Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Part of the Communications portfolio and a Federal authority, also called ABC

Australian Broadcasting Corporation functions are to provide public broadcasting services within Australia and overseas and to encourage and promote Australia's musical, dramatic and other performing arts. It is not required to disclose documents that relate to program material as these are exempt from FOI under the law.

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Cost to produce content "Searching for trough man"
Response by Australian Broadcasting Corporation to Dominic Paul on .
Long overdue.
Dear Mr Paul   Please see the attached in relation to your recent FOI request.   Regards   [1]ABC Judith Maude Head Corporate Governance...
Complaints/Correspondence from Senator Malcolm Roberts
Response by Australian Broadcasting Corporation to UD on .
Successful.
Dear Applicant   Please find attached the decision made by the ABC’s FOI Officer, Judith Maude, in relation to your FOI request. Also attached are...
Jouralism Employment
Response by Australian Broadcasting Corporation to David Simmons on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Simmons,   Your attached email about journalism employment has been forwarded to me,   I am happy to share some information with you on...
Decision to run promos before iview programmes
Follow up sent to Australian Broadcasting Corporation by Henare Degan on .
Successful.
Hi Ruth, That's really helpful, thank you. Please also pass on my thanks to the other ABC staff for taking the time to respond to my information requ...
Data relating to 'good news' section on website homepage
Response by Australian Broadcasting Corporation to Tahnie on .
Partially successful.
Dear Ms Cristini Thank you for your email, which has been referred to ABC Audience and Consumer Affairs for response. I apologise for the oversight th...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Australian Broadcasting Corporation to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Fairless   My decision in relation to your recent FOI request is attached.   Regards   [1]ABC Judith Maude Head Corporate Governan...
decision to invite Blair Cottrell onto Hack Live panel by ABC
Response by Australian Broadcasting Corporation to CD on .
Refused.
Dear CD   My decision in relation to your recent FOI request is attached.   Regards   [1]ABC Judith Maude Head Corporate Governance and...
Balance requirement of the ABC charter
Follow up sent to Australian Broadcasting Corporation by Valerie Spencer on .
Partially successful.
I would just like an equal number of presenters from the right of politics, as there are on the Left of politics. I would be doing nothing else if I...
Review material regarding MentalAs 2014 (documents and correspondence)
Response by Australian Broadcasting Corporation to Jeff Waugh on .
Refused.
Dear Mr Waugh,   Please find attached correspondence relating to your recent FOI request.   Kind regards,   [1]ABC Juliana Walsh Corporate...
ABC's decision to move program Q&A from Entertainment Division to News Division
Response by Australian Broadcasting Corporation to Tessa on .
Refused.
Dear Applicant,   Please find attached correspondence relating to your FOI request.   Kind regards,   [1]ABC Juliana Walsh Corporate Compl...
Documents internally circulated regarding the reporting of climate change on ABC
Response by Australian Broadcasting Corporation to Patrick J Heffernan on .
Refused.
Dear Mr Heffernan   My decision in relation to your recent FOI request is attached.   Regards   [1]ABC Judith Maude Head Corporate Governa...
Hottest 100 voting dataset
Request to Australian Broadcasting Corporation by Fred Domrange. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .
Refused.
Now I see I have been too lazy with the check of my annotation. The link for the diplomacy of President T. Roosevelt is NOT section 15AC of the Act but...
Reasons for rescheduling second episode of the Labyrinth
Response by Australian Broadcasting Corporation to Simon St John on .
Refused.
Dear Mr St John   Thank you for your email. Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding.   I note that you have requested access to the...
The decision to disqualify Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off" from the 2014 Hottest 100.
Response by Australian Broadcasting Corporation to Casey Briggs on .
Partially successful.
Hi Casey I am arranging for those documents to be published in the disclosure log alongside the decision. It should be up later today. Regards Judith...
Legal Advice re Australians killed in Yemen by US Drones
Response by Australian Broadcasting Corporation to Culley Palmer on .
Long overdue.
Dear Mr Palmer   Thank you for your email . I received your earlier message of 4 March, and have been considering the matter.   I note that yo...
Emails to DPMC on "Fact Check" terrorism report
Response by Australian Broadcasting Corporation to Culley Palmer on .
Refused.
Dear Mr Palmer   My decision in relation to your recent FOI request is attached.   Regards     [1]ABC Judith Maude Head Corporate Govern...
Big Day Out Festival Cancellation Statistics
Request to Australian Broadcasting Corporation by Jackson Barron. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Waiting clarification.
Big Day Out is promoted by C3 Presents, which is a private company and not subject to the FOI Act. Perhaps someone in the NSW or VIC Government has the...
All internal communication regarding "Armenian Genocide" since January 2013.
Response by Australian Broadcasting Corporation to Pinar Yilmaz on .
Information not held.
Please see attached in relation to your recent FOI request. Regards   [1]ABC Judith Maude Head Corporate Governance P +61 2 8333 5316 E [email...
The Outlook Archive of John McTernan, currently held by the ABC
Response by Australian Broadcasting Corporation to Daniel Nolan on .
Refused.
Dear Mr Daniel Nolan   I refer to your request for internal review of the ABC’s refusal to grant you access under the FOI Act to Mr John McTernan’...
Piers Akerman appearance on Insider 22 September 2013
Response by Australian Broadcasting Corporation to Margo Kingston on .
Handled by post.
Dear Ms Kingston   My decision in relation to your recent FOI request is attached.   Please accept my apologies for the delay in finalising thi...
Policy or prodedures regarding political commentators on ABC programs
Response by Australian Broadcasting Corporation to Nikos Thomacos on .
Information not held.
Dear Mr Thomacos   My decision in relation to your recent FOI request is attached.   Please accept my apologies for the delay in finalising thi...
Policy and/or procedures for the reporting of climate change
Response by Australian Broadcasting Corporation to Nikos Thomacos on .
Information not held.
Dear Mr Thomacos   My decision in relation to your recent FOI request is attached.   Please accept my apologies for the delay in finalising thi...
ABC decision to apologise and reprimand Jon Faine
Response by Australian Broadcasting Corporation to Margo Kingston on .
Successful.
Just to be clear, your question was whether complaints can be made anonymously. They can. I did not say that we act on anonymous complaints. We don’t...
Policy for questions and tweets for QandA
Response by Australian Broadcasting Corporation to W M on .
Refused.
Dear WM   Please see the attached in relation to your recent FOI request.   Regards     [1]ABC Judith Maude Head Corporate Governance P...
Comments to ABC websites
Response by Australian Broadcasting Corporation to Jason Wilson on .
Waiting clarification.
Dear Dr Wilson   Please see the attached in relation to your recent FOI request.   Regards     [1]ABC Judith Maude Head Corporate Govern...

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