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The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australia's state-owned and funded national public broadcaster. It plays a leading role in the history of broadcasting in Australia. With a total annual budget of A$1.22 billion,[1] the corporation provides television, radio, online and mobile services throughout metropolitan and regional Australia, as well as overseas through the Australia Network and Radio Australia and is well regarded for quality and reliability as well as for offering educational and cultural programming that the commercial sector would be unlikely to supply on its own.[2]

Founded in 1929 as the Australian Broadcasting Company, it was subsequently made a state-owned corporation on 1 July 1932, as the Australian Broadcasting Commission. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983[3] changed the name of the organisation to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, effective 1 July 1983.[3] Although funded and owned by the government, the ABC remains editorially independent as ensured through the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983.[3]

The ABC is sometimes informally referred to as "Aunty"[4][5][6] originally in imitation of the British Broadcasting Corporation's nickname.

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Media Watch
Media Watch

Media Watch is Australia's leading forum for media analysis and comment.Conflicts of interest, bank…

Four Corners
Four Corners

Four Corners is Australia's premier television current affairs program. It has been part of the nati…

Black Comedy
Black Comedy

This ground-breaking series combines a mix of observational and physical sketches, historical sketch…

The Wiggles
The Wiggles

While performing songs for children, the Wiggles are joined by their many friends.

Back Roads
Back Roads

Back Roads transports audiences to some of the nation's most remote and inspiring communities that h…

7.30
7.30

The best analysis of local, national and international events from an Australian perspective. Hosted…

Australian Story
Australian Story

These are the stories of who we are. Australian Story presents unique tales that provide an insight…

Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent

Australia's leading international affairs program featuring fascinating, in-depth stories from the A…

rage
rage

RAGE is an all-night music video program that airs every weekend in Australia on ABC. For over 27 ye…

Weekend Breakfast
Weekend Breakfast

Presented by Andrew Geoghegan & Miriam Corowa, covering the latest news from Australia and aroun…

Insiders
Insiders

Australia's must-watch political program continues to be a platform for the country's best political…

Offsiders
Offsiders

Gerard Whateley is joined by a panel of sportswriters, commentators & experts to discuss & d…

Landline
Landline

Pip Courtney & a team of Landline reporters around the country bring you up to date with the iss…

Compass
Compass

Presented by Geraldine Doogue, Compass explores the interface between religion and life as experienc…

ABC News Breakfast
ABC News Breakfast

Be the first to know what's happened overnight. Michael Rowland and Lisa Millar, Paul Kennedy, Georg…

ABC News at Noon
ABC News at Noon

Ros Childs presents the latest from ABC News, following today's top stories and coverage of events a…

ABC News: Early Edition
ABC News: Early Edition

James McHale presents a complete half hour snapshot of the day's key stories, with a focus on major…

The Drum
The Drum

Analysis of the day's news in an engaging & entertaining way. Hosts Julia Baird & John Barro…

Q+A
Q+A

Q&A puts punters, pollies and pundits together in the studio to thrash out the hot issues of the…

The Book Club
The Book Club

Hosted by Jennifer Byrne, with regular panellists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, The Book Club is a…

Gardening Australia
Gardening Australia

Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic, and credible horticultural and gardening advice,…

Kitchen Cabinet
Kitchen Cabinet

Annabel Crabb is back for more, knocking on the doors of politician's homes around Australia, in sea…

Anh's Brush with Fame
Anh's Brush with Fame

Beloved artist, actor and comedian Anh Do uses his passion for painting as a vehicle to explore the…

Hard Quiz
Hard Quiz

Host Tom Gleeson sets out to find Australia's hardest quiz champion, pitting four contestants agains…

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ABC News: Late Edition

The latest from ABC News, updating today's top stories plus comprehensive analysis and original repo…

Superwog
Superwog

Follow Superwog and best friend Johnny as their misadventures cause Superwog's primitive, highly-str…

Don't Stop the Music
Don't Stop the Music

A school principal joins forces with musical experts and a singing superstar on a mission, to transf…

Total Control
Total Control

When Alex Irving, a charismatic and contradictory Indigenous woman, is thrust into the national lime…

ABC News Afternoons
ABC News Afternoons

Australia's most trusted source of independent news, ABC News connects all Australians with the late…

Planet America
Planet America

Chas Licciardello and John Barron set out to discover the real America - its politics and its people…

The Newsreader
The Newsreader

In the maelstrom of a commercial television newsroom in 1986, Dale Jennings is a diligent young repo…

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Movin' to the Country

Dreaming about escaping the major cities has become a national pastime. Supercharged by a global pan…

Question Everything
Question Everything

In a world dominated by fake stories, false claims, scams, frauds and outright lies, Question Everyt…

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Just Between Us

In this bold new series, each episode is a collection of themed short stories told by the people who…

Mystery Road: Origin
Mystery Road: Origin

It's 1999, and Constable Jay Swan, a charismatic young officer arrives at his new station. Fresh fro…

Stuff the British Stole
Stuff the British Stole

Follow Marc Fennell on a globe-trotting, emotional quest for the truth as he unravels the twisted my…

Mother and Son
Mother and Son

When his widowed mum, Maggie, sets fire to the kitchen, recently single Arthur Gbeme moves back into…

Art Works
Art Works

Hosted by Namila Benson, Art Works is the ABC's weekly half-hour arts show sharing the most inspirin…

New Leash on Life
New Leash on Life

Comedian Joel Creasey and dog expert Laura V are on a mission to rescue pound dogs and pair them wit…

WTFAQ
WTFAQ

You ask. We answer. WTFAQs crack team of presenters hit the sweet spot where comedy meets inquisitio…

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