Friends of the ABC (Queensland)

Identity area

Type of entity

Corporate body

Authorized form of name

Friends of the ABC (Queensland)

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Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

Other form(s) of name

  • FABC (Qld)
  • ABC Friends Queensland

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Description area

Dates of existence

1976?-

History

After government threats to sharply cut the ABC's budget in 1976, a group of citizens in Melbourne formed 'Aunty's Nices and nephews', which later became 'Friends of the ABC'. In January 2014 the name was changed again to 'ABC Friends'. Each State has an an ABC Friends managed by honorary Committees. Friends of the ABC (Qld) was formed spontaneously as a broadcasting consumer group to publicise and to take action against threats to the independence of the ABC. ABC Friends National Inc, was formed in December 2016.

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Control area

Authority record identifier

AU QU

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Rules and/or conventions used

Status

Revised

Level of detail

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Revised, Linda Justo, 29-Apr-2020

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Sources

ABC Friends 'About Us' website, viewed 29-Apr-2020

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  • EAC

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