ABC News, or ABC News and Current Affairs, is a public news service produced by the
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is the national broadcaster of Australia. It is principally funded by direct grants from the Australian Government and is administered by a government-appointed board. The ABC is a publicly-owne ...
. Broadcasting within Australia and the rest of the world, the service covers both
local and
world
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affairs.
The division of the organisation, which is called ABC News, Analysis and Investigations. is responsible for all news-gathering and coverage across the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's various
television
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,
radio
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, and
online platforms. Some of the services included under the auspices of the division are
the ABC News TV channel (formerly ABC News 24); the long-running radio news programs, ''
AM'', ''
The World Today'', and ''
PM'';
ABC NewsRadio
ABC NewsRadio, since 2017 broadcast under the ABC News brand and for a short time known as ABC News on Radio, is a 24-hour news radio service broadcast by the Australian public broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). ABC ...
, a 24-hour continuous news radio channel; and radio
news bulletin
Breaking news, interchangeably termed late-breaking news and also known as a special report or special coverage or news flash, is a current issue that broadcasters feel warrants the interruption of scheduled programming or current news in orde ...
s and programs on
ABC Local Radio
ABC Local Radio is a network of publicly owned radio stations in Australia, operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
ABC Local Radio stations broadcast across the continent using terrestrial transmitters and satellites. Its programm ...
,
ABC Radio National
Radio National, known on-air as RN, is an Australia-wide public service broadcasting radio network run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). From 1947 until 1985, the network was known as ABC Radio 2.
History
1937: Predecessors a ...
,
ABC Classic FM
ABC Classic, formerly ABC-FM (also ABC Fine Music), and then ABC Classic FM, is an Australian classical music radio station available in Australia and internationally. Its website features classical music news, features and listening guides. I ...
, and
Triple J
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.
ABC News Online has an extensive online presence which includes many written news reports and videos available via
ABC Online
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is the national broadcaster of Australia. It is principally funded by direct grants from the Australian Government and is administered by a government-appointed board. The ABC is a publicly-owne ...
, an ABC News
mobile app
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(ABC Listen),
podcast
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s, and in addition, all of the ABC news television programs available via the
video-on-demand
Video on demand (VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access videos without a traditional video playback device and the constraints of a typical static broadcasting schedule. In the 20th century, broadcasting in the form of ...
platform,
ABC iview
ABC iview is a video on demand and catch-up TV service run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Currently iview video content can only be viewed by users in Australia. As of 2016, ABC iview attracts around 50 million plays monthly and ...
. , the ABC News website includes ABC Sport, ABC Health, ABC Science, ABC Arts & Culture, ABC Fact Check, ABC Environment, and news in other languages.
Justin Stevens was appointed director of the division on 31 March 2022.
History
From its inception in 1932, ABC radio sourced its news from many sources, including cable news from London, its own bureaus in Europe, the Middle East, Greece and the Asia-Pacific, and in a fashion similar to
commercial radio
Commercial broadcasting (also called private broadcasting) is the broadcasting of television programs and radio programming by privately owned corporate media, as opposed to state sponsorship. It was the United States′ first model of radio (a ...
stations from local newspapers around Australia.
Censorship was rife during the war, particularly after the
U.S. entered the conflict on 7 December 1941. After General Douglas MacArthur set up his headquarters in Australia, he wielded enormous power, including on matters of censorship. Inter alia, he declared that every Australian radio station would only broadcast three news bulletins per day and that these would be simultaneous on all stations (ABC and commercial) at 7.45 am, midday and 7.00 pm. Weather forecasts were banned because it was felt that these may assist the enemy.
[McLaughlin, Bill, ''From Wireless to Radio: The 3DB Story'', The Herald and Weekly Times Limited Melbourne, 1985]
The 7.45 am bulletin was the only one that did not commence on the hour or the half-hour. Incredibly, this 7.45 bulletin continued to be heard on
ABC Local Radio
ABC Local Radio is a network of publicly owned radio stations in Australia, operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
ABC Local Radio stations broadcast across the continent using terrestrial transmitters and satellites. Its programm ...
stations until as late as 19 September 2020. Therefore, it would not be unreasonable to suggest that the effects of war-time censorship were still felt in Australia until 2020.
Notices were issued banning radio stations from broadcasting some major wartime events, but as the federal government didn't have the same power over the printed press as it did over radio, newspapers usually reported events that radio was not permitted to mention.
The ABC launched its first independent news bulletin on 1 June 1947 after years of negotiations with the
Australian Government
The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government, is the national government of Australia, a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Like other Westminster-style systems of government, the Australian Governmen ...
.
The ''Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983'' mandates that the ABC "shall develop and maintain an independent service for the broadcasting of news and information" both within Australia on a daily basis, and also to countries outside Australia.
The name of the division and director responsible has changed over the years. In 2004 it was the News and Current Affairs Division, when John Cameron took over as Director from Max Uechtritz as Director.
The financial year 2008–2009 saw a lot of changes, both in the way that television content was produced as well as an "expansion of international news programming and continuous news across platforms, new programs and a range of appointments to senior positions". Kate Torney became director of the News Division in April 2009.
In November 2014, a cut of to funding over the following five years meant that the ABC would have to shed about 10% of its total staff, around 400 people. There were several programming changes, with regional and local programming losing out to national programs, and the Adelaide TV production studio had to close apart from news and current affairs section.
In late 2015
Gaven Morris was appointed Director of the News Division.
In November 2016 it was announced that
ABC NewsRadio
ABC NewsRadio, since 2017 broadcast under the ABC News brand and for a short time known as ABC News on Radio, is a 24-hour news radio service broadcast by the Australian public broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). ABC ...
and
ABC News 24
ABC News (formerly ABC News 24; also referred to as the ABC News channel) is an Australian 24-hour news channel launched and owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The channel replaced the former ABC HD channel (which simulcast AB ...
rebranded as ABC News on 10 April 2017. The ABC announced on that day that ABC News 24 and ABC NewsRadio were both called ABC NEWS, with a new logo and visual branding. They would be distinguished by context or by descriptors, such as "the ABC News channel" for TV and "ABC News on radio" for radio. Social media accounts would be merged.
The Director's role changed its name to Director, News, Analysis & Investigations in 2017–2018,
and Morris is still in the role. During the 2017 to 2018 financial year, the ABC launched "Regional Connecting Communities" program, which provided funding for increased jobs in the regions, as well as more resources for local news, weather and live reporting.
Justin Stevens was appointed director of the division of ABC News, Analysis and Investigations on 31 March 2022.
Functions
The division is responsible for all news-gathering and production of news output for
ABC television ABC Television most commonly refers to:
*ABC Television Network of the American Broadcasting Company, United States, or
*ABC Television (Australian TV network), a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia
ABC Television or ABC ...
, the ABC network of radio stations, and for
its online services. In 2018 it was estimated that online ABC news and current affairs reached about 4.8 million users in Australia each month.
, the ABC News website includes ABC Sport, ABC Health, ABC Science, ABC Arts & Culture, ABC Fact Check, ABC Environment and news in other languages.
Theme music
The news theme used from the first days of ABC television from November 1956 to 1985 was "
Majestic Fanfare
''Majestic Fanfare'' is a short Orchestra, orchestral piece of music written by the British composer Charles Williams (composer), Charles Williams in 1935. It is well recognised as the theme to ABC News (Australia), ABC news broadcasts in Austra ...
", composed by
Charles Williams. From 1956 until the early 1980s the version used was the abridged version performed by the Queen's Hall Light Orchestra, from a recording made in 1943. Each bulletin opened with a clip from the top story of the day, with the title "ABC News" superimposed over the footage. Later, this on-screen approach was replaced by a generic graphic title sequence. In 1982, to celebrate the ABC's 50th anniversary, a new version of the theme was commissioned, which incorporated both orchestral and new electronic elements.
With the exception of a period in the mid-1980s, during which a synthesised theme ("Best Endeavours", written by
Alan Hawkshaw
William Alan Hawkshaw (27 March 1937 – 16 October 2021) was a British composer and performer, particularly of library music used as themes for movies and television programs. Hawkshaw worked extensively for the KPM production music company ...
, which was the theme for
Channel 4 News
''Channel 4 News'' is the main news programme on British television broadcaster Channel 4. It is produced by ITN, and has been in operation since Channel 4's launch in November 1982.
Current productions
''Channel 4 News''
''Channel 4 News'' ...
in the UK) was used for around a year, this was used on radio until August 1988, and on television until early 1985. A reworking of "Majestic Fanfare" (essentially the original orchestration up one tone) was arranged by
Richard Mills and recorded in 1988 by the
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) is an Australian symphony orchestra that was initially formed in 1908. Since its opening in 1973, the Sydney Opera House has been its home concert hall. Simone Young is the orchestra's chief conductor and f ...
.
From 1985, a theme composed by Tony Ansell and Peter Wall was used for 20 years, even after the 1998 brand refresh. In 2010, it was sampled and remixed by the group
Pendulum
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and this revised work went on to be placed #11 on the
Triple J Hottest 100
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chart on
Australia Day
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2011.
The theme for ABC News changed on
Australia Day
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(26 January) 2005, to a piece written by
Martin Armiger
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and John Gray, and for a couple of years it bore a resemblance to the original Peter Wall / Tony Ansell work in the opening signature notes. Wall challenged the ABC and was successful in reaching an agreement. The opening notes were removed and the work was re-arranged in 2010. The theme music from the 2005–2010 era was remixed by Armiger, giving it a more upbeat, synthesised feel.
Television
History
In 1985, the ABC refreshed its structure and look, when the 7 o'clock news and the following current affairs program (at that time, ''
Nationwide'') were combined to form ''The National'', and moved to 6:30pm. After ''The National'' was deemed unsuccessful, that same year the news was refreshed again with a new set, graphics, and theme.
In 1998, the set was updated, a new opener featuring a light blue globe and the ABC logo was introduced, and the theme remained the same but was tweaked. The graphics also changed to match the new look.
![Ultimo ABC - cropped](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/Ultimo_ABC_-_cropped.jpg)
In 2005, a new look (along with theme music) was introduced. The new look made use of an orange and blue globe motif. At the same time the set and graphics received a major overhaul to fit in with this look. This package was used until 21 July 2010, a day before the launch of
ABC News
ABC News is the news division of the American broadcast network ABC. Its flagship program is the daily evening newscast '' ABC World News Tonight with David Muir''; other programs include morning news-talk show '' Good Morning America'', '' ...
.
In January 2010, the ABC announced that a dedicated 24-hour
digital television
Digital television (DTV) is the transmission of television signals using digital encoding, in contrast to the earlier analog television technology which used analog signals. At the time of its development it was considered an innovative adva ...
news channel, named
ABC News
ABC News is the news division of the American broadcast network ABC. Its flagship program is the daily evening newscast '' ABC World News Tonight with David Muir''; other programs include morning news-talk show '' Good Morning America'', '' ...
would be launched during the year. The new channel commenced preliminary broadcasting with a promo loop in early July 2010, with the ABC re-numbering ABC HD channel 20 to logical channel number 24. The channel was officially launched as ABC News 24 at 7:30pm
Australian Eastern Standard Time
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on 22 July 2010, and simulcast its first hour of transmission on
ABC TV.
With the launch of
ABC News
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on 22 July 2010, all 7pm bulletins across Australia had a graphics overhaul to match the look of the new channel. The blue/orange globe style opener was replaced with a series of sliding panels, featuring images specific to each state. New sets were built in each capital city studio to match the ABC News 24 set and graphics were changed to match.
ABC News channel
The news bulletins such as ''ABC News Mornings'', ''ABC News Afternoons'', ''
The World
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'', and ''
Weekend Breakfast'' are aired on ABC News along with its own 30- and 15-minute hourly bulletins.
National bulletins and programs
![ABC outside broadcast semi-trailer](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/ABC_outside_broadcast_semi-trailer.jpg)
National news updates are presented on
ABC TV throughout the day, with evening updates at 7pm presented live in most states by the respective state news presenters. Bulletins focus strongly on issues of state relevance, with a greater inclusion of national and international news items than are found in the news bulletins of commercial broadcasters. A national financial bulletin is presented on weeknights by
Alan Kohler in Melbourne. The ABC's Ultimo studios produces the 8:30pm weeknight update presented by
Karina Carvalho
Karina Carvalho is an Australian journalist. She was born in Sri Lanka, and moved to Perth at the age of four. She is currently a presenter on the ABC News Channel, and also presents the late news on ABC Monday-Wednesday, with Jeremy Fernandez p ...
.
''
News Breakfast
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'' is broadcast on weekdays from 6am – 9am on
ABC TV and the
ABC News channel
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from ABC's Melbourne studio and is presented by
Michael Rowland and
Lisa Millar
Lisa Joy Millar (born 19 February 1969) is an Australian television news presenter and journalist.
Millar is currently co-host of the ABC's breakfast program ''News Breakfast'' alongside Michael Rowland.
She has previously been a foreign cor ...
, sport presenter
Tony Armstrong and weather presenter Nate Byrne. The program is also shown online and on
ABC Australia
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in the
Asia Pacific region Asia Pacific Region can refer to:
* Asia-Pacific
* WOSM-Asia-Pacific Region
* WAGGGS-Asia Pacific Region
* Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
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.
''Weekend Breakfast'' is broadcast on weekends from 7am – 11am on
ABC TV and the
ABC News channel
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ABC or abc may also refer to:
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* American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster
** Disney–ABC Television ...
from ABC's main national news studio in Sydney at
Ultimo and is presented by Johanna Nicholson and
Fauziah Ibrahim
Fauziah Ibrahim is a Singaporean Australian news presenter.
Career
Ibrahim started her career as a producer and presenter at ''6AM RadioWest'', then as a reporter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Perth. She later worked as a pro ...
.
''ABC News Mornings'' is presented by
Joe O'Brien from the ABC's main national news studio in Sydney at
Ultimo, and airs weekdays at 9am on
ABC TV and on the ABC News channel. Sport is presented by
Tony Armstrong and weather is presented by Nate Byrne, both from the Melbourne studios.
''
ABC News at Noon
''ABC News at Noon'' is an Australian midday news programme which airs on ABC TV and ABC News and is presented by Ros Childs (weekdays) and Miriam Corowa
Miriam Corowa (born 7 February 1975) is an Australian journalist, presenter, produce ...
'' (launched in February 2005 to replace the less successful ''Midday News and Business'', preceded in turn by the long-running ''World at Noon'') is presented by
Ros Childs
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(weekdays) and
Miriam Corowa (weekends) from the ABC's main national news studio in the Sydney suburb of
Ultimo, and airs on
ABC TV and
ABC News channel
ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet.
ABC or abc may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting
* American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster
** Disney–ABC Television ...
in each Australian state and territory at midday Australian Eastern Standard/Daylight Time. A separate edition of the bulletin is produced for
Western Australia
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two to three hours after the original broadcast, as the time delay was deemed too long to remain up-to-date.
''
7.30'' is presented by
Sarah Ferguson from the ABC's main national news studio in Ultimo, Sydney on
ABC TV at 7:30pm, weeknights. However, when a big state political event happens, the national program can be pre-empted by the local edition.
''ABC Late News'' is presented by Michael Tetlow from the ABC's Perth news studio on
ABC TV at 10:30pm (eastern time), weeknights. A separate edition is presented from Perth for Western Australia also by Michael Tetlow on ABC at 10:30pm (western time) and then ABC News channel at midnight (eastern time) and 1:00am. Later, he also hosts 15-minute ''News Overnight'' bulletins.
Other news and current affairs programs broadcast nationally include ''
Afternoon Briefing'', ''ABC News at Five'', ''
7.30'', ''
Insiders'', ''
Four Corners
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'', ''
Behind the News
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'', ''
Q&A'', ''
Landline
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'', ''
Offsiders'', ''
One Plus One'', ''
The Business'', ''
The Drum'', ''
The World
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'', ''
Australian Story
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'', ''
Foreign Correspondent
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'', ''
Media Watch'' and ''
Australia Wide
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''.
State bulletins
* ''ABC News Canberra'' is presented from the ABC's
Dickson studio by
Dan Bourchier from Sunday to Thursday and Craig Allen on Friday and Saturday.
* ''ABC News New South Wales'' is presented from the ABC's
Ultimo, New South Wales
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Ultimo is adjacent to the Sydney central business district in the Local government in Australia, local government area of the City of Sydney west of the Darling Harbour area, ...
studio (
ABN) by
Juanita Phillips
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Career
Phillips began her career in Brisbane in 1982 as a cadet journ ...
from Sunday to Thursday and
Jeremy Fernandez
Jeremy Fernandez is an Australian journalist and television news presenter with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
Career
Fernandez joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2000 working as a producer for ABC Local Radio. ...
on Friday and Saturday. Weather is presented by Tom Saunders on weeknights.
* ''ABC News Northern Territory'' is presented from the ABC's
Darwin studio (
ABD) by Jessica Randell from Sunday to Thursday and Melissa Mackay on Friday and Saturday.
* ''ABC News Queensland'' is presented from the ABC's Queensland headquarters (
ABQ
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) on
Brisbane's South Bank by
Matt Wordsworth
Matt Wordsworth is an Australian television presenter.
Wordsworth is currently weeknight presenter of '' ABC News Queensland'' in Brisbane.
Wordsworth attended Brisbane State High School.
Career
In January 2018, it was announced he was chose ...
from Monday to Thursday and Jessica van Vonderen from Friday to Sunday. Weather is presented by Jenny Woodward from Sunday to Thursday and Craig Zonca on Friday.
* ''ABC News South Australia'' is presented from the ABC's
Collinswood
Collinswood is a suburb of Adelaide spanning the boundary of the Prospect and the Port Adelaide Enfield local government areas.
Adelaide's Australian Broadcasting Corporation Studios are located in the suburb on the corner of North East Road a ...
studio (
ABS) by Jessica Harmsen from Monday to Thursday and Emma Rebellato from Friday to Sunday. Weekend bulletins feature local sport bulletins presented by Alina Eacott.
* ''ABC News Tasmania'' is presented from the ABC's
Hobart
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studio (
ABT) by Guy Stayner on weeknights and Alexandra Alvaro on weekends.
* ''ABC News Victoria'' is presented from
ABC Victoria's
Southbank studio (
ABV
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) by
Tamara Oudyn
Tamara Oudyn is an Australian television presenter and reporter.
Oudyn currently presents ''ABC News Victoria'' from Sunday to Thursday.
Career
Oudyn began her media career in 2003 working as a news reporter in Brisbane. Prior to this, she was ...
from Sunday to Thursday and Mary Gearin on Friday and Saturday. Weather is presented by Paul Higgins on weeknights.
* ''ABC News Western Australia'' is presented from
ABC WA's
East Perth
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Etymology
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studio by
Pamela Medlen
Pamela Medlen is a Western Australian journalist, reporter, and news presenter. Since September 2020, she has presented ''ABC News'' on Monday-Thursday evenings.
Medlen grew up on her family's farm in the Great Southern region of Western Australi ...
from Monday to Thursday and
Charlotte Hamlyn
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Hamlyn graduated from the University of Western Australia in 2008 with a degree in Communications/English,
and ...
from Friday to Sunday. Tom Wildie presents sport on weekends, with weather being presented by Tyne Logan on weeknights.
ABC Australia
News and current affairs programs are also broadcast on
ABC Australia
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, a channel broadcast to the region outside Australia. These include ''Four Corners'', ''7:30'', ''Q+A'' and ''The Drum''.
Online
ABC news television programs are available via the
video-on-demand
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platform,
ABC iview
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.
Radio
ABC NewsRadio
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is a radio station dedicated to news and current affairs.
ABC Radio Australia
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, which covers the
Asia-Pacific
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region, broadcasts regular bulletins produced in Melbourne, featuring reports from foreign correspondents in the region.
National bulletins
*
ABC Classic FM
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broadcasts state bulletins every hour from 6am until noon and then every 2 hours on the hour.
*Non-local streams of
ABC Radio National
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History
1937: Predecessors a ...
broadcast national bulletins every hour, 24 hours a day.
*National youth radio station
triple j
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broadcasts its own bulletins between 6:00am and 6:00pm on weekdays, and between 7:00am and noon on weekends.
State bulletins
State bulletins are produced by the
ABC Local Radio
ABC Local Radio is a network of publicly owned radio stations in Australia, operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
ABC Local Radio stations broadcast across the continent using terrestrial transmitters and satellites. Its programm ...
station from the capital city of each state and mainland territory. They are broadcast to all ABC Local Radio and
ABC Radio National
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History
1937: Predecessors a ...
stations in each state, and focus strongly on issues of state relevance, but also feature national and international stories. National bulletins air when state bulletins are not produced.
ABC Local Radio stations broadcast a flagship 15-minute state bulletin at 7:45am, the only bulletin still introduced by the 18-second version of
Majestic Fanfare
''Majestic Fanfare'' is a short Orchestra, orchestral piece of music written by the British composer Charles Williams (composer), Charles Williams in 1935. It is well recognised as the theme to ABC News (Australia), ABC news broadcasts in Austra ...
. All other bulletins are introduced by a 9-second version of Majestic Fanfare. ABC Radio National and ABC Classic FM stations do not broadcast the 7:45am bulletin, instead broadcasting an ordinary 8:00am state bulletin and a 10-minute 7am bulletin respectively, and continue to broadcast bulletins every hour when Local Radio stations broadcast bulletins every 30 minutes in the early morning.
*''ABC News ACT'' is broadcast at 5:30am and on the hour between 6am and 10pm each day from the studios of
ABC Radio Canberra
ABC Radio Canberra (call sign: 2CN) is an ABC Local Radio station based in Canberra and broadcasting to the Australian Capital Territory as well as surrounding areas in New South Wales – this includes the cities and towns of Queanbeyan, Ya ...
.
*''ABC News New South Wales'' is broadcast at 5:30am and on the hour between 6am and 10pm each day from the studios of
ABC Radio Sydney
ABC Radio Sydney (official call sign: 2BL, formerly 2SB) is an ABC radio station in Sydney, Australia. It is the flagship station in the ABC Local Radio network and broadcasts on 702 kHz on the AM dial. The station transmits with a power ( C ...
.
*''ABC News Northern Territory'' is broadcast at 5:30am and on the hour between 6am and 10pm each day from the studios of
ABC Radio Darwin
ABC Radio Darwin (call sign: 8DDD) is an ABC radio station which is located in Darwin, Northern Territory. It is one of the stations in the ABC Local Radio network and broadcasts on 105.7 MHz on the FM dial. It is an Australian Government spons ...
.
*''ABC News Queensland'' is broadcast 5:30am to 7pm each day from the studios of
ABC Radio Brisbane
ABC Radio Brisbane (callsign: 4QR) is an ABC Local Radio station in Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of the largest stations in the network, serving as a base for Queensland programming - many programs are broadcast across the ABC Local Radio ...
.
*''ABC News South Australia'' is broadcast at 5:30am and on the hour between 6am and 10pm on weekdays from the studios of
ABC Radio Adelaide
ABC Radio Adelaide (call sign: 5AN) is the ABC Local Radio station for Adelaide. It is broadcast at 891 kHz on the AM band. It is also available on Digital TV in Adelaide.
History
5AN started transmitting on 15 October 1937 with equipmen ...
. Weekend bulletins are broadcast on the hour between 6am and midday.
*''ABC News Tasmania'' is broadcast at 5:30am and on the hour between 6am and 9pm on weekdays from the studios of
ABC Radio Hobart
ABC Radio Hobart (call sign: 7ZR) is the ABC Local Radio station for Hobart, Tasmania, owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
History
Officially opened on 22 June 1938, plans surrounding the initial broadcast of 7ZR were forced to b ...
. Weekend bulletins are broadcast on the hour between 6am and midday.
*''ABC News Victoria'' is broadcast at 5:30am and on the hour between 6am and 10pm on weekdays from the studios of
ABC Radio Melbourne
ABC Radio Melbourne (official callsign: 3LO) is an ABC Local Radio station in Melbourne, Australia. It began transmission on 13 October 1924, and was Melbourne's second licensed radio station after 3AR.
Most Local Radio stations in Victoria sim ...
. Weekend bulletins are broadcast on the hour between 6am and midday.
*''ABC News Western Australia'' is produced by
ABC Radio Perth
ABC Radio Perth (call sign: 6WF) is the on-air identifier of a radio station located in Perth, Western Australia, operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and broadcasting at 720 kHz AM. It is the flagship ABC Local Radio station ...
. Weekday bulletins are broadcast every 30 minutes between 5:00am and 7:00am, then at 7:45am, then at 9:00am, then every hour until 10:00pm. Weekend bulletins are broadcast every 30 minutes between 6:00am and 7:00am, then at 7:45am, then at 9:00am, then every hour until 1:00pm.
Current affairs
ABC News produces several current affairs programs for radio. All share a quasi-magazine format, and investigate stories in greater depth compared to news bulletins.
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''AM'' is broadcast in three editions — a 10-minute edition at 6:05am on
ABC Local Radio
ABC Local Radio is a network of publicly owned radio stations in Australia, operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
ABC Local Radio stations broadcast across the continent using terrestrial transmitters and satellites. Its programm ...
, a 20-minute edition at 7:10am on
ABC Radio National
Radio National, known on-air as RN, is an Australia-wide public service broadcasting radio network run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). From 1947 until 1985, the network was known as ABC Radio 2.
History
1937: Predecessors a ...
, and a flagship 30 minute edition at 8:00am on ABC Local Radio.
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''The World Today'' is broadcast in one edition — a 30-minute edition at 12:10pm on
ABC Local Radio
ABC Local Radio is a network of publicly owned radio stations in Australia, operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
ABC Local Radio stations broadcast across the continent using terrestrial transmitters and satellites. Its programm ...
and ABC Radio National.
*
''PM'' is broadcast in two editions — a 30-minute edition at 5:00pm on ABC Radio National, and a flagship 30 minute edition at 6:30pm on ABC Local Radio.
Programs
Other news-related, factual and current affairs programs broadcast by the various radio stations of the ABC Radio network include:
* ''
Sunday Extra
Radio National, known on-air as RN, is an Australia-wide public service broadcasting radio network run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). From 1947 until 1985, the network was known as ABC Radio 2.
History
1937: Predecessors a ...
'', incorporating ''Background Briefing'' and ''Ockham's Razor'', hosted by
Julian Morrow
Julian Francis Xavier Morrow (born 1975) is an Australian comedian and television producer from Sydney. He is best known for being a member of the satirical team The Chaser. As a member of The Chaser, he has appeared on several ABC Television ...
(replacing ''
Correspondents Report''),
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RN Breakfast
''RN Breakfast'', previously ''Radio National Breakfast'' and sometimes shortened to ''Breakfast'', is a national early morning news program in Australia, broadcast since 2005. The program is broadcast live in the Eastern states of Australia, e ...
''
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Late Night Live
''Late Night Live'' is a radio program broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Radio National and podcast and streamed over the World Wide Web.
Since 1991, the program has been hosted by farmer, writer and public intellectual P ...
''
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Hack
Hack may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Games
* ''Hack'' (Unix video game), a 1984 roguelike video game
* ''.hack'' (video game series), a series of video games by the multimedia franchise ''.hack''
Music
* ''Hack'' (album), a 199 ...
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Nightlife
Nightlife is a collective term for entertainment that is available and generally more popular from the late evening into the early hours of the morning. It includes pubs, bars, nightclubs, parties, live music, concerts, cabarets, theatre, c ...
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*''Awaye!''
*''Country Breakfast''
Online
All ABC radio stations are available via an ABC News
mobile app
A mobile application or app is a computer program or software application designed to run on a mobile device such as a phone, tablet, or watch. Mobile applications often stand in contrast to desktop applications which are designed to run on d ...
, ABC Listen, from which
podcast
A podcast is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet. For example, an episodic series of digital audio or video files that a user can download to a personal device to listen to at a time of their choosin ...
s are also available.
References
Further reading
ABC Bureaux and Foreign Correspondents50 Years of ABC TV News and Current Affairs
External links
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation divisions
Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
Australian television news shows
Australian news websites
Articles containing video clips