Peter B Marks

On 20 August 2025 the ABC published its new guidelines on public comment by ABC workers. Jonathan Holmes believes that, contrary to a lot of third-party commentary, the new guidelines offer more protection to ABC workers than existed before. abcalumni.au/public_comment_…

Zoe Daniel, Independent candidate for Goldstein . "Information is power. People need to receive information that can be relied upon.. It's really difficult to find that. It's what the ABC should be able to deliver. You can't do that unless you properly fund the organisation.”

Peter George independent candidate for Franklin: "I've always believed ABC and public broadcasting is the jewel in the crown of a democracy." #Auspol2025 #Election2025 #ourabc

Check out our review of the newly released book on Radio Australia by Phil Kafcaloudes, tracing the remarkable story of one of the national broadcaster’s flagship services. Review by Peter Marks. abcalumni.net/2022/11/22/new…

ABC alumni Jonathan Holmes' open letter to the new Attorney-General on transparency, secrecy laws and press freedom. abcalumni.net/2022/07/11/pre…

“Never, in my lifetime, has the ABC been more important than it is today… yet it is constantly under attack.” – Kerry O’Brien #vote1ABC

Pete Lewis is a bit of a legend in rural Australia. Pete’s election campaign message for ABC Alumni echoes the words of former MD Mark Scott: “The further you get from Ultimo, the closer you get to the beating heart of the ABC.” #Vote1ABC

The ABC has a proud record of broadcasting the finest Australian drama. But with shrinking funding, the number of hours of new Australian drama on the ABC has reduced by more than 60% since the 1980s. Anne Maria Nicholson shows why you should #Vote1ABC.

Ann Chesterman warns that without adequate ABC funding, this extraordinary service to Australian music is at risk. #auspol #Vote1ABC