ABC News (Australia)

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is the national broadcaster of Australia, established in 1929. It receives most of its funding from direct grants provided by the Australian government, while maintaining a clear independence from governmental influence and political affiliations. The ABC is a key player in promoting journalistic freedom and has significantly shaped the broadcasting landscape in Australia. Inspired by the BBC in the UK, which is government-owned, the ABC initially relied on fees collected from users of broadcast equipment. However, these licence fees were phased out in 1973 and were largely replaced by government grants, along with income generated from its commercial ventures tied to its broadcasting activities. Today, the ABC offers a range of services including radio, television, and online content, catering to audiences in both urban and rural parts of Australia, as well as internationally through ABC Australia and Radio Australia. Its main office is located in Ultimo, a central suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.

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Why ASIC lost patience with Macquarie's incompetence

17 hours ago | abc.net.au | Ian Verrender

The ghost of scandals past has returned to haunt the Millionaire's Factory. Just a week ago, the corporate regulator slapped down Macquarie Bank's management for repeatedly breaching its reporting obligations for at least a decade and ignoring suspicious trades in the electricity futures market.
Kangaroos rescued from open water channel in central Victoria as rescuers call for roo-proof fence

18 hours ago | abc.net.au | Emile Pavlich |Rebecca R. Norman |Shannon Schubert

An open water channel in central Victoria has become a wildlife graveyard. A wildlife carer says a kangaroo-proof fence could protect other wildlife from drowning in the waterway. A local MP and a researcher want wildlife to be better considered during infrastructure and housing development planning. Wildlife rescuers are calling on authorities to build a kangaroo-proof fence around a central Victoria waterway to stop animals from drowning.
Heroin addiction, Ivan Milat's dentist, and beginning again

23 hours ago | abc.net.au | Carmel Rooney |Nicola Harrison |Sarah Kanowski

Claude Robinson is the manager of Rainbow Lodge, a home in inner Sydney for men just out of prison. Claude knows the place well because nearly 20 years ago he was sent there himself. At the time, Claude was a heroin addict who did crime to pay for his habit and wound up in a minimum security jail. Then after he assaulted a prison guard, he ended up in one of Australia's toughest prisons - Goulburn Correctional Centre.
Channel Country transforms after record-breaking flooding in outback Queensland

1 day ago | abc.net.au | Hannah Walsh

In the land of boom and bust, an ancient landscape of sand dunes and river channels is transforming. Record-breaking floods has parts of the Channel Country in south-west Queensland springing to life, a haven for flora and fauna across thousands of kilometres of inland waterways. It's a silver lining of devastating flooding across the outback where it's estimated 13 million hectares of country went underwater.
Federal politics live: Liberal senator Jane Hume says Sussan Ley's leadership marks a 'new era' for party

1 day ago | abc.net.au | Courtney Gould

Jane Hume has declared Sussan Ley's election as opposition leader marks the beginning of a "new era" for the Liberal Party. Ley narrowly defeated opponent Angus Taylor for the top job during a meeting of the Liberal party room in Canberra on Tuesday. But the Liberal frontbencher was asked if the new leader would be dusting off the election post-mortem Hume authored following the 2022 election loss. "Inevitably, the previous reviews will be considered," she told Sunrise.
Trump lifts sanctions on Syria

1 day ago | abc.net.au | Sabra Lane

Donald Trump lifts sanctions on Syria as he kicks off a major visit to the Middle East. How is the new Liberal leader Sussan Ley going to fix a party in deep crisis?; and researchers identify the genes linked to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
Liberals promise to listen

1 day ago | abc.net.au | Sabra Lane

The newly elected Deputy Liberal Leader Ted O'Brien says the party needs to take time to listen and learn from its mistakes during the election. Mr O'Brien says the party will review all its policies and its approach.
Children in residential care 'at risk'

1 day ago | abc.net.au | Sabra Lane

During the past 24 hours, the ABC's exposed terrible abuse of children who are supposed to be living in 'therapeutic" residential care. That system claims to offer 24-7 in home-support for vulnerable youngsters when they can't live with family, foster parents or kinship carers. Instead, these children are being exploited and in some cases placed directly in harm's way - including being sexually abused with pleas from family for help dismissed, ignored or dealt with at a glacial pace.
Eight people kidnapped in remote PNG - ABC Pacific

1 day ago | abc.net.au | Johnson Raela

A male health worker, an elementary school teacher and their wives along with a number of school students were taken by the gang at the village of Adumari. One of the female students managed to evade the kidnappers and ran to a nearby village, where she is now assisting police. Specialist officers were deployed to the region to help bring the hostages to safety
Rotumans across the region mark Rotuman Language Week

1 day ago | abc.net.au | Johnson Raela

In May 1881 administration of Rotuma was handed over to Fiji from Britain. Today about 1500 people call Rotuma home with more than 10,000 diaspora living in Fiji and overseas. Rotuman-Australian Dr Matt Bray says the community celebrates by putting culture, dance, and crafts on display.