MEAA – Save ABC Campaign

Just a quick note to say well done in taking quick action this week to contact crossbench Senators to urge them to vote No on the forthcoming ABC legislation.

The spotlight on social media in particular led to all four Senators – Stirling Griff, Tim Storer, Rex Patrick and Derryn Hinch – publicly declaring they would oppose all three Bills.

The government subsequently withdrew the Bills from the order of business in the Senate yesterday – although there is little doubt they will return to the Chamber at some stage.

But with Labor and the Greens both expected to vote No also, there should be enough opposition to prevent the three Bills being passed.

It’s good to know that we have these four crossbench Senators on our side as the ABC is facing threats from multiple directions, including massive funding cuts and political attacks.

We need to be eternally vigilent and to remind politicians of all stripes that the ABC doesn’t belong to them, it belongs to us, the Australian people. Hands off our ABC!

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 Authorised by Paul Murphy, Chief Executive, Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance