AustraliaOwnership & classification
Founded: 1932
Ownership
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation is Australia's national public-service broadcaster, established as the Australian Broadcasting Commission on 1 July 1932 by federal legislation (renamed a Corporation in 1983). It is a publicly owned statutory body wholly owned by the Australian government, run by a government-appointed board of directors, and operates under the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983, which mandates its editorial independence.
Funding
The ABC is funded almost entirely by direct triennial grants from the federal government drawn from general taxation; an early household licence fee was abolished in 1948 as impractical for Australia's small, dispersed population. It earns minor additional revenue through its commercial arm (ABC Commercial) but carries no paid advertising on its main news services.
Affiliation & stance
Because it is state-owned and taxpayer-funded yet bound by statute to be politically independent and accountable, the ABC is a public broadcaster and correctly classified as STATE. Its remit requires impartial news; it is not controlled by any party despite periodic government funding disputes.
Editorial lean
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- Center
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An American gets the maximum amount of recovery time at Wimbledon.
The article discusses the scheduling of the first-round doubles match at Wimbledon involving American tennis player Serena Williams and her sister Venus Williams against the Argentine-Colombian pair Solana Sierra and Camila Osorio. The match was initially scheduled for Thursday and Friday but has been postponed due to Serena's injury during her singles match. Tournament organizer Andy Murray (likely a misstatement, as Andy Murray is a British player, and the correct name might be someone like Ashley Barker or another official) stated they are giving Serena as much time as possible to recover. They ruled out postponing the match to later dates unless necessary for safety or tournament flow. The match is expected to take place on a larger court to accommodate the large crowd attracted by Serena and Venus, who are major stars. Serena returned to professional tennis after four years, but she lost her first singles match and injured her knee. She did not attend a press conference afterward due to health reasons and expressed her commitment to participating in the doubles event. Serena and Venus have won six doubles titles together, including a title in 2016.
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New fellowship for mid-career journalists honours Judith Whelan
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Recycling depots to remain open amid safety concerns
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