ABC Friends WA

Perth-based advocacy group supporting continued development & independence of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Likes may be bookmarks. On Noongah land.

[ABC Friends WA @ABCfriendsWA]

A big shout out to everyone who contributed to our fabulous AGM yesterday. Congratulations to the committee members past, present and newly elected.

Your efforts are greatly appreciated. The ABC needs all the support it can get to restore it and protect it from attacks. #auspol

[ABC Friends WA @ABCfriendsWA]

Jonathan Holmes presenting to ABC Friends WA on the state of the media and public broadcasting.

[Paul Bongiorno @PaulBongiorno]

Congratulations to @ABCTV for the coverage of the Trump incident especially the thoughtful, calm and informed instant analysis by John Barron.
A welcome contrast to some of the screaming on the US news channels.

[Amy Remeikis @AmyRemeikis]

So many people have views on how they would have stood against horrors of the past without holding a single radical thought in the present. Civility doesn't change the world, it oppresses it.

[ABC News @abcnews]

This is what happened when Four Corners asked Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci about the lack of competition in the Australian grocery market. 

Watch the #4Corners documentary tonight: https://t.co/dDRYGLaw2i

[Quentin Dempster @QuentinDempster]

Apprehended bias? The Murdoch columnist (Albrechtsen) and the judicial officer (Sofronoff KC) in continual communication during the inquiry into serious allegations of AFP and/or prosecutorial malpractice. At stake is public confidence in ACT justice. https://t.co/BKnMEezPgC

[Robyn @remreflections]

@Leo_Puglisi6 Their online coverage is abysmal too and ceased at 10pm. No information at all about the widespread telecommunications outages along with the power outages. I have just lodged a formal complaint with @abcnews online.

[🦋Anj of Garigal : Ceasefire Now @garigalAnj]

@Leo_Puglisi6 @Jansant David Anderson should explain why this important ABC emergency account followed by 71.8K was archived and why the ABC does such a poor job now
#Estimates

[Leo Puglisi @Leo_Puglisi6]

so on that “important emergency information that will continue to be published” the ABC has only made a single tweet in the last 12 hours on the Victorian bushfires

[The Saturday Paper @SatPaper]

"Through inflation and increasing production costs, the ABC will soon be running out of money with yet more 'efficiency' drives and 'restructures' being devised by David Anderson," writes @QuentinDempster. "Kim Williams has five years to help rebuild." https://t.co/QcIE86ZcSh

[Antoinette Lattouf @antoinette_news]

BREAKING: it took 100+ days, but NSW police can now confirm there’s no evidence “gas the Jews” was chanted outside the Opera House.

@cameronwilson & I investigated the authenticity of the AJA edited & distributed video

Then I was savagely targeted for doing accurate journalism

[Antoinette Lattouf @antoinette_news]

I look forward to receiving apologies from The Australian, Sky News, Australian Jewish Association, Executive Council for Australian Jewry and at least a couple of WhatsApp groups.

#NoFearNoFavour

[Rewiring Australia @RewiringAus]

“The reason Australia is not in a position to deploy green steel and other green minerals technologies at scale today is that we failed to fund innovators over the past decade." Rewiring Australia's Chief Scientist @GriffithSaul in the @FinancialReview
https://t.co/nH7SUIe91Z

[Quentin Dempster @QuentinDempster]

Good to see Stateline branded interviews (I.e. with NSW Premier ⁦@ChrisMinnsMP⁩ -longer version on iView) in 7pm news. State/territory governments run planning, housing, education, health, police, transport. ABC needs resources for stand alone TV Stateline current affairs.

[Mark Willacy @markwillacy]

"Revenge and retribution"...Episode 2 of #Nemesis this Monday 8pm on ABC TV...the rise and fall of Malcolm Turnbull

[Quentin Dempster @QuentinDempster]

Incoming ABC chair Kim Williams fiercely interrogates data. While the ABC is well advanced on its “digital first” transition, it can only survive as a valued cultural institution if it can rebuild its comprehensive original Australian content capabilities. https://t.co/Pkkge9Hu0g

[Mark Di Stefano @MarkDiStef]

Absolute icon. Go well @PhillipAdams_1.

[Peter Cronau @PeterCronau]

Vale, ABC.
Do you see the common thread?

Ben Latimer, ex programming for *Nova* network, has joined the ABC as Head of Audio Content

Rachel Okine from *Stan* has joined as ABC Head of Scripted

Susie Jones from *Netflix* has joined as ABC Head of Factual https://t.co/88JuMLWOCm

[ABC News @abcnews]

Tonight Federal Parliament is rushing through new laws that could allow for some of the people released from indefinite immigration detention last month to be re-detained. @latingle interviews Attorney-General @MarkDreyfusKCMP. #abc730

[Ben Eltham @beneltham]

“Attorney-General tersely explains he will not break the law” is a bit boring, so let’s tell everyone he frothed at the mouth and ran screaming from the room

[Jane Caro @JaneCaro]

Interesting country Australia, we rush thru legislation to keep women & children ‘safe’, while simultaneously interrogating & disbelieving women who speak up about their assault. Safe from whom, I wonder?

[Ronni🧂Salt-WhoWroteGunnawahYeahThatOne @RonniSalt]

Regarding Mark Dreyfus. His wife of 44 years died from cancer just over 4 weeks ago after a very long battle.

I've seen him being savaged by the usual chest-thumpers of political journalism for an "outburst".

You know, a little grace and mercy would not go astray at this time.