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March 26, 2006
The ABC needs your help
In Australia we're lucky enough to have a national, independent broadcaster. The Australian Broadcasting Foundation (ABC for the non-Australian visitors) provides radio, television and increasingly, new media services on the website such as podcasting many of it's popular radio shows, online news and plenty more. Basically, the ABC is a fantastic thing for independent critical thinking here in Australia.
Right now, the Cabinet's budget committee is deciding the ABC's funding for the next three years. Their next meeting is on Tuesday.
Above and beyond it's basic role as broadcaster the ABC provides and documents Australian culture, promoting a genuine sense of multiculturalism (along with SBS - the special broadcasting service - another publicly funded broadcaster here in Australia.) and also promotes and fosters independent Australian music. And much more.
We are extremely lucky to have such an institution here in Australia, overseas the airwaves are bought and sold and the public interest is not as much of an issue as revenue.
Recently there's been a lot of talk about the role of the ABC and the future of Australian media, and one way that we can take a stand for independent music, genuine celebration of multiculturalism and the cultural identity of Australia is to let the government know that they can stop trimming away money from the ABC's budget and start investing back into publically funded media.
As the petition puts it,
Dear Mr Costello and Senator Minchin,
We believe in the value of a well-funded and independent national broadcaster.
We understand that the ABC has asked you for a modest increase in funding to meet the demands of a 21st-century media outlet.
With a budget surplus of nearly $10 billion, funding the ABC is surely money well spent.
Send the message to Canberra: FUND OUR ABC please tell your friends and family who care about independent, music, news and the arts.
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Posted by funnelbc at March 26, 2006 05:07 PM
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