Correspondence internally re comments and conduct made by ABC Employee Paul Barry.
Dear Australian Broadcasting Corporation,
Dear Australian Broadcasting Corporation,
This is a Freedom of Information Request for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 1982
I seek access to the following:
(a) Any correspondence or record of correspondence exchanged between Managing Director David Anderson and Kate Doak referencing comments and conducts made by ABC Employee Paul Barry;
(b) Any correspondence or record of correspondence exchanged between ABC Pride Activist Manda Hatter and Kate Doak referencing comments and conducts made by ABC Employee Paul Barry
Yours faithfully,
Lizzie Gillanders
Good afternoon Ms Gillanders
ABC FOI 202526-042
The ABC acknowledges receipt of your request, sent on Wednesday 1October
2025, seeking access under the Commonwealth Freedom of Information Act
(1982) (FOI Act) to:
(a) Any correspondence or record of correspondence exchanged between
Managing Director David Anderson and Kate Doak referencing comments and
conducts made by ABC Employee Paul Barry;
(b) Any correspondence or record of correspondence exchanged between ABC
Pride Activist Manda Hatter and Kate Doak referencing comments and
conducts made by ABC Employee Paul Barry
A decision on the request is due to be made by Friday 31 October 2025,
subject to any extensions of time for consultation or by agreement. The
ABC will notify you if any processing charges apply after the first 5 free
hours.
By making a FOI request, you are providing personal information to the
ABC. The ABC manages personal information in accordance with its Privacy
Policy - available at [1]ABC Privacy Policy – ABC Help - Australian
Broadcasting Corporation Help Centre. Personal information may be
disclosed in the course of processing this request, such as for the
purposes of consultation or internal reporting.
The FOI team would be grateful of you would agree a brief extension of
time as we are processing a number of requests received before yours that
are due close together. Would you be happy to agree an extension until
Friday 7 November 2025 under s 15AA of the FOI Act? Please let us know by
return email, thank you for your consideration.
Many thanks,
ABC FOI team
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-----Original Message-----
From: Lizzie Gillanders [2][FOI #13751 email]
Sent: Wednesday, 1 October 2025 8:46 AM
To: FOI ABC [3][ABC request email]
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Correspondence internally re
comments and conduct made by ABC Employee Paul Barry.
Dear Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Dear Australian Broadcasting
Corporation,
This is a Freedom of Information Request for the purposes of the Freedom
of Information Act 1982
I seek access to the following:
(a) Any correspondence or record of correspondence exchanged between
Managing Director David Anderson and Kate Doak referencing comments and
conducts made by ABC Employee Paul Barry;
(b) Any correspondence or record of correspondence exchanged between ABC
Pride Activist Manda Hatter and Kate Doak referencing comments and
conducts made by ABC Employee Paul Barry
Yours faithfully,
Lizzie Gillanders
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Dear FOI ABC,
Thankyou for your response. I can wait until you have time to fully review my request.
Yours sincerely,
Lizzie Gillanders
Confirming we understand you have agreed to the extension of time until 7 November
Kindly reply with yes - we will then file this email agreement online with our regulator and work to that deadline.
Thank you
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-----Original Message-----
From: Lizzie Gillanders <[FOI #13751 email]>
Sent: Friday, 3 October 2025 12:55 AM
To: FOI ABC <[ABC request email]>
Subject: Re: FOI 042 - Acknowledgment of request
Dear FOI ABC,
Thankyou for your response. I can wait until you have time to fully review my request.
Yours sincerely,
Lizzie Gillanders
-----Original Message-----
Good afternoon Ms Gillanders
ABC FOI 202526-042
The ABC acknowledges receipt of your request, sent on Wednesday 1October 2025, seeking access under the Commonwealth Freedom of Information Act
(1982) (FOI Act) to:
(a) Any correspondence or record of correspondence exchanged between Managing Director David Anderson and Kate Doak referencing comments and conducts made by ABC Employee Paul Barry;
(b) Any correspondence or record of correspondence exchanged between ABC Pride Activist Manda Hatter and Kate Doak referencing comments and conducts made by ABC Employee Paul Barry
A decision on the request is due to be made by Friday 31 October 2025, subject to any extensions of time for consultation or by agreement. The ABC will notify you if any processing charges apply after the first 5 free hours.
By making a FOI request, you are providing personal information to the ABC. The ABC manages personal information in accordance with its Privacy Policy - available at [1]ABC Privacy Policy – ABC Help - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Help Centre. Personal information may be disclosed in the course of processing this request, such as for the purposes of consultation or internal reporting.
The FOI team would be grateful of you would agree a brief extension of time as we are processing a number of requests received before yours that are due close together. Would you be happy to agree an extension until Friday 7 November 2025 under s 15AA of the FOI Act? Please let us know by return email, thank you for your consideration.
Many thanks,
ABC FOI team
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