What’s new for the ABC in 2019

Does this add up to a revolution? Time will tell.
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Image: first frame of the ABC 2019 promo clip.

At the launch of the ABC’s 2019 program at Melbourne’s Southbank on November 19, I had the feeling that Acting Managing Director David Anderson really wanted to say, ‘If you think we are the same old middle-aged white bread male organisation we fought to be for generations, I will come down there and rip your bloody arms off!’

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.