that the federal cabinet was considering reintroducing a licence for tv 123 this never eventuated in 2014 the abc absorbed 254 million in federal budget deficits 124 in the 2018 19 budget handed down by then treasurer scott morrison the abc was subject to a pause of indexation of operation funding saving the federal government a total of 83 7 million over 3 years 125 in fiscal year 2016 17 the abc received 861 million in federal funding which increased to 865 million per year from 2017 to 2018 to 2018 19 representing a cut in funding of 43 million over three years when accounting for inflation 48 49 in the 2019 20 federal budget funding was around 3 2 billion over three years 1 06 billion per year for the abc the enhanced newsgathering fund a specialised fund for regional and outer suburban news gathering set up in 2013 by the gillard government 126 127 was 44 million over three years as of the 2019 20 budget a reduction of 28 million per year since the 2016 australian federal election this came after speculation that the fund would be removed to which acting managing director david anderson wrote to communications minister mitch fifield expressing concerns 124 despite the cuts made by prime minister tony abbott and communications minister malcolm turnbull and the freeze introduced by prime minister malcolm turnbull and communications minister mitch fifield the abc itself has published financial data that shows an increase in the taxpayer appropriation to the abc of 10 in real terms i e above inflation between 1998 and 2021 128 in 2023 fulfilling one of labor s election pledges the abc moved into a five instead of three year funding term 129 the term where your 8 cents a day goes coined in the late 1980s during funding negotiations 130 is often used in reference to the services provided by the abc 131 it was estimated that the cost of the abc per head of population per day was 7 1 cents a day based on the corporation s 2007 08 base funding of a 543 million 132 abc commercial edit main article abc commercial the commercial arm of the abc was established in 1974 under the name enterprises as a self funding unit marketing products relating to the abc s activities it was renamed in 2007 to abc commercial 133 134 the aim of abc commercial was to create market and retail high quality consumer products which reflect and extend the scope of the abc s activities 133 at this time it comprised the abc shop abc consumer publishing and content sales abc resource hire and abc content services archives 135 136 abc commercial was registered as a business name under australian broadcasting corporation in april 2007 and continues to exist as of june 2021 update 35 it includes abc music a leading independent record label abc events which stages concerts and other events and publishing and licensing activities by abc books abc audio abc magazines and abc licensing 137 abc shop online was wound up at the end of 2018 along with the in store abc centres 138 in early 2019 abc commercial split from the finance division and became an independent business unit of the abc in the financial year 2018 2019 abc commercial turned a profit of a 4 4 million which was invested in content production 137 the abc studios and media production hires out some of the abc studios and sound stages operating as part of abc commercial the studios for hire are in sydney studios 21 22 16 melbourne 31 adelaide 51b and perth 61 139 independence and impartiality edit under the australian broadcasting corporation act 1983 the abc board is bound to maintain the independence and integrity of the corporation and to ensure that the gathering and presentation by the corporation of news and information is accurate and impartial according to the recognised standards of objective journalism 90 the abc s editorial policy on impartiality requires it to take no editorial stance other than its commitment to fundamental democratic principles including the rule of law freedom of speech and religion parliamentary democracy and non discrimination 140 the abc follows the following hallmarks of impartiality a balance that follows the weight of evidence fair treatment open mindedness and opportunities over time for principal relevant perspectives on matters of contention to be expressed 140 the editorial policy on diversity also requires the broadcaster to present over time content that addresses a broad range of subjects from a diversity of perspectives reflecting a diversity of experiences presented in a diversity of ways from a diversity of sources however it also notes that this does not require that every perspective receives equal time nor that every facet of every argument is presented 140 services edit radio edit main article abc radio australian network abc radio brisbane headquarters in south bank the abc operates four national radio stations and 53 local stations servicing the eight capital cities and 45 regional areas these stations mainly consist of locally presented light entertainment news talk back music sport and interviews but also simulcast national programs like am pm the world today nightlife and sporting events the abc s national stations are radio national a generalist station broadcasting more than 60 special interest programmes per week covering a range of topics including music comedy book readings radio dramas poetry science health the arts religion social history and current affairs abc newsradio a news service broadcasting federal parliamentary sittings and news on a 24 7 format with updates on the quarter hour broadcasts news content produced by the abc itself as well as programs relayed from radio australia the bbc world service npr deutsche welle radio netherlands worldwide and cnn abc classic a classical music station which also plays some jazz and world music abc classic was the abc s first fm radio service triple j a youth oriented radio network with a strong focus on alternative and independent music especially australian artists additionally the abc hosts several stations exclusive to digital radio and streaming these include abc country abc jazz double j and triple j unearthed 141 142 television edit main article abc television australian network the abc operates five national television channels abc tv the corporation s original television service receives the bulk of funding for television and shows first run comedy drama documentaries and news and current affairs in each state and territory a local news bulletin is shown at 7 00 pm nightly abc family airing content aimed at late primary school and early high school children and families it does not broadcast 24 hours a day but is broadcast daily from 7 30 pm to around 3 00 am the following night the channel shares airspace with the abc kids programming block from 4 00 am to 7 30 pm abc entertains general entertainment programming mainly for adults with some teenage content in the morning it broadcasts 24 hours a day abc kids preschool children s block featuring children s programming aimed at the 0 5 age groups abc kids broadcasts during abc family downtime from 4 00 am to 7 30 pm daily abc news channel a 24 hour news channel featuring programming from the abc news division selected programs from bbc news coverage of the federal parliament s question time documentaries and factual arts programming and state or national election coverage although the abc s headquarters in sydney serve as a base for program distribution nationally abc television network is composed of eight state and territory based stations each based in their respective state capital and augmented by repeaters abn sydney abv melbourne abq brisbane abs adelaide abw perth abt hobart abc canberra abd darwin the eight abc stations carry opt outs for local programming in addition to the nightly 7 00 pm news the stations also broadcast state election coverage and in most areas live sport on saturday afternoons news edit main article abc news australia abc news is the public broadcaster s primary news gathering division it is responsible for all coverage across the organisation s various television radio and online platforms some of the services included under the auspices of the division are its 24 hour news television channel abc news channel and news radio station abc newsradio as well as its news programs am the world today and pm and news bulletins on abc local radio radio national abc classic and triple j abc news is australia s most trusted news source according to a 2025 report by the australian communications and media authority 5 60 percent of australians trust the outlet 5 it is also the most relied on news division 5 abc news is highly trusted within the pacific region 143 144 145 sport edit main article abc sport the abc sport division provides sports programming across the abc s radio television and online channels this includes commentary across a wide range of codes but also panel shows like offsiders and sports comedies like bludging on the blindside emergency edit the abc is australia s only dedicated national emergency broadcaster 146 its team operates 365 days a year and provides rolling coverage of natural disasters like bushfires and floods it accesses the resources of the australian fire and emergencies council public information and warnings group 147 any of the abc s 55 studios nationwide can be used to deliver warnings which can be transmitted to specific local radio stations in areas affected 146 radio broadcasting becomes especially important when wild weather affects internet and power access 146 internet edit abc office in southbank melbourne the abc operates two free streaming services abc iview video on demand service available via the website or app which enables streaming of all abc television stations and catch up on programmes abc listen streaming service available via the website or app which enables streaming of all abc radio stations plus podcasts and other audio programmes launched in 2012 as the abc radio app 148 149 the abc s online operations were launched on 14 august 1995 150 it provided live online election coverage for the first time in 1996 and limited news content began to be provided in 1997 32 the abc first began to publish podcasts in december 2004 151 and by mid 2006 the broadcaster had become an international leader in the medium with over 50 programmes delivering hundreds of thousands of downloads per week 152 including trial video podcasts of the chaser s war on everything and triple j tv 153 abc pool was a website launched in august 2008 a participatory media project which encouraged users to upload and share content that others could remix and collaborate on using creative commons licenses 154 abc news is one of australia s largest and most visited news websites from its position as 11th most popular in the country in 2008 155 in recent years up to 2021 it has maintained its top position in the rankings 156 157 158 in june 2023 the broadcaster released its five year plan outlining that it would move its resources away from radio and television and instead dedicate these resources to improving and promoting its digital platforms 159 international edit further information abc australia asia pacific tv channel and radio australia abc australia is an international satellite television service operated by the abc funded by advertising and grants from the department of foreign affairs and trade aimed at the asia pacific region the service broadcasts a mixture of english language programming including general entertainment sport and current affairs 160 radio australia is an international satellite and internet radio service with transmissions aimed at southeast asia and the pacific islands although its...