Calls to defund the ABC and force it onto a subscription model would destroy what makes the ABC unique: its obligation to serve every Australian, regardless of where they live, what they earn, or how they access news and information.
A subscription ABC is not the ABC. A user pay service would price out the Australians who need it most.
When fires burn and floods rise, Australians turn to the ABC. When commercial media retreats from regional towns, the ABC stays.
When our children need Australian stories and voices, the ABC delivers.
The ABC is Australia's most trusted news source. It must remain free — for everyone.
Keep the ABC free: no fire sale to commercial interests, no ads, and no subscriptions.