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Front cover images: MA (Mick) Ferry was the first regular race commentator in the world. Starting with the Autumn Meeting at Randwick (Sydney) in 1925, he broadcast descriptions of the races from his flat, outside the course. Enthusiastic racing authorities cut down a tree that obstructed his view of the track. Mick Ferry continued as the ABC's chief racing commentator in Sydney until his death in 1943. Andrew Taylor, Four Corners cameraman, filming Apache helicopter gunships landing at Tarin Kwot in southern Afghanistan (June 2007). The Australian military Reconstruction Task Force and the Special Operations Task Group are based at Tarin Kwot.

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SHOPS • INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING 2 Highlights of 2006–07

Total number of hours broadcast06–07 Radio—8 760 hours on each network and station Television—17 348 hours, including ABC2 and state-specific content

3.9 million pages of content on ABC Online

ABC services reached an estimated 72% of all Australians via Television, Radio and Online

ABC Radio had a weekly 5-city metropolitan reach of 3 687 000 or 33% ABC Television had a weekly 5-city metropolitan reach of 8.46 million or 60.4% and weekly regional reach of 4.1 million or 64.2% ABC Online had a monthly reach of 18.3% of Australia’s active internet population

Averaged 400 000 live radio streams per month, just under 2.4 million podcast downloads per month and 4.6 million vodcast downloads in first half of 2007

89% of Australians continue to believe the ABC provides a valuable service to the community 81% of Australians believe the ABC does a good job covering country/regional issues 71% believe the ABC is efficient and well-managed 3

ABC Television launched new Australian programs, including The ABC of Our Lives: 50 Years of Television, Who Killed Dr Bogle and Mrs Chandler?, Constructing Australia: The Bridge, Carbon Cops, Air Australia, Difference of Opinion, jtv, Family Footsteps, Choir of Hard Knocks, Bastard Boys, Curtin, Life at 1 and Operatunity Oz

Radio Australia programming available through 160 local rebroadcasters in 40 countries in Asia and the Pacific, shortwave broadcasts, satellite services and 12, 24-hour FM relays

Australia Network television available in 41 countries, retransmitted by 400 pay television operators, in more than 200 000 hotel rooms and available in 21 million homes

The ABC broadcast 3 581 hours of first release Australian television content, including ABC2

ABC’s digital television services reach 97% of Australia’s population from 237 transmitter locations

42 ABC Shops and 103 ABC Centres throughout Australia and online generated $3.3m net profit which was returned to programming last year

The ABC had total revenues of $995m from ordinary activities with $1 059m in total assets 4 The National Broadcaster

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• ABC national Radio networks—ABC Radio National, triple j, ABC Classic FM and ABC NewsRadio on the Parliamentary and News Network—are available throughout Australia • ABC Regional Radio studios collect content for use on ABC Radio and ABC Online • ABC Shops and ABC Centres are found at 146 locations throughout Australia • Local frequency information for ABC services is available in Appendixes 23 (Television) and 24 (Radio) 5

Radio The ABC has four national radio networks—ABC Radio National, ABC Classic FM, triple j and ABC NewsRadio—as well as 60 Local Radio stations around Australia, and three internet music-based services, dig, dig jazz and dig country. Cairns Television ABC Television operates two channels. Townsville The main channel is a national service Mt Isa with State and Territory news breakouts. It is available in analog and digitally Mackay on free-to-air digital and subscription television platforms. Longreach Rockhampton The ABC2 digital television service Gladstone is available free-to-air and on Bundaberg subscription platforms.

Maroochydore Online Toowoomba Brisbane The ABC Online website contains 3.873 Gold Coast million pages of content across 12 subject Lismore gateways, including content designed for broadband delivery. ABC services Tamworth Coffs Harbour Pt Augusta are also available via WAP, SMS, 3G Broken Hill Dubbo Port Macquarie and i-mode platforms. Pt Pirie Muswellbrook Orange Newcastle Renmark Erina Shops Mildura Sydney ABC-related products are available from Adelaide Wagga Wagga Wollongong Shepparton Nowra 42 ABC Shops and 103 ABC Centres Horsham throughout Australia, as well as the Bendigo Wodonga Canberra Mt Gambier Ballarat Bega ABC Shop Online and an order-based Sale Customer Delivery Service. Warrnambool Morwell Melbourne International Broadcasting International radio and online service Burnie Launceston Radio Australia, is available by shortwave, satellite and rebroadcast arrangements Hobart to Asia and the Pacific.

International television and online service, Australia Network, is available via satellite and rebroadcast arrangements to Asia and the Pacific. Office of Maurice L. Newman AC Chairman 2 October 2007 ABC Ultimo Centre 700 Harris Street Ultimo NSW 2007 Australia

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Tel. +61 2 8333 5363 Senator The Hon. Helen Coonan Fax. +61 2 8333 2967 Minister for Communications abc.net.au Information Technology and the Arts Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600

The Board of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation is pleased to present the Annual Report of the Corporation for the year ended 30 June 2007.

The report is prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983.

Yours sincerely contents 7 Letter of Transmittal 6 section 1 Corporate Report 10 ABC Vision, Mission and Values 10 Significant Events in 2006–07 10 Corporate Plan Summary 13 ABC Board of Directors 15 Board Directors’ Statement 19 ABC Advisory Council 22 The Year Ahead 23 section 2 Overview 24 ABC Audiences 26 ABC Services 42 ABC in the Community 44 ABC People 48 Commitment to a Greener Future 53 Corporate Governance 56 Financial Summary 63 ABC Divisional Structure 66 section 3 ABC Divisions 68 Radio and Regional Content 70 Television 74 News 80 Innovation 84 International 87 Commercial 92 Operations 96 Corporate 102 section 4 Summary Reports 110 Performance Against the ABC Corporate Plan 2004–07 112

Outcomes and Outputs 126 06–07 section 5 Independent Auditor’s Report 139 Financial Statements 141

Appendices 183

Index 236 ANNUAL REPORT 20 Glossary 239 ABC Charter and Duties of the Board 240 8

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Australia’s great arterial river system has Fifty-five years after that radio documentary borne explorers, traders and storytellers, from series, John Doyle and scientist/author Dr the earliest period of European settlement. Tim Flannery undertook another expedition to document a river system in a state of Over ten weeks in 1951, ABC Radio recreated environmental crisis. ABC Television presented the 1829–30 expedition of Charles Sturt Two Men in a Tinnie, a series filmed on their down the Murrumbidgee to its junction with journey along the Murray-Darling Rivers. that “broad and noble river”, the Murray. With the assistance of local Aborigines, The ABC has documented Australia and its Sturt’s party followed the Murray to Lake evolving place in the world through long-form Alexandrina and on to the ocean mouth, narratives from its earliest days. Dr Cecil south of Adelaide. Madigan used a pedal radio transceiver in section 1 9

the Flinders Ranges in South Australia to on rural Australia, Chequerboard and, later, file his radio talks as leader of the first renowned natural history projects such as major expedition across the Simpson Desert Nature of Australia. in 1939. Shortly after World War II, Colin Simpson presented Australian Walkabout At the beginning of the new millennium, ABC with stories of crocodile hunting in the Gulf Radio National audaciously chose to present of Carpentaria, jungle patrols on the island a 15-hour documentary review of the previous of New Guinea and the operations of a 1 000 years – “A Thousand Years in One pearling lugger off Broome. Day”. Extraordinary.

In 1960, the ABC established its first television On any ABC platform—radio, television or documentary unit, which produced landmark online—Australians continue their journeys series that helped significantly to define the of discovery about the world around them, genre in this country: A Big Country, focusing their land and their social evolution.

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Australian of the Year Tim Flannery and respected writer and satirist John Doyle examine the issue of Australia's challenging water future in “Two men in a tinnie”. 10

ABC Vision, Mission and Values

Vision and impartiality, reflecting a balanced Valued for playing an active role in the and broad range of views and interests lives of all Australians. Creative—a commitment to innovation, Mission ideas and support for talented people Uphold the ABC’s Charter through distinctive programs and services that Courageous—encouraging the leadership inform, educate and entertain. and vision to adapt to change with integrity and decisiveness Values Distinctively Australian—reflecting the Supportive—providing opportunities nation’s identity and culture for ABC staff to grow, personally and professionally, during their time with Open to all—reaching out to engage the Corporation audiences, bringing Australians together Accountable—demonstrating high No hidden agendas—aspiring to the standards of governance and value for highest editorial standards of accuracy money to the Australian community.

Significant Events 2006–07

July 2006 ABC Asia Pacific rebranded as A Stowaways Guide to the Pacific launched Australia Network. as the fourth project funded under the ABC – Australian Film Commission Broadband triplejunearthed.com launched with a Production Initiative. live performance from Unearthed winner Missy Higgins. ABC Radio National’s Music Deli celebrated its 20th birthday. The Indigenous Music Awards recorded live by triple j and filmed for broadcast on ABC Video downloads made available on ABC Television and ABC2. Online, starting with The Chaser’s War on Everything. Lateline and Lateline Business websites launched, complemented by video podcasts. jtv launched on ABC Television and ABC2 to extend the triple j brand. September 2006 Australia Network launched on cable August 2006 platforms in India. First online outside broadcast by ABC Local Radio, produced from the Byron Bay Radio Australia opens Digital Audio Writers’ Festival. Broadcasting subscription service in Singapore. Choir oftheYear The BirraleeBlokes as video-on-demand. Good Game live from Bali. 11th annual and theArts,delivered 702ABCSydney’s Communications, Information Technology Senator theHon.Helen Coonan,Minister for of theReserve BankofAustralia. MacFarlane, therecently retired Governor The 2006Boyer Lectures delivered byIan November 2006 of 11children growing upinAustralia. Life atOne complement the landmarktelevision series, The on screen together. Margaret Pomeranz, celebrated 20years At theMovies winners atParliament House. announced the for Agriculture, Fisheries andForestry, The Hon.Peter McGauran, Minister October 2006 Radio Australia’s of 2.5millionpeople. ever screened ontheABC,withanaudience most watched Australian documentary Dr BogleandMrsChandler? The television documentary their 25thanniversary onradio. The CoodabeenChampionscelebrated Lewers Bequest andtheJoanSutherland Arts Centre, Penrith RegionalGallery, the in conjunction withthe Campbelltown using ABCarchival material, heldinSydney Yours, MineandOurs Life atOne , whichfollowed thedevelopment premiered on ABC2andonline Andrew OlleMemorialLecture hosts, DavidStratton and 2006 Heywire website launchedto competition. Breakfast Club won ABCClassic FM’s , avisualartsexhibition competition Who Killed became the broadcast . phones andonline. which promoted storytelling viamobile Art andTechnology, launched Corporation andtheAustralian Networkfor Australian FilmCorporation, m.NET The ABC,incollaboration with theSouth December 2006 National eachfortnight, into onedownload. education stories, broadcast byABCRadio exclusively podcast service, gatheringthebest ABC RadioNationallaunched March 2007 traditional andworldmusic. Launch of birthday oftheBridgeandABC. Harbour Bridge,celebrating the75th Weekends Australia AllOver Asia-Pacific region. 14s RugbyUnionseriesacross the Australia Networkbroadcast theSuper February 2007 on ABC2andasvideo-on-demand. ABC Science series University History Department. Podtours 774 ABCMelbournelaunched show, ABC NewsRadiointroduced newsports 2006 Bookscan Bestseller Non-Fictionlist. ABC Book January 2007 highlights onthewebsite. Lives: 50YearsofTelevision John Clarke presented the 50thAnniversary ofABCTelevision. Performing ArtsCentre to commemorate Weekend HalfTime , co-produced withtheMelbourne The PureDrop Spotless broadcast live from theSydney section 1 and 702ABCSydney’s Talking Science number onetitle on The ABCofOur website, exploring . , withextended ABC Melbourne miniSeries Edpod broadcast , an 11

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Significant Events 2006–07 continued

The 42nd ABC Shop opened in Rosny, Tasmania. May 2007 The 100th ABC Centre opened at ABC Local Radio turned an idea from four Watergardens, Victoria. teenage participants at the 2007 Heywire Youth Issues Forum into a national radio and Funding for the national broadcasters’ roll web event. With 2 000 registered participants, out of Digital Radio to the six state capitals, The 40 Hour Drought encouraged listeners by 1 January 2009, committed as part of to limit themselves to 40 litres of water for the Federal 2007 Budget. a period of 40 hours. ABC Radio National’s Awaye! marked the ABC2 celebrated its second birthday. 40th anniversary of the 1967 Referendum to extend citizenship to Indigenous Australians. The ABC became the first Australian broadcaster to establish a presence in the Radio Australia opened a 24-hour FM relay virtual world of Second Life. ABC Island in Lae, Papua New Guinea. launched and coincided with a Four Corners program exploring virtual worlds. June 2007 1233 ABC Newcastle and ABC Central Coast April 2007 provided extensive coverage of storm-related Approximately 15 000 people attended triple events in the Hunter Valley and the Central j’s One Night Stand concert from Cowra in Coast of New South Wales. regional New South Wales. triple j launched AWOL—four free concerts Radio Australia opened a 24-hour FM relay to be staged in four towns across regional in Kiribati. Australia featuring some of Australia’s biggest bands. ABC Radio National received around 6 000 responses to its Unforgettable Revamped ABC News Online website launched. Speeches competition. Radio Australia expanded bi-lingual English Northern Territory Local Radio broadcast lessons for the Vietnamese, Chinese, the Tiwi Island Football League Grand Final. Indonesian and Cambodian markets. Podcasts of lessons reaching over 300 000 per week. Radio Australia mounted the first ABC live broadcast from Guangzhou, China.

Rage celebrated its 20th anniversary on ABC Television. h utaincmuiy8 18 880 78 82 82 Take account ofservices provided bythecommercial andcommunity broadcasting • Beinnovative andcomprehensive (s.6(1)(a)) 83 • Provide programs ofwideappealandspecialisedinterests (s.6(2)(a)(iii)) • 81 Meeting itslegislative obligationsto... 84 81 services andemerging digital media(ss.6(1)(a) and6(2)(a)(iii)). The ABCwill... 84 programs andservices Objective 2.Engageaudiences withrelevant andinnovative 2002–03 84 2003–04 Detailed reporting against 2004–05 Objective 1can befound onpage112. 2005–06 the Australian community 2006–07 reflects thecultural diversity of % ofpeople whobelieve theABC to Australia’s nationalidentity distinctively Australian andcontributing % ofpeople whoregard theABCto be will bemeasured by... The ABCwill... Objective 1.Contributetoasenseofnationalidentity identified insupportofthesefour overall objectives. Specific legislative responsibilities are addressed through thestrategic prioritiesandactions Broadcasting CorporationAct1983 Plan isframed around four Corporate Objectives derived explicitly from the Corporation for theinevitable transformation oftheAustralian mediaenvironment. TheCorporate The Board adopted anABCCorporate Planfor the2004–07period,continuing to positionthe Its overall effectiveness Take account ofthemulticultural character oftheAustralian community (s.6(2)(a)(iv)). • Transmit overseas programs ofnews,current affairs, entertainment andcultural • Content genres: • Meeting itslegislative obligations... communities through anABCthatisdistinctively Australian (s.6(1)(a)(i)). Corporate PlanSummary sectors (s.6(2)(a)(i)). enrichment (s.6(1)(b)) Reflect cultural diversity (s.6(1)(a)(i)) • Promotion ofthemusical, dramatic andotherperforming arts(s.6(1)(c)) • Programs ofaneducational nature (s.6(1)(a)(i)) • Newsandinformation (ss.6(1)(b) and8(1)(c)) • create more opportunitiesfor audiences to connect withthediversity oftheir reach asmanypeople aspossible through theABC’s established Charter , includingtheCharter (s.6). section 1 Australian 13

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Its overall effectiveness will be measured by... 2006–07 2005–06 2004–05 2003–04 2002–03 Overall (Combined) Audience Reach (%) 72 73 75 75 NA* % of people who perceive the ABC to be innovative 73 73 74 72 70 * Combined Audience reach figures were not calculated prior to 2003–04 Detailed reporting against Objective 2 can be found on page 113.

Objective 3. Ensure the ABC’s independence, integrity and high standards The ABC will... advance the ABC’s reputation and high performance standards through the ongoing evaluation of governance, policies and procedures (ss.6(1)(a) and 8(1)(b)).

Meeting its legislative obligations to... • Maintain the independence and integrity of the Corporation (s.8(1)(b)) • Ensure news and information is accurate and impartial (s.8(1)(c)) • Develop codes of practice relating to programs (s.8(1)(e)) • Take account of standards determined by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (s.6(2)(a)(ii)) • Comply with all relevant legislation (s.8(1)(d)) • Give consideration to any policy statement by the Commonwealth Government on any matter relevant to broadcasting or administration (s.8(2)).

Its overall effectiveness will be measured by... 2006–07 2005–06 2004–05 2003–04 2002–03 % of people who believe Television 81 80 80 77 79 the ABC provides quality Radio 64 63 63 61 60 programming Online 88 89 89 87 89 % of people who believe the ABC is balanced and even-handed when reporting news and current affairs 79 83 82 80 81 Detailed reporting against Objective 3 can be found on page 114.

Objective 4. Provide maximum benefit to the people of Australia The ABC will... achieve the optimal use of assets and resources and manage the long-term sustainability of the Corporation (s.8(1)(a)).

Meeting its legislative obligation to... Ensure the functions of the Corporation are performed efficiently and with the maximum benefit to the people of Australia (s.8(1)(a)).

Its overall effectiveness will be measured by... 2006–07 2005–06 2004–05 2003–04 2002–03 % of people who value the ABC and its services to the community 89 90 90 89 89 % of people who believe the ABC is efficient and well managed 71 70 70 64 68 Detailed reporting against Objective 4 can be found on page 115. those plans. likely to cause significant deviation from ABC andto notifytheMinister ofanymatters the Board to prepare corporate plansfor the by theMinister. TheABCActalsorequires of theCorporation whenrequested to doso Government policyrelevant to thefunctions legislation; andto consider matters of with theABCActandotherrelevant programming matters to develop recognised standardsofobjectivejournalism accurate andimpartialaccordingtothe presentation ofnewsandinformation is required to ensure thatthegatheringand the ABC’s the peopleofAustralia ae lrcte tvnSaaPtrHre KeithWindschuttle Peter Hurley Steven Skala Janet Albrechtsen Maurice Newman AC efficiently functions oftheCorporation are performed of theActrequires theBoard to ensure the Corporation Act1983 derive from the The role andresponsibilities oftheABCBoard ABC and withthe independence codes ofpracticerelatingto Board ofDirectors Australian Broadcasting (“ABC Act”).Section8 ; ensure compliance maximum benefitto , while maintaining Mark Scott and integrity . Itis ; John GallagherQC is provided onacase-by-case basis. professional development for Directors from CCHAustralia Limited. Other Governance, Australia modules, Directors’ ManualandPublicSector is available through provision ofthe new Board members andonlinetraining Induction processes are inplace for interest inanyitems ontheagenda. they wishto declare amaterial personal At eachmeeting,Directors are asked if appointment. Thisisupdated regularly. a declaration ofinterests upontheir and rights.They are required to provide 2004, whichsetsouttheirresponsibilities Board Protocol, first adopted inSeptember Directors are required to observe theABC Authorities andCompaniesAct1997 and goodfaith, assetoutinthe required to meetobjective standards ofcare obligations andindividualDirectors are In addition,theBoard issubjectto further section 1 Ron Brunton Commonwealth . 15

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Maurice Newman AC In June 2004 he was appointed a Director Appointed Chairman for a five-year term of the Queensland Investment Corporation. commencing 1 January 2007. Mr Newman was awarded a Companion of Maurice Newman is currently Chairman the Order of Australia, AC in 2002, and an of the Australian Securities Exchange Ltd Order of Australia, AM in 1994. In 2003 and Chancellor of Macquarie University. he was awarded the Centenary Medal for outstanding service to the financial His career spans 40 years in stockbroking services industry. and investment banking, including as Managing Director in 1984, and Executive John Gallagher QC Chairman from 1985 until 1999, of what is Re-appointed for a three-year term from now the Deutsche Bank Group in Australia. 24 February 2005. Appointed Deputy Chairman He was Chairman of the Deutsche Bank until term expires 23 February 2008. Asia Pacific Advisory Board and a Director of Deutsche Bank Asia Pacific from 1999 John Gallagher is a Barrister and Queen’s to 2001. He was also Chairman of Deutsche Counsel whose practice involves civil and Asset Management (Australia) Limited criminal law. from 1997 until 2000. Mr Gallagher was formerly a Director of He has been an adviser to Australian Mackay Television Limited (1971–87) as well governments: as a member of the as a Director of companies operating hotels Consultative Committee on Relations with in Queensland and New South Wales from Japan (1984–87); a Commissioner of the 1960 to 1996. National Commission of Audit (1996); a member of the Business Advisory Panel Ron Brunton established by the Minister for Multicultural Appointed a Director for a five-year term Affairs (1997–2002); Chairman of the from 1 May 2003. National Judging Panel for Innovation in Local Government (1997–98); Chairman of Ron Brunton is currently the Director of the Commonwealth Government’s National Encompass Research Pty Ltd, an organisation Year 2000 Steering Committee (1997–2000); engaged in anthropological and socio-economic and the Business Mature Age Workforce research, concentrating on native title, Advisory Group (2000–01); Co-Chair of the Indigenous heritage, immigration and Singapore Australia Business Alliance Forum environmental issues. (1999–2002); Member of the New South Wales Premier’s Major Events Board (2002–04); A widely published writer, Dr Brunton was and Chairman of the Federal Treasurer’s a fortnightly columnist for The Courier Mail Financial Sector Advisory Council (1998–2007); from 1997 until 2003, and was a Senior Sydney Convention and Visitors Bureau Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs (2001–07); and Tourism New South Wales between 1995 and 2001. (2002–07).

Mr Newman served as a Director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from December 2000 to June 2004. Morning Herald of Cricket Australia. he isaMemberoftheGrievance Tribunal Modern Art,NewYork (MoMA).Inaddition, the International Council oftheMuseum Cancer Foundation andasaMemberof as aTrustee oftheSirZelmanCowen and ElizaHallInstitute ofMedical Research, He serves astheVice President of theWalter Independent Studies. the Australian Ballet andtheCentre for Ltd, WilsonHTMInvestment Group Limited, Limited andisadirector ofMaxReCapital Hexima Limited andLive Events Wireless Pty also ChairmanofFilmAustralia Limited, New Zealand,ofDeutscheBankAG. He is Steven SkalaisVice Chairman,Australia and from 6October2005. Appointed aDirectorforfive-yearterm Steven Skala The AustralianFinancialReview newspaper. Shehaspreviously written for newspaper columnist with Janet Albrechtsen, aformer solicitor, isa from 24February2005. Appointed aDirectorforfive-yearterm Janet Albrechtsen and theUniversity ofPapua NewGuinea. anthropology atvarious universities inAustralia of anthropological issues andhaslectured in research papers andbooksonawiderange In addition,DrBrunton haspublished the University ofSydney LawSchool. the University ofSydney andhastaught at Ms Albrechtsen hasadoctorate inlawfrom and securitieslaw. the areas ofbankingandfinance, corporate Freehill, Hollingdale andPage, practising in She waspreviously employed withlawfirm and Quadrant magazine. , The Age , The SundayAge The Australian , The Sydney Tourist Commission (2000–04). and asaBoard MemberoftheAustralian of theSouthAustralian Tourism Commission (1997–2003) andChairoftheAuditCommittee has previously served asaBoard Member of theAdelaideFootball Club.Mr Hurley South Australia. HeisalsoDeputyChairman group apprenticeship andtraining schemein of Hospitality Group Training, thelargest Australian Hotels Association, andChairman Vice President andState President ofthe industry. Heiscurrently NationalSenior Peter Hurley isabusinessman inthehotel from 14June2006. Appointed aDirectorforfive-yearterm Peter Hurley commercial practice. Solicitors andheadofitscorporate and he wasapartnerofArnoldBloch Leibler, Company Limited. Between1985and2004, Group ofCompaniesandTheKingIsland and hasbeenadirector oftheChannel10 the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Mr Skalaistheimmediate past Chairmanof in theUnited States. guest lecturer atanumberofuniversities universities. Hehasalsobeenavisitingor and socialpolicyatanumberofAustralian lecturing inAustralian history, journalism Mr Windschuttle has20years experience Broadcasting andTelevision journalist with of bookspublishedandhasworked asa academic publications. Hehashad anumber newspapers, international journals and to majorAustralian andinternational and publisherafrequent contributor Keith Windschuttle isanhistorian, author from 14June2006. Appointed aDirectorforfive-yearterm Keith Windschuttle section 1 The DailyTelegraph magazine. and 17

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ABC Board of Directors continued Mark Scott Retiring Chairman Appointed Managing Director for a five-year Donald McDonald AC term from 5 July 2006. As the longest serving Chairman since the ABC became a Corporation in 1983, Prior to his appointment as ABC Managing Donald McDonald retired from the Board Director, Mark Scott spent almost 12 on 31 December 2006. He was initially years in a variety of editorial, editorial appointed Chairman in July 1996 for a management and organisation development five-year term, re-appointed on 24 July 2001 positions with John Fairfax Publications. for a second five-year term and appointed From 2003 to 2005 he was Editor-in-Chief, for a further five months commencing Metropolitan newspapers, and during 2005 on 24 July 2006. became Editor-in-Chief of Metropolitan, Regional and Community newspapers. From November 2005 he was Editorial Director, with responsibility for the management and editorial direction of the newspaper divisions and websites along with the editorial and commercial performance of the Fairfax newspaper magazine division.

From 1993–94 he worked in education policy research at the Centre for Learning and Competitiveness at the University of Maryland, in the United States.

He was employed in the New South Wales Government from 1988–92 in the roles of Chief of Staff to the Education Minister, Director of Communications in the Education Ministry, and Policy Advisor to the Education Minister.

Mr Scott holds a Bachelor of Arts, Diploma in Education and a Master of Arts degree in Government from the University of Sydney. During 1992–93 he completed a Masters degree in Public Administration at Harvard University. and enliven Australian democracy. conversation anditcontinues to enrich forum for muchofAustralia’s public today’s digital age,theABCprovides the independent andbalanced voice. Even in and complex, itstill responds to areliable, While contemporary societyismore diverse no less daunting. today’s Australians the challenges are they have been replaced byothers. For prevailed in1932have disappeared but Many oftheuncertainties andbeliefsthat in Australian society. epic changesthathave taken place been there to share andreflect onthe achievements, sadness andjoy. Ithas disasters, economic upsanddowns,great the past 75years, through wars, natural at every step oftheAustralian journey over The ABChas,infact, beenatrusted partner turned outto be. in thenationalinterest—and soit has nation. Agenuinenationalbroadcaster, ABC wouldplayapartinuniting dark anddifficulttimeshadpassed, the prosperity wouldreturn. Thatwhenthose They took thelong viewthat,oneday, looked beyond themoment. hardship, thepeoples’ representatives Founded intimesofeconomic distress and a truly bi-partisanvision. —the predecessor to theLiberal party— in 1932bytheLyons United Australia Party the ScullinLaborgovernment andenacted Broadcasting Commission wasdrafted by The legislation creating theAustralian Seventy Five Years oftheABC standard andto observe bothaccuracy and comprehensive services of ahigh Corporation isrequired to provide innovative Under theABC ActandCharter, the Director ofEditorialPolicies Board Directors’ Statement the young many generations ofAustralians. and defined afamiliar media experience for radio andtelevision broadcasting in Australia, spectrum scarcity, allowed alimited range of The analog age,whichwascharacterised by ahead for theABC. There are, nevertheless, significant tests radio andonlineservices. expects, alongside established television, heart ofwhatthecontemporary audience podcasting andvodcasting are now atthe applications, digital television (ABC2), Broadband, video-on-demand,mobile ABC services, for aricheraudience experience. vast range ofcontent for thegrowing range of cross-platform programming—providing a Corporation isbetter able to deliver multimedia, audience expectations. Asaresult, the priority to aligningtheABC’s outputwith The revised organisational structure gives successfully completed inthefirst halfof2007. significant managerialchange,whichwas The Corporation’s digital evolution hasrequired Digital Age Aligning theABCfor the ABC isdischarging itsCharter obligations. first-hand assurance to theBoard thatthe relevant Executive Directors, beable to provide by theABC.MrChadwickwill,withother Policies incontent, wherever itispresented review theconsistent adherence to Editorial of Editorial Policies: to advise,verify and Three mainprinciples guidetherole ofDirector to editorial staff andmanagement. providing additionalstrength andexpertise December 2006wasanimportant step in new role ofDirector ofEditorial Policies in The appointmentofMrPaul Chadwickto the ABC EditorialPolicies These requirements are enshrinedinthe and impartialityinnewsinformation. section 1 . 19

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Board Directors’ Statement continued

This protected environment is rapidly and Australia Network. They also find drawing to a close. Digital technology is expression beyond programs through projects creating an age of plenty with new means undertaken by ABC International. of providing stimulating information and entertainment and an astonishing growth Radio Australia and Australia Network of innovative ways for audiences to further provide an awareness of Australian thinking engage with media. to international audiences. Yet they are more than broadcasters and are distinguished The ABC must work even harder to preserve from other media services in the region the special relationship it has established by providing services that have helped with audiences through conventional radio, contribute to closer cultural ties—neighbour television and online. At the same time, the to neighbour—between Australia and other ABC’s less traditional audiences are showing nations in the Asia-Pacific region. a growing interest in self-expression and participation by embracing new means of Part of this broader engagement with the personalising their media experiences. international community served by the ABC is exemplified by educational content such The ABC must also cater to their needs. as Australia Network’s Study English program Their major media experiences take place (in partnership with Australian tertiary online and are shaped by that environment institutions) and Radio Australia’s Time —they have very different expectations to to Talk series on politics, society and that of established audiences. They are governance in the Pacific. more demanding as well as amenable to alternative venues. The ABC also has a long history of working with other broadcasters—as neighbour and The structural changes that have taken place citizen of the Asia-Pacific region—to develop within the Corporation in the past year will effective media in the region. This supporting help address this great challenge—how to role for the ABC is now increasing, with the reach more Australians, in more ways, more ABC providing regional broadcasters specialist often—and to fulfil the enduring values and advice and technical assistance, mentoring expectations of our Charter. and training activities. The most significant of these activities are funded by Australia’s We believe the media environment will be as development assistance agency, AusAID. profoundly altered by these innovations as it was by the introduction of television 50 years ago. The ABC’s international activities—Radio Australia, Australia Network and International The ABC’s International Projects—are managed within a new ABC Engagement International Division. Further collaboration The ABC is committed to fundamental between the services produced by this democratic principles including the rule arrangement will both improve effectiveness of law, freedom of speech and religion, of the services and assist in developing parliamentary democracy and equality audience growth. of opportunity—the foundations of Australian society. Jean-Gabriel Manguy, under whose leadership a resurgent Radio Australia found new means These Australian values are intrinsic to the to reach new audiences during the past decade, programming presented by Radio Australia resigned from the role in April 2007 to take Corporation asoundfoundation for its a range ofsignificant challenges—giving the during thepast decade, theABCdealt with Under MrMcDonald’s distinguished leadership extensive contribution. would like to record itsappreciation for his became aCorporation in1983.The as Chairmanisthelongest since theABC Mr McDonald’s ten andahalfyears service 31 December 2006. his third term asChairmanoftheABCon Donald McDonaldAC retired attheendof with itsCharter obligations.Thismayrequire effective useoftheABC’s fundsconsistent The Board isdedicated to ensuringthemost recurrent expenditure. than indexation. Soissomeofour change andare increasing more rapidly relate directly andindirectly to technological costs are not.ManyoftheABC’s expenses While ourrevenues are relatively fixed, the Board. sustainability remains achallenge for is, themaintenance oflong-term financial As welcome asthis Government commitment was setatalevel unprecedented in20years. The ABCfundingfor the2006–09triennium media development butitisacostly exercise. strengths. We are intheforefront ofdigital Changing technology isplayingto theABC’s Future Sustainability Australia andwisheshimwell. during avery challenging decade for Radio Board paystribute to MrManguy’s efforts up anewpositionoutsideAustralia. The McDonald AC Donald Board in journalism. of MrMcDonald’s commitment to excellence McDonald ABC Scholarship inrecognition the program wasrenamed theDonald history. On theoccasion ofhisretirement, both itandscholars throughout theprogram’s and continued to encourage andsupport Reuter’s Foundation Scholarship program, instrumental intheestablishment ofthe As ABCChairman,MrMcDonaldwas around theworldto furtherdevelop theirskills. together upto 25established journalists from Reuter Foundation program. Thisbrings experienced highlevel journalist to jointhe a Reuter’s Foundation Scholarship to an Each year since 1999,theABChasawarded exclusively digital environment. and expectations ofwhatwillsoonbe an placed to dealwiththemanynew demands present success. TheCorporation isbetter Mark Scott Keith Windschuttle Peter Hurley Steven Skala Janet Albrechtsen Ron Brunton John GallagherQC On behalfof Chairman Maurice Newman AC duties aslaidoutinSection8oftheABCAct. The Board believes ithasfulfilled itsstatutory for thelowest possible price. people require, to thestandards they demand, We are committed to delivering theservices Australian people. acquit ourselves to ourowners, the ways ofdoingthingssothatwecan better resetting prioritiesandreviewing traditional Director section 1 Director Director Director Director Director Director 21

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ABC Advisory Council Back row (left to right): Jane Munro (Convenor, Vic), Alan Wu (Qld), Joel Buchholz (Qld), Joshua Knackstredt (NSW), Geoffrey Cadogan-Cowper (Tas), Anthony Peters (NSW) and Robyn Lambley (NT) Front row (left to right): Joanne Roach (WA), Pamela Chick (Qld), Jaime Phillips (WA), Catherine Prosser (ACT) and Dr Paul Collier (SA).

The ABC Advisory Council is established The ABC Advisory Council and the ABC Board under the provisions of the ABC Act to provide continued to build on the Council’s role in advice to the Board on matters relating to advising the ABC Board on community views. the Corporation’s broadcasting programs. The ABC Board Advisory Committee, chaired The ABC Board appoints the 12 members of by Ron Brunton, met with the Council after the Council for a period of up to four years. each Advisory Council meeting; and the The public is invited to apply to join the full Board held its annual meeting with the Council through promotions on ABC Radio, Advisory Council in December 2006. It also met Television and Online and advertisements in with ABC Divisional Directors to discuss key the press. This year, Ms Catherine Prosser areas of interest including radio, television from the Australian Capital Territory, Miss and audience research. Jaime Phillips from Western Australia, Mr Anthony Peters from New South Wales and The Council met three times during the year Mr Joel Buchholz from Queensland, joined and provided feedback to the ABC Board on the Council. a wide range of programs and services.

The role of the ABC Advisory Council, under It prepared papers on: Section 11 of the ABC Act is to “either on its • The Role of the ABC in Regional Australia own initiative or at the request of the Board, (March 2007) advise the Board on matters relating to the • Report on Equity and Diversity Corporation’s broadcasting programs”. (December 2006).

The Council: These papers have been circulated widely • facilitates communication between in the ABC and will be considered in the the community and the ABC Board Corporation’s strategic planning. • on its own initiative, provides advice to the ABC Board in relation to ABC programs The Council’s work plan for the remainder and program policies of 2007 includes discussion papers on young • provides constructive advice on ABC people’s engagement with the ABC, papers programs and programming issues in on scientific programming, the branding response to requests from the Board of the ABC, ABC Online, inclusiveness and and senior management issues around the source of food. • provides an overview for the Board of community concerns and interests The Advisory Council’s recommendations • carries out community consultation and commendations for the year, together programs seeking community views on with responses from ABC management, ABC programming initiatives and policies. appear in Appendix 17 (page 199). The Year Ahead content levels ontelevision; provide current television networks;increase Australian content onadditionaldigital radio and the planningperiod,itaimsto: deliver more people engagewithissues andideas.Over as theleading Australian mediaspace where is thattheABCcontinues to berecognised A core objective ofthenewthree-year Plan best to deliver content across allplatforms. content divisionneedsto consider how Television, RadioandNewsoutput.Each ten years agoto thevery centre ofABC They have shifted from thefringeofoperations are akey partofeverything theABCdoes. Online andotherdigital delivery platforms rapidly maturing digital mediaenvironment. Charter obligationsinthecontext ofthe emphasis to thefulfilmentofABC’s the newCorporate Plangives strong Corporation wantsto schedule it.Accordingly platforms ofchoice—not just whenthe on demand—whenthey wantit,onmedia Increasingly people willwantABCcontent mindful ofthechangingneedsaudiences. But theCorporation must beconstantly appreciation survey. as showninthemost recent Newspoll very highlevel ofcommunity approval digital mediaplatforms; anditretains a to operate strongly onallbroadcast and Plan 2007–10 As theABCgives effect to the , from 1July 2007,itcontinues Corporate 20 fosters responsibility andopportunity. leadership andaworkenvironment that commitment to providing high-quality people. TheCorporation willrenew its the innovation, creativity andskillofABC A third priorityisto encourage andsupport Australian broadcasting. the highest editorial standards in and Charter. Inparticular,itwilluphold standards, asrequired bytheABCAct ABC’s independence, integrity andhigh Another core focus willbeto ensure the has beenintheera ofanalog broadcasting. and compelling inthedigital worldasit the Asia-Pacific region; andbeasrelevant places to seeAustralia Networkacross user-generated material; secure more local newsbulletins online;enable more for download; strengthen nationaland programs andkey archival material section 1 08 23

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international broadcasting then...

The opening transmission of Radio Australia in December 1939, known then as “Australia Calling”.

“Australia Calling… Australia Calling”, diminishing series of transmission “hops” announced the clipped voice of John Royal around the globe. For decades to come, through the crackle of shortwave radio. It was listeners would tune their receivers in the a few days before Christmas 1939. Overseas early morning and dusk and again at night broadcasting station VLQ 2—V-for-victory, to receive the clearest signals. Even then, L-for-liberty, Q-for-quality—had come alive signal strength lifted and fell repeatedly, to the impending terror of World War II. amid the atmospheric hash.

The forerunner of Radio Australia broadcast Australia Calling/Radio Australia based itself in those European languages that were still in Melbourne well south of the wartime widely used throughout South-East Asia at “Brisbane Line” and safe from possible the end of in the colonial age—German, Dutch, Japanese invasion. Even today, one of Radio French, Spanish and English. Australia’s principal transmitter stations is located in the Victorian city of Shepparton. Transmission signals leapt to the ionosphere —a layer of electro-magnetic particles By 1955, ABC Chairman Sir Richard Boyer surrounding the planet—before reflecting summed up the Radio Australia achievement: down to earth and bouncing up again in a “We have sought to tell the story of this section 2 25

country with due pride in our achievements international broadcasting with Australia and way of life, but without ignoring the Television. Neither the ABC nor, later, differences and divisions which are inevitable commercial owners of the service could in and indeed the proof of a free country”. secure its financial viability.

Today Radio Australia delivers content in Five years after the closure of that first service, English, Indonesian, Chinese, Vietnamese, the ABC won an Australian Government Khmer and Tok Pisin. Although it still contract to launch and operate what is now broadcasts via shortwave, increasingly, called Australia Network. It is available audiences access the service via satellite, in 41 different countries and reaches local re-broadcasts, FM relays and the internet. 10.2 million homes.

As satellite-delivered television services Almost seven decades on, Australia is emerged throughout the Asia-Pacific region, still calling. in the early 1990s, the ABC expanded its

... and now

Radio Australia’s breakfast team bring lively and insightful commentary to regional issues. 26

Average Weekly Radio Reach—Five City ABC Audiences Source: Nielsen Media Research ABC Local Radio Audience Trends The media landscape in Australia is in a ABC Radio National

state of rapid change marked by increased 2002–03 competition among content providers 2003–04 triple j for fragmenting audiences. The ABC is 2004–05 responding to these challenges and new 2005–06 2006–07 audience expectations by augmenting its ABC Classic FM position as a national media content provider, offering diverse, quality programming across ABC NewsRadio multiple platforms. 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 Millions The ABC is in a unique position in the Australian media marketplace with significant Aggregate ABC Radio Audience Share % experience in television, radio and online. Source: Nielsen Media Research By tracking audiences across all platforms Sydney and understanding the shifts in their

expectations as they increasingly utilise Melbourne 2002–03 on-demand content, the ABC will continue 2003–04 Brisbane to remain relevant to all Australians. 2004–05 2005–06 Adelaide Australians are adopting new entertainment 2006–07 and media technology at different paces. The Perth ABC recognises the importance of maintaining strong core audiences for television and radio Newcastle while satisfying the demands for developing Canberra and evolving media such as online and 0 10 20 30 40 50 mobile services. %

In 2006–07, the ABC maintained significant Radio radio and television audiences, while achieving The Changing Radio Landscape growth for ABC Online and developing new Listening to the radio used to be a pretty audiences for its content distributed through straightforward proposition: listeners turned online services such as streaming, podcasting on their “radio” and tuned to a station on and vodcasting. either the AM or FM band. Now, radio listeners are confronted by a range of options: should The ABC’s combined reach across television, they listen to AM, FM, satellite or digital radio? radio and online was 72% this year. This was Should they do so through a traditional radio, similar to a combined reach of 73% in 2005–06, an MP3 Player, a computer or a television? but down compared to 75% in 2003–04 and Should they listen to radio programs broadcast 2004–05.1 Other research findings show that in their own city, elsewhere in their own the Australian community maintained a high country or from other countries? level of support for the ABC, with nine-in-ten Australians believing that the Corporation Within a relatively short space of time, ABC provides a valuable service to the community.2 Radio has positioned itself at the forefront

1 Newspoll, ABC Awareness and Usage Survey 2007 and ratings data analysis, conducted same month in 2004, 2005 and 2006. 2 Newspoll, Newspoll 2007 ABC Appreciation Survey. 4 NielsenMedia Research, radio ratings surveys 2006–07. Thecitiessurveyed inmetropolitan ratings surveys are Adelaide, Bris All five-city radio data3 isdrawn from NielsenMediaResearch. The five citiessurveyed are Adelaide,Brisbane, Melbourne,Pe cities remained steady at95%. aged 10orover inthefive mainAustralian reach ofradio services amongthepopulation it ever was. In2006–07,theaverage weekly lives ofAustralians isasimportant today as against othermedia.Therole ofradio inthe that radio can continue to evolve andcompete Such technological developments have meant many more millionsofprogram segments. to domestic andinternational audiences, and million complete radio programs eachmonth highly successful, delivering more thantwo podcasting services, whichhave since become and theinternet. In2005,ABCRadiolaunched Radio’s digital services viadigital television audiences have beenable to access ABC streaming viatheinternet. Since 2002, In 2001,ABCRadiocommenced live radio anywhere andatanytime. available to itto deliver content to audiences embraced andadapted thetechnologies world, usinganarray ofplatforms. Ithas audiences inallpartsofAustralia andthe of theindustry indelivering itsservices to 2005–06 reach of3704 000.ABCRadio’s population aged 10+,downby0.5%onits at 3687000or33%ofthefive-city metropolitan reach remained relatively steady in2006–07 ABC Radio’s overall five-city average weekly Source: Nielsen//NetRatings ABC RadioStationsMonthly OnlineAudience, January2003–June2007 100 000 200 000 300 000 400 000 500 000 600 000 700 000 800 000 Canberra, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth andSydney. 0

Jan 03 Feb 03 Mar 03 Apr 03 May 03 Jun 03 Jul 03 Aug 03 Sep 03 Oct 03 Nov 03 Dec 03 Jan 04 ABC RadioNational triple j ABC Local RadioOnline Feb 04 Mar 04 Apr 04 May 04

3 Jun 04 Jul 04 Aug 04 Sep 04 Oct 04 Nov 04 Dec 04 Jan 05 Feb 05 Mar 05 Apr 05 May 05 Jun 05 Jul 05 Aug 05 from 11.7%.720ABCPerth’s reach decreased 4.8% to 197000,while share fell to 10.8% from record highsin2005–06:reach fell by ABC Adelaide’s reach andshare were down its share increased to 8.9%from 8.3%.891 its highest reach inthepast ten years, and Brisbane’s reach increased by6.8%to 283000, marginally to 11.4%from 11.9%.612ABC high of784000in2005–06;itsshare decreased decreased to 755000,down3.7%onarecord in 2005–06).774ABCMelbourne’s reach up onepointto anall-timehighof9.4%(8.4% record highof678000in2005–06,share was reach of 672000wasdownby0.9%onthe 2005–06. While 702ABCSydney’s weekly steady at10.3%,compared with10.2%in record. ABCLocal Radio’s share remained of 2233000—thehighest annualaverage on 2 175000wasdown2.6%onthe2005–06figure ABC Local Radio’s average weekly reach of and fell inCanberra to 41.0%from 42.0%. increased to 23.1%from 22.6%in2005–06, ABC’s share inNewcastle, New SouthWales, city reach in2006–07was4.02million. ABC Radio’s estimated average weekly seven- Perth wassteady. recorded inSydney andBrisbane,while recorded in2005–06.Local increases were a 0.4pointincrease onthe20.1%share overall five-city share in2006–07was20.5%, Sep 05 Oct 05 Nov 05 Dec 05 Jan 06 Feb 06 Mar 06 Apr 06 May 06 Jun 06 section 2 Jul 06 Aug 06 Sep 06 Oct 06 Nov 06 Dec 06 Jan 07 Feb 07 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 rth andSydney. 4 The bane, 27

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Focused Radio Audience Research ABC Audiences During 2006–07, ABC Audience Research continued conducted a major research project on behalf of ABC Radio and Regional Content. by 9.7% to 270 000 from a record high of The ABC Radio Listening and Behaviour 299 000 in the previous year, while share Research Pilot, conducted in November 2006 decreased to 11.1% from 12.1%. in Sydney and Adelaide, examined the ways in which the proliferation of internet and new In 2006–07, the reach of ABC Local Radio technologies has changed the way radio content websites increased by 26% to an average is delivered. The project explored different 572 000 unique users each month. audience measurement methodologies and statistical projections of data to assess The five-city average weekly reach of triple j possible future measurement techniques. increased by 5.8% in 2006–07 to 1 024 000, up In addition, it undertook to measure the way from 968 000 in 2005–06; its share increased new delivery methods are being used as a to 4.3% from 3.9%. ABC Classic FM’s five-city means of understanding actual usage and weekly reach decreased by 3.6% to 640 000, new behaviours among Australian radio down from 664 000 in 2005–06, while its share listeners. By understanding these new trends remained steady at 2.4%. ABC Radio National’s and technologies, ABC Radio can provide overall five-city weekly reach was up 0.9% content in a way that matches current radio to 659 000 (653 000 in 2005–06) and share content usage and can continue to embrace remained steady at 2.1%. ABC NewsRadio’s these new and emergent technologies. weekly reach decreased by 3.6% to 620 000 (643 000 in 2005–06) and share remained Podcasting steady at 1.4%. In 2006–07, Australians purchased increasing numbers of digital electronic devices. GfK In 2006–07, the reach of the triple j website Marketing Services reported that almost remained steady at an average of 165 000 2.5 million digital media players were sold in unique users per month. The ABC Radio 2006 (equivalent to one for every 6.4 adults).7 National website remained steady at an Furthermore, an increasing proportion of average of 180 000 unique users per month.5 Australians’ incomes are spent on digital devices. According to GfK, digital media have In October – November 2006, the ABC exhibited remarkable penetration in light of participated in a regional radio ratings their recent introduction, with unit sales of survey of Orange, New South Wales.6 ABC digital media players increasing by 19% from Local Radio achieved a share of 14.3%, steady 1.3 million devices in the second half of 2005 with the 14.2% share recorded in 2004; its to 1.6 million in the second half of 2006. reach was down marginally to 15 300 from 15 600. triple j’s share over the two surveys In line with these developments, audiences declined to 3.6% from 5.7%, while its reach responded to an increased availability of ABC fell to 4 100 from 7 800. ABC Classic FM’s content available by podcast. By June 2007, share increased to 5.6% from 2.5% and its the ABC was registering just under 2.4 million reach grew to 4 700 from 3 700. ABC Radio successful and complete downloads of podcast National’s share declined to 2.4% from 3.7% files each month, representing content from and its reach fell to 5 200 from 6 900. all ABC Radio networks, ABC News and audio from ABC Television.8

5 Nielsen//NetRatings, Home and Work Panel, July 2005 – June 2006 and July 2006 – June 2007. 6 Nielsen Media Research, Regional Radio Survey, Orange, 2006. 7 GfK Marketing Services, Canon Digital Lifestyle Index: Second Half 2006, March 2007. 8 All streaming, podcasting and vodcasting data from WebTrends, measurement of ABC Online activity. 1 000 1 500000 2 000 2 500000 3 000 Source: WebTrends including AllRadioNetworks andLocalRadiostations ABC Total Live RadioStreams, Monthly, March 2006–June2007 Source: WebTrends Radio Networks, Television (AudioOnly) andNews andCurrent Affairs ABC Total Podcasts, Monthly, January2006–June2007includingAll 9 ACMA mediarelease, plays inNovember 2006. each month,withapeakofover 460000 an average ofapproximately 400000streams popular. In2006–07, audiences listened to listening to live radio streaming hasproven this system commenced inearly March 2006, for live radio streaming. Since reporting from Corporation to measure activitylevels recorded web measurement tool whichenabled the In 2005–06,theABCinvested inasophisticated Live RadioStreaming 500 000 100 000 200 000 300 000 400 000 500 000 0 0 a 6Fb0 a 6Ar0 a 6Jn0 u 6Ag0 e 6Ot0 o 6Dc0 a 7Fb0 a 7Ar0 a 7Jun07 May07 Apr07 Mar07 Feb 07 Jan07 Dec06 Nov 06 Oct06 Sep06 Aug06 Jul06 Jun06 May06 Apr06 Mar06 Feb 06 Jan 06 a 6Ar0 a 6Jn0 u 6Ag0 e 6Ot0 o 6Dc0 a 7Fb0 a 7Ar0 a 7Jun07 May07 Apr07 Mar07 Feb 07 Jan07 Dec06 Nov 06 Oct06 Sep06 Aug06 Jul06 Jun06 May06 Apr06 Mar 06 Digital radio trialsextendedinSydney andMelbourne digital radio trials. The ABCcontinues to participate inthese radio trialsinMelbourneandSydney”. to “extend thecurrent Eureka 147digital and MediaAuthorityannounced itsdecision In June2007,TheAustralian Communications Digital RadioTrials , 6June2007 section 2 9 29

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ABC Television Main Channel Reach 2006–07, Four Weekly ABC Audiences Source: OzTAM Television Ratings and Regional TAM continued Sydney Melbourne Television Brisbane The ABC, like many other broadcasters Adelaide

Metropolitan throughout the world, is exploring various Perth distribution methods to extend the life of 5 City All its content and reach new and increasing Southern NSW audiences. Australians can now view television Northern NSW content on the main channel and ABC2, Victoria Queensland as well as by streaming or downloading it Regional Tasmania through ABC Online or purchasing the DVD.

Regional All Viewers can watch programs on the main 0 20 40 60 80 100 television in their living rooms, on computers, 2005–06 2006–07 % or outside the home on mobile phones and other portable devices. This range of options ABC Television Main Channel FTA Household creates considerable challenges when Share 2006–07, 6am–midnight measuring and understanding audiences. Source: OzTAM Television Ratings and Regional TAM

Sydney Moreover, the concept of television viewing Melbourne is evolving in a world where consumers can Brisbane choose to view programs via free-to-air Adelaide

Metropolitan broadcasts (whether analog or digital), Perth subscription television, online services 5 City All or internet television. ABC Television Southern NSW increasingly competes for the attention of Northern NSW audiences with television services from all Victoria Queensland over the world. Despite these challenges, it Regional Tasmania continues as one of the strongest and most

Regional All loved media brands in Australia and continues 0 5 10 15 20 25 to offer diverse and unique content via both 2005–06 2006–07 % channels and through its online services.

ABC Television Main Channel FTA Household ABC Television increased its viewing share and Share 2006–07, 6pm–midnight Source: OzTAM Television Ratings and Regional TAM attracted sizeable audiences for a diverse range of programs in 2006–07. In the metropolitan Sydney markets of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Melbourne Adelaide and Perth, ABC Television’s prime Brisbane time household share was 17.6%, up from Adelaide

Metropolitan 16.7% in 2005–06, while its prime time people Perth 10 5 City All share increased to 16.3% from 15.3%. The

Southern NSW ABC’s share grew in a competitive year

Northern NSW in which the Seven and Nine networks

Victoria challenged each other for the number Queensland one position in the television market. Regional Tasmania

Regional All All-day (6 am – midnight) free-to-air household 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 share for ABC Television in the metropolitan 2005–06 2006–07 % 10 All five-city free-to-air television figures are drawn from OzTAM ratings data, July 2005 – June 2006 and July 2006 – June 2007. Northern NSW

Regional Southern NSW Metropolitan Regional All Queensland Melbourne Source: NielsenMediaResearch ABC Television HouseholdShare, RemoteRegions,2006–07 (%) Source: OzTAM Television RatingsandRegionalTAM Share 2006–07,6am–midnight ABC Television MainChannelFTA People otPreBoe il2 uy–5Ags 061. 17.6 25.0 22.6 6pm–midnight 32.8 6am–midnight 17.9 16.4 23.5 21.1 31.3 18.3 13August –2September 2006 Survey Dates Local share excludes spillstations where applicable. 23July –5August 2006 Note: asthefrequency ofsurveys anddates vary from year to year, comparative data isnotavailable. 29April–26May2007 Regional Western Australia 27August –9September 2006 6August –2September 2006 Port Pirie/Broken Hill Remote Central andEastern Riverland/Mount Gambier Darwin Region Tasmania Brisbane Adelaide 5 CityAll Victoria Sydney Perth 01 025 20 15 10 5 0 11 All aggregated11 regional andTasmania free-to-air figures are drawn from RegionalTAM television ratings data, July 2005–Ju Curtin the ABC’s top programs, including Australian programs featured strongly among in 2005–06. Television was15.7%,compared with15.4% in 2005–06.All-daypeople share for ABC markets was16.0%,compared with15.6% Specks Dr BogleandMrsChandler? and Tasmania), the free-to-air primetime and SouthernNew SouthWales, Victoria Television markets inQueensland,Northern measured electronically (Aggregated Regional In theregional television markets that are million viewers in2006–07. metropolitan audiences ofmore thanone More than 23Australian programs attracted and July 2006 –June2007. 2005–06 and , The Chaser’sWaronEverything Constructing Australia:TheBridge 2006–07 , Spicks and Who Killed % , . free-to-air television stations available to Australia. Intheseareas, thenumber of Hill (NewSouthWales) andRegionalWestern Australia, Port Pirie(SouthAustralia)/Broken Australia), Remote Central andEastern in Darwin,Riverland/Mt Gambier(South the ABCparticipated in television diarysurveys diary rather thanelectronically. In2006–07, markets measure television audiences by Because oftheirremoteness, someregional up from 16.9%in2005–06. in 2005–06.People all-dayshare was17.1%, markets was17.3%,compared with17.2% household share intheaggregated regional 16.4% in2005–06.All-day(6am–midnight) share this year was17.3%,compared with compared with17.8%in2005–06.People household share for ABC Television was18.4%, Source: OzTAM Television RatingsandRegionalTAM Share 2006–07,6pm–midnight ABC Television MainChannelFTA People Northern NSW

Regional Southern NSW Metropolitan Regional All Queensland Melbourne Tasmania Brisbane Adelaide 5 CityAll Victoria Sydney Perth section 2 01 025 20 15 10 5 0 2005–06 11 2006–07 ne 2006 % 31

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to date with changes in the way audiences ABC Audiences are consuming media content with new continued distribution models and technology.

audiences varies and the ABC share of viewing One of the strategic research projects reflects these differences. ABC Television’s undertaken in 2006–07 was a qualitative prime time household share in the Remote study of children’s media habits and attitudes Central and Eastern Australia survey was to television and online content to enable 32.8%, 25.0% in Darwin, 17.9% in Riverland/ the ABC to better understand the needs of Mt Gambier, 17.6% in Port Pirie/Broken Hill children and parents and maintain its position and 22.6% in Regional Western Australia.12 as the leading provider of quality children’s content in Australia. This project involved an Total Australian television reach, including ethnographic study of children and parents free-to-air and subscription television, in both metropolitan and regional areas. Its remained relatively stable in 2006–07. Total results informed a review of the ABC Kids free-to-air metropolitan reach continued brand and content. to decline as a percentage of the five-city population, while subscription television’s ABC2 reach increased. Consistent with this trend, The digital television channel ABC2 can be ABC Television’s average metropolitan weekly seen in Australian households with either a reach declined to 8.46 million in 2006–07, free-to-air digital television or set-top-box or compared with 8.54 million in 2005–06. a subscription to a digital pay-television service. This represents 60.4% of the metropolitan In October 2006, research commissioned by population, compared with 61.5% in 2005–06. the Australian Communications and Media In the aggregated regional markets and Authority estimated that 41% of Australian Tasmania, ABC Television’s reach was 4.10 homes had access to digital television million, compared with 4.12 million in 2005–06, (including both digital free-to-air and digital representing 64.2% of the regional population, subscription services). The household take-up compared with 65.3% in 2005–06. of free-to-air digital television was estimated to be 29.6% of Australian homes in October Vodcasting commenced on ABC Online in 2006, up from 13% in July 2005. Over the same late July 2006 when vodcast downloads were made available for jtv and The Chaser’s War on Everything. Episode downloads are now ABC2 National Average Daily Reach, offered for more than ten television programs All People, 2006–07 Source: OzTAM / Regional TAM and have proved popular among audiences. Total vodcast downloads in the first half of 350 000 2007 numbered 4.6 million. 300 000

ABC Television commissions targeted research 250 000 projects to keep informed about audience behaviour and attitudes. Commissioned 200 000 research includes both quantitative and 150 000 qualitative research projects and other data sources. Research findings inform 100 000 programming, scheduling and marketing strategies. One of the greatest challenges 50 000 facing media organisations is to keep up 0 Jun–Sep 06 Sep–Dec 06Dec 06 – Mar–Jun 07 Mar 07 National is defined as five-city metropolitan and regional 12 Nielsen Media Research regional diary survey data, people meter markets (overlap discount applied). July 2005 – June 2006 and July 2006 – June 2007. 15 Newspoll, 14 OzTAM andRegional TAM data, March–June 2007andMarch–June 2006. 13 ACMA. and Newsvideos. programs and 1.8millionABCTelevision downloaded over twomillionABCRadio iTunes consistently ranking highly in type ofcontent inAustralia, withABCcontent one ofthemost popularproviders ofthis number ofABCwebsites. TheABChasbeen podcasts alsocontinue to grow across alarge following theintroduction ofvodcasts. Audio video content increased tremendously photographs. Over thelast year, ABCOnline content suchasvideo,audioanddigital to beearly adopters ofrich,multimedia its peers andABCOnlineusers have proven higher percentage ofbroadband users than to Australian audiences. ABCOnlinehasa The ABCisaleading provider ofonlinecontent over thesameperiod. Australian internet populationgrew by5% audience grew by13%,while theactive monthly 2005–06. ABCOnline’s average monthly users anda6%increase inpageviewsover month. Thisrepresents a13%increase in and turnedover 102millionpageviews each of theactive Australian internet population— unique users permonth—equivalent to 18.4% In 2006–07,ABCOnlinereached over 2.1million ABC Online conducted inJune2006. up from 23%reported inthesamesurvey adults claimedto have ever watched ABC2, 18 andover. Thesurvey found that32%of conducted inJune2007amongadultsaged collected viaanationaltelephone survey Audience estimates for ABC2were also the sameperiodprevious year. up 68%from 191000viewers compared to daily reach wasanestimated 320000viewers, regional homesshowed thatABC2’s average Audience data includingbothmetropolitan and ABC2’s audience increased in2006–07. increased from 23.7%to 26.4%. period, thetake-up ofdigital paytelevision 17 OzTAM five-city free-to-air television ratings data, July 2005–June 2006and July 2006 – June2007. 16 Nielsen Media Research, five-city radio ratings surveys, 2005–06 and2006–07. . InthemonthofJune2007,audiences Digital MediainAustralian Homes ABC Awareness andUsageSurvey 15 Australian , 2006. 13 , June2006 andJune2007. 14 an average audience of818000.Showing Corners nature andlocal communities. galleries covering topics suchasweather, Sites alsoincludealarge numberofphoto were immediately posted onABCOnline. photos oftheshipviamobile phonesthat Newcastle inJune2007,audiences submitted the stranding ofthePasha Bulker freighter in news andweather-related events. During feature thatattracted photos ofpeople, places, photographs onmanyofitswebsites, apopular ABC Onlinealsoencouraged user-generated events, suchaslive sportingevents. on news,sport,entertainment andspecial Television programs. ABCOnlineblogs focus current affairs andinassociation withABC forums intheareas ofscience, newsand and audiences. ABCOnlinehaslarge ongoing more engagementbetweenABCjournalists break downtraditional barriers andallow between audience members, while blogs encourage interaction andopinionsharing ABC through forums andblogs. Forums Audiences alsoengagedactively withthe was 1.26millionlisteners, ABC RadioNationalandLocal Radio for previous year). The combined weekly reach reach of 982000listeners (down4%onthe Radio achieved afive-city average weekly programs. The audiences for itsnewsandcurrent affairs ABC Radiocontinued to attract substantial showing considerable growth. 2006–07, withonlineaudiences inparticular remained strong across allplatforms in ABC newsandcurrent affairs audiences News andCurrent Affairs one millionand883000respectively. Report for theweeknight On ABCTelevision, five-city average audiences previous year. Early AM were steady with theprevious year at was upby7%on2005–06,with section 2 on ABCLocal Radioand 7.45am News 7pm News 16 steady withthe on ABCLocal and The 7.30 17 AM Four on 33

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ABC Online Monthly Audience Reach July 2006 – June 2007 Source: Nielsen//NetRatings. Home and Work Panel.

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60 Note: in January 2006, the ABC began using page views as a measure of activity to ABC 40 Online, rather than server accesses, which included podcasts and streamed content. While page view figures will be lower than 20 accesses for the same period, they have Monthly Accesses/Page Views (Millions) Views Accesses/Page Monthly been treated as equivalent here. 0

Sep Nov Mar May Jul Sep Nov Mar May Jul Sep Nov Mar May Jul Sep Nov Mar May Jul Sep Nov Mar May Jul 02 Jan 03 Jan 04 Jan 05 Jan 06 Jan 07 segments from Online inlate August 2006andprogram available for download asvodcasts onABC Lateline Business ABC Audiences 21 Inthisanalysis, “non-users” are definedasthosewho never useABCTelevision and/orRadio services andthosewhousethes 20 OzTAM five-city free-to-air television ratings data, July 2006–June2007. 19 WebTrends measurement ofABCOnlineactivity, downloads ofWMVfiles only. 18 Nielsen//NetRatings HomeandWork Panel data. presentation andstyle of Research findingsinformed changesto the habits innewsandcurrent affairs consumption. programs andthewiderissue ofchanging that explored attitudesto ABCcurrent affairs were conducted incitiesandregional areas The 7.30Report current affairs programs, inparticular, commissioned to examine audiences for In late 2006,aresearch project was (up by12%ontheprevious year). 800 000users from withinAustralia in2006–07 websites hadanaverage monthly reach of The combined ABCnewsandcurrent affairs previous year. was 577000,anincrease of23%onthe of 2007. In2006–07,theaverage monthly reach new look site wasre-launched on18June Online A complete make over ofthe with 906000(down 9%). of 559000(down5%),and Correspondent declines ontheprevious year were Newspoll to conduct theeighth ABC In June2007,theABCcommissioned ABC Appreciation Survey 2007 April andJune2007. The 7.30Report 60 000over theperiodsince inception, while of individualsegmentsand Lateline to thesecond halfof2006. audience inthefirst halfof2007 compared with theprogram achieving a6%increase in services comparatively infrequently. ABC NewsOnline site wasundertaken in2007andthe recorded atotal of146000downloads 18 , withanaverage audience The 7.30Report . Focus group discussions had 9000downloads between program segmentsbecame 19 from withinAustralia The 7.30Report Australian Story 20 Lateline Business ABC News in April2007. continued Lateline Foreign and , levels found inearlieryears (2002and2005). ABC’s value isnotsignificantly different from current level ofnegative opinionaboutthe small segmentinthecommunity, andthe the non-ABC-usergroup isacomparatively programming onABCTelevision. Nonetheless, sentiment abouttheamountofappealing be related to asmallincrease innegative (up from 13%to 21%). feel theABCand its services are valuable of ABCTelevision and/orRadiowhodonot to beanincrease inthenumberofnon-users show theonly statistically significant change The year-on-year results for thisdimension valuable” service. and half(50%)believe itprovides a“very provides avaluable service to thecommunity, Australians continue to believe theABC expressed inrecent years. Nine-in-ten (89%) at large are generally consistent withthose opinions abouttheABCacross thecommunity Overall, the2007results showbeliefsand Overall Value oftheABC perceptions about commercial television. ABC Television are far more positive than previous years, community perceptions about they personally like to watch. Asfound in in terms ofthenumber of programs itprovides believe thatABCTelevision doesa“good job” is good,andclose to three-quarters (70%) the qualityofprogramming onABCTelevision majority ofAustralians (81%)continue to believe Consistent withresults from 2006,a large Television aged 14years andover. upon anationalsample of1903people between 18and28June2007drew 2007 research wasconducted bytelephone and 1999in2002through to 2006.The Newspoll conducted similarsurveys in1998 public andthedelivery ofitsCharter obligations. value placed onitsservices bytheAustralian ABC andallow theCorporation to assess the overview ofcommunity attitudesaboutthe Appreciation Survey. Thesesurveys provide an section 2 21 This changemay e 35

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Overall Value of the ABC % 100 89 89 90 90 89

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60 50 50 50 48 47

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0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Total Valuable Very Valuable

Television—Quality of Programming % 100 Good 80 80 81 80 79 77

60 41 40 40 38 39 37 23 20 22 23 24 20 5 6 7 6 6 0 2 1 2 2 2 8 7 20 9910 18 21 21 19 21 40 51 53 56 54 57 60

Poor ABC Commercial TV 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Total Good Very Good Statistically significant change

Total Poor Very Poor

Radio—Quality of Programming % 100 Good 80 60 61 63 63 64 60 55 55 58 56 53 40 22 20 22 22 22 20 12 13 14 13 11 0 222 1 2 886 77 20 13 12 13 13 13 29 40 30 30 32 31

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Poor ABC Commercial Radio 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Total Good Very Good Statistically significant change

Total Poor Very Poor

All the graphs above are based on a total sample of people aged 14 years and over. “Don’t Know” responses are not displayed. Source: Newspoll, Newspoll 2007 ABC Appreciation Survey. ABC Audiences relevance to them. a goodjobofproviding qualitycontent of continues to believe ABCTelevision does above, and thevast majority ofthecommunity ABC Television thechangeissmall,asnoted demographically. Importantly though,for shift insentimentisquite broadly based both commercial andABCTelevision, this content provided bythemediumperse.For dissatisfaction withthequantityofappealing about ABCTelevision—reflecting agreater commercial television flowing onto perceptions the larger negative shiftinfeelings about conceivable thatthetwoare related, with dimension (upfrom 15%to 19%).Itisquite perceptions aboutABCTelevision onthis also beenasmaller increase innegative who feel itisdoing agoodjob.There has 54%, andasimilardeclineinthenumber appealing content increasing from 47%to number whofeel itdoesapoorjobofproviding relates to commercial television, withthe One ofthemost striking changesthisyear opinion thanhaddonesointhepast. that more 14-to-17-year-olds expressed an result (bothpositive andnegative) hasbeen tranche). Anotherfactor influencingthe2007 this agegroup (around 150respondents per function ofarelatively small sample sizefor in thepast few years andisinturnpartly a to bepartofanup-and-downpattern evident it ispoor(upfrom 8%to 17%).Thisappears same timeanincrease inthosewhobelieve as very good(upfrom 9%to 23%)andatthe describe thequalityofABCTelevision content in thenumberof14-to-17-year-olds who Year-on-year there hasbeenanincrease continue to befairly uniform bydemography. Perceptions aboutthequalityofABCTelevision ABC provides good-quality radio programming. the majorityofAustralians (64%)believe the Consistent withprevious tranches ofthesurvey, Radio continued content itprovides onthingsthey useitfor. does a“goodjob” interms oftheamount of is goodandthesameproportion say the site believe thatthequalityofsite’s content out-of-ten (88%)ofthose ABCOnlineusers ever accessed theABCwebsite, andnine- One-in-four Australians (26%)claimto have Online consistent withthe past (at66%). result for thisagegroup returned to levels of 68%in2005to 61%in2006).In2007,the on ABCRadioto begood(downfrom apeak number believing thequalityofprogramming the 2006survey result showed adeclineinthe in earliertranches. Amongthoseagedover 50, 58%, alevel consistent withresults recorded programming to begood,hasfallen backto 67% believed thequalityofABCRadio the improved result recorded in2006,where notable changes.Amongthoseaged18–24 Radio amongtheagegroups, there are two In terms ofqualityprogramming onABC during thepast five tranches ofthesurvey. results recorded onthisdimension,bygender, 2007 levels are notsignificantly different to this view (downfrom 71%in 2006to 66%).The while there wasadeclineamong menholding Radio provides goodqualityprogramming), women (upfrom 55%to 61%believing ABC quality ofABCRadioprogramming among been improvement inperceptions aboutthe attitudes towards ABCRadio.There has Year-on-year there are few changesin than ABCRadio. radio tends to attract ahigherlevel ofcriticism Radio operates. Itisnoted thatcommercial and fragmented radio market inwhichABC This similarityisborneofthemore diverse ABC Television andcommercial television. ABC Radioandcommercial radio thanbetween There isagreater similarityinbeliefsabout they personally like to listen. amount ofprogramming itprovides to which ABC Radiodoesa“goodjob”interms ofthe Similarly, six-in-ten (59%)Australians believe section 2 37

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ABC Website—Quality of Content* Source: Newspoll 2007 ABC Appreciation Survey

% 100 89 87 89 89 88

80 Total Good

Very Good 60 StatisticallyŁ significantŁ change 38 40 34 29 28 28

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0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 * In 2003 and 2004, the question was asked in relation to "quality of information". Based on those aged 14 years and over who ever visit the website. Does not include "Don’t Know" or "Poor" responses.

ABC Program Does a Good Job of Being Balanced and Even-Handed Source: Newspoll 2007 ABC Appreciation Survey % 100 94 94 95 95 93 93 91 91 89 89 90 8889 90 88 87 85 85 82 83 80

60 49 50 45 45 47 42 43 43 43 44 44 44 42 40 3941 39 41 40 40 37

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0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ABC 7pm News The 7.30 ReportAM/PM The World Today

Total Good Job Very Good Job Statistically significant change

Based on those aged 14 years and over who ever watch/listen to the respective program. Does not include “Don’t Know” or “Poor” responses. ABC Audiences 22 “ABC users” for this analysis are defined asthosewhoclaim to use ABCTelevision, ABCRadio orABCOnlineasa source of n compared with47%for commercial media. good jobcovering country/regional issues, of Australians (81%)believe theABCdoesa in country/regional areas. Thevast majority both amongpeople incapital cities andpeople commercial media.Thisremains apparent be far more favourable for theABCthanfor country newsandinformation continue to Community perceptions aboutcoverage of and Information Coverage ofCountryNews online forum. children; and6%hadparticipated inan website—either bythemselves orwith year); 18%hadplayed gamesonthe (up significantly from 20%intheprevious watched sometypeofABCvideocontent shifted ordownloaded); 33%saidthey had content through thewebsite (live, time- 36% saidthey hadlistened to ABCRadio or ABCRadioprogram onthewebsite; have read atranscript ofanABCTelevision months: 42%ofthesite’s users claimedto to theiractivitiesover theprevious three from, the website. For example, inrelation directly through, orbydownloading content consumed ABCTelevision andRadiocontent Many ofthewebsite’s users saythey have life ofABCcontent inavariety ofways. available andthatthewebsite extends the people are usingtheadditionalcontent consumption ofotherABCcontent, that show thatthewebsite contributes to the that theABChasfor them.Theresults also the website addsto thevalue andrelevance eight-in-ten (82%)ABCOnlineusers believe Consistent withresults from the2006survey, good job”inmeeting various othercharter Australians alsobelieve theABCis doing“a As found inprevious years, themajority of Other SpecificCharterObligations and current affairs atleast once afortnight. continued remained steady at81%. while theoverall “doesagoodjob”result cultural diversity (upfrom 30%to 34%), job” broadcasting programs thatreflect that believe thattheABC“doesavery good There wasalsoanincrease inthenumber performing arts(up from 32%to 37%). on encouraging andpromoting Australian “about right”. ABC users feel theamountofcoverage is surveys, on nearly allissues amajorityof issues. Consistent withtheprevious two ABC to specificnewsandcurrent affairs about theamountofcoverage given bythe The survey explored community perceptions News andCurrent Affairs Content who believe theABCdoesa improvement inthenumberofAustralians Compared with2005,there hasbeen aspects ofthecharter measured bythesurvey. statistically significant changesfor anyother 35% in2007.There were noyear-on-year of federal politics—upfrom 27%in2006to who feel theABC provides too muchcoverage found inanincreasing numberofAustralians Federal Election; thestrength ofthisissue is coverage aboutpoliticsandtheforthcoming factor for thisresult could bethevolume of analysis byNewspoll,apotential contributing on thisissue (from 6%to 10%).According to in thenumberwhofeel itisdoingapoorjob 83% to 79%)andacommensurate increase reporting newsandcurrent affairs (from on beingbalanced andeven-handed when number whofeel theABCisdoingagoodjob but statistically significant decrease inthe with the2006results, there hasbeenasmall obligations covered bytheresearch. Compared not enoughcoverage (upfrom 13%to 18%). to 8%), intandem withmore feeling there is coverage ofimmigration issues (from 15% in thenumberwhofeel there istoo much same timeframe there hasbeenadecrease state politics(upfrom 21%to 29%).Over the politics (upfrom 27%to 35%) andtoo much the ABChastoo muchcoverage offederal significant increase inthe numberwhofeel section 2 22 Year-on-year, there wasa very good job ews 39

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music then...

Teenagers get on the floor and bop to 6 O'clock Rock, a national Saturday night program that began a long tradition of the ABCs youth dialogue through music culture.

Fifty years ago, the ABC reported that the Long before the defining generational new medium of television had achieved experiences of triple j, jtv, rage, Countdown several notable successes in music, while and Six O’clock Rock, listeners around also emphasising that music continued “to Australia had the volume turned up. Music play its important part in sound broadcasting”. contributed almost half of the early Telecasts in Sydney and Melbourne included programming on ABC Radio and the national opera, ballet and recitals by Australian and broadcaster wrestled with its programming overseas artists. schedules to accommodate both the classics and the restive rhythms of youth. Such was the ABC’s dedication to fine music that it relegated other expressions of the Legislation of the day required the ABC to musical form to a chapter in its Annual establish musical groups—such as the ABC Report called “Light Entertainment”. Therein Dance Band—to deliver quality orchestral, rollicked programs such as “Hal Lashwood’s choral and band music. It offered prizes for Alabama Jubilee”, “The Graeme Bell Show”, Australian music composition and organised “Valerie Cooney Sings”, “Hit Parade” and tours by eminent artists and conductors “The Village Glee Club”. from overseas. section 2 41

The advent of FM radio made the ABC Classic FM’s inaugural Choir of the accommodation easier with the Year competition attracted about 250 choirs development of ABC Classic FM and involving 7 000 singers. triple j—and, more recently, the digital services of dig, dig jazz and dig country. ABC Commercial won three Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) Awards—for Best As described elsewhere in this Annual Blues and Roots Album, Best Classical Album Report, the ABC’s work in contributing to and Best Children’s Album, respectively; Australia’s national musical culture goes on. and, at the annual CMAA Achiever Awards, In 2006, more than 4 500 artists registered ABC Music Publishing won the “Music and uploaded tracks to triple j’s talent Publishing Company of the Year” category discovery initiative, triplejunearthed.com. for the fifth year in a row.

That tradition continues with triple j’s Cowra “One-Night-Stand” attended by over 10,000 of today’s generation rural teenagers.

... and now 42

• Customer Delivery Service (fax, telephone ABC Services and mail orders).

In achieving its vision the ABC delivers ABC International comprehensive programs and services • Radio Australia, an international radio and which reflect the interests and aspirations online service broadcasting by shortwave, of diverse Australian communities. satellite and rebroadcast arrangements to Asia and the Pacific Services • Australia Network, an international ABC Radio television and online service broadcasting • Four national radio networks comprising via satellite and rebroadcast ABC Radio National, ABC Classic FM, arrangements to Asia and the Pacific triple j, and ABC NewsRadio (on the • International Projects, assisting media Parliamentary and News Network) organisations internationally with • Nine metropolitan radio stations in capital strategic advice, training, mentoring cities and Newcastle, New South Wales and technical support. • 51 regional radio stations throughout Australia Transmission • ABC Radio National, ABC Classic FM, • 927 terrestrial transmitters around Australia triple j, and ABC NewsRadio, as well as for analog television services, including Self some of the metropolitan and regional Help and Broadcasting for Remote Aboriginal radio services, are also available via digital Communities Scheme (BRACS) facilities satellite subscription services • 237 terrestrial transmitters around • dig, dig jazz and dig country—three music- Australia for digital terrestrial television based services available via the internet. services, which include the radio services dig and dig jazz are also available on digital dig and dig jazz satellite subscription services and free- • 1 092 terrestrial transmitters around to-air digital television. Australia for analog radio services, including Self Help and BRACS ABC Television • As a major funding initiative ABC NewsRadio • National analog television service coverage is currently being expanded in • Digital television with analog simulcast regional centres with populations of 10 000 from 237 transmitters around Australia and above. Over a three-year period • ABC2, the ABC’s second free-to-air digital (2006–09) approximately 70 NewsRadio television channel transmission services will be installed to • Local television in each State and Territory. deliver a potential increase in population coverage from 78% to 95% ABC Online and Emerging Platforms • A digital satellite service to remote • ABC Online, serving more than 3.873 million homesteads and communities within pages of web content Australia carrying ABC analog television, • Content and services on emerging platforms ABC Radio National, ABC Classic FM and including broadband, SMS, podcasting, triple j, nine different regional radio services vodcasting, video-on-demand, mobile (two each for the Northern Territory, services for 3G phone and other wireless Queensland and Western Australia, devices and interactive television. one each for New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria), and ABC NewsRadio ABC Commercial and Parliamentary broadcasts on the • 42 ABC Shops Parliamentary and News Network • 103 ABC Centres throughout Australia • ABC Shop Online London B esai 03%8.0 31%6.4 72%9.5 50 54.48% 95.05 67.41% 91.45% 95.80% 77.25% 81.44% 95.33% 65.94% 99.33% 90.07% 83.18% 99.67% 94.77% 85.00% 98.73% 98.12% 79.86% Note: Population derived from Australian Bureau ofStatistics (ABS)2006Censusdata. 80.34% 99.59% Domestic Shortwave 97.73% 95.18% ABC NewsRadio 99.81% 95.92% 98.95% triple j 99.70% 97.07% ABC Classic FM 99.40% 97.59% ABC RadioNational ABC Local Radio 98.89% and 99.23% (includes 98.28% Digital Television Analog Television Proportion ofthepopulationable to receive transmissions from ABCbroadcasting services. ABC Broadcasting Coverage • Radio Australia services viashortwave • Australia Networktransmitted onthe • ABC Television retransmission onvarious dig jazz Shepparton inVictoria, Darwin,Taiwan, transmission from Brandon inQueensland, countries across AsiaandthePacific satellites, andviarebroadcasts in PanAmSat 2,PanAmSat 8andAsiaSat3s Neighbourhood Cable FOXTEL, OptusTV,AUSTAR, TransACT and subscription television platforms, including dig

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Tokyo Port Moresby Auckland Appendix 25(page227). For RadioAustralia frequencies, see (via Indovision ofIndonesia)satellites. of thePhilippines)andCakrawarta-1 (via Muracam ofJapan),Agila-2(viaDream and NorthAmerica, includingthePalapa Cs countries across AsiaandthePacific, Europe via rebroadcasts onstations andoutlets in association withAustralia Network.Also PanAmSat 8andAsiaSat3ssatellites in 2, the United Arab Emirates andthePanAmSat section 2 Washington New York

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ABC in the Community

The ABC reaches communities across Australia Mt Gambier in South Australia and Horsham through the country’s most extensive radio in Victoria; assistance with the Community and television transmission coverage—and Support Concert at Briagolong in Gippsland, via ABC Online, which is visited by over two following bushfires, and an Outback Roadshow million Australians every month. It has ABC to Northern Territory centres, including Local Radio stations in 51 regional centres, Darwin, Jabiru and Pine Creek. as well as in nine metropolitan cities, and television production capacity in every capital Community participation continued to be city. In many circumstances, the work of the strengthened through events such as: triple j’s ABC extends almost seamlessly into active One Night Stand concert at Cowra in New involvement with community life, especially South Wales; ABC Classic FM’s Flame Awards in times of need such as natural disasters. to showcase the most outstanding music programs in Australian primary schools; Events concerts staged in Sydney, Melbourne and The ABC contributes significantly to community regional towns, broadcast on triple j, ABC events across Australia. Those that are Local Radio and ABC Radio National; and initiated by the Corporation may be organised the 6 000 entries to ABC Radio National’s at a local level or be supported at an ABC Unforgettable Speeches competition. Corporate level. ABC Rural Radio’s 2006 Heywire attracted The ABC’s travelling Exhibition Trailer, offering more than 800 entries from young people in a variety of interactive activities as well as a regional and rural areas across Australia. In stage for concerts and outside broadcasts, its ninth year, more than 3 000 young people maintained a heavy schedule of appearances. have participated in Heywire, with 300 of these These included Royal Shows in Sydney, telling their stories on ABC Radio. Brisbane (Ekka), Adelaide, Melbourne, Hobart and Perth; Gardening Australia Expos in In March, an idea from four teenage Heywire Sydney and Melbourne; a Tasmanian tour participants became a national radio and including Launceston, Campbell Town and online community event: The 40 Hour Drought Huonville High School; ABC Television’s 50th encouraged over 2 000 registered participants Birthday celebrations at Campbelltown in to limit themselves to the consumption of 40 New South Wales; Australia Day celebrations litres of water for a period of 40 hours in order in Sydney’s Hyde Park; Sydney Harbour Bridge to more closely empathise with Australians 75th Anniversary ABC concert at Darling living in drought conditions and to highlight Harbour; and the ABC 75th celebrations water awareness and conservation strategies. in Hobart. ABC Television celebrated its 50th anniversary ABC State and Territory Directors coordinated by collaborating on a major visual arts major community events, including: a Riverland exhibition in New South Wales. It worked Roadshow to Berri in South Australia; a in association with the Campbelltown Arts Tasmanian Roadshow to Campbell Town, Centre, Penrith Regional Gallery and the Launceston, Huonville and Hobart; ABC 75th Lewers Bequest and the John Sutherland Birthday concerts in Hobart and Canberra; Performing Arts Centre. Local artists were the launching of refurbished radio studios in given unprecedented access to the ABC for hisnovel to Sydney-based writer, DamianMcDonald, Director, MarkScott presented theAward Hour among others, 612ABCBrisbane supported byABCLocal Radioandjudgedby, Trioli, hosted theABCFictionAwards, 702 ABCSydney festival alsojoinedthecampaign in2007. their voices to the initiative. TheBigDayOut The Sleepy Jacksonand Eskimo Joelent such asJet,JohnButler Trio, Little Birdy, to vote. In2006–07Australian musicians and voting andencouraging young Australians Commission to raise awareness ofenrolling be publishedbyABCBooks. Festivals in theexhibition, notions ofpublicbroadcasting. Itculminated culture, television andsocialhistory and Archives to explore ideasaboutAustralian partner oftheMelbourne International 774 ABCMelbournewasthemajor media a numberoffestivals around thecountry. ABC Radioparticipates inandsupports between Rock Enrol isacontinuing jointinitiative Broome andCooberPedy. Santa Teresa, Katherine,Jabiru,PineCreek, Island, Bamaga,Thursday Island,Weipa, Australia, visitingCapeYork/Torres Strait and well-received concerts across remote on theroad andpresented 26successful The set, watched by10000parents andchildren. Sydney Opera Housewithaspecialscriptand School Celebrations for the40thbirthdayof and personalities. of ABCTelevision’s muchloved characters performances andappearances from some Fun DayatCampbelltown, includinglive association withthis,there wasafree Family Play School host Richard Fidler. ABCManaging culminated insixconcerts atthe triple j Luck intheGreaterWest Mornings and theAustralian Electoral 40th BirthdayConcert went Yours, MineandOurs presenter, Virginia Conversation Play . In to with amixofAustralian andEuropean music. festival showcasing fineAustralian performers South Wales. Thisisanimportant regional Huntington Estate MusicFestival 2006inNew FM Each Wednesday inMarch 2007,ABCClassic Southern armoftheFestival. Great Southern worked withtheGreat International ArtsFestival 2006while ABC were majormediapartners for thePerth 720 ABCPerth andABCLocal Radio from anexperienced yodeller. performers andayodel-off, withlessons participation, acooking competition withguest included anoriginalradio playwithaudience Daley andSara Storer. Thebroadcast also big-name country musicstars Troy Cassar of thingswithanoutsidebroadcast featuring North West/New Englandgotinto thespirit Awards inTamworth andlocal station ABC broadcast live from the2007CountryMusic ABC Local Radio’s Afternoons On hisfirst daypresenting 666ABCCanberra’s distributed to needyfamilies atChristmas. of thousandsgiftsfrom listeners to be ABC Local Radioregions andcollected tens country in2006.ABCShops partnered with Christmas appealwasextended across the The annual936ABCHobartGivingTree amount yet raised bythisbiannualevent. for theLeukaemiaFoundation, thehighest Park Caper(outdoormarket) raised $9000 In October 2006,the891ABCAdelaideCar Community Welfare FM and Melbourne, ABCRadioNational,Classic Arts Festival includingsupportfrom 774ABC partner ofthe2006MelbourneInternational Guille. ABCRadiowasalsoonce againamajor Theatre, broadcast live andhosted byDerek preview ofthefestival atMelbourne’s Capitol Comedy Festival, andpresented anexclusive Afternoons dig , NickRheinberger had trouble . section 2 featured concerts from the Saturday NightCountry 45

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ABC in the Community continued

with the time of day, having rarely worked ABC Far North Cairns mounted an outside afternoons. Every time he said “good morning” broadcast to highlight the need for cyclone rather than “good afternoon”, he fed a dollar preparations just days before the arrival into a “swear tin”. He asked listeners to of Tropical Cyclone Nelson. This allowed the suggest where the proceeds should go to testing of emergency plans and broadcast —and a caller who suffered a serious brain capabilities and proved to be a valuable injury spoke on air, via the National Relay learning experience for local and Brisbane Service, suggested the National Brain Injury staff. Mt Isa staff travelled to Normanton and Foundation (NBIF). The tin was topped up by Karumba to cover the wash-up of Tropical program guests and regulars who deliberately Cyclone Nelson, as well as the sinking of the made mistakes that incurred “fines”, as well Zinifex zinc barge Wunma. The Cairns and as donations from listeners. The station Townsville stations, together with 612 ABC then organised a concert featuring program Brisbane’s Conversation Hour and ABC Rural, regulars and local artists, hosted by Nick broadcast from Ingham, Innisfail and Atherton Rheinberger. The “Afternoon in the Evening” to commemorate the devastation caused by concert raised over $3 000 for the NBIF. Cyclone Larry in March 2006.

In July 2006, 891 ABC Adelaide ran the “I Swear Together with Emergency Management By 891” campaign. Listeners who registered Australia, ABC Radio produced a 14-part were provided with an “I Swear by 891” Swear series for broadcast across Australia, as part Box (money collection box). The campaign of a campaign aimed at educating Australians raised the $40 000 needed to fund a special in bushfire-prone regions. communications program for disabled children devised by Novita Children’s Services. Following In 2006–07, ABC Local Radio was again the success of this campaign 612 ABC Brisbane the key provider of information to several and ABC Local Radio Queensland adopted this communities during emergencies. fundraiser at Christmas. Money raised went to the Queensland Branch of the Australian 1233 ABC Newcastle and ABC Central Coast Red Cross to support their critical work in (Erina) provided extensive coverage of the Queensland. 105.7 ABC Darwin ran a campaign storm-related events in the Hunter Valley and along the same lines supporting the Red the Central Coast of New South Wales in Cross in the Northern Territory. June 2007. The 1233 ABC Newcastle website streamed the coverage and provided up-to- 720 ABC Perth and ABC Local Radio Western date information, as well as providing a place Australia’s Saturday Breakfast Program for the audience to share their experiences broadcast live from the “Save The Children through stories and photos. The audience Book Sale” at the undercroft at the University posted more than 600 guestbook entries and of Western Australia. more than 1 500 pictures. The station also fielded more than 20 000 telephone calls Emergency Coverage and 1233 ABC Newcastle’s website recorded ABC Local Radio stations around Australia 635 000 page views during the week. prepared for the summer bushfire and cyclone Other emergency coverage included bushfire emergency season by strengthening ties with coverage to communities in Dubbo, Wagga local emergency services groups to ensure Wagga, Illawarra and the Snowy Mountains comprehensive and authoritative emergency in New South Wales, and in Dwellingup in coverage to local communities. Western Australia; cyclone and storm coverage Australia Network. and reputation ofRadioAustralia and can alsoserve to complement thepresence citizenship, althoughinternational activities Its primarymotivation isgoodcorporate and effective governance ofallcommunities. are essential to thewellbeing,creativity and responsible publicmediainstitutions The ABCoperates onthepremise thatstrong personnel secondments. specialist advice, technical support and and mentoring, strategy facilitation and offers assistance intheform oftraining sustainably andinthepublicinterest. It especially inAsiaandthePacific, to operate strengthen thecapacity ofmediaorganisations, The ABCcontinued to take anactive role to International Communities in Victoria. in andaround ArnhemLandandinGippsland and coverage offloods inTop Endcommunities Karratha andEsperance inWestern Australia; to communities inFar NorthQueensland, The ABCisAustralia’semergencyservicesbroadcaster, national andcommercial broadcasters. Initiatives are alsoundertaken directly with Nations agencies,UNESCOandUNICEF. Broadcasting Association (CBA)andUnited and Development (AIBD),theCommonwealth the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting with theAsia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), In additionto AusAID,theABChasworked and Bhutan. of countries includingEast Timor,Iran training activitiesoccurred inanumber AusAID. Shorter projects and/orone-off Broadcasting Corporation, alsofunded by project withtheVanuatu Television and commenced atwo-year capacity-building roles. InMay2007,International Projects in-country, aswellshort-term advisory deployment oflong-term advisers to work AusAID, allthree projects includedthe by theAustralian government’s aidagency Guinea andtheSolomon Islands.Funded with broadcasters inCambodia,Papua New undertook majorcapacity-building projects In 2006–07,ABCInternational Projects supporting communitiesintimesofcrisis section 2 47

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In 2006, the ABC launched the Experienced ABC People Managers program. Twenty-four middle managers with high potential were selected The ABC employs a workforce dedicated to to participate in a year-long program of supporting, making and delivering content to activities and work-related projects. More than ABC audiences in Australia and overseas. In 150 line managers, supervisors and senior 2006–07 the total number of full-time equivalent staff were enrolled in the New Managers staff increased slightly from 4 345 to 4 461. program. Frontline managers are the first point of contact through which employees The composition of the workforce remained view and understand the organisation and largely unchanged, with a gender balance of its goals and priorities. This program has 52% men and 48% women, 11% of employees contributed significantly to the organisation from non-English speaking backgrounds, through its focus on work projects, problem Indigenous employees making up 1.1% solving and team building. and people with a disability representing 10% of staff. The ABC has a strong record of contribution to women’s sport through its coverage Developing ABC Staff across all media platforms and through its The ABC provided a range of skills development employment of women sports broadcasters. opportunities in 2006–07 as staff participated To further develop the field of skilled women in 65 013 hours of structured training. The broadcasters, the ABC introduced a Woman ABC Registered Training Organisation issued Sports Broadcaster Internship. This one-year three Certificates and 170 Statements of program provides a broad-based skills Attainment across a total of 287 national development opportunity to the selected competency categories. The number of applicant, equipping the employee for a Statements of Attainment has nearly doubled career in sport broadcasting. Amanda Shalal since last year, reflecting a new direction in was selected as the inaugural intern. which staff develop their skills as needed, rather than necessarily enrolling in Creating a Positive Workplace complete qualifications. Environment The continued roll-out of the ABC’s mandatory Leadership development continued to be a “Creating a Better Place to Work” program priority. This year, the ABC delivered programs contributed to a more inclusive and positive for managers at three distinct stages of their workplace environment. The program raised careers: entry-level, experienced and executive. awareness of conflict resolution, bullying, discrimination and harassment policies. The ABC Leaders program is in its fourth year. Participation rates remained high with over To date, 70 senior executives and editorial 97% of staff completing the program, which managers have participated in the year-long continues to be offered as part of the induction program. Formal research conducted in late program for new employees. In 2006–07, a 2006 showed significant benefits accrued to further 565 staff participated in the program. both participants and the ABC. Participating managers developed a more mature leadership The ABC’s commitment to support employees style and acquired the capabilities necessary balance their work and family responsibilities for the organisation to respond effectively continued to be reflected in corporate-wide to current and future challenges. An active plans, policies, employment agreements alumni program provides ongoing learning and initiatives. The Corporation offers and professional development opportunities flexibility in the conditions of service and to former participants. access to information, awareness training, 2006–07 2005–06 2004–05 2003–04 2002–03 2001–02 2000–01 1999–00 1998–99 1997–98 * “Corporate Management” includestheOffice oftheManagingDirector, ABC StaffbyDivision2006–07 ABC StaffNumbers (Full-time Equivalent)

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seminars and lifestyle activities. For the sixth Recognising Women’s Contributions consecutive year, the 2007 National Work/Life to Television Benchmarking Study ranked the ABC in the In September 2006, the cross-industry Women top 25 Australian organisations from over Working in Television Project launched a book, 280 participants. The study is conducted by Look at Me! Behind the scenes of Australian Managing Work/Life Balance International, TV with the women who made it. The Project, in conjunction with CCH Australia. coordinated by the Australian Film Commission, launched the book to coincide with the 50th Diversity Initiatives anniversary of Australian television. The ABC Building on Indigenous Employment contributed to the content, publication and and Development Initiatives distribution of the book, which features a In November 2006, for the second consecutive compilation of women’s stories covering year, the ABC received a national Diversity@ Work experiences from the past 50 years. This Award for “Employment and Inclusion of record of achievement provides role models, Indigenous Australians”, in the category of contacts and career development strategies organisations with more than 1 000 employees. for women aspiring to further their careers in television. The ABC works actively to increase Indigenous representation and cross-cultural awareness, Occupational Health and Safety with positive outcomes including: inter-divisional Safety is an important issue for the ABC, which collaboration through the ABC’s Indigenous is committed to the National Occupational advisory group, the Bonner Committee; the Health and Safety (OHS) Strategy (2002–12) appointment of senior Indigenous program to achieve a 40% reduction in injuries, zero makers in the Indigenous content area of ABC fatalities and better return-to-work outcomes Television; and a higher profile of Indigenous following injury. The ABC, its managers, employees and programs through marketing supervisors and employees are responsible and events both internally and externally. and accountable for safety and are expected to adhere to a variety of legal instruments, The ABC has a corporation-wide target to guidelines, best practices and the ABC OHS achieve a minimum of 2% Indigenous staff Agreement 1998. The Agreement is between the representation. Meeting this target continues ABC, its employees and their representatives. to be a challenge due to low retention rates. In 2006–07 Indigenous staff represented 1.1% In 2006–07, the ABC increased its efforts to of the ABC workforce (1.2% in 2006). further improve its OHS management systems.

In July 2006, the ABC presented the fourth Significant initiatives included: Indigenous Staff Scholarship Awards to • Upgrading the ABCWorkSafe Incident two employees working in the Production Reporting and Return-to-Work modules to Resources Division in New South Wales enable the ABC to monitor safety incidents and South Australia. The awards provide and better manage the return to work opportunities tailored to individual career of ill and injured employees development plans and aim to support • Introduction of quarterly ABC OHS reports the retention and development of that provide compensation and incident Indigenous employees. data and analysis to raise managers’ awareness of and help them fulfil their OHS responsibilities of breast cancer atthe Toowong site. Investigative Panel, regarding theincidence lead anindependent Review andScientific Research attheSydney Cancer Centre, to Professor Bruce Armstrong AM,Director of cancer andenvironmental epidemiologist, The ABCManagingDirector invited the at theToowong premises. cancer involving womenwhohadworked had beenadvisedof13cases ofbreast amongst staff. Asat30June2007,theABC of breast cancer caused significant concern past 11years. Theapparently high incidence had beendiagnosedwithbreast cancer inthe of theABC’s premises inToowong, Queensland As atJuly 2006,ninefemale staff members ABC StaffatToowong are contained inAppendix12(seepage193). Further details oftheABC’s OHSactivities Inclusion ofOHSresponsibilities intheNew • A manual-handlingreview • byCRSAustralia Inter-divisional planningfor acoordinated• • Centrally-funded nationaltesting and • Development ofanonlineand CD-based • Continued roll-out ofanOHSrisk • Development ofsystematic risk • Implementation oftheonlineadvisory encourage goodmanagementbehaviours. Managers’ Training Program to supportand Resources Division manual-handling injuriesintheProduction and thedevelopment oftraining to reduce or thatitorganises ormanages events inwhichtheABCparticipates approach to thesafety andsecurityof tagging ofelectrical equipment employees inallwork locations safety inductionaccessibility for ABC Safety InductionCourse to provide better hazardous operations to specificdivisionalhazards and management training course tailored undertaking higherriskactivities procedures, particularly for divisions management/risk assessment employees to manageoperational risks managers, supervisors andother resource, ABC AtoZofSafety for Toowong site. for womenwhohave worked atthe support andmonitoring ofbreast cancer recommendation to implement ongoing The ABCalsoadopted thePanel’s Toowong site. and monthsfollowing theclosure ofthe of ABCservices andprograms intheweeks proved crucial to enablingthecontinuity hard workofABCstaff andmanagers, Brisbane. Thecooperation, dedication and between ten different locations around are working andinsomecases travelling staff to onefacility. Operational teams ofstaff term, ithasnotbeenpossible to relocate all enormous logistical challenge. Intheshort- Relocating theABC’s operations posedan ceased on31January2007. 2006 andallABCoperations atthesite substantially shutdownby29December away from thesite. TheToowong site was the ABCdecidedto immediately relocate staff cause. But,onthe basisofthePanel’s findings, technology inuseonthesite asapossible Technical testing onthesite hadcleared the high incidence ofbreast cancer. pinpoint anystrongly plausible cause for this in Queensland.However, the Panel could not than thatinthegeneral populationofwomen site from 1994to 1996wassixtimeshigher the riskinwomenworkingatToowong breast cancer. Thefindingssuggested that was anatypical spike intheincidence of In December 2006,thePanel reported there Act 1996 of thechangesto the thoroughly review andassess the impact the ABCandunions, needto complicated bythedivergent positionsof followed 12monthsofdrawn-out negotiations, and Administrative/Professionals. This bulk ofits4000Program Makers, Technologists a staff employment agreement covering the In 2006–07,theABCsuccessfully renegotiated ABC Employment Agreement . section 2 Workplace Relations 51

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The new agreement, known as the ABC New ways of sharing knowledge online are Employment Agreement 2006–09, came currently being designed as part of the into effect on 6 December 2006. proposed “Learning Gateway”, an intranet portal which will provide an efficient access The new Agreement largely refined and point to the information, learning and networks consolidated the common employment most important to individual ABC staff. It will framework established six years ago. It be a “just-what-I-need, just-when-I-need-it, provided a 12% pay increase over three just-for-me” tool for the instantaneous sharing years while protecting and, in some cases, of relevant knowledge when and where staff improving staff benefits, including working need it. The Knowledge Pool, a pilot project conditions and leave. supported by the Australian Flexible Learning Framework, successfully tested the concept Performance Management of an online community for the capture and The ABC’s focus on performance management sharing of knowledge. has continued to shift from formal process requirements toward promoting a culture Future Workforce Planning of regular, fair and honest feedback and The ABC continues to research and develop discussion. Research continually stresses workforce planning, including succession the value and importance of constructive planning, to ensure that trained staff are working relationships, and fairness and ready to step into areas which require accuracy of informal feedback, in helping specialist skills. to create a working environment in which people are encouraged to do their best work. Many staff keen to learn new skills in television production have been given the opportunity The ABC adopted a blended learning and through the Pathways Program, which provides support strategy: a revamped intranet site, training, mainly on-the-job, and results in a web support tools, one-on-one coaching, Certificate IV in Screen. Staff are then qualified and the launch of customised workshops to work in television production, either for managers to build skills to help them occasionally during peak times, or full manage expectations, give feedback, and time as a new career direction. deal with challenging situations around the performance management process. Broadcast technology is another area of potential skills shortage. The ABC has two Knowledge Sharing entry level training programs, a graduate Sharing knowledge about the rapidly changing program and a new apprenticeships program digital media world helps the ABC keep in the to train entry level technologists. In 2006 forefront of these changes. During 2006–07, three graduates and three apprentices were over 880 staff took part in cross divisional recruited. There will be more recruits in events on citizen journalism, Second Life, 2007–08. The training programs have been cross-media production, digital gateways, a developed by the ABC and involve both digital citizen workshop and other emerging formal training sessions and periods of media themes. on-the-job training. Commitment to aGreener Future (Sydney), Canberra andAdelaidesites. environmental auditsattheABC’s Ultimo to commission independentenergy and the Green Futures Steering Committee was One ofthefirst activitiesundertaken by Audits Energy andEnvironmental Coordinate • andmonitor implementation • Compare performance against industry Foster • awareness andimplementation of • Identify andimplement strategies and • Establish andachieve realistic Committee’s isto: The role oftheGreen Futures Steering and environmental performance. achieving improved energy savings activities andfacilitate theABC Committee to coordinate theABC’s established aGreen Futures Steering In October 2006,theManagingDirector Futures SteeringCommittee Establishment oftheGreen by 60%(to 40%of1997levels) by2050. by 40%(to 60%of1997levels) by2020and to reduce itsgreenhouse gasemissions committed to agreener future andwillaim a sustainable environment. TheABCis steps thatcan betaken to contribute to challenged everywhere to findpractical Individuals andorganisations are being and external organisations. recommendations madebyABCstaff of Green Futures suggestions and benchmarks and otherenvironmental initiatives the Corporation’s Environmental Policy water andenvironmental management initiatives to improve theABC’s energy, performance targets to develop actionplansfor implementation. by theABC’s Green Futures Steering Committee implemented while others are beingassessed Some recommendations have already been staff awareness. to review purchasing policiesandto increase issues effectively, there were opportunities Corporation generally managedenvironmental They alsoconcluded that,althoughthe ventilation andairconditioning. opportunities intheareas oflighting,heating, The auditsidentifiedsomeenergy saving was reducing itslevel ofenergy consumption. already beenimplemented andthateachsite significant energy efficiencymeasures had ABC’s buildingswere wellmaintained, that Overall, theenergy auditsfound that the • Fluorescent tuberecycling atUltimo • Battery recycling services atCollinswood • Cardboard recycling services atallcapital • Services to recycle imagingconsumables Other initiatives includedtheintroduction of: • Vehicle fuelconsumption by6.4%. • Natural gasconsumption by2.0% • Electricity consumption by 2.6% • Greenhouse gasemissions by2.8% Reductions achieved in2006–07included: per annumin2007. 2006 to 878megajoules persquare metre megajoules persquare metre perannumin buildings combined fell by2.7%from 902 Overall energy intensity ofallABCAustralian Key Achievements andInitiatives Collinswood (Adelaide) andPerth. 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The ABC recognises that this is an ongoing ABC Content process. Work continues in relation to The ABC has not only undertaken internal other opportunities: initiatives by which to reduce the ABC’s • Lighting options such as delamping environmental footprint but also, during and retrofitting with more efficient the year, broadcast a number of programs fluorescent tubes or special initiatives undertaken with an • Development and implementation of environmental focus. These include: an Environmental Management System (EMS) at all capital city sites. The EMS is a ABC Radio formal tool for measuring and continually • Reclaim the River on 891 ABC Adelaide improving organisational performance included live broadcasts along Linear Park in managing environmental risk and (bordering the Torrens River) covering regulatory compliance issues including the state of the river, • Introduction of a “co-mingled” recycling fitness, safety and the greater environment. system for Ultimo following the energy • 774 ABC Melbourne went green for a audit at that site week in an effort to reduce the station’s • Energy audits to be undertaken at remaining carbon emissions. sites (having already occurred at Ultimo, • 666 ABC Canberra launched Can I Make a Canberra and Adelaide) Difference? an initiative to help individuals • Solar heating options for after hours and understand what they can do to help reverse weekend heating climate change. • The purchase of more fuel efficient and • 105.7 ABC Darwin ran an environmental environmentally friendly hybrid vehicles promotion encouraging families across (ABC fleet vehicles are already capable of Darwin to lower energy use in their home. accepting ethanol blended fuel and drivers The 105.7 Darwin Cool Challenge also are encouraged to use this option). featured the Territory’s first solar powered outside broadcast, using batteries Education and awareness amongst staff are powered and charged only by the sun. seen as key tools by which to reduce the • 720 ABC Perth launched the Eoin’s Green ABC’s environmental footprint. Staff are Army to encourage West Australians to encouraged to undertake activities that reduce their energy consumption by at contribute to this including duplex printing, least 10%, while Breakfast presenter Eoin water conservation and turning off lights Cameron tried to reduce energy and water and computers at the end of the day. consumption in his home by 20%. • 40 Hour Drought, a national radio and The ABC has also set performance targets online community event encouraged over in relation to: 2 000 registered participants to limit • Energy management themselves to 40 litres of water for a • Water consumption management period of 40 hours, in order to more closely • Vehicles and travel empathise with Australians living in drought • Information technology conditions and to highlight water awareness • Recycling and waste and conservation strategies. • Education and awareness • Procurement processes • Environmental management. • • • • • ABC Television and useinAustralia. future ofwater collection, management looked atinventions anddirections for the The NewInventors (“Beyond Petrol”). and whatfuelswere likely to replace petrol? trees really capture? (“CO2Tree Capture”) House Two”), howmuchcarbon dioxide did eco-office block ofthefuture (“Council focusing onclimate changeincludingthe program produced several specialfeatures Catalyst to make adifference environmentally. from all over Australia whowere trying special featuring thestories ofpeople screening, climate change.Immediately following the of oilandtherole ofcarbon emissions in documentary abouttheimpendingscarcity Crude—the IncredibleJourneyofOil the economy. as wellsettingemissions targets on the impactofclimate changeonAustralia and economic perspective andconsidered looked atclimate changefrom abusiness and “CoolHeadsinaWarm World”, which topics suchas“Waterproofing Australia” Difference ofOpinion to tackling global warming. terms, offering upastep-by-step guide and theenvironment insimple andpractical Carbon Cops , ABC’s flagshipscience magazine Catalyst , aseriesthatblended science “Saving Water Special”, presented ahalfhour covered relevant covered Carbon Cops , a • • • • ABC Online presenters, SeanFitzgerald approach theendof“ageoil”. forums for howtheworldwillcope aswe edition includedandprovided discussion broadcast onABCTelevision. Thebroadband and itsrole inclimate change,whichwas the documentary aboutthestory ofoil cross-media broadband site accompanying Crude—the IncredibleJourneyofOil by atleast 60%by2050. Change to cutgreenhouse gasemissions the Intergovernmental Panel onClimate how best to address theneedidentifiedin industry, politiciansandthepublicabout canvassed theviewsofclimate experts, The Roadto2050 and nature. people interested intheenvironment as anactive onlinediscussion space for Australia’s natural environment, aswell almanac covering seasonalevents in Scribbly Gum all itsenvironmental stories. a dedicated sectionwhichaggregates six primarycontent categories andhas features theenvironment asoneofits News inScience section 2 and LishFejer contains anexpanding , adaily onlineservice, , afive-part serieswhich , a 55

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In 2006–07, the ABC Board and management The ABC and Corporate made further refinements to the corporate Social Responsibility governance framework, in response both to Social responsibility and maintaining good the maturing digital media environment and faith with the community are intrinsic to the the imperative of securing the Corporation’s purpose of the ABC. The Charter and other long-term sustainability. The framework is sections of the ABC Act lay out the functions, intended to constitute a balanced approach principles and standards by which the to the ABC’s performance as a creative media Corporation is required to serve people organisation, on the one hand, and its need as citizens, not just as consumers. to comply with the formal obligations of a modern statutory corporation on the other. This ABC Annual Report describes the effort of the Corporation throughout 2006–07 to ABC corporate objectives, strategies, policies align its legislative purpose and values with and activities derive from the requirements the evolving needs and expectations of of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation audiences and the Australian community. Act 1983 (“ABC Act”). In particular, section Its reporting on corporate governance 6 of the Act—the ABC Charter—outlines the and operational performance reflects the functions of the Corporation; and section 8 lays commitment of the ABC to responsible and out the duties of the Board (see page 240). The ethical business policies and practices. Act expressly provides for both the editorial and administrative independence of the The ABC commits itself to: Corporation, thereby investing the Board with • Values-based leadership, emphasising considerable discretion. In acknowledgement honesty, transparency and fairness— of that independence, the ABC accepts the providing opportunities for staff to grow, obligation to meet the highest standards professionally and personally, during their of public accountability. time with the Corporation (see ABC People, page 48) Maurice Newman AC, commenced his • Diversity of content and ideas, contributing appointment as ABC Chairman on 1 January to a sense of national identity, along with 2007; and Mark Scott took up his role as adherence to the highest editorial standards Managing Director on 5 July 2006. in Australian broadcasting (see Section 3, ABC Divisions, pages 70 to 109) Strategy Setting • Outreach activities to support Australian Executive management and the Board communities and the capacity of media undertook a process of strategic review in organisations throughout Asia and the 2006 culminating in a two-day joint planning Pacific to operate in the public interest event in November. The strategic priorities (see ABC in the Community, page 44) resulting from that process were to ensure • Minimising the impact of ABC activities the ABC would continue to be a “great” on Australia’s environment, biodiversity public broadcaster in the digital age. The and heritage places, both through its own Managing Director called senior managers operations and its procurement processes to a Leadership Conference in March 2007 (see Commitment to a Greener Future, to consider the ABC’s strategic outlook page 53). and priorities. These priorities also fed into the development of the ABC Corporate Plan 2007–10, effective from 1 July 2007. for local andregional audiences. opportunities such ascross-platform content music-based continues to have responsibility for theinternet, operations. ABCRadioandRegionalContent integrated ABCNewsOnlinewithitsoverall television programs. TheNewsDivisionhas of cross-platform content emerging from the digital channel,ABC2,andfor thedelivery online. Television hastaken responsibility for of theircontent across allplatforms, including Current Affairs) are responsible for thedelivery Television andNews(formerly Newsand Radio andRegionalContent (formerly Radio), Under there-alignment, thedivisionsof for anewphaseofinnovation. into mainstream activities—andre-gear decade—migrating successful innovation to buildontheachievements ofthepast with audiences. TheCorporation wishes on screen-based communication to connect division depends,to onedegree oranother, and current affairs outputtoday. Every ABC to thecentre ofradio, television andnews from theperipheryofABC’s operations methodologies beganto mature, they shifted As thenewmediaplatforms andproduction and broadband production. television, interactive television applications developed newinitiatives suchasABC2digital operated thethird platform (online)and Media andDigital Services Divisionhad its onlineservice; and,since 2000,theNew It hadbeenadecade since theABClaunched new strategic priorities. management structure, whichreflected the a partialre-alignment ofitsorganisation and In February 2007,theCorporation announced Organisation Structure and one-year strategic plansfor internal use. Parliament, along withtheAnnualReport; ‘book-ends’ ofBoard accountability to the Corporate Plan,whichisoneofthetwo planning framework: thethree-year public The ABCwillapply atwo-level corporate dig network andotherdigital Editorial Policies. consistency inthe interpretation ofthe the advice workisto ensure clarityand with theEditorial Policies. Thepurposeof verify andreview inrelation to compliance Director hasthree mainfunctions:to advise, for radio, television, onlineandinprint.The to-day reference for makers ofABCcontent the leading standards andconstitute aday- to content. further itsgovernance processes inrelation of Director Editorial Policies to strengthen The Corporation established theposition significance to ABCperformance. of Legalto strengthen theseareas ofstrategic Director ofPeople andLearningDirector Corporation alsocreated thepositionsof ABC-wide opportunitiesandprojects. The Corporate Development unitworkson Governance; andCommunications. Asmall International, Corporate Strategy and division wasdividedinto twounits:ABC The Corporate Strategy andCommunications to thestructure ofABCcorporate functions. Associated withthechangesabove isavariation broadcasters inAsiaandthePacific). provides training andsupportservices to Network andInternational Projects (which includes RadioAustralia, theAustralia through theABCInternational Divisionthat International activitiesare drawn together from thedigital mediaenvironment. revenue streams for theCorporation arising responsible for developing appropriate new of theformer ABCEnterprises andis ABC Commercial incorporates theactivities Policies Committee, whichmetthree times which metonfour occasions; theEditorial including: theAuditandRiskCommittee, for thedetailed attention ofBoard committees, 2007. 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to consider editorial policy and content quality out in the Plan—specific performance management issues; the ABC Advisory Council measures intended to highlight the most Committee, which met twice; and the Human relevant factors of success Resources Committee, which met once. • Actions and Targets—the achievement or non-achievement of specific initiatives A fifth, the Governance and Strategic Issues intended to improve the ABC’s performance. Committee, did not meet in 2006–07. However, the whole Board participated Risk Management in the development of strategic priorities In July 2006, the results of a corporation-wide to help frame the ABC Corporate Plan risk management review was presented to 2007–10, including a two-day residential the Board Audit and Risk Committee. In planning event in November 2006. addition to providing an updated assessment of the ABC’s top risks and proposed initiatives Management Processes to address them, the review identified that Consequent to the re-alignment of the ABC’s the foundations for sound risk management organisation and management structure, the existed but also proposed recommendations Managing Director introduced a new pattern to achieve a more mature enterprise-wide of peak management meetings. Each month, risk management approach. the Managing Director chairs a meeting of the Leadership Group, comprising divisional During 2006–07 the ABC commenced Directors and the Directors of specialist implementing the recommendations support units reporting to him. The Content of the risk management review and Leadership Group meets monthly to focus established a dedicated Risk Management on content development issues, including Unit. It established an ABC Executive cross-platform opportunities, audience trends Risk Committee consisting of Divisional and branding. The Chief Operating Officer representatives to provide a forum for chairs the third monthly forum, the Operations senior executives to discuss and assist Support Group, made up of operations support the implementation of enterprise risk divisions such as Production Resources, management across the ABC. Technology and Distribution, Business Services, Human Resources and Corporate Compliance Reporting Strategy and Governance. In December 2006, the Department of Finance and Administration issued Finance Planning and Performance Circular No. 2006/11 (the Circular) relating Reporting to Compliance Reporting for CAC Act bodies In 2006–07, the Board received three in the general government sector. performance reports in relation to the final year of the ABC Corporate Plan The key requirement of the Circular is for an 2004–07. Performance reporting occurred annual Compliance Report to be signed by at three levels: the Board of Directors and submitted to the • Overall effectiveness of the Corporation in responsible Minister and the Minister for delivering public benefit to the Australian Finance and Administration by 15 October community—measured through the results each year. The Circular requires the ABC of the annual Newspoll appreciation survey Board to report on legislative compliance • Key Result Areas in relation to each of the with the CAC Act, CAC Orders and CAC four high-level corporate objectives laid Regulations and financial sustainability. to the othersixorchestra companies. constituted to provide ongoingservices company (notownedby theABC)was was woundupandanewshared services The seventh company, Symphony Australia, were divested from theABCduring2006–07. Six oftheseven symphonyorchestra companies the Strong Committee’s recommendations. a cross-agency working group to implement Throughout 2006–07theABCparticipated in 14 March 2005. Orchestras ReviewReport2005 Review document,titled Technology andtheArtsreleased theStrong Department ofCommunications, Information of orchestral services inAustralia. The a review oftheeffectiveness andefficiency commissioned JamesStrong AO to chair As reported in2005–06theFederal Government Symphony Orchestras of theCorporation. advice onanumberofprojects andinitiatives governance, policiesandcontrols, aswell also provided advice andguidance ongood expertise andindustry experience. Theunit to have access to themost appropriate of in-housestaff andoutsourced contractors previous years, Group Auditusedacombination well ascontrol riskselfassessment. Asin technology andcomprehensive audits,as These incorporated compliance, information about 13auditsandhadanother17inprogress. Plan, wasindiscussion withmanagement in accordance withthe2006–07Strategic Audit In 2006–07,Group Auditcompleted 36audits assurance to theBoard andmanagement. Corporation’s objectives andprovides contributes to theachievement ofthe independent internal auditservice that ABC Group Auditaimsto provide an Internal Audit and eachDivisionalDirector. Board ofDirectors, theManagingDirector framework modelto enable reporting bythe To facilitate this,theABCsetupacompliance A NEWERA— , on and NewSouthWales. election campaigns inQueensland,Victoria During 2006–07theABCcovered State and publishedontheABCwebsite. of thisanalysis are reported to theABC Board company to track ABC coverage. Theresults Committee engagesanexternal research performance duringcampaign coverage, the In additionto internal monitoring ofeditorial reviews anycomplaints aboutelection coverage. broadcasts to eligible political parties,and which theABCBoard grants partyelection The Committee alsooversees theprocess in accuracy, impartialityand balance. Committee Election Coverage Review ABC AnnualReportto wingold. presentation. Thiswasthefourth successive Awards for thequalityofitscontent and gold citation intheAustralasian Reporting The Annual ReportAwards between theABCandeachcompany. of themutually beneficialrelationship companies to ensure thepreservation Level Agreements witheachofthese During 2006–07theABCexecuted Service Consumer Affairs isindependentofABC and ConsumerAffairs unit.Audience and content, are referred to theABCAudience inaccuracy, lackofbalance, biasorinappropriate Complaints aboutissues suchasfactual including complaints. constituency isthrough audience feedback, the ABC’s performance withits core Another important avenue for assessing Audience Contacts with coverage ofthecampaign to ensure compliance is to review ABCelection content during Review Committee. Thetask oftheCommittee called, theABCconvenes anElection Coverage When astate, territory orfederal election is ABC AnnualReport2005–06 ABC EditorialPolicies section 2 requirements of received a 59

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program areas and investigates all written the decision was an example of party political complaints referring to possible breaches of bias. There were also 1 020 complaints the ABC Editorial Policies, Code of Practice regarding the discontinuation of the rage or legislative Charter. The unit also coordinates Top 50 program. The ABC’s decision to air responses to a range of programming and The Great Global Warming Swindle prompted policy enquiries. 510 complaints prior to the program being screened. A change in timeslot for ABC

Summary of Contacts Received Email/Letter Phone Contact type Number % Number % Total Complaint 23 091 34.6% 15 793 14.0% 38 884 Appreciation 7 136 10.7% 10 409 9.2% 17 545 Other* 36 503 54.7% 86 624 76.8% 123 127 Total 66 730 100.0% 112 826 100.0% 179 556 * “Other” includes suggestions, requests for information, scheduling and transmission enquiries and general comments.

Subject Matter of Contacts Received Subject Email/Letter Phone Total % Total Requests for information, programs, product availability and other matters 33 756 76 149 109 905 61.2% Complaints about program standards and scheduling 16 690 12 112 28 802 16.0% Appreciation of programs and presenters 7 136 10 409 17 545 9.8% Radio and television transmission enquiries and complaints 2 747 13 528 16 275 9.1% Party political bias 2 682 346 3 028 1.7% Complaints of factual inaccuracy 1 733 86 1 819 1.0% Bias (other than party political)* 1 444 111 1 555 0.9% Lack of balance 542 85 627 0.3% Total 66 730 112 826 179 556 100.0% * Includes claims of bias in relation to issues such as sport and religion.

In 2006–07, the ABC logged 179 556 audience Television’s The West Wing resulted in contacts—an 8% increase compared to the 199 complaints. There were a further 195 previous year. This total included 66 730 letters complaints when the program screened later and emails (a 33% increase on the previous than usual due to the 2007 New South Wales year) and 112 826 calls to switchboards in State Election coverage. State and Territory capitals and particular ABC programs and services (a 2% decrease).1 There were 181 complaints of bias for ABC Radio National’s Religion Report regarding Key concerns reflected in the audience an interview with Leni Brenner. contacts this year included the decision to discontinue The Glass House after six years, Of the 38 884 complaints received, 4 583 which generated 5 606 written and phone were claims of party political or other bias, complaints. Of these 1 787 complained that 627 alleged lack of balance and 1 819 were

1 Combined audience contacts received by Audience and Consumer Affairs, News and the Reception Advice Line (phone, letter and email). responses within28days. contacts. Ofthese,18794(65%)received Affairs responded directly to 28758audience and 30June2007,ABCAudience andConsumer contacts within28days.Between 1July 2006 ABC endeavours to respond to allaudience ABC website. Review Executive. Itis published onthe reviews finalisedbytheABC’s Complaints ABC Audience andConsumerAffairs andall and upheldprogram complaints finalisedby provides summariesofaudience contacts of theABCcomplaints process. Thereport increase transparency andaccountability Comments andComplaints of aquarterly In January2003,theABCbeganpublication reported indetail to theABCBoard. to procedures. Allupheldcomplaints are Online; andreviews ofandimprovements content orcorrection ofmaterial onABC reprimanding ofstaff; removal ofinappropriate corrections andapologies; counselling or written apologies to complainants; on-air in response to upheldcomplaints included when appropriate. In2006–07,actionstaken responsible andcorrective actionistaken the attention ofthesenioreditorial staff All upheldcomplaints are brought to Affairs, ofwhich554(3.6%)were upheld. were finalisedbyAudience andConsumer During 2006–07,15309written complaints Upheld complaints and services. related to abroad range ofABC programs claims offactual inaccuracy. Thesecomplaints the complainant seekingexternal review via to their complaint. Thisdoes notpreclude with Audience andConsumerAffairs’ response for complainants whoexpress dissatisfaction provides an additional level ofinternal review The ComplaintsReview Executive (CRE) Complaints Review Executive As outlinedinthe Timeliness Public ReportonAudience ABC EditorialPolicies , inorder to , the quarterly ontheABCwebsite. A summaryoftheCRE’s findingsispublished complainants, leading to sixupheldcomplaints. ABC program unitsonseven responses to ABC Audience andConsumerAffairs and upheld. TheCREalsoadjudicated between reviewed 47complaints, noneofwhichwas In theyear ended30June2007,theCRE are reported to theABCBoard. acted appropriately. AllCREdeterminations handled, andto determine whethertheABC manner inwhichthecomplaint wasoriginally broad scope to review thecontent andthe Affairs andallprogram units,theCREhas Independent ofbothAudience andConsumer Media Authority. or theAustralian Communications and the IndependentComplaintsReview Panel outside oftheICRP’s area ofresponsibility. treatment to merit review, orinvolved matters inaccuracy, bias,lackofbalance orunfair allege asufficiently seriouscase offactual either didnot,inthePanel’s judgement, review. The12requests notaccepted for review complaints, ofwhichfive were accepted for the Panel received 17requests to review In theperiod1July 2006to 30June2007, the ABCBoard. The Convenor isnominated separately by Law Centre andtheStJamesEthicsCentre). bodies external to theABC(theCommunications members were nominated byindependent are all external to theABC.Two ofthethree balance orunfair treatment. Itsthree members cases offactual inaccuracy, bias,lackof complaints thatraise allegations ofserious to thecomplainant. TheICRPcan review independent review ofcomplaints atnocost Complaints Review Panel (ICRP)to undertake Board hasestablished anIndependent response to awritten complaint, theABC For persons notsatisfiedwiththeABC’s Review Panel Independent Complaints section 2 61

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The Panel concluded reviews of three Transmission Failures complaints during the year, each of which As the national broadcaster, the ABC is was upheld in part. In each case, a report of expected to provide uninterrupted radio and the Panel’s findings was made available on television services. Following an increase the ABC website. As at 30 June 2007, three during 2004 in disruptions to commercial reviews were in process and three additional power systems at transmitter sites operated matters were before the Panel pending a by Broadcast Australia (BA), the ABC’s decision on whether or not they should be transmission provider, a series of initiatives accepted for review. Further information is were introduced to better ensure continuity provided in Appendix 18 (see page 202). of service.

Australian Communications BA has systematically instigated a number and Media Authority of measures to improve the reliability of its Members of the public who complain to the emergency power plants, the stand-by power ABC about matters covered by the Corporation’s systems for ABC services. As a result of Code of Practice and who are dissatisfied these upgrades the performance of these with the ABC’s response or the outcome of emergency generators when used as stand- an ICRP review may seek review from the by power systems has improved. Measurements Australian Communications and Media of reliability show an increase from 96% in Authority (ACMA). 2004–05 to 98% in 2006–07. A further improvement in reliability is predicted for During 2006–07, the ACMA finalised its 2007–08. The ABC and BA are continuing to investigations into 16 such matters (ten seek improvements to mains power reliability in 2005–06). In five cases, the ACMA found from State and Territory utility companies. breaches of the ABC Code of Practice. Two of these breaches related to a single program. On 30 June 2006, the Department of In this instance, the ACMA recommended, Communication, Information Technology and firstly, that the ABC review the wording of its the Arts (DCITA) signed a funding agreement Code of Practice in relation to timeliness of with the ABC to provide emergency power corrections and, secondly, that the ABC plants at three ABC Local Radio transmitter review its procedures for preparing television sites in fire-prone areas in Victoria and two current affairs programs so that every portable FM radio transmitters to serve reasonable effort is made to ensure the cyclone prone areas in Queensland and the impartiality of those programs. In each Northern Territory. The transmitter units of the other cases, the ACMA made no have been designed to be installed quickly in recommendations for further action cyclone affected areas that require additional by the ABC. local radio emergency information when existing ABC Local Radio services have been Commonwealth Ombudsman disrupted or supplementary community The Ombudsman’s office commenced one information is required. Both units are stored investigation into the ABC. After making in BA’s maintenance facilities in Brisbane enquiries of the ABC and considering the and Perth ready for rapid deployment. Each material provided, the Ombudsman’s office portable unit can be deployed as air cargo concluded that in all the circumstances of and erected quickly to provide a 1kW FM the case further investigation of the matter radio service that will provide localised was not warranted. coverage in times of natural disasters. Financial Statements Completion ofAnnual Financial Summary no specific amountswere published. the sixcapital citiesby 1January2009but to commence digital radio broadcasting in community broadcasters (includingtheABC) announced thatitwould fundnationaland to June2009.Inaddition, theGovernment (National Interest Initiatives) from June2008 the RegionalandLocal Programming Initiative 2007 Government announcement to extend funding baseandconfirmed theJanuary The MayBudgetmaintained theABC’s Appropriation The Year Ahead funds byfunctionfor the2006–07financialyear. broadly represents theABC’s application of The chart“SplitActualExpenditure 2006–07” Application ofFunds budgeted sources for 2007–08. against actualsources for 2006–07andits budgeted fundsfor thevarious categories The chart“ABC Source ofFunds” depictsABC’s other sources, includingABCCommercial. The ABCalsoreceived some$185.2mfrom 2006–07 to $823.782m. funding, bringingthetotal appropriation for was allocated additionalOutcome 2analog Budget AdditionalEstimates process, theABC 2006 Federal Budget.IntheCommonwealth The ABCwasallocated $822.677mintheMay Sources ofFunds 2006–07 appropriations for the2006–07financialyear. its total sources offundsandGovernment As inprevious years, theABCoperated within Financial Outcome 2006–07 audit opinion. Audit Office (ANAO) issued anunqualified Statements andtheAustralian National endorsed thesigningof2006–07Financial On 26July 2007,theAuditandRiskCommittee prpito ud 679.4 2007–08 financialyear. appropriation offundsbyoutputfor the broadly represents theABC’s budgeted The chart“Appropriation byOutput2007–08” Appropriation Funds –77.9 Total comparative Less Digital Transmission Funding year is: The ABC’s fundingfor the2007–08financial Government for the2010–12triennium. the ABCTriennial Funding Submission to outcomes of ICS IIwillbeincorporated into expenditure over thecoming years. The requirements interms ofassets andcapital which willfocus ontheCorporation’s stage oftheIntegrated Capital Strategy (ICSII), Planning hasalsocommenced onthesecond currently plannedorinprogress. to continue to pursue key strategic initiatives Corporation. Thiswillallow theCorporation close theoperational fundinggapofthe continue to source internal efficienciesto undertaken throughout theCorporation to areas. Avariety ofotherreviews are being improvements inoperational andinfrastructure and Efficiencyreview to achieve savingsor identified inthe2006KPMGFunding Adequacy where supported, implement recommendations The Corporation continues to assess, and whilst itexecutes itsstrategic objectives. Corporation onasoundfinancialfooting from recurrent sources, andto maintain the that ABCrecurrent activitiesremain funded ABC outputactivitiesandlevels, to ensure The 2007–08BudgetStrategy seeksto maintain Budget Strategy nldn qiyijcin844.6 –87.3 Less Analog Transmission Funding including equityinjection Outcomes 1,2and3, Total appropriation per section 2 $m 63

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Recast 2005 2007 2006 (AEIFRS) 2005 2004 2003 ABC Operating $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Cost of Services 972 480 929 236 891 298 926 161 858 728 822 856 Operating Revenue 185 206 187 015 166 430 201 712 153 712 146 299 Net Cost of Services (a) 787 274 742 221 724 868 724 449 705 016 676 557 Revenue from Government 809 532 774 254 757 532 757 532 726 895 733 469

Recast 2005 2007 2006 (AEIFRS) 2005 2004 2003 Financial Position $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Current Assets 251 010 248 309 209 682 209 683 197 602 214 501 Non-Current Assets 807 651 795 930 815 269 816 191 824 884 744 564 Total Assets 1 058 661 1 044 239 1 024 951 1 025 874 1 022 486 959 065 Current Liabilities 150 428 147 567 134 452 115 635 125 672 209 282 Non-Current Liabilities 136 059 154 518 174 095 194 712 208 599 218 673 Total Liabilities 286 487 302 085 308 547 310 347 334 271 427 955 Total Equity 772 174 742 154 716 404 715 527 688 215 531 110

Ratios Current Ratio (b) 1.67 1.68 1.56 1.81 1.57 1.02 Equity (c) 73% 71% 70% 70% 67% 55%

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ABC Divisional Structure

ABC BOARD

ABC Advisory Council

Managing Director Mark Scott

Head ABC Secretariat Director Editorial Policies Gary Linnane Paul Chadwick

Chief of Staff, MD’s Office Director Corporate Development Nerida Brownlee James Taylor

Director Radio Director Chief Operating and Regional Director News Director Legal Commercial Officer Content John Cameron Vacant Lynley Marshall David Pendleton Sue Howard

Director International, Director Director Director Director People Corporate Innovation Television Communications and Learning Strategy and Ian Carroll Kim Dalton Gary Dawson Vacant Governance Murray Green

Director State/Territory Directors Head Production SA and State and Territory Directors’ Group Audit Resources Rep—Sandra Winter-Dewhirst Alison Hamill ACT—Elizabeth McGrath David Cruttenden NSW—Mike McCluskey NT—Mark Bowling Qld—Chris Wordsworth Tas—Rob Batten Vic—Randal Mathieson Director Director Business WA—Geoff Duncan Technology and Services Distribution Aziz Dindar (a) / Colin Knowles Toni Robertson (a)

Director Members of the ABC Leadership Group Human Resources Structure as at 30 June 2007 Colin Palmer section 2 67 ABC commentators from 4QG Brisbane described international cricket has been shown the 1933 Kings Cup from exclusively on commercial television—that a “dog-box” suspended above the river. is, viewed but not necessarily heard. A curious phenomenon of the Australian summer is that many people watch play on commercial television with the sound off—so they can covering listen to the commentary on ABC Radio. The launch date for ABC Television in sport November 1956 was planned around another huge sporting event—Australia’s first Olympic then... Games—with the ABC as host broadcaster.

Thereafter, the ABC covered all major events: including the Empire Games, the Commonwealth Games, each subsequent Olympic Games, rugby league, rugby world cup, Bathurst motor races, skiing, Wimbledon tennis, golf, swimming, basketball, gymnastics and table tennis.

Today, the ABC continues to celebrate the nation’s sporting life even though it lacks the financial capacity to bid for rights In the beginning, there was sport—watched, against major commercial television talked about, listened to, and participated in operators. Its radio coverage is unmatched by millions of Australians. The ABC’s first in Australia. ABC Television gives profile Annual Report (1932–33) referred to “the to local codes, women’s netball, informed keen national interest in sport”. discussion and occasional satire. Online streaming ensures convenience of access ABC Radio presented coverage of up to 30 and timing—all in acknowledgement of local sporting events a week, including horse that “keen national interest”. racing and boxing. It broadcast shortwave descriptions of international events such as Live action on court of Australia's highest the Berlin Olympics, Davis Cup tennis, English participation sport ... women’s netball. racing and football.

Live coverage of test cricket blended sporting commentary with the production techniques ... and now of radio drama. On-air presenters used the text of incoming news cables to craft their commentary while reconstructing the sounds of crowd noise and bat-against-ball sound effects in the studio. Audiences loved every moment of crescendo and competitive tension.

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drama then...

Professor Charles Wheeler supervising the production of a play in May 1935. In the early productions, actors were required to wear formal evening wear during the performance until 1942.

It took time to loosen the hold of “the old actors who were respectably attired in evening world” on Australian cultural life. wear—notwithstanding their invisibility to the audience. The dramatic arts made an almost seamless transition from theatre to radio although The ABC attempted through a system of often against the odds with funding and competitions and prizes to locate Australian creative talent in short supply. plays of suitable quality to rival the European masters. In 1936, ABC Radio began a three-year project to present the complete works of Yet, within Saturday Night Playbill and Monday Shakespeare, each play abridged to 90 Night Repertory, Shakespeare, Molière, minutes. The plays went live to air with Turgenev, Strindberg and Shaw remained section 3 69 dominant. In 1943, Prime Minister John Curtin themes. A new wave of Australian dramatists spoke for many Australians when he said was attempting to understand the character that “most of the plays broadcast by the and tensions of contemporary Australia. ABC seem to deal with the old world”. ABC Television’s drama department, Australian radio serials, meanwhile, tended established in 1965, welcomed these towards the idealisation of rural life— innovators into the Australian Playhouse The Lawsons then Blue Hills. series of half hour plays.

Despite the nation’s growing cultural While radio drama remained important to confidence, the quest to find suitable Australian writers, most Australians turned Australian talent remained a problem to television. So many ABC dramas live on following the introduction of television in popular memory—like Bellbird, Certain in 1956. Women, Brides of Christ, Rush and Sea Change—testament to the imaginative power By the 1960s, however, there emerged of drama in distilling the great narratives a strong interest in exploring Australian of social evolution and national identify.

William McInnes as Australian wartime Prime Minister, John Curtin in Curtin.

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Director of Radio Sue Howard and Regional Content

Sue Howard joined the ABC in 1986. She has presented programs on three ABC Radio stations and achieved some notable firsts for the ABC, including pioneering ABC Radio’s midnight-to-dawn shift, becoming the first woman to present a Breakfast program in 1993 and the first female Local Radio Manager when taking on the combined metropolitan and regional management responsibilities in Victoria in 1996. Sue became Head of Regional Services in 1996 and Director of Radio in 2000. She continues to be passionate about the wireless and is excited about its digital future. Sue holds a Bachelor of Arts from Monash University and a Diploma of Education.

Community participation continued to be ABC Radio strengthened through triple j’s One Night Stand, ABC Classic FM’s Flame Awards and Regional and concerts staged in regional towns and broadcast on ABC Local Radio and ABC Content Radio National. Marking the start of the ABC NewsRadio transmission rollout in In February 2007 ABC Radio was renamed regional Australia, the service was launched ABC Radio and Regional Content. This in Wagga Wagga and the South-Western acknowledged both the Division’s interaction Slopes–Eastern Riverina regions of New with local and regional audiences across the South Wales in April 2007. country and its success in building cross-media production. ABC Radio and Regional Content’s Distinctly Australian objective to extend the reach of content on new New Australian content by external producers and diverse platforms progressed significantly, was showcased through the ABC Radio especially with the announcement that digital Regional Production Fund (RPF). The RPF radio would be introduced in Australia, from encourages projects for delivery on multiple January 2009. platforms including interactive websites, podcasts and videos. triple j’s irreverence, authority and attitude came to life in a new dimension with the In 2006–07, the RPF commissioned 64 projects, launch of jtv on ABC Television in July 2006. focusing on larger scale initiatives with The successful magazine, jmag, moved from demonstrable benefits to regional communities. quarterly to monthly publication in June 2007. Projects included a Fresh Air concert in Progressively, ABC Local Radio’s metropolitan Karratha in Western Australia and concerts stations began live online streaming, joining to support communities in the aftermath of all ABC national radio networks and dig crises in St Helens, Tasmania and Briagolong digital radio services in being available in the Gippsland region of Victoria. The RPF 24-hours a day. More material was made also supported Australian Snapshots and the available as podcasts and on mobile platforms. Short Story Project, which sought entries The ABC Cricket Magazine edited by ABC Radio from aspiring photographers and writers, Sport’s Jim Maxwell set a new record with from rural and regional Australia. its highest ever preliminary sales of 28 225 copies, 28% more than the 2005–06 edition. Open Tennis inMelbourne. Swimming ChampionshipsandtheAustralian streaming rightsto cover the2007World ABC RadioSportalsoacquired broadcast and per weekwere streamed ontheNRL’s website. eight NationalRugbyLeague(NRL)matches on theAFL’s website andbetweensix match commentary commenced streaming The ABC’s Australian Football League(AFL) Indies onradio andonline. consecutive World Cupwinfrom theWest of World CupCricket andAustralia’s third Fifth AshesTest. There wasalsocoverage over seven millionpageviewsduringthe Australia website. ABCCricket onlinereceived access theABC’s coverage viatheCricket Cricket online,withoverseas fans able to on ABCLocal Radio andstreamed onABC The AshesCricket serieswasbroadcast live Italy andthefinalbetweenItaly andFrance. surrounding matches betweenAustralia and Broadcasts captured thelocal colour sports centres, pubsandcommunity halls. and ABCLocal Radiobroadcast live from the 2006FIFA World Cupspread nationally events duringtheyear. Soccer fever surrounding Australians were treated to majorsporting Books Alive as partoftheAustralian Government’s 2006 prequels orsequelsto great Australian novels listeners to provide synopsesfor imaginary ABC RadioNational’s caption campaign. Book Show called on such as opportunities for winners to playatfestivals e choral workfor broadcast. new a recorded by Brisbane FMbroadcast theevent live. Winning Classic Recital Hall,inSeptember 2006.ABC City Final infront ofapacked houseattheSydney 41 ofthechoirs viedfor aplace intheNational 7 000singers. InsixState andTerritory finals, attracted around 250choirs, comprising some —Australia’s largest choral competition— ABC Classic FM’s inaugural as supportfor major artists touring Australia. program, ABC NewsRadiointroduced anewsports tracks. 4 585artists hadregistered anduploaded 8562 and access themusiconline.Infirst month to upload theirmusicandlets listeners review triplejunearthed.com the annualstate-based from August 2006withaspeciallive performance triplejunearthed.com annual Australian musicperformance targets. to Australian musicandmetorexceeded their ABC Radionetworkshave astrong commitment Australian Music fierce commentary). NRL Grand Finalsskewed withhumourand Festival oftheBoot celebrated the20thyear ofRoy andHG’s ABC Capricornia Unearthed triple j Homebake at workinRockhampton–theABC’soldest choir, Weekend HalfTime section 3 continuously operatingregionalstation ABC Classics andwillperform broadcast tracks andprovided winner Missy Higgins.Replacing The BirraleeBlokes Mornings and was formally launchedin (a call oftheAFLand allows unsignedartists One NightStand Unearthed presenter CraigZonca Choir oftheYear , and initiative, , willbe triple j , and 71

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The drought was a major issue of community ABC Radio focus in 2006–07. In the States of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Regional and Western Australia, a weekly program, My Country, was introduced on ABC Local Content continued Radio and a companion website established to examine the response of rural communities triple j recorded the Indigenous Music Awards to the drought. Please refer to The ABC in Darwin and included performances by in the Community section on page 44 for emerging Indigenous musicians and artists more information. for broadcast on dig, triple j, ABC Local Radio and ABC Radio National. The Awards were Special editions of ABC Radio’s Indigenous also filmed for broadcast on ABC Television. programs, Awaye! on ABC Radio National and Speaking Out on ABC Local Radio, ABC Classic FM Drive presenter, Julia marked the 40th anniversary of the 1967 Lester, hosted the 2006 APRA Classical Referendum to extend citizenship to Music Awards in Sydney, in August. The Indigenous Australians. awards were broadcast live on ABC Classic FM with video footage featured on the website. ABC Rural Radio’s 2006 Heywire attracted ABC Classic FM was also media supporter more than 800 entries from across Australia. for Opera Australia’s first live big screen In its ninth year, more than 3 000 young people relay of a production in the Sydney Opera have participated in Heywire, with 300 of these House to audiences on the forecourt steps people telling their stories on ABC Radio. and in Melbourne’s Federation Square. The network also continues to support the ABC In March, an idea from four teenage Heywire Symphony Australia Young Performers participants was turned into a national radio Awards to nurture young musicians. and online community event. The 40 Hour Drought encouraged more than 2 000 Australian Communities registered participants to limit themselves ABC Radio and Regional Content plays a to the consumption of 40 litres of water for significant role in reaching out to support a period of 40 hours in order to more closely the life of Australian communities and empathise with Australians living in drought providing essential information during conditions and to highlight water awareness emergency events. Throughout 2006–07, and conservation strategies. ABC Local Radio provided extensive coverage of bushfires, cyclones, storms and other Broadcast Highlights emergencies on radio and online. ABC Radio was a major partner of the 2006 Melbourne International Arts Festival, with

Radio presenter and Spicks and Specks panellist Myf Warhurst at triple j’s One Night Stand concert at Cowra guitarist, DonTurner. guitarist, KimSing,andAustralian Blues collaboration betweenrenowned Vietnamese ABC RadioNationalalsobroadcast aunique Radio Australia andABCTelevision. 702 ABCSydney and events from 12 to 28October 2006. Festival andfeaturing specialcoverage of ABC RadioNationalandfeatured alsoon Material wasmadeavailable for podcast by the 30thanniversary oftheBattle ofLongTan. August 2006to record concerts commemorating ABC RadioNationaltravelled to Vietnamin the BridgeandABC. Bridge to celebrate the75thbirthdayofboth broadcast live from theSydney Harbour and ABCNewsRadio’s covering theMelbourneSpringRacingCarnival Football LeagueGrand Finals,specialpodcasts commentary ofselected AFLandVictorian downloads. Theseincludedradio sports of content available aspodcasts orMP3 ABC Radioincreased substantially theamount Cross-Media Innovation Classic FMand 774 ABCMelbourne,RadioNational, science program, largest radio podcaster inAustralia. Its ABC RadioNationalisbelieved to bethe National eachfortnight, into onedownload. education stories broadcast onABCRadio podcast-only service that gathers thebest ABC RadioNationallaunched StarStuff launched theABC MelbournePodtours, In January2007,774ABCMelbourne podcasting ahousehold name. acknowledge programs thathelpedmake in June2006.Apple created thedirectory to Apple iTunesMusicStorePodcastDirectory Australian entry onthelist established by , Health Minutes dig All intheMind , allbroadcasting from the Australia AllOver WordWatch and Question Time , wastheonly Edpod segments, , a dig , . a focus onnewservices. the ABC’s digital radio content strategy with ABC RadioandRegionalContent isdeveloping to thesixState capitals. national broadcasters’ rollout ofdigital radio funding inthe2007Federal Budgetfor the from January 2009andthecommitment of the introduction ofdigital radio inAustralia ABC RadioandRegionalContent welcomes Digital Radio Festival, inVictoria. arts festival, the2007Castlemaine State from Australia’s longest runningregional undertook asecond onlineoutsidebroadcast to regional cultural events. ABCLocal Radio across Australia to have cross-media access outside broadcasts to enable audiences from boards. Thistested amodelfor future regional blogs, aguestbook andthreaded message podcasts ofspeakers andforums, photos, Coast NewSouthWales site. Itfeatured text, Bay Writers Festival, through theABCNorth first onlineoutsidebroadcast from theByron In August 2006,ABCLocal Radioundertook its and records voice, live soundsandFMradio. pre-loaded with designed for J Player triple j and video-enabled portable devices. as anMPEG-4file for useonhomecomputers with audio.Thepodcast can bedownloaded to incorporate video,still imagesandtext segments from theprogram to bereversioned an enhanced podcasting format thatenables ABC RadioNational’s ABC Melbournewebsite along withmaps. to thepublicviaMP3download onthe774 ABC Melbournepresenters are available walking tours ofMelbournevoiced by774 University History Department.Three a project co-produced withtheMelbourne and ABCCommercial launchedthe , anewMP3player specifically section 3 triple j triple j . Theplayer comes Movietime podcasts, jfrequencies is trialling 73

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Kim Dalton Director of Television

Kim Dalton has been the ABC’s Director of Television since January 2006. He was previously Chief Executive of the Australian Film Commission. Other roles have included Manager of Acquisitions and Development for Beyond International Limited, General Manager of the Australian Children’s Television Foundation, Investment Manager for the Australian Film Finance Corporation and principal of his own production company, Warner Dalton Pty Ltd. Kim graduated from the Flinders University Drama School and has a postgraduate Diploma in Arts Administration. In June 2007 Kim was awarded an OAM for service to the film and television industry.

Engaging in Australia’s Social, ABC Television Cultural and Political Life In 2006–07, ABC Television played a key role ABC Television delivers two commercial-free, in creating a shared experience and a national free-to-air national television services, offering conversation by broadcasting contemporary distinctive programs that inform, educate and and relevant Australian programs, including: entertain. The main channel is simulcast on digital terrestrial and analog frequencies and • The documentary Who Killed Dr Bogle and ABC2 is available only as a digital channel. The Mrs Chandler?, the most watched Australian channels deliver content of specialist appeal documentary ever screened on the ABC, as well as programs of general interest. with an audience of 2.5 million people • The well received Constructing Australia A number of organisational changes in early series: The Bridge; Pipe Dreams and A Wire 2007 have enabled ABC Television to focus on Through the Heart multiplatform and multichannel distribution • The Carbon Cops series, which blended of programs. In addition to the main channel science and the environment in practical terms and ABC2, the Television Division also delivers • Air Australia, which vividly portrayed its content through streaming and video Australia’s airline history downloads, via the internet, and is developing • Difference of Opinion, a topical debate the multiplatform potential of its programs. show guided by respected journalist Jeff McMullen, with eminent panellists and the In 2006–07, the main channel broadcast 1 107 public engaging in the debates hours of first-release Australian content, • jtv, which extended the triple j brand to speak 53.7% of the prime time slot, 6 pm to midnight, to young Australians, across programs, compared to 1 009 hours, or 49.1%, in the vodcasts and live performances previous year. Repeat Australian programs • Arts documentaries, such as the IOU series, comprised 6% of hours broadcast, compared Artists at Work and The Art Life to 7% in 2005–06 for the 6 pm to midnight • The Sunday Arts program, which continued time slot. Over its 24-hour broadcast period, this year with interviews, performances, ABC2 provided 4 550 hours of Australian first-run Australian documentaries and content of which 58.9% were repeats. short films • Enough Rope with Andrew Denton, engaging In accordance with legislation, ABC Television national and international figures on a broadcast 8 557 hours of high definition personal level, and included tributes to material in 2006–07, including 1 642 hours Steve Irwin and Don Chipp in prime time. 2006–07 2005–06 2004–05 2003–04 2002–03 2006–07 2005–06 2004–05 2003–04 2002–03 as aPercentage ofHours Broadcast Main Channel,Australian Content 2006–07 2005–06 2004–05 2003–04 2002–03 as aPercentage ofHours Broadcast and RepeatContent,6pm–Midnight, Main Channel,Australian First-Release as aPercentage ofHours Broadcast and RepeatContent,6am–Midnight, Main Channel,Australian First-Release 0 0 01 02 035 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 02 04 060 50 40 30 20 10 02 04 060 50 40 30 20 10 m–mdih 6pm–midnight 6 am–midnight is ees Repeat First Release is ees Repeat First Release % % % • The fifthseriesof • Fast andFuriousLifeofErrolFlynn The documentaries ABC website. of television, withextended highlightsonthe tribute to thosewhoproduced halfacentury journey through theABC’s archives anda presented byJohnClarke, wasa90-minute The ABCofOurLives:50YearsTelevision culture, television andsocialhistory. Mine andOurs and performing arts organisations. exhibition inSydney, witharange ofvisual Television collaborated onavisualarts To commemorate its50thanniversary, ABC • • The • • • • • from theCity the FutureSoundsLike metropolitan and regional centres, and marches achieved large audiences across ABC Television’s coverage of ANZAC Day Sydney andMelbourneFilmFestivals. of GinaSinozich masterclass from around Australia. waterfront, and battle for industrial control ofAustralia’s Bastard Boys choir for disadvantaged andhomeless people with thestory ofachoirmaster buildinga attracted outstanding audience engagement parents notmigrated where people mayhave beenhadtheir Family Footsteps others theAnsettandMcGuiganfamilies Painting Australia National Gallery ofAustralia showcasing unseenartefacts from the Hidden TreasureswithBettyChurcher an opera singer a once inalifetime opportunityto become Operatunity Oz healthy, happychildren inAustralia landmark study unlocking thesecrets of Life at1 intense periodofAustralian wartimehistory Choir ofHardKnocks , aworld first series,whichwasa section 3 , Searching 4Sandeep explored ideasaboutAustralian , whichdramatised the1998 , whichgave ordinary people appeared attheAdelaide, Curtin Dynasties , whichinvestigated , whichprovided anart Tasmanian Devil:The , whichdramatised an and , exploring among series, which The Passion , , Yours, What Words , , 75

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Everything and Spicks and Specks. The ABC Television Chaser’s website was also popular and the continued podcast was number one in the Australian iTunes Store for months. In 2006 the satirical engaged Australians in perspectives on war comedy program The Glass House reached and history with programs such as Gallipoli a milestone of 200 programs and its final Dawn Service, Andrew Denton’s Gallipoli: episode was watched by over one million Brothers in Arms, Vivian Bullwinkel: An people. The Sideshow provided a stage for Australian Heroine and Jennifer Byrne Australia’s leading musical comedy acts Presents War Stories. and performers of all kinds.

ABC Television presents Australia’s most Other Australian entertainment included The comprehensive and respected package of Einstein Factor, The New Inventors which news, analysis and commentary, produced celebrated its 100th episode in 2006, Gardening by ABC News—the 7 pm News, The 7.30 Australia which celebrated the 80th birthday Report, Lateline, The Insiders, Four Corners, of Peter Cundall AM, and held expos in Sydney, Foreign Correspondent and Australian Story. Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. Collectors In conjunction with other ABC divisions, ABC went on the road with Collectors on Tour in Television broadcast the funerals of “the the Blue Mountains, New South Wales and crocodile hunter” Steve Irwin and racing Ballarat, Victoria. driver Peter Brock. The ABC remains the pre-eminent free-to-air Providing for a Diverse broadcaster of children’s content with 98 of Range of Audiences the top 100 programs for children (up from ABC Television has continued to present 92 in 2005–06) and provides the most visited programs that cover a broad range of genres and trusted children’s website in Australia. The and subjects, as well as providing associated Play School 40th Birthday Concert presented content and interaction online. 26 performances in remote areas and six at the Sydney Opera House. RollerCoaster continues Stand out ABC comedy and entertainment to provide popular programs for older children. programs were The Chaser’s War on The ABC’s magazine program, Creature Features, has a large following among six to

Choir of Hard Knocks with ten year olds. The award-winning Behind the conductor Jonathon Welch News continued to perform strongly both on television and online. Australian children’s productions to premiere included Blue Water High Series 2, Five Minutes More, Dorothy the Dinosaur and new episodes of The Wiggles.

ABC Television provides a diversity of topics, styles and formats in programs such as My Favourite Album, Two Men in a Tinnie, Stepfather of the Bride, The Good The Bad and the Ugg Boot, The Floating Brothel, Not all Tea and Scones, The Cook and the Chef, Can We Help?, Talking Heads, and Crude— The Incredible Journey of Oil. Both At the Movies’ presenters, Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton, and rage celebrated 20 years on-air with a stronger following than ever. section 3 77 Main Channel, ABC-Commissioned Programs,* Catalyst remains Australia’s most trusted First-Release, Hours Broadcast source of scientific information on television. It has developed a website to stream programs 2002–03 and materials online.

2003–04 Compass explores life’s big questions with a focus on religion and ethics and provides perspectives on issues such as human rights 2004–05 6am – midnight and global religious tensions. 6pm – midnight 2005–06 Message Stick, produced by Indigenous Australians, is about the lives, history and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 2006–07 peoples and showcases documentaries, 0 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 Hours drama and short films. * ABC internal productions and co-productions; excludes pre-purchased programs (including many documentaries and children’s drama programs). ABC Television broadcast 287.5 hours of national sport, over 30 hours more than in Main Channel Genre Mix 2006–07 as a Percentage 2005–06. This included netball, women’s of Hours Broadcast 6am – Midnight (excludes interstitial material) basketball, women’s golf, bowls, and live

Sport Religion and tennis, and 550.5 hours of state and territory News 4.2%

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ABC2, and included the International Netball Factual 0.5% Ethi Test series between Australia and New cs 7.6% 1.2% Zealand. Cricket specials were broadcast 30.8% over the summer and ABC Television will Children's be the host broadcaster for the Australian Entertainment 9.5% Women’s Open Golf for the next three years. 3% ABC Television has also provided a Woman Current Affairs Education Com Sport Broadcaster Internship, for a one-year edy 9.5% training contract. a 8.1% 1.9% Dram

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and Robin Hood. 5% Sport 0.2%

Arts 15% A total of 40.8% of ABC-made programs were Religion and Ethics produced outside of Sydney and Melbourne News Business Movies 2.1% 25.5% in 2006–07, compared to 37.8% in 2003–04, Features0.9% and 44.6% in 2005–06. These programs 1.1% 0.8% Children's included Collectors in Hobart, Can We Help? in Perth, Talking Heads in Brisbane, and Factual 12.7% Comedy Behind the News in Adelaide, as well as Current Affairs 0.3% sports coverage in all States and Territories. 10.2%

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The re-designed Gardening Australia website ABC Television was launched and includes streaming video continued segments, a plant look-up database and a new gardening forum. Sunday Arts launched Creative Leadership and an Art Map on its website, providing a national Innovation view of arts events that is easy for viewers to This year a number of initiatives have seen access and for organisations to up-load their the ABC at the forefront of providing rich own arts events. digital media and interactive online experiences. ABC2 ABC2 continued its growth in audience reach ABC Television has increased the amount of throughout the year with a national average video content that is streamed or available to daily reach of 300 000 by the end of March be downloaded through its new online portal. 2007. ABC2 was rebranded in August 2006 A new documentary portal A Place to Think with a fresh new look. Animation students was launched in June 2007. It offers audiences from the Australian Film, Television and the ability to travel through the archives of Film Radio School, in conjunction with ABC2, Australia as it celebrates its 60th anniversary. produced a series of station identification segments built on young and regional First Tuesday Book Club hosted by Jennifer audience appeal. Byrne has an online book club that commences after the television broadcast. jtv streamed ABC2 production continued with the daily half the Hottest 100 live from Sydney’s Centennial hour regional news and magazine program Park on Australia Day. Australia Wide, a second series of the gaming program Good Game, the weekly music The launch of the children’s Rollermache showcase digtv and digtv presents, jtv’s website provides a safe online space for long form edition jtvxl, the interview series children to create, upload and share their Talking Science and the second series of video animation creations with others. The summer specials, Short and Curly (Australian RollerCoaster website has The Zimmer short films), Late Night Legends, and Four Twins, which allows children to create Corners—The Interviews. broadcast quality animation using an online tool. Approximately 30 000 animations One-off specials included Maluka, about the were received from children from all over restoration of the 70-year-old yacht and its Australia with a selection being screened participation in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, on RollerCoaster. Naked Painted People about an unusual fund- raising bike ride, music from WOMADelaide Junglist and Bajo from 2006 and Australia Deliberates. Good Game (Series 2)

ABC2 consolidated its live sport coverage with netball over the winter and women’s basketball in the summer. New to the schedule in 2007 was international women’s tennis with the Federation Cup and the Pacific Six Nations rugby contest. Music was augmented with acquired specials and concerts, and young people’s programming enhanced with anime, jtvxl and concert features. Regional Five-City Metropolitan oktMn( uy20)553000 562000 551000 555000 585000 581000 612000 678000 595000 752000 599000 592000 568000 655000 The NewInventors (26July 2006) 741000 Rocket Man (1July 2006) New Tricks (11 November 2006) 699000 Taggart (8June2007) Spicks andSpecks:AnotherSpeckyChristmas (17December 2006) Blue Murder (3November 2006) 1153000 Doctor Who(15July 2006) 1168000 The NewInventors: SavingWater Special(30May2007) How theHellDidWe GetHere? (6January2007) 1189000 797000 The Worst JobsinHistory (24September 2006) 1162000 Robin Hood(15April2007) The Chaser’s War onEverything (30May2007) 1189000 Spicks andSpecks(30May2007) Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2006(30December 2006) Midsomer Murders (29September 2006) 1175000 1222000 Planet Earth(9July 2006) Who Killed DrBogle andMrs Chandler? (7September 2006) 1237000 1290000 1157000 1195000 Most Popular ABCTelevision Programs 2006–07 * Source: OzTAM Television Ratings 1156000 The NewInventors (6June2007) 1569000 1449000 The Glass House:2006Glass HouseAwards for Eksalince (29November 2006) 1231000 1517000 The ABCofOurLives: 50Years ofTelevision (5November 2006) 1245000 Wire intheBlood (11August 2006) Taggart (22June2007) 1292000 1477000 The Chaser’s War onRepeats(27June2007) Curtin (22April2007) Dynasties (11December 2006) The Worst JobsinHistory (10September 2006) Blue Murder (3November 2006) The NewInventors: SavingWater Special(30May2007) New Tricks (18November 2006) 1782000 Constructing Australia: TheBridge(18March 2007) Robin Hood(15April2007) Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2006(30December 2006) Midsomer Murders (6October 2006) The Chaser’s War onEverything (16May2007) Spicks andSpecks(30May2007) Planet Earth(9July 2006) Who Killed DrBogle andMrs Chandler? (7September 2006) Most Popular ABCTelevision Programs 2006–07 ietWtes( uy20)548000 542000 541000 * Source: RegionalTAM Television Ratings Constructing Australia: TheBridge(18March 2007) Dalziel andPascoe (23February 2007) Silent Witness (7July 2006) section 3 Average Audience Average Audience 79

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John Cameron Director of News

John Cameron was appointed Director of News in July 2004. Before that he was National Editor, ABC News and Current Affairs, a position he had held since 2000. John has worked at the ABC for more than 20 years as a radio and television producer and as a reporter, foreign correspondent and editorial manager. He has been the State Editor in both Queensland and Victoria, as well as Washington Bureau Chief for three years, including the period of the first Gulf War. He began his career with a newspaper cadetship in New Zealand, and then worked in newspapers and commercial radio in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Australia for 12 years before joining the ABC.

The first stage of this integration was a News complete redesign of the ABC News Online website, which allows significantly more The News Division provides bulletins, programs audio, video and text content to be added and items of audio, video and text to all ABC to the site every day, as well as an increase platforms—radio, television, online and in the amount of local content provided by mobile devices. journalists around the country. Audiences can also tailor the content as they want it: It underwent considerable change in 2006–07, they can focus on news from their local area with the full integration of News Online into or on particular subjects they are interested the Division, the relocation of the Queensland in and choose the audio and video they want News operation, the introduction of new to play in the order they want to play it. programs and a change of name for the Division. It has also been a year of strong As part of the integration of News Online performances by programs—growing into the Division, online producers are being audiences, setting agendas and again appointed in every capital city and the receiving significant peer recognition. production of broadband content is being This included, for the second consecutive centralised in Sydney. This includes the year, winning Australian journalism’s most production of Australia Wide for ABC2, important award, the Gold Walkley. previously undertaken by the Television Division. The centralising of broadband The name of the Division was changed from content is part of a larger plan to develop a News and Current Affairs to News. This is in continuous news desk to deliver content to line with the long-standing practice of other all platforms—radio, television and online— broadcasting organisations around the world. throughout the day. The Division also took full responsibility for ABC News Online, previously managed by Despite the disruption caused by the relocation the New Media and Digital Services Division. of staff from the ABC’s Brisbane centre to The News Online operation had been based other sites, Queensland News continued to entirely in Brisbane until this change. cover major stories and provide audiences Recognising the growing importance of online with their usual comprehensive coverage. media, considerable planning has gone into fully integrating online production across Programs the Division’s operations, while retaining a Business reporting was augmented with the significant presence in Brisbane. introduction of two new television programs Steve Irwinandracing car driver Peter Brock, the memorialservices for wildlife crusader regions, thedeathsandlive broadcasts of fires andweatheremergencies inseveral of leadership intheAustralian LaborParty, to the2007federal election andthechange Victoria andNew SouthWales—the lead-up three state election campaigns—in Queensland, Significant coverage duringtheyear included Pacific, AsianandIndiantimezones. bulletins aday,specifically targeted to the provides Australia Networkwith11news previously itcame from Sydney. Newsalso is broadcast into Asiafrom Melbourne— (previously itran twodaysaweek). runs five nightsaweek,Mondayto Friday included intheFriday editionof affairs program Network beganinMarch 2007.Thecurrent A revamped newsline-upfor Australia Lateline Business some ofthestories from theprevious night’s in theAustralian andAsianmarkets. Ituses with live analysis andalook atthedayahead finance newsfrom Wall Street andEurope, Network andreports overnight business and Business Today end of minutes from Mondayto Thursday, atthe makers andopinionleaders. Itrunsfor 25 packages andfeature interviews withnews- in thebusiness sector withamixofreporter Ali Moore, focuses ontheday’s developments in August 2006. in NewSouthWales Bulker inNewcastlefollowingseverestorms running agroundofthefreighterPasha ABC Newsprovidedextensivecoverageofthe Lateline Lateline Business , andashorter segmentis is broadcast onAustralia Asia-Pacific Focus . , presented by Lateline Focus now . Corners on consecutive Mondaynights, inthe in Australia, twospecialswere broadcast To markthe50thanniversary oftelevision were freed onappeal. was handled. Themenconvicted ofthemurder questions aboutthewaypolice investigation Beyond ReasonableDoubt convictions overturned. Thethree-part series, national programs. There were alsosomeground-breaking conflict inIraq. and HezbollahinLebanontheongoing internationally, theconflict betweenIsrael Hicks andhisreturn to Australia, and the release from Guantanamo BayofDavid subject ofan murder inWestern Australia whowere the communities, andthree menfound guiltyof Federal Government’s intervention inthese Territory waswidely seenasacatalyst inthe in Indigenouscommunities intheNorthern coverage ofallegations ofabusechildren second, Nation have beencovered inthepast five decades. national andinternational newsevents that Television reporting andsomeofthebig website thatshowcased thehistory ofABC celebrations, Newsproduced aspecial in Australia. Aspartoftheanniversary decades oflocal reporting inthesixStates There were also specials highlightingfive work oftheABC’s foreign correspondents. , focused onevents inAustralia. The Reporting theWorld timeslot. Thefirst, section 3 Australian Story Lateline , raised serious ’s award-winning , highlighted the Reporting the series hadtheir Four 81

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dealing with potentially traumatic incidents, News continued and it has attracted considerable attention from other media organisations interested There were changes to the schedule of news in developing similar programs. bulletins across ABC Local Radio, ABC Radio National and ABC Classic FM. The new Behind the News ran a survey to ask children streamlined schedule is aimed at improving across Australia what most worried them. the quality and consistency of radio news Almost 2 000 children responded and ranked bulletins and to take advantage of the fact their concerns. Results showed two things that all three networks now take state-based worried Australian children most—their composite news bulletins—a mix of local, parents and friends dying or becoming sick national and international stories. and the environment.

News has taken responsibility for the The ABC commissioned some focus group management of the schools’ education research about audience response to The 7.30 program, Behind the News (BtN), formerly Report. The research was done in Melbourne, part of the Television Division. The move Sydney and Ballarat (Victoria), in late 2006. was aimed at editorially strengthening this successful program. BtN is now part of the As part of its 40th anniversary celebrations, Division’s editorial management processes AM has been visiting every capital city and and has access to the expertise of specialist some remote areas to broadcast the program reporters in Australia and overseas. and take part in community events.

News programs were disrupted by industrial The foreign correspondents’ exhibition action over enterprise bargaining negotiations “Through Australian Eyes” continued its tour —a 24-hour strike in September 2006 and around Australia, travelling to Wagga Wagga then a series of shorter stoppages. In almost and Lismore in New South Wales and Darwin. all cases, news bulletins were replaced by national bulletins produced by management, Annual Production of News or by other content in the case of current In 2006–07 the ABC broadcast more than affairs programs taken off air. 15 000 unduplicated hours of news and current affairs programming on television With National Interest Initiatives funding from and radio on its domestic services and the Federal Government, News continued on Australia Network. its enhanced business coverage and local weekend television bulletins in the Australian This year the figures include three election Capital Territory and the Northern Territory. night broadcasts in Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales. Initiatives News has developed training courses in trauma These figures do not include material provided awareness which are being offered across to ABC NewsRadio and Radio Australia; live the ABC. Coverage of stories involving conflict, crosses to reporters into radio programs; war, bushfires and other natural disasters may and any rolling coverage. The figures also do be traumatic and can have a detrimental not include seasonal variations such as sport effect on both employees’ own well-being broadcasts that interrupt bulletin schedules. and their ability to do their job. The cross- divisional program is aimed at anyone in the ABC whose work involves them covering and h idyRpr 130 36 70 26 12 8 State Election nightcoverage (Victoria, NewSouthWales andQueensland) Behind theNews(Became partofNewsJanuary2007) The MiddayReport 1453 Stateline 15 The 7.30Report 20 Offsiders Lateline Business (BeganAugust 2006) 210 Lateline Landline 189 Insiders Inside Business Foreign Correspondent Four Corners 87 6.5 1.5 Australian Story 43 40 Sunday Focus Summer Late EditionNews News Updates 7 pmNews(allStates andTerritories) Outlet Television News andCurrent Affairs Total Summer Specials Finance Market ReportPM Finance Market ReportatNoon(CeasedMarch 2007) Correspondents Report Saturday AM(Local RadioandABCNational) PM (ABCLocal Radio) PM (ABCRadioNational) The World Today AM/PM specialElection coverage AM (Main) 7391 AM (ABCRadioNational) AM (Early) ABCLocal Radio Outlet Radio Current Affairs Total triple j Regionals ABC Local Radio,ABCRadioNationalandClassic FM Outlet Radio News re nteHue19 8 46 133 317 Total Budget Specials 50 Years ofTelevision Specials Australia NetworkNewsandAsia-Pacific Focus Parliamentary Question Time Order intheHouse National Press Club section 3 11 111 Hours Hours Hours 3 015 3 468 992 157 109 127 163 215 160 251 22 52 43 22 22 20 18 5 2 83

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Ian Carroll Director of Innovation

Ian Carroll has been the Director of ABC Innovation since March 2007. Previously he was Chief Executive of the ABC International television service, Australia Network, and before that Head of ABC’s Digital Television, where he established two channels, ABC Kids and Fly. Ian is one of Australia’s most successful and experienced television news and current affairs executives both for the ABC and the commercial networks. Among the Australian programs created or led by Ian as executive producer are Lateline, Nationwide, Channel Nine’s Today, Four Corners, The 7.30 Report, ABC TV News and the Paul Kelly documentary One Hundred Years. Ian holds a Bachelor of Arts from Monash University and a Graduate Diploma of Media Management from Macquarie University.

ABC Online Innovation The ABC is a leading provider of online content among Australian audiences. Given the higher The Innovation Division commenced operating percentage of broadband users across ABC in March 2007 as part of the organisation Online, compared to its peers, ABC Online re-structure that included the disbandment users have proven to be early adopters in of the New Media and Digital Services Division. using rich, multimedia online content such More than 60 New Media and Digital Services as video, photo and audio content. Users can staff transferred to the new Division, and the elect to subscribe to regular updates of video balance—almost 100—moved to the Radio and audio content or they can go to ABC Online and Regional Content, Television, News, and watch or listen to a wide range of programs International and Commercial Divisions. whenever, and wherever, they want.

ABC Innovation has two primary objectives. Over the last year ABC Online video content The first, in partnership with other divisions, increased tremendously with the addition is to drive strategic development throughout of video downloads (vodcasts) and growth the ABC in the creation and distribution of continued in the volume of audio downloads ABC content on new platforms and in cross- (podcasts) across a large number of ABC media production. The second is to enrich websites. The ABC has been one of the most ABC Online and ensure its continued growth popular providers of this type of content in by providing editorial and technical leadership Australia, with ABC content consistently and overseeing standards in presentation ranking highly in Australian iTunes. In June and design. 2007 there were over two million downloads of audio programs and 1.8 million downloads The Innovation Division has responsibility for of video from ABC Online. the ABC Online home page and also manages online projects and portals that are not Interaction with readers through forums primarily based on the output of other divisions, and web logs (blogs) is another way that including the science and health websites. audiences are actively engaging with the ABC Innovation will act as a research and ABC. ABC Online has large ongoing forums development incubator and project manager in the areas of science, news and current for the ABC, identifying audience, industry affairs and in association with ABC Television and technology trends; developing prototypes programs. ABC Online blogs focus on news, with other divisions; and providing specialist sport, entertainment and special events, expertise and solutions to assist other areas. such as live sport. can learn to buildvirtualobjects;immerse offers aspace where Second Life residents sites withinSecond Life. The Island attention duringtheyear. Itsvirtual virtual worldthatgainedconsiderable ABC’s participationinSecond Life, anonline Other cross-platform initiatives included and memosto gowithselected films. critics; andletters, oldarticles, scripts archives; interviews withfilmmakers and of thebest photos from FilmAustralia’s with additionalmaterial including:aselection length documentaries are streamed online with content available only online.Thefull more aboutthefilms,filmmakers andinteract It offers additionalopportunitiesto learn shown inABC2’s complements Australian documentaries 2007. Thewebsite provides material that The ABClaunched Cross-Platform Initiatives immediately posted onABCOnline. photos viamobile phonesthatwere Wales, for example, audiences submitted Bulker cargo shipinNewcastle, NewSouth scenes. Duringthestranding ofthePasha people, places, news events orweather-related photos andmanywebsites feature imagesof ABC Onlinealsoencourages user-generated ranks inthetop three most popular A PlaceToThink A PlacetoThink ABC Island timeslot. in June ABC begun workto explore howtheABCcan their mobile service provider. Innovation has ABC content ontheirmobiles independentof provide anopportunityfor audiences to obtain New technology andlower data costs now “walled garden” ofcontent offered bycarriers. available onmobile phones aspartofthe For several years ABCcontent hasbeen and Australia Councilfor theArts. Museum, University ofTechnology Sydney Life projects withtheCSIRO,Powerhouse School andisalsocollaborating onSecond with theAustralian Film,Television andRadio communities. TheDivisionhasworked closely of interacting withonlineaudiences and opportunity for theABC to explore newways the presentation of3Dcontent. Itisalsoan about virtualworldsanddevelop skillsin an experiment andanopportunityto learn platform—so atthis stage Second Life is —whether itwillbeafad oragenuinenew It isunclear howthisenvironment willdevelop activities suchaslive videostreaming events. By Design on architecture andenvironments, called linked to theABCRadioNationalprogram which isdesignedfor sustainable livingand the ABC’s website; visit“TheEco House”, constructed entirely ofnewsheadlinesfrom themselves ina3Dtransparent dome Avatar, Abi Goldflakeonthe virtual ABCIsland ; andparticipate inanumberof section 3 creative exploration of Second Life 85

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Djilpin Aboriginal Arts Corporation, two Innovation continued games under the Game On initiative with Screen West and the ABC Parents online distribute content directly to its audience gateway with the Raising Children Network. in a timely, affordable and easy way. ABC Innovation secured a new enabling grant Partnerships from the Federal Department of Education, ABC Innovation has assumed responsibility Science and Training, representing $2.96 for a range of strategic partnerships formed million over three years for 2007 to 2009. between the former ABC New Media and This agreement ensures the ABC can continue Digital Services and screen agencies, the broad range of science initiatives developed government departments and independent under the previous 2004–06 enabling grant. producers. These are intended to create a broad range of multiplatform content for In March 2007, the co-production between the the ABC and to reinforce the Corporation’s ABC and the Australian Film Commission, successful collaboration with the independent Chiko Accidental Alien, won the Best Children’s production sector. category at the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (AIMIA) Awards. Over the last year a number of projects launched, including: The Pure Drop, under Looking Ahead the Broadband Production Initiative with the There are signs that the organic growth of Australian Film Commission; Moving History, ABC Online is slowing. During the next year, with Film Australia; four projects under the the division will redevelop the ABC Online miniSeries initiative with the South Australian home page to improve access to the rich Film Corporation; and Andrew’s Guide to multimedia content that the Corporation has Being a Man and Did You Know? with the to offer and will add more features such as Pacific Film and Television Commission. customisation of content and the capacity Other co-productions included the second for audiences to contribute and share their series of Dust Echoes animations with the own content. The goal will be to attract audiences to ABC Online more frequently Elliot Spencer of RollerCoaster and to strengthen their engagement with content. In addition, Innovation is developing a number of tools to enable people to select and receive the ABC content they want— text, audio and video—directly to their computer desktops.

The ABC’s ability to produce unique, high quality content that appeals to passionate users with distinct and varied interests, gives the Corporation a strong differentiation in a competitive market and positions the ABC for continued success in the digital environment. section 3 87

Murray Green Director of International

Murray Green leads two divisional groups: ABC International and Corporate Strategy and Governance. The activities of Corporate Strategy and Governance are reported separately on page 104 along with other corporate functions. Prior to March 2007, Murray was Director Corporate Strategy and Communications. He earlier served as State Director Victoria and the ABC’s Complaints Review Executive, dealing with the review of complaints about accuracy and bias. He is a graduate of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, has an honours degree in Asian and Pacific History, and is a lawyer.

ABC International

Established in February 2007, the ABC’s through the common interests of education, International Division includes Radio information and entertainment. Bayvut.com Australia, Australia Network, International had registered more than one million page Projects and International Relations. The views per month by June 2007. drawing together of broadcasting with development and consultancy services In Singapore, Radio Australia developed reflects the ABC’s commitment to strengthen a partnership with local rebroadcaster, its international profile—especially in the Rediffusion, broadcasting on the new Digital Asia and Pacific regions. Audio Broadcasting (DAB) system.

Radio Australia Radio Australia operates 24-hour, free-to-air The media industry in Asia continued to FM relay transmissions, with new services undergo rapid development resulting in opening in Kiribati, Lae in Papua New Guinea, market fragmentation and diversification in and Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. These many countries. Radio Australia responded complement the existing FM services in with focused content, distribution and Phnom Penh and Siem Reap (Cambodia), marketing initiatives. In particular, it provided Dili (East Timor), Port Moresby (Papua New more breaking news relevant to Asia and Guinea), Honiara (the Solomon Islands), the Pacific within a flexible program format. Port Vila (Vanuatu), Nadi and Suva (Fiji), 06–07 Major events covered included a mud flow and Nuku’alofa (Tonga). disaster in Surabaya, (Indonesia) renewed civil strife and late elections in East Timor, and Audience numbers continued to increase the most recent military coup d’état in Fiji. via the FM network. In Cambodia, 178 000 people per week listened to English language Radio Australia responded to changing programs, compared with 8 000 four years audience behaviour in Vietnam, for example, ago. Radio Australia’s Khmer language service by ceasing to broadcast on traditional free- attracted 223 000 listeners per week via to-air radio. Instead, the Vietnamese language multiple local rebroadcasts in Phnom Penh service operates wholly online through and provincial stations. Comparable trends

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Radio Australia’s Language Services

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Map does not include Radio Australia’s 155 partner stations, cable distribution or direct-to-home satellite.

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Radio Australia maintains a shortwave service Competition for radio audiences in South for audiences outside the range of local East Asia is very strong. In Indonesia, for FM services and a direct-to-home satellite example, international stations have taken service from three satellites: IS-2, IS-8 and advantage of the changed broadcasting IS-10, extending footprints from the eastern environment to establish local production Pacific to the Middle East. bases. This is challenging the traditional notion of broadcasting across borders. Alternative Distribution Radio Australia moved promptly to provide Radio Australia will continue to develop content for downloading to personal computers its FM rebroadcast strategy as well as or MP3/MP4 players (podcasts). Its podcasts extending into new technologies, for now regularly achieve well over one million example broadcasting to mobile devices. downloads per month. Under new Chief Executive, Hanh Tran, The majority of these podcasts result from Radio Australia will focus on shared content the focus on bi-lingual English learning distributed on appropriate platforms to programs available in Khmer, Chinese, people in the region aspiring to a greater Vietnamese and Indonesian. understanding about Australia and the world around them. Radio Australia’s online services continue to provide on-going support to the core Australia Network business. Technology adoption and continued Australia Network is the ABC’s international internet penetration, particularly in Asia, television and online service. It broadcasts to has seen increased development of Radio Asia, including the Indian sub-continent, and Australia’s online services. In the case of the Pacific. The Network operates in a highly the available bi-lingual English lessons, the competitive market in which many countries internet has become the primary medium. offer between 40 and 100 channels. The section 3 89 service is designed for decision makers and (ABs relate to socio-economic groups opinion leaders in the private and public defined by income, salary and class. “As” sector, including emerging middle class are defined as upper middle class in higher community segments, student and learning managerial, administrative or professional communities, international expatriates and positions and “Bs” are defined as middle Government missions based in the region. class in intermediate managerial, administrative or professional positions.) Australia Network’s operations are funded • Cumulative reach of at least five million directly by the Department of Foreign Affairs per month. and Trade (DFAT). In late 2005 the ABC (Source: TAM India, Day Part 7 am to midnight, CS15+) won the tender to operate the service for a second five-year term. The service has Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are both recent since re-branded from ABC Asia Pacific to additions to the re-broadcast network and Australia Network. The new contract runs are serviced by re-broadcasters independent until August 2011. of the India market.

Audience Growth Australia Network has also strengthened its Australia Network is available in 41 countries. distribution in Korea, Japan and Taiwan with Throughout 2006–07, audiences grew rapidly, new rebroadcasters, giving the channel an due mainly in part to the launch of the service extended footprint outside of the capital cities. into India in September 2006. The channel has an estimated monthly audience of six In most cases, Australia Network is available million viewers in 21 million homes across on the digital tiers, subscriptions for which the Pacific and Asia, including India. The are rapidly growing across the Asian region, website also receives an average of one as many countries prepare for the switch million page views per month. over from analog to digital in 2009–10.

Distribution The Malaysian distributor Astro had to The channel is available to 11 million or postpone Australia Network’s launch into 40% of India’s cable and satellite homes and that market. It is anticipated the Malaysian reaches a weekly audience of three million in launch will take place in January 2008. the all-important AB demographic. Australia Network’s Indian audience, as at week three, Online 2007, comprised: The Australia Network’s website • An average of three million ABs per week australianetwork.com publishes a 06–07 Radio Australia broadcaster Dian Islamiati, in Jogjakarta, Indonesia ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 90

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comprehensive program listing and in target markets. Australia Network television schedules for more than 45 commissioned a comprehensive research locations across the region. The website study, which will continue over a four-year supports and extends English language period. This started in May 2007 with a learning programs such as Nexus and series of qualitative focus groups in Hong English Bites through online video Kong, Korea, Indonesia and India. stories and learning materials. Video and transcripts from other programs Participants gave generally positive feedback, are also available online along with particularly with regard to the new brand a multimedia news service produced and its positioning of “A Different View”. with the resources of the ABC. However, Australia Network continues to face considerable challenges reaching audiences Programming in such a diverse and competitive marketplace. The programming schedule underwent a major overhaul in August 2006, coinciding This set of qualitative research will be followed with the signing of the new contract and the up in July 2007 by an online quantitative survey change of the service’s name to Australia which will seek to further investigate some Network. One important change was the of the points raised in the qualitative research adjustment of the India signal to bring its across a wider audience. schedule into alignment with the rest of the Asia and Pacific signals. Viewers in Suva, International Projects Hong Kong and Delhi could henceforth expect ABC International Projects works with media to see their favourite programs at the same organisations principally in Asia and the local times across the service’s footprint. Pacific—to enhance their relevance and Another was the gradual introduction of capacity to operate in the public interest. These specially-produced business (Business partnerships are designed to support the Today) and current affairs (Asia-Pacific goals of the ABC’s media partners in finding Focus) programs. their own path to sustainability and growth.

The new contract also prompted a greater International Projects offers assistance in emphasis on Australian programming, with the the form of training and mentoring, strategy aim of progressively reducing the proportion facilitation and specialist advice, technical of non-Australasian drama programming by support and secondments. It operates on early 2008, when most prime time drama is the premise that strong and responsible expected to be Australian. The number of public media institutions are essential news bulletins have increased and Australia to the wellbeing, creativity and effective Network correspondents have been appointed governance of all communities. in Canberra, Jakarta, Beijing and Delhi. Some projects are funded by the Australian The Future of the Brand and government’s aid agency, AusAID, while Other Projects others receive some funding from international The launch of the new Australia Network organisations such as the Asia-Pacific brand was accompanied by an extensive Broadcasting Union (ABU), the Asia-Pacific marketing and communications campaign Institute for Broadcasting and Development section 3 91

(AIBD), the Commonwealth Broadcasting North American Broadcasters’ Association Association (CBA) and United Nations agencies, (NABA); Pacific Island News Association UNESCO and UNICEF. Initiatives are also (PINA); Prix Italia; Public Broadcasters undertaken directly with national and International (PBI); State Administration commercial broadcasters. of Radio, Film and TV of China (SARFT); Television New Zealand (TVNZ); Voice of In 2006–07 International Projects undertook the Listener and Viewer UK (VLV); Voice significant programs in association with of Vietnam (VOV); and WorldDAB. Papua New Guinea’s National Broadcasting Corporation; Cambodia’s state broadcaster, The ABC aims to contribute positively to Radio National Kampuchea (managed by the debate on public service broadcasting Radio Australia); the Vanuatu Broadcasting internationally, on three fronts. First, the and Television Corporation; East Timor’s ABC is a respected public broadcaster, which national broadcaster, Radio Television others frequently approach for advice or Timor-Leste; and the Al Jazeera Children’s dialogue. Second, the ABC is seen as one Television Channel, based in Qatar. It also of the more well-developed members of undertook a number of short or one-off the global media community, therefore training activities in association with the having a role to play in helping to shape the AIBD and AusAID. broadcasting future. Finally, the ABC may assist in supporting the values of free and International Relations independent media in Asia and the Pacific. The ABC has close contact with public broadcasters and broadcasting associations During 2006–07, around the world, including the: ABU; AIBD; the ABC hosted CBA; British Broadcasting Corporation a number of (BBC); Canadian Broadcasting Corporation international (CBC); European Broadcasting Union delegations, (EBU); International Radiocommunications including groups Advisory Committee (IRAC); International from China, Telecommunications Union (ITU); Nippon Malaysia, Papua Hoso Kyokai (NHK); Radio New Zealand New Guinea, (RNZ); Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK); Korea, Qatar, and the South African Broadcasting Singapore, Corporation (SABC). South Africa, Cambodia In addition, the ABC engages with the following and the international organisations: Association for United States. International Broadcasting (AIB); Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA); Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA); Conference of International Broadcasters’ Audience Research Services (CIBAR); Federation Internationale des Archives de Television (FIAT/IFTA); International Music Council (IMC); MediaCorp of Singapore; National Association of Broadcasters (NAB); 92

Lynley Marshall Director of ABC Commercial

Prior to joining the ABC in 2000 as Director of New Media and Digital Services, Lynley held a series of senior broadcasting positions in New Zealand. As Director of ABC New Media and Digital Services, Lynley was responsible for the integrated delivery of the ABC’s digital content, including ABC Online, the digital television channel ABC2, ABC Video On Demand, interactive television, mobile and other emerging platforms. In February 2007, Lynley became Director of ABC Commercial with a brief to develop the ABC’s commercial businesses and pursue new business opportunities in the digital media environment. Lynley holds a Master of Business Administration.

2007 and to incorporate the operations Commercial of ABC Gift into ABC Licensing.

ABC Commercial provides a revenue stream, Consumer Publishing through its commercial activities, to support In 2006–07, Consumer Publishing business the ABC in fulfilling its Charter roles and units released more than 1 000 consumer obligations as a national public broadcaster. products relating to ABC programming and Charter activities. In February 2007, ABC Commercial was established to incorporate the existing The strong financial performance of ABC DVD revenue-generating activities of ABC was led by sales of a range of DVD releases Enterprises—ABC Consumer Publishing and from perennial ABC for Kids favourites, The Content Sales, ABC Retail and ABC Resource Wiggles, both series of The Chaser’s War Hire—and develop new revenue streams on Everything and The Glass House. As for the Corporation, including pursuing the in 2005–06, a strong British Broadcasting potential afforded by digital technology. In Corporation DVD catalogue supported ABC March, the Division established the Digital DVD’s financial performance, including Business Development unit. bestselling titles such as Little Britain, Extras, Planet Earth and Top Gear. Financial Performance ABC Commercial finished the 2006–07 ABC Music, ABC Classics and ABC for Kids financial year with a net profit of $13.475 Music won a total of three Australian Record million, following stock write offs within Industry Association (ARIA) Awards— the Books, Audio and Gift businesses. for Best Blues and Roots Album, Best Classical Album and Best Children’s Album, In March 2007, management identified three respectively. ABC Music artists won eight business units—ABC Audio, ABC Gift and Golden Guitars at the Country Music ABC Licensing—which were not operating Association of Australia (CMAA) Awards on a profitable basis. After a comprehensive in Tamworth. At the annual CMAA Achiever review of their performance, the Division Awards, ABC Music Publishing won the concluded they would not operate on a “Music Publishing Company of the Year” profitable basis in the foreseeable future. category for the fifth year in a row. The best ABC Commercial management decided to selling release for ABC Classics for the year close the ABC Audio business on 30 June was Choir of Hard Knocks, which sold more 03–04 99–00 06–07 05–06 04–05 02–03 01–02 00–01 98–99 87–98 b a b. includes cash from new a. includes cash from Program Sales, Business by ABCCommercial Contribution toABCNetRevenue 0 Development Unit,Non-Theatricsand Stock Footage and Resource Hire in December 2006.Thepopularityofthe FPC andABCMagazines,waslaunched Sanoma Uitgevers, underlicence from of Folio Awards inNewYork; andthefirst issue Best Epicurean Magazineattheprestigious delicious for hiswork McDonald wonthe2007ABCFictionAward re-release ofthe Parsley Rabbit’sBookaboutBooks Layla QueenofHearts titles includingthe2007 edition of Cashed UpandLaughing Matthew HaydenCookbook2 were Other best sellingtitles for ABCBooks behind second best sellingABCtitle for theyear strongly throughout 2006–07. Itwasthe Lush andJenFlemming, continued to sell 2005–06 financialyear, The best sellingtitle for ABCBooksfor the status, initsfirst monthofrelease. than 40000copies, achieving GoldRecord delicious 0 0001 0 20 000 15000 10000 5 000 Five oftheBest Speed Cleaning magazine received theaward as to bepublishedinHollandby Luck intheGreaterWest Lily Quench departments—Content Sales , , Back fromtheBrink , bythesameauthors. How tobeaPrincess Spotless and children’s , and series. Damian , byShannon Debt Free, and the Sing, $'000 . , ,

Perth andBrisbane. South Wales, Sydney, Melbourne,Adelaide, Countdown Spectacular and theinaugural ExpoinPerth; andthe Expos the year includedstaging Highlights ontheABCEvents calendar for and “meetgreets” throughout Australia. young Australians atmore than400concerts ABC Events entertained more than300000 Bindi: TheJungleGirl the newly acquired ABCTelevision series managed themultiple rights acquisitionfor the ABC KidsinAugust, andtheproduction of Media andBuster DandyProductions, on Commercial co-production withSnowRiver screening of Content Development unitincludedthe Highlights oftheyear for theProduct and of themagazinewasreleased inJune2007. published monthly. Thefirst monthly edition a business case for themagazineto be quarterly Cont DVD by Activity2006–07 ABC Commercial Gross Revenue

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ABC Licensing launched a triple j branded sport mobile sites during the year for events MP3 player, the J Player, in September, and such as the Football World Cup, Cricket showcased a range of licensing programs World Cup and The Ashes test cricket series. and properties, including The Fairies, Play Content Licensing finalised deals for rage School, Five Minutes More and GirlForce, and ABC Kids channels on Vodafone, for at the Australian Toy Hobby and Nursery mobile comedy and animation content with Fair in Melbourne in March 2007. BigPond Mobile, and for mobile comedy content, including The Chaser’s War on Content Sales Everything with Hutchison 3G Australia. ABC Product and Content Sales distributes content produced by the ABC’s Television, ABC Retail Radio and Online platforms and independent The ABC Retail business—comprising ABC producers, along with ABC consumer product, Shops, ABC Home Shopping, which provides through non-traditional retail sales and direct home delivery of products ordered by sales channels. During 2006–07, ABC Program telephone, fax, mail and through ABC Shop Sales represented more than 140 hours of Online, and ABC Centres—grew gross revenue first-release content at international program by 7.2% in the 2006–07 financial year. and content markets including MIPTV and MIPCOM in Cannes, and DISCOP in Budapest. At the end of 2006–07, ABC Retail had 146 In developing new markets for ABC content, outlets—42 ABC Shops, 103 ABC Centres, ABC Program Sales attended the Asian plus the Home Shopping Service—trading Television Forum in Singapore, meeting with throughout Australia. During the year, one buyers from around Asia, many of whom new ABC Shop opened at Rosny in Tasmania, do not attend markets such as MIPCOM. 20 new ABC Centres were opened and four Following the significant international existing ABC Centres closed. interest in ABC content at these markets, Program Sales confirmed major sales Sales through ABC Shop Online continue to including Crude—The Incredible Journey of grow. They increased on the previous year by Oil to the A & E History Channel in the USA, 17% and now account for 82% of ABC Shop The Silence for the Middle East, Europe and Home Shopping sales and 4% of total ABC Asia, and Five Minutes More into France. Shop sales.

ABC Content Licensing continued to seek The ABC Reward Program continued to be new markets for content for wireless and an important promotional tool, contributing internet usage, and launched a range of $16 million or 23% of total sales. Approximately are digital outsidebroadcasts, live minicam for clientsAustralia-wide. Services offered ABC facilities andcrews for productions ABC Resource Hire usesspare capacity in ABC Resource Hire in Sydney andPerth, of thesewere Shops andCentres. Themost successful local promotions were undertaken inABC Sale were allsuccessful. Duringtheyear, 257 Easter Clearance, Mother’s DayandMidYear September Kids,Christmas, New Year Sale, The majornationalpromotions ofFather’s Day, used theirReward Card in2006–07. new members whojoinedduringtheyear, 104 000members, includingnearly 39000 Choir ofHardKnocks Chaser’s WaronEverythingSeries1 Shops were the children’s. Thebest-selling products inABC selling genres were comedy, drama and music andbooksbothwith17%.Thebest- with a52%share oftotal sales followed by The best-selling product formats were DVDs The Chaser as wellbooksigningsbyMatthew Hayden, and WineShows Concert inSydney, Anniversary Cleaning and Team andDrKarlKruszelnicki. Spotless Gardening AustraliaExpos presenter from 80th birthdayofPeterCundallAM, Planet EarthPart1 in MelbourneandSydney, This yeartheABCcelebrated Play School books. CD, and Gardening Australia Good Food Speed 40th DVD, DVD, Brainiest programs suchas studios, facilities andcrew for television In 2006–07,ABCResource Hire provided television networks. contracts to provide services to allAustralian Across theyear, thebusiness successfully won television network competition andnew events. a strong production marketplace driven by the previous financialyear. Theresults reflect $9.1 million(CommonwealthGamesyear) in of $6.7millionin2006–07,compared with ABC Resource Hire generated gross revenue rooms andtheatres. available for hire are studios, rehearsal and costume hire andmanufacture. Also sports coverage, production services, and rehearsals for themusicals in Sydney andMelbourne, along with organisations for performances andrecordings Venue hire clientsincludedmajorcultural corporate mascots andcharacter costumes. expanding its manufacture activities, including increasing itspublichire customer base and ABC Costumes continued itsgrowth by travelled regularly to Asiafor sporting events. Motor Racingseriesaround Australasia and In 2006–07,ABCMinicam againcovered theV8 beach cricket invarious locations nationally. rugby union,soccer, basketball, boxing and sports included:Australian Football League, 2006. Outsidebroadcast coverage ofnational inQueensland,bothSeptember Memorial inMelbourneandSteve Irwin Brock Funeral host coverage ofevents includingthePeter Outside broadcast facilities andcrew mounted education programs. and crew inAdelaidefor theproduction of Network, ABCResource Hire provided facilities for Tupperware. Inassociation withAustralia clients includingcorporate videoproduction as television commercial shootsfor various including We Will Rock You , Raggs KidsClubBand The Falls section 3 Con:Test and . The King Miss Saigon , Australia’s and dramas ; aswell 95

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David Pendleton Chief Operating Officer

David Pendleton joined the ABC as the General Manager of Group Audit in 1996. He went on to become General Manager of Financial Operations and Accounting, and later Head of Finance. In February 2002, he was appointed to the position of Director of Finance and Support Services, which was re-named Director of Business Services on 1 July 2003. On 31 August 2004, he was appointed as the Corporation’s Chief Operating Officer. Before joining the ABC, David held senior management positions in the public sector at the New South Wales Roads and Traffic Authority and State Super Investment and Management Corporation. David holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) and a Graduate Diploma from the Securities Institute of Australia.

Operations Group

The ABC Operations Group consists of the management needs. This work will support divisions and units reporting to the Chief new digital content, as well as content Operating Officer. These are the Human delivered via the ABC’s project to digitise Resources, Technology and Distribution, and preserve archival material. Business Services and Production Resources Divisions; the Capital Works, Business Affairs In line with this work, during 2006–07, the and Business Development Units; and, for Operations Group progressively rolled out administrative purposes, Group Audit. These a limited high definition production and areas provide a range of internal services playout capability across the Corporation. across the Corporation. Ongoing projects are focused on introducing the equipment to facilitate the file and Strategic Alignment to server-based technologies necessary for Corporate Objectives an end-to-end digital process. This has In 2006–07 the Operations Group continued an impact on field and camera systems, its efforts to align its resources for desktop editing and automated playout maximum responsiveness to the ABC’s systems, including the need to develop new current environment; and focused on the work practices. These systems will lead development of staff and infrastructure to more efficient program production and to sustain the ABC into the future. enable the ABC to maximise its ability to provide material on multiple platforms. The Operations Group commenced work on phase two of the Integrated Capital In May 2007, Federal Parliament passed Strategy (ICS) project. The ICS project will legislation to introduce digital radio result in the formulation of a ten-year capital broadcasting in Australia by January 2009. funding strategy to provide for anticipated In anticipation of this legislative change, infrastructure requirements within the limits since 2005, the ABC has worked with other of the ABC’s capital budget. The Technology members of the Australian radio industry on and Distribution Division has concentrated testing enhanced audio encoding standards skilled resources on developing and mapping and, through membership of the World new technology strategies for the ABC’s Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) content creation, information and content forum technical committees, lobbying for the ABCinFebruary 2007.Thetwo-year first three Graduate Technologists joining commenced agraduate program, withthe The Technology andDistribution Division in television production. opportunity to obtain formal qualifications Pathways program offers allABCstaff the alternative to engagingcasual labour. The leave orshortterm project peaks,asan that cannot bemet locally dueto illness, up to sixweeksto meetproduction peaks staff are relocated interstate for periodsof to production demandlevels nationally. Skilled to maximisetheDivision’s capacity to respond Pathways. TheSkillsExchange Program aims new development program knownasABC its SkillsExchange Program andinitiated a The Production Resources Divisionexpanded of itsworkforce. ensure theeffectiveness andsustainability introduced anumberofprograms to During 2006–07theOperations Group commencement ofdigital radio. of radio channelsorservices withthe radio industry to deliver agreater number Broadcasting (DAB) willenable theAustralian encoding standard withinDigital Audio (ETSI) didsoinFebruary 2007.Thenew Telecommunications Standards Institute standard inDecember 2006andtheEuropean effort, World DMBadopted thenewDAB+ worldwide. Asaresult ofthiscollaborative the adoptionofthisadvanced standard Paul McDermott,presenterof provides astageforAustralia’sleading musical comedyactsandperformers Output Delivery also commenced. for staff across theABC’s Operations Group, development andsuccession opportunities program, aimedatproviding greater A cross-divisional leadership development technology infrastructure. staff to supporttheCorporation’s digital assist inproviding highly skilled technical broadcast technology. Theprogram will graduates withabroader knowledge of engineering andinformation technology national program provides recent electrical the Federal Budget,theWomen’s OpenGolf State elections, coverage oftherelease of Queensland, Victorian andNewSouthWales included the program delivery, single episodeprograms Tuesday BookClub The Sideshow including four newscheduled programs— production services for alltelevision production The Divisioncontinued to provide wide-ranging previous year. production, withthesamefundingas million skilled labourhours for television by 2.6%(over 25000hours) to supply 1.26 Production Resources improved productivity relevance to the Australian public.In2006–07 obligations to bringtelevision programs of and labourfor the ABCto meetitsCharter Production Resources managesthefacilities Content Creation of allkindsandisproducedby ABC ProductionResources section 3 Long TanMemorial , The Sideshow Lateline Business . Inadditionto regular and , the First jtv , 97

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Manager Diversity, Chrissie Tucker, and Indigenous Employment Coordinator, Paul Brant (far right), receiving the Employment and Inclusion of Indigenous Australians Award at the diversity@work Awards, along with other winners

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Tournament, the Steve Irwin memorial (with The Transmission Network Services Unit an estimated 300 million viewers worldwide) continued to coordinate the rollout of the and the funeral of Australian racing legend ABC’s digital television transmission facilities Peter Brock. with Broadcast Australia. Of a scheduled 439 sites, 237 have now been completed covering In July 2006 the ABC broadcast its first 97.02% of the population. programs in high definition. Production Resources facilitated the delivery of the Broadcast Operations continued to raise the first ABC-produced high definition program, standard of operational performance in both Big Blue, followed later in the year by the television presentation and Radio Master television drama Bastard Boys. A high Control, each having a less than 1% error definition fit-out was completed in the ABC rate across all network signals leaving Ultimo’s Studio 21 in Sydney and became the ABC. When the decision was taken to operational in March 2007. At the Movies close the ABC’s Toowong site, in Brisbane, was the first program produced using the Broadcast Operations responded quickly new control room. to incorporate switching and distribution functions out of Queensland to maintain Content Transmission and Distribution local services to the Queensland public. The ABC increased its number of radio services in 2006–07 through the Radio Subsidy Scheme Supporting Responsible and the ABC NewsRadio rollout to regional Management population centres. The Radio Subsidy Scheme The ABC is committed to the adoption of offers communities the opportunity to receive a strong corporate governance and risk a one-time subsidy towards establishing an management framework. During 2006–07 ABC Radio retransmission service. Twenty-one the Operations Group continued to ensure of the 84 planned regional radio services were its responsibilities were met through the rolled out in 2006–07. In July 2006 the Federal delivery of major initiatives and the regular Department of Communication, Information review of policies and procedures. Technology and the Arts, approved funding for 13 new ABC NewsRadio FM transmission Governance services and one new ABC Local Radio service Emergency coordination and crisis (Dubbo, New South Wales) as phase one of management structures were developed the NewsRadio rollout. during the year as part of the ABC’s all ABCsites. electrical equipment willbecarried outat legislation. Thetesting andtagging ofspecific standards andOccupational HealthandSafety the Corporation complies withelectrical safety Canberra inApril2007.Theproject willensure Group’s Test andTag project commenced in The NationalOccupational, HealthandSafety safety issues. periodic newsletters addressing specific health andsafety issues andpublishes national forum to address occupational assessment. TheDivision holds amonthly to Production Resources staff, basedonthis handling training wasdeveloped anddelivered rigging andworkshops.Specificmanual field production, newsproduction, staging, across Australia, includingoutsidebroadcasts, to assess allhandlingtasks inproduction Injury Prevention Divisionwascommissioned the CommonwealthRehabilitation Services safety issue. Anindependentassessment by and asignificant occupational, healthand source ofworkforce injuriesfor theDivision handling injuriesare themost consistent of itsmanualhandlingpractices. Manual Production Resources initiated amajorreview Ultimo site. business-specific recovery plansfor the Continuity ManagementUnitdeveloped on theseidentifiedpriorities,theBusiness impact oftheloss oftheseoperations. Based facilities thatsupport themandthepotential operations, key staff, thetechnology and State metropolitan sites to identifycritical impact analysis wascarried outfor all as thehubofnetwork.Abusiness Television bybypassing Ultimo(Sydney) broadcast capabilities for ABCRadioand the ABCwithabilityto maintain essential project, completed inMarch 2007,provides simulations. TheBroadcast Disaster Recovery in familiarisation workshopsandcrisis and Operations CommandTeam participated A newly formed CrisisManagementTeam Business ContinuityManagementprogram. of Heritage Places onaninterim basis. placed ontheWestern Australia State Register has beenconfirmed thatthesite willbe of thosevalues following divestment. It developed to ensure ongoingpreservation Conservation ManagementPlanwas and state heritage criteria andadetailed found to meetanumberofCommonwealth preparation for future sale. Thesite was studio site inPerth wasalsocompleted in of theformer ABCRadioandTelevision period to June2011.Aheritage assessment maintenance approach for thefour-year the ABC’s heritage identification and Water Resources on20June2007,outlining to theDepartmentofEnvironment and revised Heritage Strategy wassubmitted Conservation ActAmendments2003 Environment ProtectionandBiodiversity Consistent withtherequirements ofthe in early 2007–08. the 2006–07financialyear willbecompleted set ofnewOperations Group KPIdata for covering theOperations Group. Acomplete of thisprogram istargeted attheindicators performance across theABC.Thefirst part indicators (KPIs)usedinmeasuringoperational initiated aprogram to revise key performance During theyear, theOperations Group delivered to theMinister inOctober 2007. implement them.Thereport is due to be developing themechanisms to attest and of therecommendations withaviewto was commissioned to examine each Efficiency review. In2006–07aproject from KPMG’s Funding Adequacyand response to recommendations arising a detailed report ontheCorporation’s and theArtswrote to theABCto request Communications, Information Technology On 9May2006theMinister for Performance section 3 , a 99

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ABC Distribution and Transmission Network Aggregated 2006–07 Performance as Reported by Broadcast Australia

ABC Broadcast Australia Distribution Transmission Total Network Total “On-Air” No. of Network Network Availability Availability ABC Service Transmitters (See Note 1) (See Note 2) (See Note 3) (See Note 4) 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 –07 –06 Target –07 –06 –07 –06 –07 –06 %%%%%%%%% ABC Classic FM 67 99.97 99.98 99.83 99.89 99.89 98.72 99.21 99.83 99.88 triple j 57 99.97 99.91 99.82 99.89 99.88 98.47 99.27 99.82 99.72 ABC Local Radio 242 99.56 99.67 99.79 99.75 99.71 97.99 98.18 99.74 99.21 ABC NewsRadio 14 99.99 99.99 99.89 99.91 99.87 99.75 98.86 99.89 99.69 ABC Radio National 257 99.92 99.97 99.74 99.79 99.74 99.38 99.56 99.68 99.65 Analog Television 439 99.95 99.97 99.75 99.78 99.77 98.89 99.16 99.72 99.72 Digital Television 233 99.82 99.85 99.78 99.88 99.83 99.07 98.37 99.79 98.95 State NSW 256 99.92 99.95 99.80 99.85 99.83 98.46 98.91 99.77 99.80 NT 54 99.93 99.73 99.71 99.30 99.65 98.44 97.58 98.72 98.14 Qld 310 99.73 99.90 99.76 99.80 99.68 98.88 99.32 99.71 99.59 SA 76 99.94 99.96 99.79 99.79 99.84 99.43 99.48 99.73 99.76 Tas 81 99.94 99.91 99.81 99.76 99.73 99.25 98.58 99.63 99.59 Vic 120 99.95 99.97 99.82 99.80 99.84 97.80 99.08 99.75 99.85 WA 179 99.83 99.93 99.75 99.85 99.86 99.83 99.93 99.74 99.72

Notes: 1. ABC Distribution Network (included contracted service providers): The ABC distribution network ensures that programs are delivered from the studio to local transmitters throughout Australia. The network includes outsourced satellite and terrestrial broadcast distribution services, from telecommunications carriers such as Optus and Telstra. This measure has been designed to be consistent with the contracted transmission targets and represents the aggregated performance of more than 60 agreements the ABC has in place to distribute programs. The ABC’s overall performance in this area was consistent in the third quarter of 2006–07 relative to 2005–06. A small decline in performance was attributable to the introduction of new satellite platforms in the Optus distribution system. Note: ABC Local Radio, serving remote and regional Australia, is reliant on non-redundant Telstra broadcast lines. These performed below expectation due to an increase in the time taken to repair a small number of line failures to remote sites in 2006–07. 2. Broadcast Australia Transmission Network (ABC Transmission Contractor): The reported transmission network performance, provided by Broadcast Australia, was close to the targets in most cases, improving in 2006–07 relative to 2005–06. Performance of the ABC Local Radio network and the services in the Northern Territory, Victoria and Tasmania were below their targets. Installation of new digital television services and improved monitoring equipment at transmission sites throughout the year resulted in the disruption of existing transmission services. The new Digital Television services are performing above the target, improving relative to 2005–06. Broadcast Australia have included the performance of services that have been subject to unexpected interference issues that were not anticipated during the planning and construction phases of a number of the new services this year. 3. Total Network Availability shows the impact of all outages of the overall network. It reflects the delivered service availability to the audience, regardless of the source of fault or interruption. In practice, during the majority of reported outages, a reduced level of service continued to be provided. This accounts for the difference between the contracted and overall network performance. Overall these statistics show the delivery of services to the ABC analog network audiences in 2006–07 declined relative to 2005–06. Except for ABC NewsRadio and services in Tasmania, all analog networks and states performed below expectation. ABC Local Radio services on FM and other networks were adversely affected by the ongoing construction works required for the new Digital Television and ABC NewsRadio transmission services. Throughout the year, two ABC Local Radio transmission services experienced off-air interference due to the impact of another ABC transmission service in the same area. Digital Television services’ performance improved relative to the prior year, due in part to resolution of post commissioning adjustments to a large number of the new services. Broadcast Australia, with the ABC’s permission, operated a number of services below minimum performance levels for sustained periods throughout the year. This is only partially reflected in the data. 4. Total “On-Air” Availability shows the direct impact of all outages experienced by the audience, where some level of service continued to be provided throughout faults and maintenance. That is, where there was no total loss or denial of service to the majority of the audience. In 2006–07, Broadcast Australia reported a decrease in the total period services were “off”, in comparison to 2005–06. Reported Digital Television performance improved in comparison to the previous year. ABC Classic FM and overall services in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia experienced declines in performance compared to the previous year. The Northern Territory was affected by the loss of the three inland High Frequency (HF) Vertical Incidence Local Radio services that were switched off for long periods to facilitate post-installation work on the new transmitters. section 3 101

marine cables, FM, satellites—helped the ABC reach out to Australians everywhere and connect them over land or sea or in the air.

Radio’s ubiquity resulted from a technological transformation that saw it become smaller and less expensive. Soon, “the wireless” was no longer confined like furniture, to the living room—but appeared in bedrooms and kitchens and sheds. With the advent of technology transistor technology, it became portable— then... available everywhere, including the car. Radio continued to prosper notwithstanding Mobile broadcasting started in a small way in 1947 becoming an integral part of ABCs involvement with the introduction of television, an extraordinary it audiences covering sport, major events and news. mass medium that underwent its own technological trajectory—from valves to People commonly said they listened to transistors, black-and-white to colour, “the wireless”—the young technology of from one to multiple sets in most homes— through-the-air radio broadcasting that and eventually from analog to digital. brought Australia’s disparate population centres together in one national context. In the mid 1990s, the ABC embraced the emerging digital technology and, with it, During the ABC’s first years, all broadcasts established its presence on the internet, went live-to-air because recording technology which would set the pace within media on was not available for the purpose. Thereafter, the eve of the century. each technological advance in sound recording extended the realm and accessibility of Today, “wireless” has a new meaning— popular culture and the society’s “living far beyond radio—and the ABC has again history”—technology such as shellac discs, shifted up a gear to embrace it. Australians tape recorders and videotape. everywhere can experience the ABC via the web, through laptops, phones and an Developments also in broadcast transmission increasing range of mobile media devices. and communications technology—coaxial links, ... and now

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Gary Dawson Director of Communications

Gary Dawson has been Director of Communications since February 2007. Prior to this appointment he was Head of Strategy and Development. Before joining the ABC in May 2005, Gary was the Communications Director of The Law Society of New South Wales and previously spent five years as a senior advisor in the Prime Minister’s Office, including two years as senior policy adviser on communications, information technology, science and innovation. Earlier in his career, Gary worked as a journalist for 15 years in print, radio and television, including with ABC Radio and Television News in Townsville and Canberra. Gary holds a Bachelor of Economics Degree from the Australian National University. Communications Corporate Communication • Publicity for the ABC’s 75th The Corporate Communications unit manages anniversary events the ABC’s media relations and all matters • The appointment of Maurice Newman AC that relate to corporate communications, as Chairman of the ABC. including the ABC intranet, the ABC Corporate website About the ABC and all major policy Corporate Marketing announcements. A new internal newsletter The Corporate Marketing unit manages ABCYou! was launched by the unit in 2006–07, the ABC brand, its partnerships, cross with support from the Corporate Marketing unit. promotions, community events and cross- divisional marketing needs. A new area During 2006–07 Corporate Communications within the unit, technology marketing + launched a special 75th anniversary History e-marketing was formed in 2006, to grow of the ABC website, abc.net.au/75years, with the new technologies. to give audiences a snapshot of the ABC’s contribution to Australian life. The site In 2006–07, the unit continued to focus on includes an interactive timeline, featuring brand awareness and identifying opportunities video footage, stills and audio clips of some to reach new audiences. It also increased of the critical moments of the ABC’s history. the level of community contact with a record number of events staged in every State and Major ABC statements and news events Territory to commence the celebration of the handled by the Corporate Communications ABC’s 75th Anniversary. unit during 2006–07 included: • Announcement of the relocation of ABC The Corporation’s travelling Exhibition Trailer staff in Brisbane following the findings of visited a record 21 events and was open to the an expert scientific report on the incidence public on more than 74 days. The Trailer’s of breast cancer among ABC staff at the schedule included a regional tour of Tasmania, Toowong studios the first broadcast of triple j’s Hottest 100 in • The launch of the revised ABC Editorial Hyde Park, Sydney, as part of the Australia Polices by ABC Managing Director, Mark Scott Day celebrations, the Sydney Harbour Bridge • Detailed briefings on internal restructure 75th Birthday Celebration and ongoing to better position the ABC to maintain its participation in Royal Agricultural Shows leadership in the digital media environment around the country. section 3 103

The unit organises and manages public tours The Manager Parliamentary Relations of the ABC Ultimo Centre, Sydney, attracting coordinates the preparation and lodging of more than 6 600 visitors to the complex in answers to Questions on Notice from Senate 2006–07. Currently there are 18 volunteer Estimates Committee hearings. During the tour guides who run the Ultimo program. year, the ABC appeared before the Senate The unit has also supported and implemented Estimates Committee three times and provided other State sites tours of their studios and answers to 203 Questions on Notice. broadcasting and production centres. During the year, the ABC provided submissions Government and Parliamentary to, and in some cases appeared before, Relations a number of Parliamentary Committee The Government and Parliamentary Relations inquiries including: Unit has responsibility for liaison with the • Women in Sport in Australia Parliament, Parliamentary Committees, • Broadcasting Services Amendment Government and Opposition, Commonwealth (Media Ownership) Bill 2006 agencies and industry groups on policy matters. • Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Radio) Bill 2007 Its role encompasses advising other divisions • Australia’s Public Diplomacy. of the ABC on dealing with government departments and parliamentarians. The unit In March 2007 the ABC hosted a successful provides advice to the Managing Director and 75th Anniversary reception at Parliament other ABC executives and is charged with House, inviting all Members and Senators. responding to departmental and ministerial The Government and Parliamentary Relations requests for information. unit also maintained its role as a conduit between the ABC and parliamentarians for other key ABC activities, such as the annual Heywire project.

ABC’s 75th birthday celebrations in Glebe Park in Canberra with Jay Laga’aia from Play School 06–07 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 104

Director of James Taylor Corporate Development

James Taylor has been the Director of Corporate Development since its establishment in February 2007. He joined the ABC in 2000 and has advanced through a series of analytical and business development roles, focused on developing business cases to facilitate investment decisions and leading significant commercial negotiations, business reviews and corporation-wide improvement initiatives. Most recently, James held the role of Head, Business Development and Business Affairs. James has a Bachelor of Business (UTS), a Master of Commerce (UNSW) and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Corporate Development

Corporate Development was established in overseeing the implementation of a series February 2007 to provide advisory, strategy of recommendations dealing with the ABC’s implementation and industry trend analysis management of content rights in a digital services to the Managing Director’s Office. environment; and leading a review of the ABC’s television production model. Since inception, its efforts have been significantly dedicated to three specific The unit has also written or coordinated initiatives: the planning and implementation submissions to Parliamentary inquiries, the of key elements of the Managing Director’s Department of Communications, Information Digital Evolution 2007 change program Technology and the Arts and the Australian (see Corporate Governance, page 56); Communications and Media Authority.

Murray Green Director of Corporate Strategy and Governance

Murray Green—as Director of ABC International, Corporate Strategy and Governance—is responsible for both the International Division (see pages 87–91) and Corporate Strategy and Governance. Corporate Strategy and Governance

Audience and Consumer Affairs Practice. The ABC’s Code of Practice outlines The role of Audience and Consumer Affairs a range of program standards against which is to ensure that program complaints are the ABC can be evaluated. The unit also handled in accordance with the guidelines responds to a large number of programming, set out in the ABC Editorial Policies and policy and transmission enquiries. in particular, to independently investigate complaints that relate to issues covered Further details about the nature and subject by these Policies and by the ABC’s Code of of contacts with Audience and Consumer section 3 105

Affairs can be found in Corporate Governance In March 2007 the second Indigenous (page 56). Programs Launch took place to promote the specialist Indigenous programs and Audience Research teams across ABC Radio and Television. Corporate Strategy and Governance manages Audience Research on behalf of the Corporation. The Committee is named after the late In 2006–07, the ABC subscribed to a range of Neville Bonner AO, who was an ABC Board audience measurement data and commissioned Director from 1983–91 and Australia’s first research to help measure its audiences; Indigenous Senator. inform programming, scheduling and marketing decisions; and gauge audience attitudes to Corporate Planning and the Corporation’s services. Governance The Corporate Planning and Governance unit Information on the ABC’s audiences in 2006–07 provides strategic support, analysis and advice can be found in ABC Audiences (page 26). in relation to the ABC’s external reporting accountabilities and corporate governance Bonner Committee activities. Specifically, it coordinates corporate The Bonner Committee’s role is to advance planning and policy work, produces the ABC Indigenous development across the Annual Report and leads or participates in Corporation, including areas of employment, major corporate projects. cross-cultural awareness and specialist staffing of Indigenous content areas and The unit worked with the Managing Director programs. The Committee’s Executive and the corporate Leadership Group to reports to the Director of ABC International, develop the ABC Corporate Plan 2007–10 and Corporate Strategy and Governance every performance measurement framework. It two months. contributed to the design and implementation of a re-alignment in the ABC’s organisation During 2006–07, the Committee progressed and management structure to support the the development of Indigenous protocols to Corporation’s strategic objectives. It also assist ABC program makers with appropriate provided advice and assistance to the ABC cultural considerations in regard to access, Board in relation to the structure and terms language and customs when producing and of reference of Board committees. presenting Indigenous content. During the year, Corporate Planning and At Ultimo, Sydney, the Bonner Room was Governance concluded the task of coordinating completed for the purpose of establishing a a major review of the ABC Editorial Policies, central meeting room for Indigenous forums. coordinated ABC-wide activities to review 06–07

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and update a range of corporate policies ABC continued to work closely with Emergency and took over the secretariat functions to Service bodies in their emergency coverage support the ABC Advisory Council. and received accolades for their commitment to local communities—for example, when wild Other ongoing functions included storms battered Newcastle and the Hunter administration of the ABC’s Freedom Valley in New South Wales in June 2007. of Information obligations. Directors of Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory provided on-the- State and Territory Directors ground coordination of work to improve the The State and Territory Directors represent capacity of ABC facilities to withstand the geographical and operational breadth cyclone conditions. of the ABC’s operations in relation to its Charter obligations to “contribute to a In 2006–07 State and Territory Directors sense of national identity” and to “reflect performed a number of corporate management the cultural diversity of the Australian roles: participation in a range of corporate Community”. In 2006–07 the Directors committees, including specialist initiatives facilitated conversations between their local such as the National Green Energy Committee audiences, external stakeholders, ABC staff, and leadership of local “Green” teams; the corporate Leadership Group and the participation in the Production Review; Managing Director. The Directors worked Chairmanship of the Policy Reference Group; to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency the role of Complaints Review Executive; of each State and Territory through cross- conduct of Freedom of Information internal divisional and cross media co-operation and reviews; representation on international by leading state leadership and content teams. broadcasting delegations to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea; and participation in a A significant part of the State and Territory range of external committees including the Directors’ role is establishing and maintaining Australian Open Garden Scheme, University relationships with external stakeholders to Media Course Consultative Committees; and reflect community interests and needs in membership of the Tasmanian Symphony ABC policy decisions. Throughout the year Orchestra Board. the Directors maintained an extensive database of stakeholders and systematically In 2006–07, State and Territory Directors engaged with community leaders whom gave particular emphasis to a number of represent political, cultural, sporting and risk management activities such as: local other interests. They also coordinated major adherence to business continuity planning; community events designed to showcase transmission issues; fraud; and the monitoring ABC programs. of local occupational health and safety compliance. The Queensland State Director The State and Territory Directors maintained provided support to management and staff partnerships with emergency service agencies in relation to the relocation of all ABC and liaised with internal ABC divisions, to operations in Brisbane, in response to ensure Australian communities were well the findings of an investigation into a served with information during major bushfires, higher than normal level of breast cancer storms, floods and cyclones. In 2006–07 the at the Toowong site. section 3 107

Paul Chadwick Director of Editorial Policies

Paul Chadwick joined the ABC as the inaugural Director of Editorial Policies in January 2007. A journalist and lawyer, he was the first Privacy Commissioner of Victoria (2001–06). He ran the Victorian operations of the non-profit Communications Law Centre for eight years and was a member of the Brennan Committee that revised the Australian Journalists’ Association Code of Ethics in the 1990s. In 1997, he received the Walkley Award for Most Outstanding Contribution to Journalism. Paul holds an honours degree in Law (Melbourne) and is admitted to practice as a barrister and solicitor of the Victorian Supreme Court and federal courts.

Editorial Policies

The Editorial Policies of the ABC are its leading organisation’s core standards, the Editorial standards and a day-to-day reference for Policies live and breathe with the ABC. makers of ABC content for radio, television, online and in print. The Editorial Policies In October 2006 the Managing Director serve three main purposes: announced the results of the most recent • Give practical shape to statutory obligations revision and the intention to create the new in the ABC Act, in particular the obligations role of Director of Editorial Policies. Paul to: provide services of a high standard; Chadwick’s appointment to the role was maintain independence and integrity; and announced in December 2006 and he started ensure that the gathering and presentation work on 8 January 2007. of news and information is accurate and impartial according to the recognised Three Main Functions standards of objective journalism The new Director has three main functions: • Set out the ABC’s self-regulatory standards to advise, verify and review in relation to and how to enforce them, the source compliance with the Editorial Policies. document for the Code of Practice that the ABC notifies to the Australian The purpose of the advice work is to ensure Communications and Media Authority clarity and consistency in the interpretation • Describe and explain to staff and the of the Editorial Policies. The new Director 06–07 community the editorial and ethical provides advice as appropriate, in particular principles fundamental to the ABC. to Directors and the Managing Director. (For day-to-day Editorial Policies queries, the Over the 75 years of the ABC, the Editorial pre-existing upward referral processes Policies have been reviewed and updated within each Division remain unchanged.) from time to time. Under various names, they can be traced back to at least 1949. As The Director of Editorial Policies has not technologies and the wider media environment been interposed between the Managing have changed, so the policies have been Director and other Directors, but rather adapted, pruned and expanded. Like any is co-equal with the other Directors, who ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 108

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remain sovereign over their content and whether public or commercial, to be agile if decisions to broadcast or publish, subject they are to maintain audiences and serve only to the Managing Director. The specialist them well. Instead of periodic reviews every editorial policies advisers in the various few years, the Editorial Policies are to be divisions continue to report to the Directors kept under constant review, with the Director of those divisions, and do not answer to the identifying areas that may require amendment, Director of Editorial Policies, although they consulting and making recommendations to are requested to co-operate with him and the Managing Director and the ABC Board. his staff. Efforts have been made to ensure appropriate multi-divisional consultation To assess and acquire relevant knowledge of among the various specialists across the self-regulatory systems in operation elsewhere, ABC to gain the benefit of their combined in May 2007 the Director attended the annual experience and to pursue clarity and conference of the Organisation of News consistency in applying the Editorial Policies Ombudsmen, held at Harvard University, throughout the whole organisation. The and consulted counterparts in leading Director of International, Corporate United States and United Kingdom media Strategy and Governance remains organisations including the British responsible for complaints handling in Broadcasting Corporation. relation to particular cases of alleged breaches of the Editorial Policies. In a note in the printed version of the 2007 Editorial Policies, the new Director committed Verifying whether the ABC is meeting the himself and his staff to the four values that high standards it sets itself involves the have bound all other ABC staff since 2002— Director of Editorial Policies in the design honesty, fairness, independence and respect and implementation of quality assurance —and stated: projects. The work is retrospective not Applying policies well in any field, but prospective. That is, the content assessed particularly in media, requires discussion, has already been broadcast or published. reflection, decision and explanation. I am Using fair and rigorous methodologies, the new to the ABC, but not to journalism, nor to verification work is unusual in Australian this sort of work. I look forward to engaging media and another example of the ABC’s with ABC personnel in the complex and longstanding record of innovation, this time worthwhile work of having the policies work in the field of self-regulation. The main well. When they do, everyone benefits. purpose of the verification work is to provide evidence on which the Board, management, staff and community can assess adherence to the Editorial Policies.

The review function reflects heightened awareness of the speed of change in the media environment in which the ABC operates. This function will focus on the text of the Editorial Policies, to ensure the standards stay up to date. Technological and other change require all traditional media entities, Legal Services ABC EditorialPolicies continued to participate inthereview ofthe Reform Commission’s Review ofPrivacy; and on matters includingtheAustralian Law rights agreements; formulated submissions by theABC;continued to renegotiate blanket applications to restrain broadcasts proposed During 2006–07,LegalServices challenged • developing submissions to Government • detailed advice oncontractual andrights • conducting litigationcommenced against • pre-publication advice ona24-hour,seven including: range oflegal services to theCorporation ABC LegalServices provides acomprehensive local radio services. to extend thecoverage ofNewsRadioand Analog Transmission Services Agreement orchestras andamendmentsto theABC’s included advisingonthedivestment ofthe bodies aboutlawreform. obligations ofABCdivisions issues, regulatory regimes andthestatutory the Corporation days perweekbasis . Othermajorprojects contempt ofcourt anddefamation. the Corporation, covering topics suchas law workshopsfor program makers within a seriesofspecialisedin-housemedia exposure to legal proceedings bydelivering which isaimedatminimisingtheABC’s continued itsmedialawtraining program, Consistent withprevious years, LegalServices section 3 109

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Gunners from the ‘Rats of Tobruk’ record messages for home with the ABC’s war correspondent in 1941 reporting then...

Each night, precisely at 7.50, men wearing The onset of World War II propelled the ABC dinner suits opened their microphones to to increase the frequency of news bulletins present the news on ABC Radio. Management and to assign reporters Chester Wilmot and reasoned the ABC could take advantage of Lawrence Cecil with a mobile broadcasting this mid-evening slot to catch listeners unit to cover the Greek and Middle Eastern “before they leave for the theatre”. theatres. Soon other correspondents reported from locations such as London and the Pacific. At first the news presenters read stories directly from commercial newspapers in Despite this escalation in commitment, only in an arrangement that reflected, in part, the 1946 did Parliament pass legislation enabling dominance of print as a mass medium of the ABC to establish its own independent news the 1930s. By 1936, when Frank Dixon service, which commenced the following year. became the ABC’s first News Editor, Ever since, a core function of the national sources expanded to include cable services broadcaster has been to provide daily news Australian Associated Press (AAP) and and current affairs programming that is the British Overseas Wireless Service. accurate and impartial. section 4 111

Thereafter the rate of change in technology the first time. In 1961 it launched the iconic and audience expectations of the ABC investigative program Four Corners and, escalated with each decade. In 1956 in 1967, daily current affairs programs on James Dibble presented the first television television This Day Tonight and the radio news bulletin. Initially the ABC governing perennials of AM and PM. Commissioners permitted only two minutes of film to be used in each 15-minute bulletin Today the ABC provides more than 15 000 lest viewers become distracted by the images. hours of first-run news and current affairs programs per year—And an increasingly rich Two years later, ABC News provided special menu of multimedia content (audio, text, video coverage of the 1958 Federal Election, for and still pictures) on ABC News Online.

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The Corporate Plan 2004–07 includes three Number of unduplicated television levels of performance measurement. broadcast hours that comprise state and national programming. The first level measures the effectiveness or Of the 10 890 total television transmission outcome of ABC services in providing benefit hours there were: to the Australian community. These measures • 2 231 hours (20.5%) unduplicated, state- and the ABC’s performance against them in based, first-run television broadcast hours 2006–07 are set out in the Corporate Plan (35 hours more than 2005–06) Summary (page 13). • 3 922 hours (36%) unduplicated, national, first-run television broadcast hours (658 The second measures how well the ABC hours less than on 2005–06). delivers its output across Radio, Television and Online Services. These performance Number of full-time equivalent staff assigned measures encompass seven key result areas to New Media and Digital Services producing relating to programs and services, audience local and state, and national content. reach by media platform and network, The latest statistics for this measure were at innovation and efficiency. 30 November 2006 when 16% of content staff produced local and state content and 84% The third level of evaluation relates to the produced national content. As a result of the actions and performance targets set for each re-alignment of the Corporation in February of 15 strategic priorities. In this, the last year 2007, the former New Media and Digital of this Corporate Plan, these targets are Services staff were split across five divisions assessed as “Achieved” or “Not Achieved” and data is no longer collected in this way. against agreed performance criteria. Percentage of Australian content on ABC Key Results Areas Television between 6 am and midnight Measuring how well the ABC delivers its compared with 2003–04. programs and services across radio, television, National transmission, 6 am – midnight: online and new media—measured twice yearly. 51.8% (3.9 percentage points up on 2003–04). Total transmission (including local break-outs), Objective One—Contribute to 6 am – midnight: 65.4% (4 percentage points a sense of national identity. up on 2003–04).

Percentage and number of unduplicated Percentage of Australian music radio broadcast hours that comprise local performance for each Radio network and state/territory programming. which broadcasts music. ABC Local Radio broadcast approximately • triple j: 39.6% against target of 40% 109 040 hours of unduplicated programming • ABC Classic FM: 34.8% of Australian music in 2006–07 of which, approximately 55% was performance against target of 30%, 10% local and 18% state-based programming. of Australian music composition against The total unduplicated hours and the total target of 12% number of hours of local programming has Comment: ABC Classic FM adopted an remained steady since 2005–06. aspirational target for music composition. • affecting youth. were: local politics/government andissues the amountofcoverage to beaboutright relation to whichless than50%believed achieved in 2005–06.Thetwoissues in amount ofcoverage. Thissameresult was more believed the ABChadaboutright the 2007ABCAppreciation Survey, 50%or fortnight: on20out of22issues listed in news andcurrent affairs atleast once per Based onpeople whouse theABCfor • • • Percentage ofpeople whobelieve theABC: Radio Australia: 60%against atarget of60%. • • • • • ABC Local Radio:30.8%against target • ABC RadioNational:33.9%against target 2006 and2007 Source: ABCAppreciation Survey, Newspoll 2006 and2007 Source: ABCAppreciation Survey, Newspoll 2006 and2007 Source: ABCAppreciation Survey, Newspoll 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 interest. programs ofwideappealandspecialised achieves agoodbalancebetween current affairsreportage provides anappropriatemixofnewsand nature provides programsofaneducational performing artssuchasmusicanddrama encourages andpromotesAustralian of 25% of 25% of Australianmusiccomposition. continues tostriveachievethislevel While ithasnotachievedthetarget dig country dig jazz dig : 42.2%against target of40% : 25.3%against target of25% : 25.9%against atarget of25% 85% 84% 85% 86% 80% 79% • • • • Combined five-city average weekly reach: • ABC NewsRadio:620000(23down • ABC RadioNational:659000(6up • ABC Classic FM:640000(24down • • ABC Local Radio:2175000(58down 5–8 2006and1–42007,people aged10+: Overall five-city average weekly reach, surveys combined five-city reach. Radio audience reach bynetwork and services. innovative programs and audiences withrelevant and Objective Two—Engage in views (sub-site of dig country streams (comparative data notavailable) on 2005–06);1654average weekly live dig (sub-site of dig jazz streams (comparative data notavailable) on 2005–06);2725average weekly live dig networks arenotstatisticallysignificant. reach forABCRadiocombinedandindividual Comment: Themovementsinaudience period in2005–06) 3 687000(17down onequivalent on equivalent periodin2005–06) on equivalent periodin2005–06) on equivalent periodin2005–06) period in2005–06) triple j results in2005–06. Perth—these threecitiesachievedrecord declines inMelbourne,Adelaideand Radio’s reachwasaresultofmarginal Comment: theoveralldeclineinABCLocal on equivalent periodin2005–06) provided forstreaming. Comment: Noteadditionalinformation (comparative data notavailable). 2005–06); 884average weekly live streams dig : 64877average weekly views(92up total pageviewfigure) (200down total pageviewfigure) (300downon : 1024000(56uponequivalent : 9100average weekly pageviews section 4 : 4100average weekly page dig radio andincludedin dig radio andincluded 113

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Television audience reach. Evidence of innovative activities. • Average weekly metropolitan: 8 455 000 or The ABC’s commitment to innovation resulted 60.4% of the population. Down by 84 000 in the development of a wide range of on 2005–06. technology-based projects using media Comment: ABC Television’s decline in platforms such as WAP, SMS, podcasting, reach reflects the overall decline in the vodcasting and participation in digital radio reach of free-to-air television since 2002. broadcasting trials. Other innovations resulted • Average weekly regional: 4 103 000 or in engaging and content-rich programs. Details 64.2% of the population. Down by 19 000 are provided in the Radio, Television, News, on 2005–06. Innovation International and Commercial Comment: The drop in regional reach sections of this report (see pages 70–95). represents minimal decline. Critical review. New Media and Digital Services Awards won by the ABC during 2006–07 are audience reach. listed in Appendix 22 (page 210). • Reach in active Australian internet population, aged 2+, monthly average: Industry feedback. 18.4%, 1.3 percentage points up on 2005–06. Awards won by the ABC during 2006–07 are • Reach among total Australian population, listed in Appendix 22 (page 210). aged 2+, monthly average: 10.6%, 0.9 percentage points up on 2005–06. Objective Three—Ensure the ABC’s independence, integrity Share of ABC Television audiences: and high standards. Total viewing (people)—includes free-to-air, subscription and community television and Board confidence that it has fulfilled its regional spill (whereby people residing statutory obligations. in a metropolitan market can watch a During 2006–07 the Board: regional station) • held ten board meetings informed by • 6 am – midnight, metropolitan people share: comprehensive papers, including a 12.1%, 0.1 of a share point down on 2005–06. written Managing Director’s report and Comment: This is not statistically Governance and Activity reports from significant. each Divisional Director • 6 pm – midnight, metropolitan people share: • held four meetings of the Audit and Risk 13.4%, 0.6 of a share point up on 2005–06. Committee, three of the Editorial Policies Committee, two of the ABC Advisory Free-to-air viewing (households) Council Board Committee and one of • 6 am – midnight, metropolitan household the Human Resources Committee share: 16.0%, 0.4 of a share point up on • completed its review of the ABC 2005–06. Editorial Policies • 6 pm – midnight, metropolitan households: • approved the 2006–07 and 2007–08 budget 17.6%, 0.9 of a share point up on 2005–06. • witnessed unqualified financial statements for 2005–06 adequate data. Measure underreview. Comment: ABCsystemsfailed to provide be anemployer ofchoice. vdneta h B sc Evidence thattheABCis • 0.0008 breaches andupheldcomplaints • 7.62 breaches andupheldcomplaints broadcast and10000onlinepageaccesses: and upheldcomplaints per 10000hours of The percentage andnumberofbreaches return of0.77%). which wasa0.2%increase ontheJune2006 annum over thebenchmarkfor 2005–06, management trusts (ABCreturn 0.79%per on average quartile return from leading cash benchmark—interest income returns—based Favourable performance against treasury Comcover Insurance Premium. earning a6.3%discount offits2007–08 and achieved arating of“Comprehensive”, Risk ManagementBenchmarkingSurvey The ABCparticipated intheannualComcover benchmarks andreviews. ABC performance against external • considered therequirements ofthe • considered through theAuditandRisk metannualreporting • requirements for • published its2005–06 on 2005–06. per 10000pageaccesses (up0.0001 on 2005–06). per 10000hours ofbroadcast (2.98down Finance Circular 2006/11. Compliance Reportingrequired under and agreed to allrecommendations June 2006.TheARCendorsed thepaper by theABCandKPMGfrom Januaryto Risk Managementreview conducted Committee (ARC)thefindingsof and AnnualEnergy Consumption Environment Protection Measures Disability Strategy, theNational Equity andDiversity, theCommonwealth Reporting Awards) (given aGoldaward bytheAustralasian Annual Report onsidered to .%44 .%3.9% 5.3% 06–07 commercial activities. 05–06 decrease innetrevenuereceipts from 4.4% Comment: Thisratiohasfallen duetoa 06–07 4.7% 05–06 non-Appropriation revenue Percentage ofgross costs fundedby percentage oftotalcosts. Value ofnon-Appropriation revenue asa capacity for television production facilities. to enable reporting on facilities usage and upgrade, comprehensive data willbecaptured from October 2007,pendingasystem review/ implementation project. Itisanticipated that part oftheProduction Resources Review A facilities review hascommenced as Levels offacilities utilisation. $2486 06–07 significant. $2366 05–06 and actualfor2006–07isnotstatistically $2482 Comment: Thedifferencebetweenbudget 06–07 $2 362 05–06 broadcast hour 8.8% Average salarycost perunduplicated 8.8% 06–07 unduplicated broadcast hours. 05–06 Total staff costs 8.9% asapercentage oftotal 06–07 9.2% 05–06 of total costs Corporate supportcosts asapercentage total costs. Corporate supportasapercentage of people ofAustralia. maximum benefittothe Objective Four—Provide ugtActual Budget Actual Budget Actual Budget section 4 115

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Performance Targets Local Radio: The 2004–07 ABC Corporate Plan sets out 136 • Continue to provide the 2003–04 levels of individual targets. In this, the Plan’s third and non-networked local programming made final year of operation, 126 (93%) of the targets possible through National Interest Initiative were achieved and 10 (7%) were not achieved. (NII) funding from the Parliament. Achieved Objective One—Contribute to a • Review the location of regional radio Sense of National Identity stations to ensure they reflect significant changes in population demographics. Key Direction 2004–07 Achieved Create more opportunities for audiences to connect with the diversity of their communities Source and commission content from through an ABC that is distinctively Australian. independent producers in regional Australia through the Regional Production Fund. Strategic Priority 1 Achieved Maintain its commitment to the provision of programs and services tailored for local, Extend the availability of ABC Radio networks: regional and state/territory-based audiences • Seek funding to increase the transmission through the: coverage of national radio networks. • Program coverage by national television, Achieved radio and online networks of issues • Distribute national radio services via relevant to audiences outside the major digital television transmission by 2005. capital cities Achieved • Spread of Local Radio services • Deliver all services via the internet. across Australia Achieved • Accessibility of all ABC media services to audiences throughout Australia. Television Reflect Australian communities through: Actions and Targets • ABC Television’s main channel, as a Radio national network with state/territory National Radio networks: program breakouts, broadcasting to • Maintain at least the 2003–04 range of a mass audience. programming that specialises in regional Achieved and rural affairs. • Continuation of the 2003–04 levels of Achieved production commissioned outside of • Venture outside metropolitan centres to Sydney and Melbourne. collect program material and give voice Achieved to regional and rural audiences. Achieved New Media and Digital Services Present rich information content for local and regional audiences, and in particular: • Broaden opportunities for audience interaction through localised information gateways. Achieved Achieved of majorsignificance and celebration. Provide comprehensive coverage ofevents • Implement Disaster Plansto ensure Establish andmaintain formal• relationships of emergencies andmajorevents: communities across Australia attimes as theprimarypointofconnection for Strengthen furthertherole ofLocal Radio Radio • Present relevant andengaging • Cross-promotion activitieswillconstitute Centrally coordinate• policiesandstrategies communications andevents. Bring people together through Actions andTargets • Respond to emergencies andevents • Present Australian content • Promote ideasanddebate • Offer waysfor Australians to connect issues oflife inAustralia: Reflect theexperiences andcontemporary Strategic Priority2 Provide local • newsandspecialist information • Expand broadband production compared Achieved immediate andappropriate responses. Achieved all states andterritories. with emergency services organisations in Achieved community events. Achieved on ABCRadioand15%Television. at least 20%oftotal on-airpromotions Achieved to project theAustralian identityoftheABC. of majorsignificance. with oneanother Achieved events diaries. territory-based sport,local weatherand and regional communities, includingstate/ of relevance to particularstate/territory Achieved to 2003–04. Achieved audience-generated content. guest books,events diariesandsimilar extensive useofforums, mailinglists, or theirareas ofinterest, through the defined eitherbytheirgeographic location Facilitate thegrowth ofonlinecommunities, • Provide emergency information sites • Evaluate anddevelop onlineandwireless local communities attimesofcrisis: Strengthen theABC’s capacity to support New MediaandDigitalServices Achieved of majorsignificance andcelebration. Provide coverage ofemergencies andevents Achieved categories, respectively. in fictional,factual andentertainment Australian seriesorprogram eachyear Broadcast onegroundbreaking/significant Television Achieved music talent. Identify andsupportnewAustralian Achieved ABC NewsRadio. annual targets for allnetworksexcept and performance bysettingandachieving Continue to give priorityto Australian music Achieved and ABCLocal Radio. of ideasandopendebate onABCRadioNational Actively facilitate discussion ofabroad range Achieved relevant agencies. with emergency contacts andlinksto delivery ofonlineinformation. initiative butrather to focus onthe The Divisiondecidednotto pursue this in conjunction withMurdoch University. Not Achieved (SMS) distribution oftargeted news alerts. section 4 —The concept wasevaluated 117

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International Broadcasting Provide high levels of customer and client Contribute to a greater awareness and service including responsiveness to feedback. understanding of Australia and Australian Achieved attitudes to world affairs: Radio Australia: Establish and implement mechanisms for • Complete the production in all broadcast effective measurement of individual visitors to languages of the ‘Australia Now’ feature ABC Shop Online and establish benchmarks series by 2006. for traffic to the site. Achieved—The series was not produced Achieved in Tok Pisin. Research indicated that English was more appropriate for audiences Strategic Priority 3 in the Pacific. Across the total range of media services— • Co-produce two public debates per year on Radio, Television and New Media and Digital Australian responses to key regional events. Services—achieve a comprehensive mix of Achieved program genre to reflect Charter obligations. • Set and achieve annual Australian music targets. Actions and Targets Achieved Radio • Ensure audiences receive timely and Achieve a distinctive mix of genre across the accurate information at times of crisis. six radio services: Achieved • ABC NewsRadio—around-the-clock news, current affairs and information. Australia Network: Achieved • Maintain or increase the 2003–04 level • Radio National—programs of analysis and and quality of Australian-produced specialised interest, including education, programming, sourced both from the music, drama and arts. ABC and other suppliers. Achieved Achieved • Local Radio—news and information, sport • Ensure audiences receive timely and and entertainment, music and arts. accurate information at times of crisis. Achieved Achieved • ABC Classic FM—classical and new music, performance and arts. News and Current Affairs Achieved Enrich the in-depth coverage of major events • triple j—news, information and music through cross-media program enhancements relevant to youth, including performance offering additional information and online forums. and arts. Achieved Achieved • dig—music, features and performance via Enterprises the internet and digital television transmission. Establish more points of connection with Achieved audiences through a continued expansion in the number of ABC retail outlets. Achieved • Expand production ofprograms onhealth, • Enhance newsand current affairs Radio Australia: interest to theregion. Pacific through programming inkey areas of Provide auniqueperspective onAsiaandthe International Broadcasting • Content sites thatcomplement selected • Lifestyle andentertainment. • Regional andrural, includinglocal arts. • Children andyouth. • Science, technology andhealth. • News, sport andbusiness, especially for new services: Priority content genres across existing and New MediaandDigitalServices • Outside ofprimetime,give priorityto Give priorityto distinctive Australian• content • Maintain theABC’s commitment to news • Achieve abroad genre spread during Across thetelevision schedule: Television Achieved language services byDecember 2004. development andAustralia to allsix Achieved and responsiveness. services through improved relevance Achieved ABC RadioandTelevision programs. Achieved Achieved Achieved Achieved Achieved broadband and3Gmobile platforms. Achieved children’s andfurtherartsprogramming. Achieved reinvigorated artsprogramming. to planningfor Australian history andfor in evening primetimeand,inparticular Achieved and information. Achieved evening primetime,across theyear. Achieved of competitive advantage. Sustain educational programming asanarea Australia Network: Develop atleast• one neweducational series • Develop newsituationalEnglishlearning Radio Australia: International Broadcasting Work withABCRadioandTelevision • to extend • Enrich children’s andyouth material on New MediaandDigital Services: Provide content ofaneducational nature: Educational Programs andContent • Provide aspecificPacific Islandprogram • Strengthen newscontent relevant to the Australia Network: • Cover majorcultural issues and Achieved each year inAsiaPacific languages. in Englishperyear andproduce one series Achieved and KhmerbyDecember 2005. series inIndonesian,Chinese,Vietnamese Achieved broadcasts andonlineenhancements. the value ofprograms through interactive Achieved through astrong educational emphasis. ABC Onlineandemerging mediaservices Achieved evening timeslots. especially news,isbroadcast inmid- schedule to ensure prime-timecontent, Achieved Asia-Pacific region, andparticularly India. Achieved English andPidginlanguages. performing artsinthePacific, in section 4 119

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Objective Two—Engage New Media and Digital Services Audiences with Relevant and Compared to 2003–04 levels, retain and grow Innovative Programs and audiences in core priority genres across the Services totality of narrowband and broadband content. Achieved Key Direction 2004–07 Reach as many people as possible through Retain position as industry leaders in Children’s, the ABC’s established Charter services and Regional and Rural and Science genres. emerging digital media. Achieved

Strategic Priority 4 Compared to 2003–04 levels, retain and grow Each media platform and network will users/audiences in the 8–14 and 25–39 age schedule its programs with the aim of groups and maintain 2–7 and 40–49 age groups. attracting the maximum available audience Achieved for those programs. International Broadcasting Actions and Targets Radio Australia: Radio Engage audiences with programs offering Maintain and strive to increase audience wider appeal, interactivity and content in reach and share year-on-year. additional languages. Not Achieved—In a highly-fragmented Achieved environment, the combined five-city average weekly reach for 2006–07 fell by 17 000 Coordinate the exchange of public discussion compared to 2005–06. However this is not programs in the Pacific through the Pacific statistically significant. The overall five-city Radio Forum initiative by 2005. share was 20.5%, a 0.4 point increase Achieved on 2005–06. Extend the availability of services through: Television • The upgrading of existing shortwave Continue to achieve increased share of transmission facilities, scheduled by 2005. available audiences: Achieved • Particularly in prime time. Achieved And by 2006–07 • Within the 40–54 year age group. • 180 relay and rebroadcast locations. Achieved Not Achieved—A total of 160 relays and • Maintain audiences in the 55+ age group. rebroadcast locations were achieved by the Achieved end of June 2007. Some external contractors failed to meet the implementation schedules. Grow audiences through innovative It also proved to be more difficult to secure scheduling based on a mix of competitive new markets on the Indian sub-continent. programming and counter-programming. • Five new 24-hour FM services in the Achieved Pacific. Achieved Achieved and develop newprogram delivery strategies. technology asameansto reach new audiences Trial Digital RadioMondiale (shortwave) Radio Australia: International Broadcasting Plan 2007–10 which isaddressed inthe of ABCproduction activitiesaround Australia, question abouttheoptimalmixandlocation Not Achieved as drama. and shortrunsofhigher-cost projects such resources withlower cost-per-hour projects through themaximumuseofinternal Achieve theoptimalproduction strategy Television Achieved introduction ofDigital RadioBroadcasting. Position andprepare theABCfor the Achieved by end2004–05. internet radio— Establish twonewmusicstreams of Radio Actions andTargets and creative resources. digital spectrumbroadcasting assets full useoftheCorporation’s available Identify innovative opportunitiesandmake Strategic Priority5 • Extend carriage oftheservice to key Extend distribution to key• markets including Extend thereach oftheservice: Australia Network: • An increased numberofprogram hours Achieved distributors inmajormarkets. Achieved India, China,MalaysiaandVietnam. Achieved rebroadcast locally inAsiaandthePacific. . —This relates to astrategic dig jazz and ABC Corporate dig country dig Achieved delivery across multiple platforms. production process thatenables efficient Develop andimplement anintegrated content Achieved and wireless platforms. Create newcontent for delivery onmobile • Develop aproduction process thatenables • Aggregate broadband content ina Extend broadband content andenhancements • and on-demandservices: Increase therelative importance ofbroadband Achieved sustainable financialmodel. that reflects newmediainnovation anda Develop asecond (digital) television channel New MediaandDigitalServices Achieved on broadband. Explore opportunities for carriage ofservice Australia Network: Achieved distribute Asia-Pacific regional content. Use available satellite delivery capacity to the available digital spectrum. domestic networksintheallocation of option anddecidedto give priorityto Not Achieved programs domestically. environment to distribute RadioAustralia’s Seek to usethenewdomestic digital Achieved mobile anddigital broadcast platforms. the delivery ofcontent across broadband, Achieved targeted atthe25–49agegroup. scheduled onlinechannelpresentation Achieved Television andRadioprograms. extend therelevance andappealofABC interactive, richmediacontent andthat to meetincreased audience demandfor section 4 —The ABCconsidered this 121

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Enterprises Objective Three—Ensure the Extend the formats of ABC consumer products ABC’s Independence, Integrity to include products for new technologies. and High Standards Achieved Key Direction 2004–07 Explore opportunities for exploitation of Advance the ABC’s reputation and high content on demand. performance standards through the Achieved ongoing evaluation of governance, policies and procedures. Retransmit ABC programs on as many third-party platforms as possible. Strategic Priority 7 Achieved Apply best practice standards of corporate governance to uphold the integrity, Strategic Priority 6 independence and public accountability Use audience research more effectively of the Corporation. as a strategic planning tool. Actions and Targets Actions and Targets Ensure the ABC Board has confidence that Monitor and analyse the evolving needs and key governance systems and reporting preferences of audiences: processes enable it to fulfil its obligations • Investigate the implications for the ABC of under Section 8 of the ABC Act. increasingly mobile lifestyles and changing Achieved media habits. Achieved Achieve positive responses from external • Analyse opportunities to reach those performance reviews. Australians who do not regularly use Achieved ABC services. Achieved Achieve favourable ABC performance results • Monitor the effectiveness of the ABC in against relevant external benchmarks. reflecting the values of public broadcasting Achieved for the benefit of all Australians. Achieved Publish on the internet each quarter the Public Report on Audience Comments International Broadcasting and Complaints. Commission or acquire targeted audience Achieved research about the ABC’s international radio and television services. Achieved

Establish external monitoring processes to regularly assess the relevance of international broadcasting programs. Achieved Review Actions andTargets through theconsistent application of Ensure higheditorialand program standards Strategic Priority9 Achieved Advisory CouncilandDivisionalDirectors. Maintain ongoingcontact betweentheABC Achieved Advisory Council. ABC Board AdvisoryCommittee andABC Conduct regular meetingsbetweenthe Actions andTargets the ABCAdvisoryCouncil. through consultation withandadvice from Inform managementdecision-making Strategic Priority8 Achieved complaints inatimely andimpartialmanner. Acknowledge andrespond to program • Provide critical feedback to program Monitor program • performance and editorial and information programs to: Regularly review allnews,current affairs Achieved revised Deliver Corporation-wide training inthe of October 2006. Achieved effectiveness byend2005. contemporary relevance andoperational Editorial Policies Achieved makers andtheABCBoard. Achieved accurate andimpartial. the ABC’s legislative responsibility to be standards, especially thoserelating to ABC EditorialPolicies Editorial Policies —with arevised completion date . during 2006. to ensure their ABC Achieved processes across theCorporation. application ofperformance management Achieve ongoing improvement intheconsistent Achieved future leadership andoperational needs. approaches necessary to accommodate Analyse theworkforce profile anddevelop Achieved to ensure achievement ofcorporate objectives. Progressively review functionalrelationships Actions andTargets across allmediaplatforms. effective delivery ofcontent andservices and itsworking relationships supportthe Ensure theorganisation oftheCorporation Strategic Priority10 Achieved “stimulus” events. across theABCthrough cross-divisional Share knowledge andideaswithin and Achieved for roles withintheCorporation. national qualifications asbenchmarks Promote therecognition ofappropriate Achieved as akey to theachievement ofhighstandards. Strengthen thefocus onindividualdevelopment Actions andTargets and individualdevelopment. work environment that encourages diversity employer ofchoice byproviding asupportive Ensure thattheABCcontinues tobean Strategic Priority11 section 4 123

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Meet agreed staff training and employment Objective Four—Provide targets: Maximum Benefit to the • Minimum 2% of base salary expenditure People of Australia on staff development and training. Achieved Key Direction 2004–07 • Minimum of 2% level of Indigenous Achieve the optimal use of assets and employment. resources and manage the long-term Not Achieved—The level of Indigenous sustainability of the Corporation. employment was 1.1% at 30 June 2007. • Minimum of 5% employment of people Strategic Priority 13 with disabilities. Through integrated planning, address the Achieved challenges of long-term sustainability to inform and support the ABC’s Corporate Strategic Priority 12 Plan objectives and strategies. Continue to identify and manage the Corporation’s exposure to risk. Actions and Targets Review the capital, information technology Actions and Targets and technical asset base of the Corporation Develop and maintain a Corporation-wide to establish the life expectancy of each class Business Continuity Strategy. of assets by December 2004. Achieved Achieved with a revised completion date of May 2005. Ensure a working environment that meets recognised occupational health By June 2005 develop a 10-year Capital Plan and safety standards. and Capital Funding Strategy. Achieved Not Achieved—Work on the 10-year Capital Plan and Capital Funding Strategy will Progressively review ABC corporate policies be completed pending the outcome of to ensure they are adequate and up-to-date. phase two of the ABC’s Integrated Capital Achieved Strategy Project.

Establish and implement a Corporation-wide By June 2005 develop a rolling three-year records management system that meets Capital Business Plan. legislative requirements. Not Achieved—The development of the Achieved rolling three-year Capital Business Plan will be informed by the completion of the Integrated Capital Strategy. Not Achieved digital storage byAugust 2007. of ABCprogram archives from analog to for program makers, convert 60000hours accessible anditsusemore cost-effective To make archived content more easily Achieved by 2007. savings of3–5%operational expenditure Review selected operations andachieve cost Actions andTargets support Charter-basedservices. resource andasset utilisationtoeffectively Maximise therelative efficiencyofABC Strategic Priority14 Achieved Review theCapital Planannually. the completion oftheprevious twotargets. Plan according to agreed timelineswillfollow Not Achieved agreed timetables. Implement theCapital Planaccording to delay to thecommencement ofthiswork. the external provider resulting inasignificant is dueto protracted contract negotiations work hasbeenextended to August 2008.This —Implementation oftheCapital —The completion date for this with Achieved and internationally. and associated products bothnationally opportunities to sellABCprograms Maintain existing anddevelop new Achieved maximum benefitandreturn. of content andprogram rightsto ensure Improve themanagementandcoordination Achieved ABC programs andservices. partnerships andalliances to support Form domestic andinternational Achieved ABC-made content. co-productions to supplement Secure domestic andinternational Achieved with theFederal Government. which to negotiate fundingarrangements delivers to thecommunity asabasisfrom Demonstrate thevalue for money theABC Actions andTargets investment totheCorporation. activities andtooptimisethereturn on Maximise sources offundstosupportCharter Strategic Priority15 section 4 125

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Outcome 1 Television Share Audiences throughout Australia—and overseas—are informed, educated 6am–midnight and entertained. Households 2006–07 2005–06 Metropolitan Share % % Overall assessment Sydney 16.7 15.9 Overall achievement will be measured by: Melbourne 15.8 15.5 (a) Audience usage of ABC Radio, Television Brisbane 15.7 15.1 and New Media Services Adelaide 14.8 15.1 (b) Results of audience surveys. Perth 16.1 16.5 Five-city Metro 16.0 15.6 (a) Audience usage of ABC Radio, Television Regional Share % and New Media and Digital Services Southern NSW 17.0 16.5 Northern NSW 17.5 18.0 Radio Share Victoria 17.8 17.6 The ABC’s overall five metropolitan city Queensland 15.2 14.5 share in 2006–07 was 20.5%, a 0.4 share Tasmania 23.0 23.6 point increase on 2005–06 (20.1%). Regional All 17.3 17.2

2006–07 2005–06 6pm–midnight %%Households 2006–07 2005–06 Sydney 20.0 17.6 Metropolitan Share % % Melbourne 19.8 20.6 Sydney 18.3 16.7 Brisbane 20.7 19.7 Melbourne 17.4 16.8 Adelaide 20.8 22.9 Brisbane 17.3 15.5 Perth 23.5 23.7 Adelaide 16.3 16.3 5-City Metropolitan 20.5 20.1 Perth 18.4 18.2 Newcastle 23.1 22.6 5-city Metropolitan 17.6 16.7 Canberra 41.0 42.0 Regional Share % % Southern NSW 18.2 17.5 Northern NSW 18.2 18.5 Victoria 18.7 18.0 Queensland 16.2 14.6 Tasmania 25.2 25.0 Regional All 18.4 17.8 itra8. 86.3 81.0 82.9 80.8 85.6 82.1 % 80.3 83.2 82.5 82.8 80.3 81.6 Queensland 81.4 % Victoria 78.8 79.2 84.4 Northern 79.9 79.8 Southern Regional Reach 78.4 79.6 All Metropolitan % Perth Adelaide Brisbane % Melbourne Sydney 2005–06 Metropolitan Reach Four-weekly 2006–07 Television Reach Data hasbeenrounded. reporting isnowbasedonaseven-citytotal. 173000 radio audiencesinHobart.Asaresult 4034000 157000 there havebeennonewratingssurveysof 167000 4020000 3704000 Radio resultswereprovided.Sincethattime 498000 166000 3687000 Comment: Inthe2005–06reporteight-city 475000 7-City Reach Canberra Newcastle Reach 5-City Metropolitan Perth Radio Reach in 2005–06. each monthin2006–07,compared to 1885833 average of2123833uniqueAustralian users NetRatings showthatABCOnlinehadan peak of111168076inMarch 2007.Nielsen// in 2006–07(969210022005–06),witha Monthly pageviewsaveraged 102306460 Online Access l einl8. 82.8 85.9 82.7 88.3 updated to reflect thesechanges. includes ABCspill. Historical data has been now includesvisitor viewing.RegionalShare Note: OzTAM’s industry standard reach calculation Source: OzTAM Television RatingsandRegionalTAM. All Regional Tasmania dlie3100354000 517000 341000 539000 1156000 1180000 1189000 1143000 Adelaide Brisbane Melbourne Sydney 060 2005–06 2006–07 Output 1.1—Radio is provided onpage35. information. Asummaryofthefindings ABC offers goodqualityprogramming and community continue to believe thatthe Survey found thatthemajorityof The 2007Newspoll ABCAudience Appreciation (b) Resultsofaudience surveys peak of19.9%inMarch 2007. 18.4% in2006–07(17.1%2005–06),witha Australian internet populationaveraged ABC Online’s monthly reach intheactive ABC OnlineReach interactive websites, videosandpodcasts. delivered on avariety ofplatforms, including to regional communities andwhichcould be to focus onlarger projects ofsignificant benefit in thenext financial year. TheRPF continued commissioned in2006–07willbebroadcast duplicated hours in2005–06.Several projects This iscompared to 70projects and126.2 94 hours (duplicated) ofbroadcast content. commissioned, representing approximately Online. In2006–07,64projects were across ABCRadionetworksandon external producers inregional Australia to showcase newAustralian content from The RegionalProduction Fund (RPF)continued National PublicRadiointheUSA. Netherlands and BBC World Service, DeutscheWelle, Radio sourced from overseas andincludesthe 45% in2005–06.Theremaining content is scheduled 55%Australian content, upfrom ABC NewsRadio.AsatJune2007,NewsRadio services, isprimarily Australian except for ABC Radio’s content, across itsfive domestic 1. LevelandmixofAustraliancontent Quality Performance indicators needs, nationallyandinternationally. communities, andsatisfydiverseaudience an Australia-widefocustolocalandregional Provide distinctiveradioprogramsthatgive section 4 All ThingsConsidered from 127

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Australian music on air and provided opportunities for artists All radio networks that broadcast music have to play at large festivals and as support for a strong commitment to Australian music major artists touring Australia. and have set annual targets. In 2006–07 all networks met or exceeded these targets, The fifth annual 1233 Newcastle Music Awards except for triple j which fell just short of were held in October 2006 and attracted close its target of 40%. to 400 entries. The Awards provide support and airplay to emerging artists living in the Target Achievement New South Wales Hunter and Central Coast 2006–07 2005–06 regions and have attracted almost 2 500 Radio National 25% 33.9% 35.3% entries over the life of the event, providing 700 Local Radio 25% 30.8% 31.0% new music tracks for the 1233 ABC Newcastle ABC Classic FM 30% 34.8% 36.0% playlist and other ABC Radio networks. triple j 40% 39.6% 41.7% dig 40% 42.2% 40.5% The Biralee Blokes won the final of the ABC dig jazz 25% 25.3% 27.0% Classic FM Choir of the Year competition in dig country 25% 25.9% 27.0% September 2006. The Brisbane choir will be recorded by ABC Classics and will have new ABC Classic FM has an aspirational Australian work commissioned for broadcast on ABC music composition target of 12%. In 2006–07, Classic FM. it achieved 10%, compared with 10.2% in 2005–06. ABC Classic FM continued its support of the ABC Symphony Australia Young Performers 2. Genre diversity Awards. These Awards nurture young See Appendix 2 (page 186). musicians and have provided opportunities for some of Australia’s finest performers. 3. Community and peer recognition and feedback Quantity See the summary of the 2007 Newspoll ABC 5. Number of broadcast hours Audience Appreciation Survey (page 35) and Each domestic radio network broadcasts for Appendix 22 (page 210). 24 hours each day for 365 days of the year— 8 760 hours per annum. 4. Number of artists first broadcast The difficulty of maintaining records across 6. Number of radio stations multiple outlets throughout Australia has The ABC has four national networks, nine made this an impractical indicator to measure metropolitan Local Radio stations, 51 regional for ABC Radio. However, commitment to new Local Radio stations and three internet-based artists remains very strong as reflected in the music services, dig, dig jazz and dig country. following initiatives undertaken in 2006–07. The radio networks, dig and dig jazz are available as audio services on digital satellite triplejunearthed.com allows unsigned artists subscription services and dig and dig jazz to upload their music and also lets listeners are available on digital free-to-air television. access the music online and review it. One month after the August 2006 launch of the 7. Level of radio content available through website, 4 585 artists had registered on the the internet site and 8 562 tracks had been submitted. All ABC Radio services have companion Throughout the year triple j broadcast tracks websites. ABC Local Radio also has a range • 99.9% ofABCRadioNationaloriginal At June2007: 8. Level ofradiocontentavailablethrough audio-on-demand programs. content and,whenrightspermitted, continued to provide video-on-demand podcasts duringtheyear. ABCClassic FM from as arange ofmusicMP3sandvodcast content triple j increased from 24in2005–06to 44in2006–07. on thenetwork. ABCLocal Radiopodcasts a range ofeducational stories broadcast as afortnightly providing 38programs aspodcasts aswell At endJune2007ABCRadioNationalwas available onmobile platforms. and someradio sportcontent wasalso downloads, podcasts andvodcasts. of radio content available astext, for MP3 In 2006–07,ABCRadiomadeavast amount streams content whenrightspermit. Perth are streamed 24hours. ABCClassic FM ABC Sydney, 774ABCMelbourneand720 utainfrtrlae3. 982. 45.0 % 26.0 % % 49.8 % 32.6 Australian first release 6am–midnight ABC NewsRadio, content genres suchasrural andsport. of subsites for specificprograms and oa vres4. 465. 36.0 23.6 50.2 64.0 12.4 32.9 19.1 49.8 17.3 34.6 100.0 23.8 21.3 100.0 48.2 65.4 13.3 29.7 15.6 51.8 100.0 18.5 19.2 Note: Total 100.0 Total Overseas Overseas repeat Overseas first release Total Australian Australian repeat Australian content onABCTelevision mainchannelasapercentage ofhours broadcast dig audio-on-demand viatheinternet of 7.9%onJune2006. demand atanyonetime—anincrease programming wasavailable asaudio-on- , dig jazz “Total Network”includes allState andTerritory “breakout” services. jtv provided 16ongoingpodcasts aswell . ABCNewsRadioaddedfive new , dig country Edpod triple j service whichprovides , ABCRadioNational, , ABCCoast FM,702 rnmte ewr rnmte Network Transmitter Network Transmitter triple j ainlTtlNtoa Total National Total National 060 2005–06 2006–07 was $255.517m. Total actualprice ofOutput1.1for theyear 9. PriceofOutput—$258.715m Price Gippsland inVictoria. in Newcastle, NewSouthWales and as demonstrated duringthenatural disasters user- generated content wasencouraged web from aregional event. Alsotheuseof text, images,audioandvideocontent to the special events, allowing smallteams to publish introduced for cross-media coverage of 2005–06. Onlineoutsidebroadcast kitswere as text, compared to 1300permonthin per monthare posted onLocal RadioOnline Approximately 1400ABCLocal Radiostories • 38.2 hours ofnew Anaverage of83.4hours• ofABCClassic 1. 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2006–07 2005–06 National Total National Total Transmitter Network Transmitter Network 6pm–midnight % % % % Australian first release 48.4 73.1 42.7 70.4 Australian repeat 7.2 3.7 8.5 4.4 Total Australian 55.6 76.8 51.2 74.9 Overseas first release 34.3 17.9 32.0 16.5 Overseas repeat 10.1 5.3 16.8 8.6 Total Overseas 44.4 23.2 48.8 25.1 Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Note: “Total Network” includes all State and Territory “breakout” services.

2. Genre diversity Main Channel Television Program Hours Broadcast by Genre, 24 Hours

Australian Overseas Total % Total 2006–07 2005–06 2006–07 2005–06 2006–07 2005–06 2006–07 2005–06 Arts and Culture 209 155 107 99 316 254 3.6% 2.9% Children’s 508 578 1 432 1 455 1 941 2 033 22.2% 23.2% Comedy 21 34 118 115 139 149 1.6% 1.7% Current Affairs 1 094 895 1 0 1 095 895 12.5% 10.2% Documentary 177 141 411 335 588 476 6.7% 5.4% Drama 46 127 651 715 697 841 8.0% 9.6% Education 132 154 67 87 199 241 2.3% 2.8% Entertainment 1 169 1 124 151 48 1 320 1 172 15.1% 13.4% Factual 323 215 62 117 385 332 4.4% 3.8% Indigenous 62 66 0 0 62 66 0.7% 0.8% Movies 5 14 762 1 048 767 1 062 8.8% 12.1% Natural History and Environment 15 20 87 68 103 88 1.2% 1.0% News 365 358 0 0 365 358 4.2% 4.1% Religion and Ethics 28 30 84 71 113 101 1.3% 1.1% Science and Technology 37 34 4 4 42 38 0.5% 0.4% Sport 371 284 13 20 384 304 4.4% 3.5% Total Program Hours 4 564 4 228 3 951 4 182 8 515 8 410 % of Total Program Hours 53.6% 50.3% 46.4% 49.7% 100.0% 100.0% 97.2% 96.0% Other* 244 349 0 0 244 349 2.8% 4.0% Total Hours 4 808 4 577 3 951 4 182 8 760 8 760 % of Total Hours 54.9% 52.2% 45.1% 47.7% 100.0% 100.0% * “Other” includes interstitial material, program announcements and community service announcements. Note: this table reflects hours broadcast from the Sydney transmitter, comprising national and local New South Wales transmissions. Figures may differ slightly in other States and Territories as a result of varying levels of local content. Hours have been rounded to the nearest whole number. ABC2 Program Hours Broadcast byGenre certain timeswithlocal “breakout” services However, the nationalservice is replaced at 2.2 national service transmitted from Sydney. The majorityofthesebroadcasts are a 1.2 8 760hours in2006-07. 145 24 hours eachdayfor 365 daysoftheyear— ABC Television 84 mainchannelbroadcasts 13.2 4. Numberofbroadcasthours 14.8 Quantity 11 100% 853 100% Appendix 22(page210). 6458 0 100% Audience Appreciation Survey (page35)and 1008 6824 100% See thesummaryof2007Newspoll ABC 0 1804 133 28% 100% 2189 3. Community andpeerrecognition 100% 32.1% 84 7 4364 68% 28% 634 4 Note: hours have beenrounded to nearest whole number. 67.9% 32.5% 6313 853 interstitial material, program announcements andcommunity service announcements. 67% * Otherfor 2005-06includesHistory, Features, andBusiness andFinance. In2006–07otherincudes 6739 % ofTotal Hours 1000 1793 67.5% Total Hours 2189 Other* 4231 Program Hours % ofTotal 550 4 Total Program Hours Sport 7.5 5.0 482 340 240 1 204 161 137 Business Arts andCulture es146 0149 . 1.4 0.0 2.1 1.2 1.3 0.3 0.8 92 0.8 0.7 1.7 0.4 0 76 144 0.7 82 18 20 12.1 58 55 0.9 47 118 26 9.7 0 0 0.5 0 48 0 0.0 4.7 779 5 56 67 56 0 0 0.3 10.1 24 662 3.6 3 34 144 303 0 2 70 76 0 82 5.3 0 689 13 24.5 46 2 55 230 22 94 47 0 23 20.1 0 Science andTechnology 26.5 358 697 0 48 Religion andEthics 7 1584 229 25.2 49 News 616 56 1373 19 and Environment 1709 303 0 Natural History 65 34 1721 Movies 2 461 1409 Indigenous 163 0 1537 Features 4 294 Factual 257 1454 Entertainment 1373 184 Education DramaDocumentary Current Affairs Comedy Children’s 0000000.00.0 and feedback 060 050 060 050 060 050 060 2005–06 2006–07 2005–06 2006–07 2005–06 2006–07 2005–06 2006–07 Australian Overseas Total % Total % Total Overseas Australian 20007201.10.010001100.20.0 2006–07, compared with6458in2005–06. ABC 2broadcast atotal of 6824hours in with 10841in2005–06. 10 890hours ofprogramming, compared Overall, in2006–07,ABCTelevision broadcast compared with2367in2005–06. 2 388hours ofbreakout programming, Territory. In2006–07,ABCTelevision broadcast are covered separately ineachState and events suchastheAnzacDaymarches, which local sport,State andTerritory elections and news, state-specific versions of audiences. TheseincludeState andTerritory of specificrelevance to State andTerritory section 4 Stateline , 131

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Outcomes and Outputs continued

5. Ratio of first run to repeat program hours Price The percentage of first-release programs on 6. Total price of output—$555.220m ABC Television between 6 pm and midnight Total actual price of Output 1.2 for the year was 79.5%, compared with 77.3% for 2005–06. was $548.352m. Between 6 am and midnight, first-release programming comprised 50.8% compared Output 1.3—New Media with 45.6% of the ABC Television schedule in Engage audiences through new media 2005–06. These figures are based on hours services including the internet and emerging broadcast from the Sydney transmitter and broadband platforms comprise national and local New South Wales transmissions. Proportions may differ Performance Indicators slightly in other States and Territories as a Quality result of varying levels of local content. 1. Genre diversity ABC Online offers a wide range of high The percentage of total ABC Television quality content appealing to audiences with programs—including State and Territory distinct and varied interests. The hundreds “breakout” services—transmitted between of “sub-sites” across ABC Online are grouped 6 pm and midnight that were first-release into 12 main “gateways”, covering news, was 91% in 2006–07, compared with 86.9% sport, children’s, science, health, and arts in 2005–06. Between 6 am and midnight, the and entertainment. As well as grouping sites proportion of total ABC Television programs by topic, there are clear links to ABC Television that were first release was 63.2%, compared and ABC Radio content, and as activities with 57.3% in 2005–06. such as podcasting and vodcasting have become popular, direct links to these have The percentage of first-release programs also been added. on ABC2 was 11.3%, compared with 14.9% in 2005-06.

New Media output by genre, as at 30 June 2007 ABC Online 2006–07 2005–06 Genre Number of pages % Number of pages % Arts and Culture 24 777 0.6 23 181 1.0 Children’s 66 455 1.7 50 883 2.2 Current Affairs 121 430 3.1 98 362 4.3 Education 30 498 0.8 29 258 1.3 Indigenous 13 826 0.4 11 024 0.5 Music 26 237 0.7 20 855 0.9 Natural History and Environment 13 065 0.3 10 256 0.5 News 1 846 380 47.7 758 676 33.5 Religion and Ethics 2 868 0.1 2 479 0.1 Regional and Rural 419 521 10.8 640 872 28.3 Science and Technology 54 038 1.4 45 700 2.0 Sport 116 591 3.0 85 722 3.8 Youth 50 437 1.3 44 161 1.9 Other* 1 087 865 28.1 446 476 19.7 Total 3 873 988 100.0 2 267 905 100.0 * The ABC Online “Other” category includes the ABC Television Guide, ABC Broadband, About ABC Online, Radio Australia, ABC Radio National, ABC corporate information, Australia Network and functional pages, such as forum user registration and search, which cannot be classified in a genre. for the numerous awards includingBest oftheBest Throughout theyear ABCwebsites won 3. Community andpeerrecognition ten duringtheyear. My Space positioned 14th,withsites suchas was positionedtenth andinMay2007itwas Rankings, May2007).In2006ABCOnline Australians (NielsenNetRating,Brand among thetop ten websites accessed by During theyear ABCOnlinelost itsposition 2. IndustryrankingofABCOnline change from 2007. Video-on-Demand. Thisrepresents no for ABCTelevision, ABCRadioand 12 subjectgateways, aswellentrypoints At theendofJune2007,ABCOnlinehad 6. NumberofgatewaysonABCOnline with 2267905pagesinJune2006. and maintained 3873988webpagescompared At theendofJune2007,ABCOnlinehosted 5. NumberofpagesonABCOnline subscribers, anincrease from 229933in2006. At theendofJune2007,there were 250000 4. Number ofmailinglistsubscribers Quantity of NewsServices for ABCInnovation. development. ChrisisnowworkingasManager and hisabilityto inspire andfoster industry involvement withtheinteractive mediaindustry Contribution Award, recognising hisongoing of ABC2,ChrisWinter, wontheOutstanding at theAIMIAawards andtheformer Manager Alien Corporation co-production award for websites. TheABC/Australian Film Awards, themost prestigious Australian and feedback to ABCOnline also wontheBest Children’s category triple jUnearthed and You Tube moving into thetop website attheAIMIA Chiko Accidental Wikipedia , oas1071031052 8 1083 1087 435 8 609 440 635 8 439 640 Totals International Radio Domestic Radio Analog TV is asfollows: The numberofABCAnalog Transmitters ofABCanalog terrestrial (a)Number Resultsofaudience surveys. (b) ThenumberofABCanalog terrestrial (a) Overall achievement willbemeasured by: Overall Assessment at June2003. television transmissionservicesthatexist of satelliteandanalogterrestrialradio have accesstoatleastthescaleandquality Australian andinternationalcommunities Outcome 2 was $20.117m. Total actualprice ofOutput1.3for theyear 8. Totalpriceofoutput—$20.369m Price Online eachmonth. 1.5 milliondownloads ofvideofrom ABC 2 milliondownloads ofaudioprograms and Australian iTunes The ABChasconsistently ranked highly in providers ofthis typeofcontent inAustralia. the ABChasbeenoneofmost popular Audience demandfor thishasbeenhighand programs available for download orvodcast. increased andsohave thenumberoftelevision through automatic podcast subscriptionhas available for download, eithermanually or to expand. Thenumberofradio programs on newandemerging platforms hascontinued Over thelast year ABCcontent andservices 7. Use ofcontentonemergingplatforms Application Protocol) such asBroadbandandWAP(Wireless transmission services transmission services section 4 . There are currently over 060 050 1998–99 2005–06 2006–07 133

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Outcomes and Outputs continued

(b) Results of audience surveys Performance Indicators The ABC monitors audience responses to Quality transmission issues via its Reception Advice 1. Improvements in the level of reporting in Line (RAL). In 2006–07, this unit received the relation to the ABC’s analog terrestrial following television and radio services enquiries: transmission services compared with 2006–07 2005–06 the reporting available immediately prior Total number of to the privatisation of the National emails received 2 666 2 970 Transmission Network (NTN) Total number of letters received 73 170 The ABC and its transmission service provider, Total number of Broadcast Australia (BA), have implemented telephone enquiries a comprehensive reporting system, with both received 22 937 22 629 reporting and notification ability. No changes Total enquiries 25 676 25 769 were made to this system during 2006–07. Total number of hits to the RAL website 2 411 839 2 614 455 Quantity Note: these figures reflect both analog and digital 2. Comparison of the number of individual transmission contacts. analog terrestrial transmission services provided by the ABC with the number of The unit works closely with the ABC’s such services provided immediately prior transmission providers to ensure that any to the privatisation of the NTN transmission faults are rectified as soon as See Outcome 2 (a), above. possible. Fewer than half of the enquiries received by the RAL were due to transmission 3. Comparison of the level of outages faults, with around 58% of reception problems experienced by the ABC’s analog (down from 65% in 2005–06) caused by terrestrial transmission services with localised interference or by a deficiency outages relating to the same services in receiving equipment. immediately prior to the sale of the NTN The National Transmission Authority did not Output 2.1 provide the ABC with this information prior Provide ABC satellite and analog terrestrial to the sale of the NTN. transmission services through the effective management of Transmission Price Service Agreements. 4. Total price of output—$83.126m Total actual price of Output 2.1 for the year was $81.624m. Note: 2006–07populationwasderived from Australian Bureau ofStatistics (ABS)2006Censusdata. 2005–06 2006–07 The ABCmetthisrequirement. 1. That eachterrestrialfacilityoperates Quality Performance indicators to broadcast services. Australian community aware ofthechanges transmission services while keeping the Implement theroll-out ofdigital television Output 3.1 The coverage ofABCdigital television transmissions bypercentage ofthepopulationisasfollows: approved digital implementation plans. digital television services inaccordance with The Australian community hasaccess to ABC Outcome 3 Implementation Plans Transmitter Licenceandtheapproved within thelimitssetbyrelevant utai S/C i l AS a NT Tas SA WA Qld Vic NSW/ACT Australia 61%9.5 87%9.8 31%9.8 98%72.86% 72.56% 89.89% 93.77% 95.28% 97.85% 93.18% 93.52% 95.18% 95.73% 98.76% 98.93% 97.15% 98.23% 96.19% 97.02% television transmissions population hasaccess toABCdigital The degree towhichtheAustralian Overall achievement willbemeasured by: Overall Assessment was $66.870m. Total actualprice ofOutput3.1for theyear 3. Totalpriceofoutputs—$74.581m Price at theendofJune2007. operation, includingfour intest modeas plans, 237digital terrestrial services in There were 245approved implementation 2. The numberofdigitalterrestrialtelevision Quantity Implementation Plans facilities inoperationagainsttheapproved section 4 135

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entertaining kids then...

'Kindergarten of the air' bought groups of children regular personal involvement and fun for over three decades on air.

Throughout Australia, men and women of The ABC has featured special programming a certain age still recite their membership for children from its earliest days in the 1930s. code names, enduring reminders of their Kindergarten of the Air began in 1942. When time as childhood Argonauts. ABC Radio ABC Television began, in 1956, the radio introduced the Argonauts Club (a name format became the basis for programming derived from classical mythology) when on screen. As the popularity of television the Children’s Session became a national increased, so did programs for children, program, in 1941, during World War II. which gradually disappeared from radio.

The club encouraged young Argonauts The Children’s TV Club, which started on to be creative and to contribute items of ABC Television in 1959, introduced an icon music, poetry, prose, science and art. Its of Australian children’s television in the fast growing membership demonstrated character of Mr Squiggle. Kindergarten absolutely the value and potential enjoyment Playtime began in 1958 and became the of educational media presented with verve forerunner of Play School, which began and commitment. The Argonauts Club in 1966 and continues. remained on-air for three decades until 1971. section 4 137

Today ABC Television offers landmark The ABC has once again migrated with its content for children including Behind the audiences to a new media platform—this News (BtN), Playschool (on air since 1966), time the internet, through the dedicated ABC Bananas in Pyjamas and children’s drama Kids portal and sites such as RollerCoaster such as The Saddle Club, across both that, in turn, evolved into a cross-platform national channels. offering of the internet and television.

The ABC—forever young.

Aussie kids souvenir their Playschool heros autographs.

... and now 138 Independent Auditor’s Report 139

To the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Scope I have audited the accompanying financial statements of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the consolidated entity, which comprise: a statement by Directors and Chief Financial Officer; income statement; balance sheet; statement of changes in equity; cash flow statement; schedules of commitments and contingencies; a summary of significant accounting policies; and other explanatory notes.

The Responsibility of the Board of Directors for the Financial Statements The members of the Board are responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with Finance Minister’s Orders made under the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 and the Australian Accounting Standards (including the Australian Accounting Interpretations). This responsibility includes establishing and maintaining internal controls relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies; and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances.

Auditor’s Responsibility My responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements based on my audit. My audit has been conducted in accordance with the Australian National Audit Office Auditing Standards, which incorporate the Australian Auditing Standards. These auditing standards require that I comply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant 06–07 to the Corporation’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Corporation’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the Board, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

I believe that the audit evidence I have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for my audit opinion. ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 140 Independent Auditor’s Report

Independence In conducting the audit, I have followed the independence requirements of the Australian National Audit Office, which incorporate the ethical requirements of the Australian accounting profession. Auditor’s Opinion In my opinion, the financial statements of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the consolidated entity: (a) have been prepared in accordance with Finance Minister’s Orders made under the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997, and the Australian Accounting Standards (including the Australian Accounting Interpretations); and (b) give a true and fair view of the matters required by the Finance Minister’s Orders including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the consolidated entity’s financial position as at 30 June 2007 and of its financial performance and its cash flows for the year then ended.

Australian National Audit Office

John Jones Executive Director Delegate of the Auditor-General

Sydney 26 July 2007 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 06–07 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 ceueo otnece 148 144 146 147 143 145 Schedule ofContingencies Schedule ofCommitments Cash Flow Statement Statement ofChangesinEquity 142 Balance Sheet Income Statement Statement byDirectors andChiefFinancialOfficer Financial Statements 3 prpitos181 179 179 178 178 178 176 172 175 175 171 Appropriations 23. Reporting byOutcomes 22. Controlled Entities 21. Assets HeldinTrust 20. 171 Auditor’s Remuneration 173 172 19. Officers’ Remuneration 18. Related Party Disclosures 17. Directors’ Remuneration 16. ContingentLiabilities 15. FinancialInstruments (Consolidated) 14. CashFlow Statement Reconciliation 13. Provisions 12. Interest-Bearing Liabilities 11. Payables 10. .Epne 162 166 167 164 161 161 Non-FinancialAssets 160 9. FinancialAssets 161 8. Discontinued Operations 7. Expenses 6. Revenue andGainsfrom IndependentSources 5. 149 Revenue from Government 4. Economic Dependency 3. Expenses,Revenues andGains 2. SummaryofSignificant Accounting Policies 1. contents 141

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Statement by Directors and Chief Financial Officer

In our opinion, the attached financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2007 are based on properly maintained financial records and give a true and fair view of the matters required by the Finance Minister’s Orders (FMOs) made under the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997.

In our opinion, at the date of this statement, there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Australian Broadcasting Corporation will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable.

Under Section 16.1 of Schedule 1 to the FMOs, the Minister for Finance and Administration has exempted Australian Government Entities from Section 45.3 of Schedule 1 to the FMOs, which requires entities to (after initial measurement) measure all financial instruments at fair value. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has applied this exemption to loans as described in note 1.20: Recognition of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. However, financial instruments continued to be measured in accordance with AASB 139 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement.

This statement is made in accordance with a resolution of the Directors.

MAURICE NEWMAN AC MARK SCOTT DAVID PENDLETON Chairman Managing Director Chief Financial Officer

26 July 2007 26 July 2007 26 July 2007 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 06–07 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Income Statement 143 for the year ended 30 June 2007

Consolidated ABC 2007 2006 2007 2006 Notes $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

Continuing operations

INCOME Revenue Revenue from government 4 809 532 774 254 809 532 774 254 Goods and services 5A 150 389 150 116 150 389 150 116 Interest 5B 11 563 9 504 11 563 9 504 Other revenues 5C 23 254 27 123 23 254 27 123 Total revenue 994 738 960 997 994 738 960 997

Gains Net foreign exchange gains 5D - 272 - 272 Total gains - 272 - 272

Total income 994 738 961 269 994 738 961 269

EXPENSES Employee benefits 6A 352 766 330 799 352 766 330 799 Suppliers 6B 404 526 396 011 404 526 396 011 Depreciation and amortisation 6C 61 657 61 388 61 657 61 388 Program amortisation 6D 133 218 127 752 133 218 127 752 Finance costs 6E 6 874 8 031 6 874 8 031 Net foreign exchange loss 6F 736 - 736 - Write-down and impairment of assets 6G 5 211 2 994 5 211 2 994 Net loss from disposal of assets 6H 7 492 2 261 7 492 2 261 Total expenses 972 480 929 236 972 480 929 236

Surplus from continuing operations 22 258 32 033 22 258 32 033

Discontinued operations

(Deficit)/surplus from discontinued operations 7B (13 228) 3 484 - -

SURPLUS 9 030 35 517 22 258 32 033

The above statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

NOTE Net result before return of capital and reserves 9 030 35 517 22 258 32 033

Return of capital (6 410) (6 321) (6 410) (6 321) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Reserves (78) 38 (78) 38 Contribution to total equity 2 542 29 234 15 770 25 750 06–07 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 144 Balance Sheet as at 30 June 2007

Consolidated ABC 2007 2006 2007 2006 Notes $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

ASSETS Financial assets Cash and cash equivalents 8A, 14A 3 456 45 787 3 456 5 495 Receivables 8B, 14A 137 908 122 183 137 908 118 742 Accrued revenues 8C, 14A 10 277 16 110 10 277 14 533 Investments 8D, 14A 0 20 0 0 Total financial assets 151 641 184 100 151 641 138 770

Non-financial assets Land and buildings 9A 520 214 532 618 520 214 532 106 Infrastructure, plant and equipment 9B 272 622 253 338 272 622 250 327 Intangibles 9C 12 234 10 989 12 234 10 881 Inventories 9D 84 076 97 659 84 076 97 628 Other non-financial assets 9E 17 874 16 130 17 874 14 527 Total non-financial assets 907 020 910 734 907 020 905 469

Total assets 1 058 661 1 094 834 1 058 661 1 044 239

LIABILITIES Payables Suppliers 10A, 14A 60 211 61 543 60 211 53 167 Other 10B, 14A 5 395 27 979 5 395 10 330 Total payables 65 606 89 522 65 606 63 497

Interest-bearing liabilities Loans 11, 14A 102 000 122 000 102 000 122 000 Total interest-bearing liabilities 102 000 122 000 102 000 122 000

Provisions Employees 12 118 881 127 930 118 881 116 588 Total provisions 118 881 127 930 118 881 116 588

Total liabilities 286 487 339 452 286 487 302 085

NET ASSETS 772 174 755 382 772 174 742 154

EQUITY Contributed equity 128 135 120 295 128 135 120 295

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Reserves 366 668 367 000 366 668 366 746 Retained surplus 277 371 268 087 277 371 255 113 Total equity 772 174 755 382 772 174 742 154

06–07 Current assets 251 010 294 348 251 010 248 309 Non-current assets 807 651 800 486 807 651 795 930 Current liabilities 150 428 178 355 150 428 147 567 Non-current liabilities 136 059 161 097 136 059 154 518

The above statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 for theyear ended30June2007 Statement ofChangesinEquity Contributions byowner: Opening balance asat1July Opening balance asat1July Closing balance Closing balance in accounting policies Adjustment for changes in accounting policies Adjustment for changes tmeut/aia upu eev eevsequity reserves reserve surplus equity/capital Item Income andexpenses Contributions byowner: Income andexpenses sa 0Jn 128135 - The above statementshould bereadinconjunction withtheaccompanying notes. as at30June equity components 7840 Transfers between Transactions withowner Appropriations: Equityinjection Return ofcapital - Distributions toowner: Transactions withowner: Total income andexpenses - Surplus for period recognised directly inequity taken to equity 120295 Adjusted openingbalance ABC - as at30June equity components 7840 Transfers between Transactions withowner Appropriations: Equityinjection - Total income andexpenses - Surplus for period recognised directly inequity taken to equity 120295 Adjusted openingbalance Consolidated tmeut/aia upu eev eevsequity reserves reserve surplus equity/capital Item Adjustment for errors Adjustment for errors Return ofcapital Distributions toowner: Transactions withowner: Cash flow hedges (loss)/gain Income andexpense Cash flow hedges(loss)/gain Income andexpense 120 295 120 295 128 135 14 250 14 250 (6 410) (6 410) $'000 $'000 otiue eandrvlainOhrTotal Other revaluation Retained Contributed 2007 2007 otiue eandrvlainOhrTotal Other revaluation Retained Contributed ------126 616 126 616 120 295 126 616 120 295 126 616 (6 321) (6 321) (6 321) (6 321) $'000 $'000 2006 2006 ------255 113 268 087 277 371 255 113 277 371 268 087 22 258 22 258 $'000 $'000 9 030 9 030 2007 2007 254 ------223 080 232 570 255 113 223 080 268 087 232 570 32 033 32 033 35 517 35 517 $'000 $'000 2006 2006 ------366 708 366 962 366 708 366 708 366 708 366 962 $'000 $'000 2007 2007 (254) Asset Asset ------366 708 366 962 366 708 366 708 366 962 366 962 $'000 $'000 2006 2006 ------$'000 $'000 2007 2007 (78) (78) (78) (78) (78) (78) (40) (40) 38 38 38 38 ------$'000 $'000 2006 2006 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 ------742 154 755 382 742 154 755 382 772 174 772 174 14 250 14 250 22 258 22 180 (6 410) (6 410) $'000 $'000 7 840 7 840 9 030 8 952 2007 2007 (78) (78) (78) (78) ------716 404 726 148 716 404 726 148 742 154 755 382 32 033 32 071 35 517 35 555 (6 321) (6 321) (6 321) (6 321) $'000 $'000 2006 2006 38 38 38 38 ------145

ABC ANNUAL REPORT 2006–07 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 146 Cash Flow Statement for the year ended 30 June 2007

Consolidated ABC 2007 2006 2007 2006 Notes $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Inflows Inflows (Outflows) (Outflows)

OPERATING ACTIVITIES Cash received Appropriations 837 445 816 074 809 532 774 254 Goods and services 151 542 192 028 129 585 137 627 Interest and bill discounts 12 673 11 943 11 473 9 634 Net GST received 31 234 25 708 31 434 25 640 Other 4 311 1 813 3 211 1 813 Total cash received 1 037 205 1 047 566 985 235 948 968 Cash used Employees (379 130) (388 512) (350 473) (332 618) Suppliers (543 104) (547 362) (521 194) (511 645) Finance costs (6 865) (8 034) (6 865) (8 034) Total cash used (929 099) (943 908) (878 532) (852 297)

Net cash from operating activities 13 108 106 103 658 106 703 96 671

INVESTING ACTIVITIES Cash received Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 217 378 177 369 Total cash received 217 378 177 369 Cash used Purchase of property, plant and equipment (84 810) (48 328) (84 461) (47 824) Bills of exchange and promissory notes (12 298) (23 292) (12 298) (23 292) Investments - (20) - - Sale of discontinued operations (41 386) - - - Total cash used (138 494) (71 640) (96 759) (71 116)

Net cash used by investing activities (138 277) (71 262) (96 582) (70 747)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES Cash received Appropriations—contributed equity 14 250 - 14 250 - Total cash received 14 250 - 14 250 - Cash used Repayments of debt (20 000) (19 095) (20 000) (19 000)

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Return of capital (6 410) (6 321) (6 410) (6 321) Total cash used (26 410) (25 416) (26 410) (25 321)

Net cash used by financing activities (12 160) (25 416) (12 160) (25 321) 06–07 Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (42 331) 6 980 (2 039) 603 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of reporting period 45 787 38 807 5 495 4 892 Cash and cash equivalents at end of reporting period 8A 3 456 45 787 3 456 5 495

The above statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Schedule of Commitments 147 as at 30 June 2007

Consolidated ABC 2007 2006 2007 2006 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

BY TYPE Capital commitments Buildings 2 344 2 270 2 344 2 270 Infrastructure, plant and equipment (1) 9 745 11 941 9 745 11 941 Total capital commitments 12 089 14 211 12 089 14 211

Other commitments Operating leases (2) 36 029 39 915 36 029 39 915 GST payable on commitments 9 579 2 439 9 579 2 439 Other payables (3) 1 150 416 1 272 224 1 150 416 1 272 224 Total other commitments 1 196 024 1 314 578 1 196 024 1 314 578

Commitments receivable GST recoverable on commitments (107 617) (118 027) (107 617) (118 027) Other receivables (4) (356 358) (341 512) (356 358) (341 512) Total commitments receivable (463 975) (459 539) (463 975) (459 539)

Net commitments by type 744 138 869 250 744 138 869 250

BY MATURITY Capital commitments One year or less 11 731 14 208 11 731 14 208 From one to five years 358 3 358 3 Over five years - - - - Total capital commitments 12 089 14 211 12 089 14 211

Operating lease commitments One year or less 15 413 15 138 15 413 15 138 From one to five years 20 025 23 826 20 025 23 826 Over five years 591 951 591 951 Total operating lease commitments 36 029 39 915 36 029 39 915

GST and other payable commitments One year or less 237 282 240 822 237 282 240 822 From one to five years 502 984 581 694 502 984 581 694 Over five years 419 729 452 147 419 729 452 147 Total GST and other payable commitments 1 159 995 1 274 663 1 159 995 1 274 663

Commitments receivable FINANCIAL STATEMENTS One year or less (141 739) (120 607) (141 739) (120 607) From one to five years (264 655) (283 795) (264 655) (283 795) Over five years (57 581) (55 137) (57 581) (55 137) Total commitments receivable (463 975) (459 539) (463 975) (459 539) 06–07

Net commitments by maturity 744 138 869 250 744 138 869 250

1. Outstanding contractual commitments associated with the purchase of infrastructure, plant and equipment, including communications upgrades and technical equipment fit outs. 2. Operating leases included are effectively non-cancellable and comprise: Nature of Lease General description of leasing arrangement Motor vehicles—business Fully maintained operating lease over 24/36 months and/or 40 000/60 000km; and senior executive no contingent rentals; no renewal or purchase options available. PC leasing Includes specific equipment covering hardware, operating system and maintenance of hardware; operating lease over 36 months; no renewal or purchase options available. Property leases—office Lease payments subject to increment increase in accordance with CPI or other agreed increment; and business premises initial period of lease ranges from 1 year to 8 years; options to extend in accordance with lease. 3. Other commitments are covered by agreements and are associated with the supply of transmission services, satellite

services, purchase of programs and program rights. ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 4. Other receivables comprise: analog transmission, royalties, co-production commitments, resource hire, content licensing, media development support initiatives, contract revenue and grants. No commitments received to cover digital transmission funding has been included—refer to note 3: Economic Dependency. The above schedule should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. 148 Schedule of Contingencies as at 30 June 2007

Consolidated Guarantees Total 2007 2006 2007 2006 Notes $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

Contingent liabilities Balance from previous period 960 960 960 960 New 50 - 50 - Total contingent liabilities 15 1 010 960 1 010 960

Details of each class of contingent liabilities and assets, including those not disclosed above because they cannot be quantified or are considered remote, are shown in note 15: Contingent Liabilities.

ABC Guarantees Total 2007 2006 2007 2006 Notes $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

Contingent liabilities Balance from previous period 960 960 960 960 New 50 - 50 - Total contingent liabilities 15 1 010 960 1 010 960

Details of each class of contingent liabilities and assets, including those not disclosed above because they cannot be quantified or are considered remote, are shown in note 15: Contingent Liabilities.

The above schedule should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 06–07 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements 149 for the year ended 30 June 2007

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The principal accounting policies adopted in preparing the financial statements of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (the “Corporation” or “ABC”) and the consolidated financial statements of the Corporation, its controlled and divested entities, are stated to assist in a general understanding of these financial statements. These policies are applied consistently by all entities in the consolidated entity.

The financial report of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for the year ended 30 June 2007 was authorised for issue by the Directors on 26 July 2007. 1.1 Basis of Accounting The financial statements and notes are required by clause 1(b) of Schedule 1 to the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 and are a General Purpose Financial Report.

The financial statements and notes have been prepared in accordance with: • Finance Minister’s Orders (FMOs) (being the Commonwealth Authority and Companies (Report of Operations) Orders 2005 (Financial Statements for reporting periods ending on or after 1 July 2006)); • Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) that apply for the reporting period.

The Corporation’s and consolidated entity’s Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Statement of Changes in Equity have been prepared on an accruals basis and are in accordance with the historical cost convention, except for certain assets and liabilities, which, as noted, are at fair value. Except where stated, no allowance is made for the effect of changing prices on the results or the financial position.

The financial report is presented in Australian dollars and values are rounded to the nearest thousand dollars unless disclosure of the full amount is specifically required.

Derivative financial instruments and financial assets which are held for trading are measured at fair value.

Unless alternative treatment is specifically required by an accounting standard or the FMOs, assets and liabilities are recognised in the Corporation’s and consolidated entity’s Balance Sheet when and only when it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the Corporation and the amounts of the assets or liabilities can be reliably measured. However, assets and liabilities arising under agreements equally proportionately unperformed are not recognised unless required by an accounting standard. Liabilities and assets that are unrecognised are reported in the FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Schedule of Commitments and the Schedule of Contingencies (other than unquantifiable or remote contingencies, which are reported at note 15: Contingent Liabilities).

Unless alternative treatment is specifically required by an accounting standard, revenues, gains 06–07 and expenses are recognised in the Corporation’s and consolidated entity’s Income Statement when and only when the flow or consumption or loss of economic benefits has occurred and can be reliably measured. 1.2 Significant Accounting Judgements, Estimates and Assumptions Significant Accounting Judgements In the process of applying the accounting policies, the Corporation has taken the fair value of land and buildings to be the market value of similar properties as determined by an independent valuer.

Significant Accounting Estimates and Assumptions No accounting assumptions or estimates have been identified that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next accounting period. ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 150 Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2007

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies continued 1.3 Statement of Compliance The financial report complies with Australian Equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards (AEIFRS) and Interpretations.

The Corporation has elected to early adopt AASB 2007-5: Amendment to Australian Accounting Standard: Inventories Held for Distribution by Not-For-Profit-Entities (AASB 102). The Department of Finance and Administration has recommended all government departments apply AASB 2007–5 and the amendments specified by that accounting standard even though the standard is not required to be applied until reporting periods beginning on or after 1 July 2007. The Corporation has changed its accounting policy in relation to this amendment and there was no financial impact.

New accounting standards and UIG interpretations Certain Australian Accounting Standards and UIG interpretations have recently been issued or amended but are not yet effective and were not adopted by the Corporation and its controlled and divested entities for year ended 30 June 2007. The impact of these new or amended standards and interpretations have been assessed as follows:

AASB 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures, AASB 2005–10 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards [AASB 132, AASB 101, AASB 114, AASB 117, AASB 133, AASB 139, AASB 1, AASB 4, AASB 1023 and AASB 1038]—new disclosure requirements for financial instruments applicable for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2007. AASB 7 is a disclosure standard so it will have no direct impact on the amounts included in the Corporation’s financial statements. However, the amendments will result in changes to the financial instruments disclosures included in the Corporation’s financial statements.

2007–6 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards [AASB 1, AASB 101, AASB 107, AASB 111, AASB 116, AASB 123, AASB 138, AASB Interpretation 1 and AASB Interpretation 12]—this amendment requires a change in accounting policy to capitalise borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset. It is assumed that the Finance Minister’s Orders will enforce this change for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2009. There will be an impact on profit/loss as interest which meets certain criteria and was previously expensed, will now be capitalised and reported in the Balance Sheet. In the Cash Flow Statement, interest paid during a period is to be disclosed whether it has been recognised as an expense in the Income Statement or capitalised.

2007–4 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards [AASB 1, AASB 2, AASB 3, AASB 4, AASB 5, AASB 6, AASB 7, AASB 102, AASB 107, AASB 108, AASB 110, AASB 112, AASB 114, AASB 116,

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AASB 117, AASB 118, AASB 119, AASB 120, AASB 121, AASB 127, AASB 128, AASB 129, AASB 130, AASB 131, AASB 132, AASB 133, AASB 134, AASB 136, AASB 137, AASB 138, AASB 139, AASB 141, AASB 1023 and AASB 1038]—this amendment reinstates optional treatments in IFRS’s that are not allowable under AEIFRS, including the following:

06–07 • indirect method of presenting Cash Flow Statements; • recording the receipt of a non-monetary asset grant at a nominal amount; and • removes various Australian specific disclosures and revises when consolidated financial statements are required. At the date of preparation of this financial report, the Corporation has not determined which optional accounting treatments may be adopted on the initial application of AASB 2007–4. The Corporation continues to evaluate the potential financial impact of AASB 2007–4 on the financial statements, although initial reviews do not identify any material impact.

AASB 101: Presentation of Financial Statements—this standard is applicable for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2007. The revision has deleted the Australian specific illustrative formats of the Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Statement of Changes in Equity which entities were previously encouraged to adopt in preparing their financial statements. There ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 are also other presentation disclosures but there is no impact expected on the financial statements.

AASB 1048: Interpretation and Application of Standards—this standard ensures compliance with AASB and UIG Interpretations as required in AASB 1 First-time Adoption of Australian Equivalents Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements 151 for the year ended 30 June 2007

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies continued to International Financial Reporting Standards. This standard will need to be constantly reviewed to ensure compliance.

Interpretation 4: Determines whether an Arrangement contains a Lease—this interpretation is applicable for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2008. This interpretation specifies criteria for determining whether an arrangement is, or contains, a lease. There is no impact on existing contracts in place. All new contracts are to be reviewed for compliance. 1.4 Principles of Consolidation The consolidated financial statements are those of the consolidated entity, comprising the financial statements of the Corporation and its controlled and divested entities from the date that control commences until the date that control ceases.

Investments in controlled entities are carried in the Corporation’s financial statements at the lower of cost or recoverable amount.

Accounts of the controlled entities are prepared for the period 1 July 2006 to their divestment date for consolidation using accounting policies which are consistent with those of the Corporation.

Control exists where the Corporation has the capacity to dominate the decision making in relation to the financial and operating policies of another entity so the controlled entity operates to achieve the objectives of the Corporation.

The effects of all transactions and balances between the entities are eliminated in full. 1.5 Taxation The Corporation is not subject to income tax pursuant to Section 71 of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983.

Music Choice Australia Pty Ltd and The News Channel Pty Limited, while subject to income tax, have been inactive since the year ended 30 June 2000 up to and including 30 June 2007.

The Corporation’s divested entities were exempt from income tax by virtue of being cultural organisations established for the encouragement of music, and being charitable institutions.

The Corporation, its controlled and divested entities are subject to fringe benefits tax (FBT) and goods and services tax (GST).

The following divested entities were subject to payroll tax: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS • Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Pty Limited; • Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Pty Limited. 06–07 Goods and Services Tax Revenues, gains, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST except where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). In these circumstances, the GST is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of the revenue or expense.

Receivables and payables are stated with the amount of GST included.

The net amount of GST receivable from the ATO is included as a financial asset in the Balance Sheet.

Cash flows are included in the Cash Flow Statement on a net basis. The GST components arising from investing and financing activities which are recoverable from, or payable to, the ATO are classified as operating cash flows. ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20

Commitments and contingencies are disclosed on a gross basis. GST commitments recoverable from, or payable to, the ATO are disclosed. 152 Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2007

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies continued 1.6 Foreign Currency Transactions Both the functional and presentation currency of the Corporation and its controlled and divested entities is Australian dollars ($).

The Corporation enters into foreign currency hedging arrangements to protect its purchasing power in relation to foreign currency exposures.

Revenues and expenditures denominated in foreign currencies are converted to Australian dollars at the exchange rates prevailing at the date of the transaction, or at the hedged rate.

All gains and losses are taken to profit or loss with the exception of forward exchange contracts that are classified as cash flow hedges used to hedge highly probable transactions. Gains and losses on cash flow hedges held at balance date are taken to equity.

All monetary foreign currency balances are converted to Australian dollars at the exchange rate prevailing at balance date. Monetary assets and liabilities of overseas branches and amounts payable to or by the Corporation in foreign currencies are translated into Australian dollars at the applicable exchange rate at balance date. 1.7 Derivatives The Corporation uses forward currency contracts to hedge its risks associated with foreign currency fluctuations. Forward currency contracts are initially recognised at fair value on the date on which the contract is entered into and are subsequently revalued to fair value. Forward currency contracts are carried as assets when their net fair value is positive and as liabilities when their fair value is negative.

Any gains or losses arising from hedges in the fair value of forward currency contracts, except for those that qualify as cash flow hedges, are taken directly to profit or loss for the year.

For the purpose of hedge accounting, the Corporation’s hedges are classified as cash flow hedges when they hedge exposure to variability in cash flows that is attributable either to a particular risk associated with a recognised asset or liability or to a highly probable forecast transaction.

At the inception of a hedge relationship, the Corporation formally designates and documents the hedge relationship to which the Corporation wishes to apply hedge accounting and the risk management objective and strategy for undertaking the hedge. The documentation includes identification of the hedging instrument, the hedged item or transaction, the nature of the risk

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS being hedged and how the entity will assess the hedging instrument’s effectiveness in offsetting the exposure to changes in the hedged item’s fair value or cash flow attributable to the hedged risk. Such hedges are expected to be highly effective in achieving offsetting changes in fair value or cash flows and are assessed on an ongoing basis to determine that they actually have been

06–07 highly effective throughout the financial reporting periods for which they were designated.

The effective portion of the gain or loss on the cash flow hedge is recognised directly in equity, while the ineffective portion is recognised in profit or loss.

Amounts taken to equity are transferred to the Income Statement when the hedged transaction affects profit or loss, such as when hedged income or expenses are recognised or when a forecast sale or purchase occurs. When the hedged item is the cost of a non-financial asset or liability, the amounts taken to equity are transferred to the initial carrying amount of the non-financial asset or liability.

If the forecast transaction is no longer expected to occur, amounts previously recognised in equity are transferred to the Income Statement. If the hedging instrument expires or is sold, terminated ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 or exercised without replacement or rollover, or if its designation as a hedge is revoked, amounts previously recognised in equity remain until the forecast transaction occurs. If the related transaction is not expected to occur, the amount is taken to the Income Statement. Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements 153 for the year ended 30 June 2007

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies continued 1.8 Reporting by Outcomes and Segments A comparison by outcomes specified in the Appropriation Acts relevant to the Corporation is presented in note 22: Reporting by Outcomes. Any intra-government costs are eliminated in calculating the actual budget outcome for the Government overall.

The Corporation principally provides a national television and radio service within the broadcasting industry. It is therefore considered for segmental reporting to operate predominantly in one industry and in one geographical area, Australia. 1.9 Revenue and Gains Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when: • the risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred to the buyer; • the seller retains no managerial involvement nor effective control over the goods; • the revenue and transaction costs incurred can be reliably measured; and • it is probable that the economic benefit associated with the transaction will flow to the Corporation.

Revenue from the sale of goods and services is recognised at fair value of the consideration received net of the amount of the GST upon delivery of the goods and services to customers.

Revenue from rendering of services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion of contracts at the reporting date. Revenue is recognised when: • the amount of revenue, stage of completion and transaction costs incurred can be reliably measured; and • the probable economic benefits with the transaction will flow to the Corporation.

The stage of completion of contracts at the reporting date is determined by reference to the proportion that costs incurred to date bear to the estimated total costs of the transaction.

Credit sales are on normal commercial terms.

Receivables for goods and sales, which have 30 day terms, are recognised at the nominal amounts due less any provision for bad and doubtful debts. Collectability of debts is reviewed at the balance date. Provisions are made when the collectability of the debt is no longer probable.

Interest revenue is recognised using the effective interest method as set out in AASB 139 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement.

Revenues from Government FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Amounts appropriated for Departmental output appropriations for the year (adjusted for any formal additions and reductions) are recognised as revenue, except for certain amounts that relate to activities that are reciprocal in nature, in which case revenue is recognised only when it has been earned. 06–07

Appropriations receivable are recognised at their nominal amounts.

Subsidies, grants, sponsorships and donations are recognised on receipt unless paid to the Corporation for a specific purpose where recognition of revenue will be recognised in accordance with the agreement.

Sale of Assets Gains from disposal of non-current assets are recognised when control of the asset has passed to the buyer. ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 154 Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2007

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies continued 1.10 Grants The Corporation and its controlled and divested entities receive grant monies from time to time.

Most grant agreements require the Corporation and its controlled and divested entities to perform services or provide facilities, or to meet eligibility criteria. A liability in respect of unearned revenues is recognised to the extent the services or facilities have not been provided or eligibility criteria have not been met. 1.11 Bills of Exchange Premiums or discounts are amortised through the Income Statement each year from the date of purchase so that investments attain their redemption value by maturity date and income is recognised on an effective yield basis.

Any profits or losses arising from the disposal prior to maturity are taken to the Income Statement in the period in which they are realised. These assets are intended to be held to maturity and are carried at cost adjusted for discounts and premiums. 1.12 Employee Benefits Benefits Liabilities for services rendered by employees are recognised at the reporting date to the extent that they have not been settled.

Liabilities for short-term employee benefits (as defined in AASB 119 Employee Benefits) and termination benefits due within twelve months are measured at their nominal amounts.

The nominal amount is calculated with regard to the rates expected to be paid on settlement of the liability.

All other employee benefit liabilities are measured as the present value of the estimated future cash outflows to be made in respect of services provided by employees up to the reporting date.

Leave The liability for employee benefits includes provision for annual leave and long service leave. No provision has been made for sick leave as all sick leave is non-vesting and the average sick leave taken in future years by employees is estimated to be less than the annual entitlement for sick leave.

The leave liabilities are calculated on the basis of employees’ remuneration, including the employer

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS superannuation contribution rates to the extent that the leave is likely to be taken during service rather than paid out on termination.

The liability for long service leave for the Corporation has been determined by reference to the

06–07 work of an actuary, Professional Financial Consulting Pty Ltd. The estimate of the present value of the liability takes into account attrition rates and pay increases through promotion and inflation.

The liability for long service leave for controlled and divested entities represents the present value of the estimated future cash outflows to be made by the employers resulting from employees’ services provided up to the balance date.

Superannuation Employees are members of the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS), Public Sector Superannuation Scheme (PSS), the Public Sector Superannuation Accumulation Plan Scheme (PSSap) or another non-Commonwealth Superannuation (ARIA) fund.

The CSS and PSS are defined benefit schemes for the Commonwealth. The PSSap and ARIA ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 are defined contribution schemes.

The liability for superannuation benefits is recognised in the financial statements of the Commonwealth and is settled by the Commonwealth in due course. Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements 155 for the year ended 30 June 2007

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies continued

The Corporation and its controlled and divested entities make employer contributions to the Commonwealth at rates determined by the actuary to be sufficient to meet the cost to the Commonwealth of the superannuation entitlements of the employees. 1.13 Leases A distinction is made between finance leases and operating leases. Finance leases effectively transfer from the lessor to the lessee substantially all the risks and benefits incidental to ownership of leased non-current assets. An operating lease is a lease that is not a finance lease. In operating leases, the lessor effectively retains substantially all such risks and benefits.

Operating lease payments are expensed on a straight line basis which is representative of the pattern of benefits derived from the leased assets.

Lease incentives taking the form of ‘free’ leasehold improvements and rent holidays are recognised as liabilities. These liabilities are reduced by allocating lease payments between rental expense and reduction of the liability. 1.14 Borrowing Costs All borrowing costs are expensed as incurred. 1.15 Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and cash equivalents in the Balance Sheet comprise cash at bank and on hand and short-term deposits with an original maturity of three months or less. Cash and cash equivalents are recognised at their nominal amounts. 1.16 Repairs and Maintenance Maintenance, repair expenses and minor renewals which do not constitute an upgrading or enhancement of equipment are expensed as incurred. 1.17 Transactions by the Commonwealth as Owner Appropriations Parliament appropriates monies to the Corporation as revenue appropriations, as loan appropriations and as equity injections.

The full amount of appropriations for departmental outputs for the year is recognised as revenue.

Equity Injections Amounts appropriated by the Parliament as equity injections are recognised as ‘contributed equity’ in accordance with the FMOs. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Other Distributions to Owners

The FMOs require that distributions to owners be debited to contributed equity unless in the 06–07 nature of a dividend. 1.18 Financial Risk Management The Corporation’s activities expose it to normal commercial financial risk. As a result of the nature of the Corporation’s business and its internal and Australian Government policies dealing with the management of financial risk, the Corporation’s exposure to market, credit, liquidity, cash flow and fair value interest risk is considered to be low. 1.19 Investments Investments are measured at their fair value. 1.20 Recognition of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

All investments are initially recognised at cost. These investments are classified as held to maturity. ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Cash and receivables are recognised at cost. 156 Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2007

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies continued

1.20 Recognition of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities continued As required by AASB 139 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement, forward foreign exchange contracts are deemed as held for trading. Gains and losses on these items held for trading are recognised in the Income Statement except if they are classified as a cash flow hedge where they are recognised in equity.

Financial assets have been assessed for indicators of impairment (refer note 1.21: Impairment of Financial Assets).

Loans and payables are classified as non-trading liabilities and measured at amortised cost. Under Section 16.1 of Schedule 1 to the FMOs, the Minister for Finance and Administration has exempted Australian Government Entities from Section 45.3 of Schedule 1 to the FMOs, which requires entities to (after initial measurement) measure all financial instruments at fair value. The Corporation has applied this exemption to loans and bills of exchange. Financial instruments continue to be measured in accordance with AASB 139 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement. 1.21 Impairment of Financial Assets Financial assets are assessed for indicators of impairment at each balance date.

Financial assets carried at cost which are not held to generate net cash inflows, are assessed for indicators of impairment. If such indicators are found to exist, the recoverable amount of the assets are estimated and compared to the assets carrying amount and, if less, reduced to the carrying amount. The reduction is shown as an impairment loss.

There were no indicators of impairment identified at balance date. 1.22 Receivables Receivables are carried at nominal amounts due less allowance for losses on receivables.

Trade debtors are normally settled within 30 days unless otherwise agreed and are carried at amounts due.

The Corporation makes a specific provision for debts considered doubtful by conducting a detailed review of material debtors, making an assessment of the probability of recovery of those debts and taking into account past bad debts experience. Bad debts are written off when identified.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1.23 Trade Creditors Trade creditors and accruals are recognised at their nominal amounts, being the amounts at which the liabilities will be settled. Liabilities are recognised to the extent that the goods and services have been received (irrespective of having been invoiced). 06–07 Settlement is on normal commercial terms. 1.24 Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets Contingent liabilities and assets are not recognised in the Balance Sheet but are discussed in the relevant schedule and note 15: Contingent Liabilities. They may arise from uncertainty as to the existence of a liability or asset, or represent an existing liability or asset in respect of which settlement is not probable or the amount cannot be reliably measured. Remote contingencies are part of this disclosure. Where settlement becomes probable, a liability or asset is recognised. A liability or asset is recognised when its existence is confirmed by a future event, settlement becomes probable (virtually certain for assets) or reliable measurement becomes possible. 1.25 Acquisition of Assets ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Assets are recorded at cost on acquisition except as stated below. The cost of acquisition includes the fair value of assets transferred in exchange and liabilities undertaken. Financial assets are initially measured at their fair value plus transaction costs where appropriate. Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements 157 for the year ended 30 June 2007

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies continued

Assets acquired at no cost, or for nominal consideration, are initially recognised as assets at their fair value at the date of acquisition. 1.26 Property (Land and Buildings), Infrastructure, Plant and Equipment Asset Recognition Threshold Purchases of property, infrastructure, plant and equipment are recognised initially at cost in the Balance Sheet. Purchases costing less than $2 000 are expensed in the year of acquisition except where they form part of a project or group of similar items which are significant in total.

Basis of Revaluations Land, buildings, infrastructure, plant and equipment are carried at fair value, being revalued with sufficient frequency such that the carrying amount of each asset is not materially different, at reporting date, from its fair value. Valuations undertaken in each year are as at 1 July. Revaluations are at fair value.

Fair values for each class of asset are determined as shown below.

Asset Class Fair Value Measured at: Land Market selling price Building Market selling price Leasehold improvements Depreciated replacement cost Infrastructure, plant and equipment Depreciated replacement cost

Following initial recognition at cost, property, plant and equipment are carried at fair value less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Valuations are conducted with sufficient frequency to ensure that the carrying amounts of assets do not materially vary, with the assets’ fair values as at the reporting date. The regularity of independent valuations depends upon the volatility of movements in market values for the relevant assets.

Revaluation adjustments are made on a class basis. Any revaluation increment is credited to equity under the heading of asset revaluation reserve except to the extent that it reverses a previous revaluation decrement of the same asset class that was previously recognised through profit and loss. Revaluation decrements for a class of assets are recognised directly through profit and loss except to the extent that they reverse a previous revaluation increment for that class.

Any accumulated depreciation as at the revaluation date is eliminated against the gross carrying amount of the asset and the asset restated to the revalued amount. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Assets that are surplus to requirements are measured at their net realisable value.

Assets held for sale are measured at the lower of carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell. 06–07 The Corporation’s motor vehicles, shop fitouts and overseas bureaus were revalued in 2002–03. The Corporation’s infrastructure, plant and equipment assets, and land and buildings (freehold and leasehold) were revalued in 2003–04. All asset classes are subject to an independent revaluation at least every five years.

Formal valuations are carried out by an independent qualified valuer.

Depreciation Depreciable property, infrastructure, plant and equipment assets are written-off to their estimated residual values over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method of depreciation. Leasehold improvements are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the lesser of the estimated useful life of the improvements or the unexpired period of the lease. ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20

Depreciation rates (useful lives) and methods are reviewed at each reporting date and necessary adjustments are recognised in the current, or current and future reporting periods, as appropriate. 158 Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2007

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies continued

1.26 Property (Land and Buildings), Infrastructure, Plant and Equipment continued Depreciation rates applying to each class of depreciable asset are based on the following useful lives: 2007 2006 Buildings on freehold land 50 years 50 years Leasehold improvements 5 to 99 years 5 to 99 years Infrastructure, plant and equipment 3 to 15 years 3 to 15 years

The aggregate amount of depreciation and amortisation allocated for each class of asset during the reporting period is disclosed in note 6C: Depreciation and Amortisation.

Non-Current Assets Held for Sale Non-current assets held for sale are stated in the Balance Sheet at the lower of carrying value or fair value less costs to sell. 1.27 Impairment of Non-Current Assets All non-current assets except: • inventories; • assets arising from employee benefits; • financial assets that are within the scope of AASB 139 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement; • non-current assets (or disposal groups) classified as held for sale in accordance with AASB 5 Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations; are subject to an assessment as to indicators of impairment.

At the reporting date, the Corporation has assessed whether there are any indications that assets may be impaired. Where indications of impairment exist, the asset’s recoverable amount is estimated and an impairment adjustment made if the asset’s recoverable amount is less than its carrying amount.

Recoverable amount is the greater of fair value less costs to sell and the value in use. Value in use is the present value of the future cash flows expected to be derived from the asset. Where the future economic benefit of an asset is not primarily dependent on the asset’s ability to generate future cash flows, and the asset would be replaced if the Corporation were deprived of the asset, its value in use is taken to be its depreciated replacement cost.

There were no indicators of impairment identified at balance date.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1.28 Intangibles The Corporation’s intangibles comprise software for internal use. These assets are initially recognised at cost and amortised.

06–07 These are assessed for indications of impairment. The carrying amount of impaired assets are written down to the higher of its net market selling price or depreciated replacement cost.

There were no indicators of impairment identified at balance date.

Intangibles are amortised on a straight-line basis over anticipated useful lives.

Useful lives: 2007 2006 Intangibles 3–6 years 3–6 years 1.29 Inventories Inventories held for resale are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Inventories not ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 held for resale are valued at the lower of cost, adjusted for any loss in service potential, based on the existence of a current replacement cost that is lower than the original acquisition cost or Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements 159 for the year ended 30 June 2007

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies continued other subsequent carrying amount. Television programs are produced for domestic transmission and include direct salaries and expenses and production overheads allocated on a usage basis to the program. Production overheads not allocated to programs are expensed in the period in which they are incurred.

Produced Programs External contributions received in respect of co-production of television programs are offset against production costs which are recorded as Inventories in the Balance Sheet.

The cost of produced television program inventory is amortised as follows: • News, Current Affairs and Live Programs—100% on first screening; • Factual and Entertainment programs based on current topics—100% on first screening; • Childrens, Education and Movies—straight line over three years from completion of production; • All other programs not covered above—90% first screening and 10% second screening or in third year; and • Programs not shown within three years of completion or purchase to be amortised 100% in year three.

The costs of programs produced for Radio are expensed as incurred. Such programs are normally broadcast soon after production, stock on hand at any time being minimal.

Purchased Programs Purchased program inventory is amortised in accordance with the policy noted above or over the rights period of the contract (whichever is lesser).

Subsequent sales of residual rights are recognised in the period in which they occur.

Write-down of Merchandise Inventory The amount of any write-down of inventories to net realisable value and all losses of inventory are recognised as an expense in the period the write-down or loss occurs. The amount of any reversal of any write-down of inventories arising from an increase in the net realisable value, will be recognised as a reduction in the amount of inventories recognised as an expense in the period in which the reversal occurs.

Write-down of Inventory Held for Distribution When inventories held for distribution are distributed, the carrying amount of those inventories are recognised as an expense. The amount of any write-down of inventories for loss of service potential and all losses of inventories are recognised as an expense in the period the write-down FINANCIAL STATEMENTS or loss occurs. The amount of any reversal of any write-down of inventories arising from a reversal of the circumstances that gave rise to the loss of service potential will be recognised as a reduction in the amount of inventories recognised as an expense in the period in which the reversal occurs. 06–07 1.30 Loans Loans from government and bank loans are recognised at their principal amounts. Interest is expensed as it accrues.

Loans are classified as non-trading liabilities and measured at amortised cost. 1.31 Provisions Provisions are recognised when the Corporation has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of a past event, where it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

Where discounting is used, the increase in the provision due to the passage of time is recognised ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 as a finance cost. 160 Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2007

2. Expenses, Revenues and Gains

Consolidated ABC 2007 2006 2007 2006 Notes $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

Expenses Employee benefits 6A 352 766 330 799 352 766 330 799 Artist fees 4 875 5 496 4 875 5 496 Auditor’s remuneration 246 231 246 231 Communications 20 361 22 896 20 361 22 896 Computer costs 10 100 11 239 10 100 11 239 Consultants and contract labour 22 234 20 646 22 234 20 646 Depreciation and amortisation 6C 61 657 61 388 61 657 61 388 Freight 1 732 1 787 1 732 1 787 Finance costs 6E 6 874 8 031 6 874 8 031 Legal costs 3 760 2 535 3 760 2 535 Net loss from disposal of assets 6H 7 492 2 261 7 492 2 261 Net foreign exchange loss—non-speculative 6F 736 - 736 - Materials and minor items 10 978 12 018 10 978 12 018 Merchandising and promotion 90 840 85 723 90 840 85 723 Transmission services 129 284 124 357 129 284 124 357 Operating leases and occupancy 21 425 20 334 21 425 20 334 Program amortisation 6D 133 218 127 752 133 218 127 752 Program rights 11 088 12 514 11 088 12 514 Repairs, maintenance and hire 17 757 16 857 17 757 16 857 Satellite and transmission 31 466 31 550 31 466 31 550 Travel 16 681 15 944 16 681 15 944 Video production services 3 499 4 242 3 499 4 242 Workers compensation premiums 3 239 3 080 3 239 3 080 Incidentals 4 961 4 562 4 961 4 562 Write-down and impairment of assets 6G 5 211 2 994 5 211 2 994 Total expenses 972 480 929 236 972 480 929 236

Revenues and gains from independent sources Co-production contributions 657 601 657 601 Interest 5B 11 563 9 504 11 563 9 504 Insurance settlement 5C ( 14) 1 813 ( 14) 1 813 Merchandising 82 219 81 110 82 219 81 110 Program sales 4 259 10 747 4 259 10 747 Rent and hire of facilities 9 072 11 144 9 072 11 144 Royalties 50 567 43 991 50 567 43 991 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Subsidies, grants and contract revenue 5C 20 043 21 811 20 043 21 811 Technology sales 3 615 2 523 3 615 2 523 Other 5C 3 225 3 499 3 225 3 499

06–07 Net foreign exchange gain—non-speculative 5D - 272 - 272 Total revenues and gains from independent sources 185 206 187 015 185 206 187 015

Total revenues from Government 4 809 532 774 254 809 532 774 254

Total income 994 738 961 269 994 738 961 269

(Deficit)/surplus from discontinued operations 7B (13 228) 3 484 - -

Operating surplus 9 030 35 517 22 258 32 033 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements 161 for the year ended 30 June 2007

3. Economic Dependency

The ABC was established in 1932 as the Australian Broadcasting Commission. Since 1983 it has operated under the provisions of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983.

The Corporation is dependent upon direct and indirect appropriations of monies by Parliament. In excess of 81% of normal activities are funded in this manner, and without these appropriations the Corporation would be unable to meet its obligations (Refer to note 4: Revenue from Government).

4. Revenue from Government

Consolidated ABC 2007 2006 2007 2006 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

4A Appropriations—Outcome 1 651 825 624 963 651 825 624 963

4B Appropriations—transmission revenue Outcome 2—satellite and analog transmission 83 126 80 177 83 126 80 177 Outcome 3—digital transmission (a) 74 581 69 114 74 581 69 114 Total appropriations—transmission revenue 157 707 149 291 157 707 149 291

Total revenue from Government 809 532 774 254 809 532 774 254

(a) The Corporation returned $6 410 000 (2006 $6 321 000) of previous years’ appropriation as a repayment of capital.

5. Revenue and Gains from Independent Sources

5A Goods and services Goods 137 045 123 568 137 045 123 568 Services 13 344 26 548 13 344 26 548 Total goods and services 150 389 150 116 150 389 150 116

Cost of sales of goods 88 645 84 755 88 645 84 755

5B Interest Deposits 949 783 949 783 Bills receivable 10 614 8 721 10 614 8 721

Total interest 11 563 9 504 11 563 9 504 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

5C Other revenues Subsidies, grants and contract revenue 20 043 21 811 20 043 21 811

Insurance settlement (14) 1 813 (14) 1 813 06–07 Other 3 225 3 499 3 225 3 499 Total other revenues 23 254 27 123 23 254 27 123

5D Net foreign exchange gain Non-speculative - 272 - 272 Total net foreign exchange gain - 272 - 272 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 162 Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2007

6. Expenses

Consolidated ABC 2007 2006 2007 2006 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

6A Employee benefits Wages and salaries 262 639 245 211 262 639 245 211 Superannuation 44 749 42 095 44 749 42 095 Leave and other entitlements 34 668 31 137 34 668 31 137 Separation and redundancy 1 603 2 685 1 603 2 685 Other employee benefits 9 107 9 671 9 107 9 671 Total employee benefits 352 766 330 799 352 766 330 799

6B Suppliers Supply of goods and services 385 299 375 574 385 299 375 574 Operating lease rentals 15 988 17 357 15 988 17 357 Workers' compensation premiums 3 239 3 080 3 239 3 080 Total suppliers 404 526 396 011 404 526 396 011

6C Depreciation and amortisation Depreciation of property, infrastructure, plant and equipment 58 134 57 458 58 134 57 458 Amortisation of intangible assets 3 523 3 930 3 523 3 930 Total depreciation and amortisation 61 657 61 388 61 657 61 388

The aggregate amounts of depreciation or amortisation expensed during the reporting period for each class of depreciable asset are as follows: Buildings and land 20 156 20 610 20 156 20 610 Leasehold improvements 1 344 840 1 344 840 Infrastructure, plant and equipment 36 634 36 008 36 634 36 008 Intangibles 3 523 3 930 3 523 3 930 Total depreciation and amortisation 61 657 61 388 61 657 61 388

6D Program amortisation 133 218 127 752 133 218 127 752 Total program amortisation 133 218 127 752 133 218 127 752

6E Finance costs Loans 6 874 8 031 6 874 8 031 Total finance costs 6 874 8 031 6 874 8 031 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 6F Net foreign exchange loss Non-speculative 736 - 736 - Total net foreign exchange loss 736 - 736 - 06–07 6G Write-down and impairment of assets Financial assets Receivables 1 832 110 1 832 110 Non-financial assets Inventory held for sale 3 306 2 511 3 306 2 511 Infrastructure, plant and equipment 73 364 73 364 Intangibles - 9 - 9 Total write-down and impairment of assets 5 211 2 994 5 211 2 994 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements 163 for the year ended 30 June 2007

6. Expenses continued

Consolidated ABC 2007 2006 2007 2006 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

6H Net loss from disposal of assets Land and buildings Total proceeds from disposal - (83) - (83) Net book value of assets disposed 25 190 25 190 Cost of disposal - 2 - 2 Net loss from disposal of land and buildings 25 109 25 109

Infrastructure, plant and equipment Total proceeds from disposal (177) (286) (177) (286) Net book value of assets disposed 7 420 2 387 7 420 2 387 Cost of disposal 41 51 41 51 Net loss from disposal of infrastructure, plant and equipment 7 284 2 152 7 284 2 152

Intangibles Total proceeds from disposal - - - - Net book value of assets disposed 183 - 183 - Cost of disposal - - - - Net loss from disposal of intangibles 183 - 183 -

Total proceeds from disposal (177) (369) (177) (369) Total value of assets disposed 7 669 2 630 7 669 2 630 Net loss from disposal of assets 7 492 2 261 7 492 2 261 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 06–07 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 164 Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2007

7. Discontinued Operations

7A Details of operations disposed In 2004 the Government commissioned a review of Australian symphonies and pit orchestras which included the seven independent orchestral companies in the consolidated entity. Twenty recommendations were made to the Government including one-off assistance from the Government to establish separate corporate structures independent from the Corporation. As a consequence, the orchestras were divested from the Corporation during the financial year ended 30 June 2007.

The six orchestral companies were divested on either 31 December 2006 or 1 January 2007, with the shares in each of the respective orchestral companies sold for $10 to the newly structured orchestral companies.

Symphony Australia Holdings Pty Limited was liquidated effective 31 August 2006 and deregistered effective 13 July 2007.

2007 2006 Notes $'000 $'000 7B Income Statement of Discontinued Operations

INCOME Revenue Revenue from Government 32 021 53 015 Goods and services 16 299 33 102 Interest 1 200 2 308 Other revenues 6 185 10 178 Total revenue 55 705 98 603

Gains Net gains from disposal of assets 36 4 Total gains 36 4

Total income 55 741 98 607

EXPENSES Employee benefits 28 990 56 458 Suppliers 19 956 37 831 Depreciation and amortisation 403 821 Write-down and impairment of assets - 13 Total expenses 49 349 95 123

Surplus from discontinued operations 6 392 3 484 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Deficit from sale of operations 7E (19 620) -

(Deficit)/surplus from discontinued operations (13 228) 3 484 06–07 7C Cash flows from discontinued operations Included in the Cash Flow Statement are the following: Net cash from operating activities 1 403 6 987 Net cash used in investing activities (309) (515) Net cash used in financing activities - (95) Net cash inflows from discontinued operations 1 094 6 377 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements 165 for the year ended 30 June 2007

7. Discontinued Operations continued

2007 $'000 7D Carrying Amounts of Assets and Liabilities at Date of Divestment

ASSETS Financial assets Cash and cash equivalents 41 386 Receivables 5 552 Accrued revenues 1 148 Investments 20 Total financial assets 48 106

Non-financial assets Land and buildings 881 Infrastructure, plant and equipment 3 023 Intangibles 125 Inventories 43 Other non-financial assets 2 977 Total non-financial assets 7 049

Total assets 55 155

LIABILITIES Payables Suppliers 8 992 Other 15 118 Total payables 24 110

Provisions Employee provisions 11 425 Total provisions 11 425

Total liabilities 35 535

NET ASSETS 19 620

7E Details of the sale of the businesses are: Consideration received Cash 0 Carrying amount of net assets sold 19 620 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Loss on sale 19 620 06–07 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 166 Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2007

8. Financial Assets

Consolidated ABC 2007 2006 2007 2006 Notes $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

8A Cash and cash equivalents Cash at bank and on hand (a) 14A 3 456 45 787 3 456 5 495 3 456 45 787 3 456 5 495 Balance of cash as at 30 June shown in the Cash Flow Statement 3 456 45 787 3 456 5 495

8B Receivables Goods and services 14A 12 920 14 694 12 920 12 251 Less: Allowance for doubtful debts 14A (307) (198) (307) (198) 12 613 14 496 12 613 12 053

Bills of exchange and other investments 14A 114 394 102 096 114 394 102 096 Net GST receivable 14A 4 227 4 058 4 227 3 510 Other receivables 14A 6 674 1 533 6 674 1 083 125 295 107 687 125 295 106 689 Total receivables (net) 137 908 122 183 137 908 118 742

Receivables (gross) which are overdue are aged as follows: Not Overdue 133 847 118 093 133 847 116 081 Overdue by: - less than 30 days 1 112 2 062 1 112 1 612 - 30 to 60 days 604 916 604 565 - 61 to 90 days 568 241 568 113 - more than 90 days 2 084 1 069 2 084 569 Total receivables (gross) 138 215 122 381 138 215 118 940

The allowance for doubtful debts is aged as follows: Not Overdue - (20) - (20) Overdue by: - less than 30 days - (11) - (11) - 30 to 60 days - - - - - 61 to 90 days - (12) - (12) - more than 90 days (307) (155) (307) (155) Total (307) (198) (307) (198) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Receivables are categorised as follows: Current 136 981 121 308 136 981 117 867

06–07 Non-current 927 875 927 875 Total receivables (net) 137 908 122 183 137 908 118 742

8C Accrued revenues 14A 10 277 16 110 10 277 14 533 10 277 16 110 10 277 14 533 Accrued revenues are all current assets.

8D Investments Shares in subsidiaries - (unlisted) 14A, 21 0 0 0 0 Other 14A - 20 - - Total investments 0 20 0 0

Other investments are non-current assets. ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 (a) Consolidated cash includes $nil (2006 $2 588 000) held by divested subsidiaries, subject to restricted use over a 15 year term which expires on 7 June 2019. Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements 167 for the year ended 30 June 2007

9. Non-Financial Assets

Consolidated ABC 2007 2006 2007 2006 Notes $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

9A Land and buildings Freehold land at fair value 155 870 155 870 155 870 155 870 155 870 155 870 155 870 155 870

Building on freehold land at fair value 615 881 607 982 615 881 608 378 Accumulated depreciation (276 475) (257 258) (276 475) (257 258) 339 406 350 724 339 406 351 120

Leasehold land at fair value 3 086 3 086 3 086 3 086 Accumulated amortisation (163) (122) (163) (122) 2 923 2 964 2 923 2 964

Leasehold buildings at fair value 9 377 9 266 9 377 9 266 Accumulated amortisation (1 734) (1 649) (1 734) (1 649) 7 643 7 617 7 643 7 617

Leasehold improvements at fair value 26 929 26 035 26 929 24 419 Accumulated amortisation (16 657) (15 541) (16 657) (14 833) 10 272 10 494 10 272 9 586 Total land and buildings excluding capital works in progress 516 114 527 669 516 114 527 157 Capital works in progress at cost 4 100 4 949 4 100 4 949 Total land and buildings 520 214 532 618 520 214 532 106

9B Infrastructure, plant and equipment At fair value 514 824 515 303 514 824 508 218 Accumulated depreciation (291 030) (288 509) (291 030) (284 435) Total infrastructure, plant and equipment excluding capital works in progress 223 794 226 794 223 794 223 783 Capital works in progress at cost 48 828 26 544 48 828 26 544 Total infrastructure, plant and equipment 272 622 253 338 272 622 250 327

9C Intangibles Computer software at cost 31 818 28 668 31 818 28 539 Accumulated amortisation (20 531) (17 679) (20 531) (17 658) Total intangibles excluding FINANCIAL STATEMENTS capital works in progress 11 287 10 989 11 287 10 881 Capital works in progress at cost 947 - 947 - Total intangibles 12 234 10 989 12 234 10 881 06–07 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 2006–07 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 168 rs okvle 5 5 6792 531 4 8 8229 1 0 2 6 1346210 28668 515303 802239 643283 35301 607982 158956 Accumulated depreciation/ Gross bookvalue As at1July 2006 rs okvle 5 5 5598 445 3 7 7946 0 8 2 4 1316256 23142 503688 789426 630373 34455 595918 159053 Accumulated depreciation/ Gross bookvalue As at1July 2005 te ipsl 9)- 9)(2 19 250 (2699) - (2510) (189) (92) (92) 80682 765452 7711 10989 - 226794 57656 527669 15315 (97) 368835 15315 Accumulated depreciation/ 18111 Gross book value 3250 represented by: 350724 - Net bookvalue asat30June2006 158834 12065 (135) Net bookvalue 30June2006 - 750054 - (135) Other disposals 7238 From (566202) Disposals (15904) 208660 534156 (295028) Recoverable (241) disposals (255270) Depreciation/amortisation expense 375184 (255189) 17476 Reclassifications (16979) (9) amount 357708 - of (238210) By purchase - 158972 (81) Additions (7563) (232) 751195 write-downs Net bookvalue 1July 2005 (183) operations 11287 amortisation andimpairment 223794 (7353) 516114 Item 357321 (27) (3631) 17915 339406 (108) (27) 58732 158793 (3011) (Consolidated) 4112 (14) Reconciliation oftheopeningandclosing balances ofproperty, infrastructure, plantandequipmentintangibles 751195 (512) Table A2(2005–06) 44136 11287 (13) 10484 (512) 223794 30 June2007 10484 516114 Closing netbookvalue - (908) 357321 amortisation andimpairment 2963 Accumulated depreciation/ 17915 Gross bookvalue 396 7521 represented by: 339406 Net bookvalue asat30June2007 158793 - - 765452 Net bookvalue 30June2007 10989 (580758) Other disposals 226794 (17679) From disposalsofoperations 527669 Disposals (288509) 368835 (274570) Recoverable 18111 (274448) Depreciation/amortisation expense (17190) 350724 By purchase (257258) 158834 amount Additions (122) - - - - - Net bookvalue 1July 2006 amortisation andimpairment write-downs Item (Consolidated) Reconciliation oftheopeningandclosing balances ofproperty, infrastructure, plantandequipmentintangibles Table A1(2006–07) 9. Non-FinancialAssets 0Jn 061884 5 2 1 1 3885 2 6 2674 099 765452 10989 226794 527669 368 835 18111 350724 158834 30 June2006 Closing net book value amortisation andimpairment 5 5 6792 531 4 8 8229 1 0 2 6 1346210 28668 515303 802239 643283 35301 607982 158 956 1357785 31818 514824 811143 652187 36306 615881 158 956 adln et ulig ulig qimn nagbe Total Intangibles equipment buildings Buildings ments land Land Total Intangibles equipment buildings Buildings ments land Land '0 '0 '0 '0 '0 '0 '0 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 '0 '0 '0 '0 '0 '0 '0 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 12 2728 1 9)(7 4)(7 7)(8 0)(769 (580758) (17679) (288509) (274570) (274448) (17190) (257258) (122) 13 2645 1 9)(9 6)(9 2)(9 3)(051 (606590) (20531) (291030) (295029) (294866) (18391) (276475) (163) 4)(909 253 2 7)(163 3 4)( 5)(62209) (3951) (36645) (21613) (21572) (2523) (19049) (41) (61657) (3523) (36634) (21500) (21459) (2237) (19222) (41) Notes toandForming Part oftheFinancialStatements ulig buildingsinfra- Buildings buildingsinfra- Buildings reodipoe oa adadplantand landand Total improve- freehold plantand landand Total improve- freehold nadTtlstructure, Total and on structure, Total and on continued eshl Other Leasehold Other Leasehold for theyear ended30June2007 18 -(138) (138) rs okvle 5 5 6838 365 4 6 8109 0 1 2 3 1337776 28539 508218 801019 642063 33685 608378 158956 Accumulated depreciation/ Gross bookvalue As at1July 2006 rs okvle 5 5 5634 280 2 5 7827 9 6 2 1 1308289 23015 497067 788207 629154 32840 596314 159 053 Accumulated depreciation/ Gross bookvalue As at1July 2005 te ipsl 9)- 9)(2 19 237 (2576) - (2387) (189) (92) (92) - (97) Other disposals From Disposals Recoverable (373) disposals (9) amount (7563) - of - (183) (364) write-downs operations (7353) (27) (27) 58732 4112 (14) 751195 44136 11287 (13) 10484 223794 10484 516114 Closing netbookvalue - 357321 amortisation andimpairment 2963 Accumulated depreciation/ 17915 Gross bookvalue 7521 represented by: 339406 Net bookvalue asat30June2007 158793 - 761821 Net bookvalue 30June2007 10881 (575955) Other disposals 223783 (17658) From 527157 Disposals (284435) 368323 (273862) Recoverable 17203 (273740) disposals Depreciation/amortisation expense (16482) 351120 By purchase (257258) 158834 amount Additions (122) - - of - - - - - Net bookvalue 1July 2006 amortisation andimpairment write-downs operations Item (ABC) Reconciliation oftheopeningandclosing balances ofproperty, infrastructure, plantandequipmentintangibles Table A3(2006–07) 9. Non-FinancialAssets for theyear ended30June2007 Notes to andForming Part oftheFinancialStatements 0Jn 061884 5 2 1 0 3833 2 5 2373 081 761821 10881 223783 527157 368 323 17203 351120 158834 80070 7709 761821 57047 10881 15314 223783 30 June2006 527157 15314 368323 amortisation andimpairment 3249 Accumulated depreciation/ 17203 Gross bookvalue represented 12065 by: 351120 Net bookvalue asat30June2006 158834 746088 - Net bookvalue 30June2006 7111 205495 533482 374510 16406 Depreciation/amortisation expense 358104 By purchase 158972 Additions 751195 Net bookvalue 1July 2005 11287 amortisation andimpairment 223794 516114 Item 357321 17915 339406 158793 (ABC) Reconciliation oftheopeningandclosing balances ofproperty, infrastructure, plantandequipmentintangibles Table A4(2005–06) 30 June2007 Closing net book value 5 5 6581 636 5 8 8113 1 2 3 1 1357785 31818 514824 811143 652187 36306 615881 158 956 5 5 6838 365 4 6 8109 0 1 2 3 1337776 28539 508218 801019 642063 33685 608378 158 956 adln et ulig ulig qimn nagbe Total Intangibles equipment buildings Buildings ments land Land adln et ulig ulig qimn nagbe Total Intangibles equipment buildings Buildings ments land Land '0 '0 '0 '0 '0 '0 '0 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 '0 '0 '0 '0 '0 '0 '0 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 13 2645 1 9)(9 6)(9 2)(9 3)(051 (606590) (20531) (291030) (295029) (294866) (18391) (276475) (163) 12 2728 1 8)(7 4)(7 6)(8 3)(768 (575955) (17658) (284435) (273862) (273740) (16482) (257258) (122) 8)(3 1)(644 2464 2475 2152 1 0)(562201) (15904) (291572) (254725) (254644) (16434) (238210) (81) (61657) (3523) (36634) (21500) (21459) (2237) (19222) (41) 4)(909 230 2 0)(140 3 0)( 3)(61388) (3930) (36008) (21450) (21409) (2360) (19049) (41) ulig buildingsinfra- Buildings buildingsinfra- Buildings reodipoe oa adadplantand landand Total improve- freehold plantand landand Total improve- freehold nadTtlstructure, Total and on structure, Total and on continued eshl Other Leasehold Other Leasehold 18 -(138) (138) 169

ABC ANNUAL REPORT 2006–07 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 170 Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2007

9. Non-Financial Assets continued

Table B Assets under construction (Consolidated only) Leasehold Other buildings infra- Buildings and Total structure, on freehold improve- Total land and plant and Land land ments Buildings buildings equipment Intangibles Total Item $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 Carrying amount at 30 June 2007 - 4 100 - 4 100 4 100 48 828 947 53 875

Carrying amount at 30 June 2006 - 4 949 - 4 949 4 949 26 544 - 31 493

Consolidated ABC 2007 2006 2007 2006 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

9D Inventories Retail Inventory held for sale 12 042 20 804 12 042 20 773 Provision for stock obsolescence (5) (770) (5) (770) Total retail inventory 12 037 20 034 12 037 20 003

Broadcasting consumables Inventory not held for sale at cost 116 218 116 218

TV programs held for distribution Purchased 34 279 37 804 34 279 37 804 Produced 23 559 28 432 23 559 28 432 In progress 14 085 11 171 14 085 11 171 Total TV programs for distribution 71 923 77 407 71 923 77 407

Total inventories 84 076 97 659 84 076 97 628

All inventories are current assets.

9E Other non-financial assets Prepaid property rentals 158 1 213 158 64 Other prepayments 17 716 14 917 17 716 14 463 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Total other non-financial assets 17 874 16 130 17 874 14 527

Other non-financial assets are categorised as follows: Current 16 220 13 484 16 220 12 786 06–07 Non-current 1 654 2 646 1 654 1 741 Total other non-financial assets 17 874 16 130 17 874 14 527 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements 171 for the year ended 30 June 2007

10. Payables

Consolidated ABC 2007 2006 2007 2006 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

10A Suppliers Trade creditors 55 966 55 268 55 966 50 998 Operating lease rentals 470 160 470 150 Other creditors 3 775 6 115 3 775 2 019 Total suppliers 60 211 61 543 60 211 53 167

Suppliers are categorised as follows: Current 59 855 60 728 59 855 52 802 Non-current 356 815 356 365 Total suppliers 60 211 61 543 60 211 53 167

10B Other Interest payable 37 28 37 28 Unearned revenue 5 358 27 951 5 358 10 302 Total other 5 395 27 979 5 395 10 330

Other is categorised as follows: Current 4 913 26 224 4 913 9 791 Non-current 482 1 755 482 539 Total other 5 395 27 979 5 395 10 330

Total payables 65 606 89 522 65 606 63 497

11. Interest-Bearing Liabilities

11 Loans Loans from Government 102 000 122 000 102 000 122 000 Total loans 102 000 122 000 102 000 122 000

Maturity schedule for loans: Payable within one year 22 000 20 000 22 000 20 000 Payable in one to five years 80 000 97 000 80 000 97 000 Payable in more than five years - 5 000 - 5 000 Total loans 102 000 122 000 102 000 122 000 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Loans from Government are carried at amortised cost. The loans are provided on a long term fixed interest rate basis. The loans are to be repaid in full on maturity. Interest is payable annually in arrears. 06–07 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 172 Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2007

12. Provisions

Consolidated ABC 2007 2006 2007 2006 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

12 Employees Salaries and wages 13 139 11 230 13 139 10 847 Annual leave 39 178 45 214 39 178 43 362 Long service leave (a) 66 291 70 703 66 291 62 013 Separation and redundancy - 413 - - Superannuation 273 370 273 366 Total employees 118 881 127 930 118 881 116 588

(a) Independent actuarial valuations for the Corporation were performed by Professional Financial Consulting Pty Ltd.

Employees categorised as follows: Current 63 660 71 403 63 660 64 974 Non-current 55 221 56 527 55 221 51 614 Total employees 118 881 127 930 118 881 116 588

The classification of current includes amounts for which there is not an unconditional right to defer settlement by one year, hence in the case of employee provisions the above classification does not represent the amount expected to be settled within one year of reporting date. Employee provisions expected to be settled in one year $34 819 000 (2006 $35 782 000), in excess of one year $70 649 000 (2006 $69 592 000).

13. Cash Flow Statement Reconciliation

Reconciliation of operating surplus to net cash from operating activities

Operating surplus 9 030 35 517 22 258 32 033

Depreciation of fixed assets 58 537 58 258 58 134 57 458 Amortisation of intangibles 3 523 3 951 3 523 3 930 Amortisation of program purchases 133 218 127 752 133 218 127 752 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unrealised foreign exchange (gain)/loss (115) (102) (115) (102) Transfer to/from provisions - employee entitlements 2 293 1 825 2 293 1 261

06–07 Impairment of - receivables 1 832 114 1 832 110 - infrastructure, plant and equipment 73 2 897 73 2 884 - inventories 3 306 - 3 306 - Loss on disposal of property, infrastructure, plant and equipment 7 492 2 257 7 492 2 261 Deficit on sale of operations 19 620 - - -

Changes in assets and liabilities Increase in receivables (3 316) (5 613) (775) (5 588) Increase in other current assets (6 587) (3 342) (7 016) (3 333) Increase in inventories (119 666) (133 260) (119 666) (133 250) Increase in payables 6 465 16 000 7 081 14 451

ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Decrease in provisions/liabilities (7 599) (2 596) (4 935) (3 196)

Net cash from operating activities 108 106 103 658 106 703 96 671 oa iaca iblte 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 500 6 0 167606 65606 - 5000 26000 25500 23500 22000 - 10A/B Total financialliabilities 11 Suppliers andother Provisions andpayables - long-term borrowings Loans 8D Debt Financial liabilities(recognised) 8B 8B Total assets 8B Total 3 8B 8C Investments Bills ofexchange 275 financial GST receivable 8B Other receivables 114 Accrued revenues assets doubtful debts Less allowance for 394 - 8A Goods andservices Receivables Cash andcash equivalents 33 Financial assets (recognised) 2007 972 151 641 A. Interest rate risk 14. FinancialInstruments (Consolidated) for theyear ended30June2007 Notes to andForming Part oftheFinancialStatements ogtr orwns1 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 500 1200 5.64% 122000 - 5000 26000 25500 23500 22000 20000 - Total liabilities Total financialliabilities 11 - - Suppliers - - Provisions20 and payables 20 89 - long-term borrowings N/A 10A/B and Loans 8D Debt 522 Financial liabilities(recognised) other 89 Total assets Total financialassets 522 Investments N/A 25 8A Cash andcash equivalents Financial assets (recognised) 2006 Total liabilities GST receivable 8B - - - N/A 4 - - (198) - - - 8B - - 1 (198) 058 8B Bills 102 16 8B 8B 4 GST 8C 533 Other 1 of 096 - Accrued 110 - 058 receivable doubtful - - 16 N/A receivables Less allowance for 102 533 exchange revenues Goods 14 N/A debts Receivables 8B 110 096 N/A and 694 6.03% 14 services 694 N/A oe$00$00$00$00$00$00$00$00$00rate $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 Note laig Mr Nn average Non More Floating neet1Ya o22t o44t hn5 itrs effective interest than5 to5 4 to4 3 to3 2 1to2 Year 1 interest aeo esyasyasyasyasyasbaigTtlinterest Total bearing years years years years years orless rate 25 314 122 566 - 36 220 184 100 3 - 275 181 3 456 2.81% 314 20 470 - 3 45 787 5.39% 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 500 - 0 0 5.55% 102000 - - 5000 26000 25500 - - 23500 22000 65 - 606 N/A 65 0 606 - - 0 N/A - - - N/A - - 114 4 - - (307) 6 - - 10 394 - (307) - 227 - - 674 4 114 6 277 12 10 227 394 674 N/A 920 N/A 6.48% 277 12 N/A 920 N/A 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 500 952 211522 89522 5000 26000 25500 23500 22000 20000 - ie neetrt auigWeighted Fixed interest rate maturing 1 058661 1 094834 286 487 339 452 173

ABC ANNUAL REPORT 2006–07 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 174 Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2007

14. Financial Instruments (Consolidated) continued

B. Net Fair Values of Financial Assets and Liabilities The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the net fair values:

Cash, receivables, payables and short term borrowings The carrying amount approximates the net fair value because of the short term maturity.

Investments The carrying amount for non traded investments has been assessed by the Directors based on the underlying net assets, expected cash flows and any particular special circumstances of the investee as approximating net fair values.

Long term borrowings The net fair values of long term borrowings are estimated using discounted cash flow analysis, based on current interest rates for liabilities with similar risk profiles.

Forward exchange contracts The net fair values of forward exchange contracts are taken to be the unrealised gain or loss at balance date calculated by reference to current forward exchange rates for contracts with similar maturity profiles.

Carrying Amount Net Fair Value 2007 2006 2007 2006 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

Financial Assets Foreign exchange contracts (155) 140 (155) 140

Financial Liabilities Long term borrowings (loans) 102 000 122 000 99 887 119 287

C. Credit Risk Exposures Credit risk represents the loss that would be recognised if counterparties to financial instruments fail to perform as contracted.

The Corporation has no significant exposures to any concentrations of credit risk.

Financial Assets The Corporation’s maximum exposure to credit risk at reporting date in relation to each class of recognised financial assets is the carrying amount, net of allowance for doubtful debts, of those assets as indicated in the Balance Sheet. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The credit risk arising from dealings in financial instruments is controlled by a strict policy of credit approvals, limits and monitoring procedures. The consolidated entity has no material concentration of credit risk with any single counterparty and, as a matter of policy, only transacts with financial institutions that have a high

06–07 credit rating. Credit exposure of foreign currency and interest rate bearing investments is represented by the net fair value of the contracts, as disclosed.

D. Hedging Instruments Specific Hedges The net loss of $40 228 (2006 net gain $37 860) on specific hedges of anticipated foreign currency purchases from July 2007 to December 2007 has been recognised at balance date in the Statement of Changes in Equity.

General Hedges At balance date, the Corporation held forward exchange contracts to buy United States Dollars (USD), Great British Pounds (GBP) and Euro (EUR). Gains/losses arising from general hedges outstanding at year end have been recognised in the Income Statement. ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements 175 for the year ended 30 June 2007

14. Financial Instruments (Consolidated) continued

D. Hedging Instruments continued The following table sets out the gross value to be received under foreign currency contracts, the weighted average contracted exchange rates and the settlement periods of outstanding contracts for the consolidated entity.

Sell Australian Dollars Average Exchange Rate 2007 2006 2007 2006 $’000 $’000

Buy USD Less than 1 year 2 297 2 529 0.7963 0.7505 Buy GBP Less than 1 year 1 117 1 183 0.4028 0.4225 Buy EUR Less than 1 year 10 270 0.6202 0.5968

15. Contingent Liabilities

Consolidated ABC 2007 2006 2007 2006 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

Quantifiable Contingencies Contingent liabilities Other guarantees (a) 1 010 960 1 010 960 Total contingent liabilities 1 010 960 1 010 960

(a) The Corporation has provided guarantees and indemnity to the Reserve Bank of Australia in support of bank guarantees required in the day to day operations of the Corporation.

Unquantifiable Contingencies In the normal course of activities, claims for damages and other recoveries have been lodged at the date of this report against the Corporation and certain of its officers. The Corporation has disclaimed liability and is actively defending these actions. The Corporation has a contingent liability relating to potential claims for superannuation payments to contractors. It is not possible to estimate the amounts of any eventual payments which may be required in relation to these claims.

16. Directors’ Remuneration FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ABC 2007 2006 $ $ 06–07 Remuneration received or due and receivable by Directors of the Corporation 1 044 090 1 491 725

The number of Directors of the Corporation included in these figures are shown below in the relevant remuneration bands: Number Number $ Nil - $ 14 999 1 3 $ 30 000 - $ 44 999 - 2 $ 45 000 - $ 59 999 5 2 $ 60 000 - $ 74 999 3 1 $ 90 000 - $ 104 999 - 1 $ 135 000 - $ 149 999 - 1 $ 585 000 - $ 599 999 1 - $ 1 005 000 - $ 1 019 999 - 1

Total number of Directors of the Corporation 10 11 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20

Included in remuneration is fringe benefits tax paid or payable to the ATO. Also included are eligible termination payments, performance payments paid or payable and accumulated leave entitlements paid or payable. 176 Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2007

17. Related Party Disclosures Directors of the Corporation

The Directors of the Corporation during the year were:

• Donald McDonald AC (Chairman) (retired 31 December 2006) • Maurice Newman AC (Chairman) (appointed 1 January 2007) • Murray Green (Acting Managing Director) (to 4 July 2006) • Mark Scott (Managing Director) (appointed 5 July 2006) • Dr Janet Albrechtsen • Dr Ron Brunton • John Gallagher QC • Peter Hurley • Steven Skala • Keith Windschuttle

The aggregate remuneration of Directors is disclosed in note 16: Directors’ Remuneration. Transactions with entities in the wholly owned group Transactions between related parties are on normal commercial terms and conditions no more favourable than those available to other parties unless otherwise stated.

Symphony Australia Holdings Pty Limited The company was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation and was liquidated effective 31 August 2006 and deregistered effective 13 July 2007.

To the date of liquidation, the Corporation provided goods and services to Symphony Australia Holdings Pty Limited on normal terms and conditions totalling $111 670 (2006 $538 254).

To the date of liquidation, Symphony Australia Holdings Pty Limited provided goods and services on normal terms and conditions to the Corporation totalling $2 101 (2006 $nil).

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Pty Limited The company was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation and was divested on 1 January 2007 through the sale of shares for $10 consideration.

To the date of divestment, the Corporation provided goods and services to Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Pty Limited on normal terms and conditions totalling $40 061 (2006 $62 158).

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS To the date of divestment, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Pty Limited provided goods and services on normal terms and conditions to the Corporation totalling $11 811 (2006 $nil).

06–07 Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Pty Limited The company was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation and was divested on 31 December 2006 through the sale of shares for $10 consideration.

To the date of divestment, the Corporation provided goods and services to Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Pty Limited on normal terms and conditions totalling $157 834 (2006 $323 004).

To the date of divestment, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Pty Limited provided goods and services on normal terms and conditions to the Corporation totalling $642 (2006 $44 908). ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements 177 for the year ended 30 June 2007

17. Related Party Disclosures continued

Transactions with entities in the wholly owned group continued The Queensland Orchestra Pty Limited The company was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation and was divested on 1 January 2007 through the sale of shares for $10 consideration.

To the date of divestment, the Corporation provided goods and services to The Queensland Orchestra Pty Limited on normal terms and conditions totalling $24 957 (2006 $51 819).

To the date of divestment, The Queensland Orchestra Pty Limited provided goods and services on normal terms and conditions to the Corporation totalling $5 862 (2006 $nil).

Sydney Symphony Orchestra Holdings Pty Limited The company was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation and was divested on 31 December 2006 through the sale of shares for $10 consideration.

To the date of divestment, the Corporation provided goods and services to Sydney Symphony Orchestra Holdings Pty Limited on normal terms and conditions totalling $54 140 (2006 $58 592).

To the date of divestment, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Holdings Pty Limited provided goods and services on normal terms and conditions to the Corporation totalling $69 (2006 $301).

Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Pty Limited The company was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation and was divested on 31 December 2006 through the sale of shares for $10 consideration.

To the date of divestment, the Corporation provided goods and services to the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Pty Limited on normal terms and conditions totalling $28 877 (2006 $69 476).

To the date of divestment, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Pty Limited provided goods and services on normal terms and conditions to the Corporation totalling $40 278 (2006 $77 631).

West Australian Symphony Orchestra Holdings Pty Limited The company was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation and was divested on 31 December 2006 through the sale of shares for $10 consideration.

To the date of divestment, the Corporation provided goods and services to West Australian Symphony Orchestra Holdings Pty Limited on normal terms and conditions totalling $58 894 (2006 $125 367). FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

To the date of divestment, the West Australian Symphony Orchestra Holdings Pty Limited provided goods and services on normal terms and conditions to the Corporation totalling

$6 620 (2006 $15 633). 06–07

Music Choice Australia Pty Ltd and The News Channel Pty Limited The companies are wholly owned subsidiaries of the Corporation that did not trade during the 2006–07 financial year.

The Corporation provided secretarial and accounting services for Music Choice Australia Pty Ltd and The News Channel Pty Limited during the year free of charge. ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 178 Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2007

18. Officers’ Remuneration

Consolidated ABC 2007 2006 2007 2006 $ $ $ $

The aggregate amount of total remuneration of Officers shown is: 1 914 873 1 482 911 1 914 873 1 482 911

The number of Officers who received or were due to receive total remuneration of $130 000 or more: Number Number Number Number $220 000 - $234 999 1 - 1 - $310 000 - $324 999 2 - 2 - $325 000 - $339 999 1 - 1 - $340 000 - $354 999 1 1 1 1 $355 000 - $369 999 1 1 1 1 $370 000 - $384 999 - 1 - 1 $385 000 - $399 999 - 1 - 1 Total 6 4 6 4

Officers’ remuneration includes all officers concerned with or taking part in the management of the Corporation during 2006–07 except the Managing Director. Details in relation to the Managing Director have been incorporated in note 16: Directors’ Remuneration.

The lower number of reported officers in 2006 reflects staff which, while in acting positions for part of the year due to vacancies, did not receive remuneration of $130 000 or more during the period.

19. Auditor’s Remuneration

Consolidated ABC 2007 2006 2007 2006 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

Remuneration to the Auditor-General for auditing the financial statements for the reporting period 246 385 246 231

Ernst & Young has been contracted by the Australian National Audit Office to provide audit services on their behalf. Fees for these services are included in the above. In addition Ernst & Young has earned $54 976 (2006 $3 690) where separately contracted by the Corporation. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 20. Assets Held in Trust

06–07 ABC 2007 2006 $ $

The Corporation is trustee for a foundation Ian Reed with accumulated funds at 30 June as follows: Foundation

Balance carried forward from previous year 550 689 534 160 Interest received 17 696 16 529 Available for payments 568 385 550 689 Fund closing balance 568 385 550 689

Monies were received under formal trust arrangements. These trusts are independently managed in accordance

ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 with the terms of the trusts and the funds are held in authorised trustee investments. These funds are not available for other purposes of the Corporation and are not recognised in the financial statements. Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements 179 for the year ended 30 June 2007

21. Controlled Entities

Beneficial percentage Place of held by incorporation economic entity

2007 2006 % %

Ultimate parent entity: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Controlled entities of Australian Broadcasting Corporation:

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Pty Limited (b) Australia 0 100 Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Pty Limited (a) Australia 0 100 Sydney Symphony Orchestra Holdings Pty Limited (a) Australia 0 100 Symphony Australia Holdings Pty Limited (c) Australia 0 100 Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Pty Limited (a) Australia 0 100 The Queensland Orchestra Pty Limited (b) Australia 0 100 West Australian Symphony Orchestra Holdings Pty Limited (a) Australia 0 100 Music Choice Australia Pty Ltd Australia 100 100 The News Channel Pty Limited Australia 100 100

(a) Entity divested effective 31 December 2006. (b) Entity divested effective 1 January 2007. (c) Entity liquidated effective 31 August 2006 and deregistered effective 13 July 2007.

22. Reporting by Outcomes

The Corporation is structured to meet three outcomes:

Outcome 1 Audiences throughout Australia—and overseas—are informed, educated and entertained.

Outcome 2 Australian and international communities have access to at least the scale and quality of satellite and analog terrestrial radio and television transmission services that existed at 30 June 2003.

Outcome 3 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The Australian community has access to ABC digital television services in accordance with approved digital implementation plans. 06–07 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 180 Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2007

22. Reporting by Outcomes continued

Note 22A—Net Cost of Outcome Delivery Outcome 1 Outcome 2 Outcome 3 Total 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Administered expenses ------Departmental expenses 823 986 786 782 81 624 79 750 66 870 62 704 972 480 929 236 Total expenses 823 986 786 782 81 624 79 750 66 870 62 704 972 480 929 236 Costs recovered from provision of goods and services to the non-government sector Administered ------Departmental ------Total costs recovered ------Other external income Departmental Sale of goods and services 150 389 150 116 - - - - 150 389 150 116 Interest 11 563 9 504 - - - - 11 563 9 504 Net gains from disposal of assets ------Reversal of previous asset write-downs ------Net foreign exchange gains - 272 - - - - - 272 Other 23 233 27 123 - - 21 - 23 254 27 123 Total Departmental 185 185 187 015 - - 21 - 185 206 187 015 Total other external income - 187 015 - - - - - 187 015 Net cost/(contribution) of outcome 638 801 599 767 81 624 79 750 66 849 62 704 787 274 742 221

Note 22B—Departmental Income and Expenses by Outcome Groups and Outputs Outcome 1 Outcome 2 Outcome 3 (a) Total Output Group 1.1 Output Group 1.2 Output Group 1.3 Output Group 2.1 Output Group 3.1 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Operating expenses Employees 109 392 102 276 234 761 220 463 8 613 8 060 - - - - 352 766 330 799 Suppliers 79 395 78 395 170 386 168 984 6 251 6 178 81 624 79 750 66 870 62 704 404 526 396 011 Depreciation and amortisation 19 120 18 980 41 032 40 912 1 505 1 496 - - - - 61 657 61 388 Write-down of assets 1 616 926 3 468 1 995 127 73 - - - - 5 211 2 994 Net losses from disposal of assets 2 323 699 4 986 1 507 183 55 - - - - 7 492 2 261 Borrowing cost expense 2 132 2 483 4 574 5 352 168 196 - - - - 6 874 8 031 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Other 41 539 39 498 89 145 85 141 3 270 3 113 - - - - 133 954 127 752 Total operating expenses 255 517 243 257 548 352 524 354 20 117 19 171 81 624 79 750 66 870 62 704 972 480 929 236 Funded by:

06–07 Revenue from Government 222 207 213 050 412 661 395 655 16 957 16 258 83 126 80 177 74 581 69 114 809 532 774 254 Sale of goods and services 30 088 30 033 117 489 117 276 2 812 2 807 - - - - 150 389 150 116 Interest 2 313 1 901 9 034 7 425 216 178 - - - - 11 563 9 504 Net foreign exchange gains - 54 - 213 - 5 - - - - - 272 Other 4 648 5 426 18 151 21 190 434 507 - - 21 - 23 254 27 123 Total operating income 259 256 250 464 557 335 541 759 20 419 19 755 83 126 80 177 74 602 69 114 994 738 961 269

(a) The Corporation returned $6 410 000 (2006 $6 321 000) of capital of previous year’s appropriation. ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements 181 for the year ended 30 June 2007

23. Appropriations

Departmental Outputs Loans Equity Total 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 Particulars $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Balance carried forward from previous year ------Appropriation Acts 1 and 3 809 532 774 254 - - - - 809 532 774 254 Appropriation Acts 2 and 4 - - - - 14 250 - 14 250 - Available for payment from CRF 809 532 774 254 - - 14 250 - 823 782 774 254

Cash payments made out of CRF 823 782 774 254 - - 14 250 - 838 032 774 254 Balance carried forward to next year ------Represented by: Appropriations receivable ------

This table reports on appropriations made by Parliament from the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) in respect of the Corporation. When received by the Corporation, the payments made are legally the money of the Corporation and do not represent any balance remaining in the CRF. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 06–07 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 contents 183

Appendices

1. ABC Television Program Analysis 184 2. ABC Radio Networks Content Analysis 186 3. ABC Organisation, as at 30 June 2007 187 4. ABC Board and Board Committees 188 5. ABC Audit and Risk Committee 189 6. ABC Commercial Tax Equivalent Calculation 190 7. Consultants 191 8. Overseas Travel Costs 192 9. Reports Required Under s80 of the ABC Act 192 10. Other Required Reports 192 11. Advertising and Market Research 193 12. Occupational Health and Safety 193 13. Commonwealth Disability Strategy 196 14. Performance Pay 198 15. Staff Profile 198 16. Ecologically Sustainable Development and Environmental Performance 199 17. ABC Advisory Council 199 18. Independent Complaints Review Panel 202 19. Freedom of Information 203 20. ABC Code of Practice 2007 203 21. Performance Against Service Commitment 209 22. ABC Awards 2006–07 210 23. ABC Television Transmission Frequencies 215 APPENDICES 24. ABC Radio Transmission Frequencies 221

25. Radio Australia Frequencies 227 06–07 26. ABC Offices 228 27. ABC Shops 233 ANNUAL REPORT 20 184 Appendices for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 1—ABC Television Program Analysis ABC Television Main Channel Program Hours Transmitted—24 hours

Australian Overseas Total First Total First Total 2006 2005 Release Repeat Australian Release Repeat Overseas –07 –06 Arts and Culture 98 112 209 67 40 107 316 254 Children’s 76 432 508 352 1 080 1 432 1 941 2 033 Comedy 1 20 21 33 85 118 139 149 Current Affairs 807 287 1 094 0 1 1 1 095 895 Documentary 57 120 177 213 198 411 588 476 Drama 7 40 46 370 281 651 697 841 Education 35 97 132 7 59 67 199 241 Entertainment 1 057 112 1 169 15 136 151 1 320 1 172 Factual 156 167 323 20 42 62 385 332 Indigenous 22 40 62 0 0 0 62 66 Movies 0 5 5 19 743 762 767 1 062 Natural History and Environment 4 11 15 21 67 87 103 88 News 365 0 365 0 0 0 365 358 Religion and Ethics 19 9 28 32 52 84 113 101 Science and Technology 16 22 37 0 4 4 42 38 Sport 284 87 371 9 4 13 384 304 Total Program Hours 3 003 1 562 4 564 1 158 2 792 3 951 8 515 8 410 % of Total Program Hours 35.3% 18.3% 53.6% 13.6% 32.8% 46.4% 100.0% Other* 244 0 244 349 Total Hours 4 808 3 951 8 760 8 760 % of Total Hours 54.9% 45.1% * Other: includes interstitial material, program announcements and community service announcements. Notes: this table reflects hours broadcast from the Sydney transmitter, comprising national and local New South Wales transmissions. Figures may differ slightly in other States and Territories as a result of varying levels of local content. Hours have been rounded to nearest whole number.

ABC Television Main Channel Program Hours Transmitted—6pm to midnight Australian Overseas Total First Total First Total 2006 2005 Release Repeat Australian Release Repeat Overseas –07 –06 Arts and Culture 49 36 85 16 23 38 124 108 Children’s 00000006 Comedy 1 10 11 33 50 83 95 81 Current Affairs 405 17 421 0 0 0 421 368

APPENDICES Documentary 51 13 64 182 28 210 274 236 Drama 7 16 23 331 70 401 424 523 Education 10100010 Entertainment 155 14 169 15 0 15 184 177

06–07 Factual 145 24 169 15 1 16 184 167 Indigenous 19 2 21 0 0 0 21 19 Movies 000449918 Natural History and Environment 4 0 4 20 7 27 31 49 News 211 0 211 0 0 0 211 217 Religion and Ethics 15 1 16 18 5 23 39 32 Science and Technology 15 0 15 0 0 0 15 14 Sport 28 0 28 0 0 0 28 42 Total Program Hours 1 107 132 1 239 635 188 822 2 062 2 056 % of Total Program Hours 53.7% 6.4% 60.1% 30.8% 9.1% 39.9% 100% Other* 128 0 129 134 Total Hours 1 367 822 2 191 2 191 % of Total Hours 62.4% 37.5%

ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 * Other: includes interstitial material, program announcements and community service announcements. Notes: this table reflects hours broadcast from the Sydney transmitter, comprising national and local New South Wales transmissions. Figures may differ slightly in other States and Territories as a result of varying levels of local content. Hours have been rounded to nearest whole number. Appendices 185 for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 1—ABC Television Program Analysis continued ABC Television Main Channel Program Hours Transmitted—6am to midnight

Australian Overseas Total First Total First Total 2006 2005 Release Repeat Australian Release Repeat Overseas –07 –06 Arts and Culture 91 69 160 67 38 105 264 236 Children’s 76 432 508 352 1 080 1 432 1 941 2 032 Comedy 1 16 17 33 66 100 117 120 Current Affairs 677 201 878 0 0 0 878 750 Documentary 56 71 127 212 173 386 512 403 Drama 7 19 26 358 216 574 600 735 Education 35 96 131 7 52 59 189 236 Entertainment 446 109 555 15 27 42 597 558 Factual 155 92 247 20 38 58 304 299 Indigenous 21 27 48 0 0 0 48 46 Movies 000528333344 Natural History and Environment 4 11 15 21 56 77 92 79 News 365 0 365 0 0 0 365 358 Religion and Ethics 19 5 24 31 23 54 78 92 Science and Technology 16 20 36 2 0 2 38 30 Sport 245 11 256 0 0 0 256 246 Total Program Hours 2 213 1 180 3 393 1 124 1 797 2 922 6 315 6 264 % of Total Program Hours 35.0% 18.7% 53.7% 17.8% 28.5% 46.3% 100% Other* 254 0 254 305 Total Hours 3 647 2 922 6 570 6 570 % of Total Hours 55.5% 44.5% * Other: includes interstitial material, program announcements and community service announcements. Notes: this table reflects hours broadcast from the Sydney transmitter, comprising national and local New South Wales transmissions. Figures may differ slightly in other States and Territories as a result of varying levels of local content. Hours have been rounded to nearest whole number.

ABC2 Program Hours Transmitted—24 Hours Australian Overseas Total First Total First Total 2006 2005 Release Repeat Australian Release Repeat Overseas –07 –06 Arts and Culture 3 133 137 32 172 204 340 482 Business 11 0 11 0 0 0 11 0 Children’s 0 183 184 75 1 462 1 537 1 721 1 709 Comedy 0349919222

Current Affairs 133 1 239 1 373 0 0 0 1 373 1 584 APPENDICES Documentary 3 290 294 6 58 65 358 230 Drama 00000000 Education 0 34 34 0 0 0 34 56

Entertainment 59 401 461 61 167 229 689 303 06–07 Factual 2 614 616 0 46 46 662 779 Features 0 72 72 0 0 0 72 0 Indigenous 0 48 48 0 0 0 48 47 Movies 20205656580 Natural History and Environment 0 23 23 0 3 3 26 18 News 118 26 144 0 0 0 144 92 Religion and Ethics 0 55 55 0 0 0 55 76 Science and Technology 4 90 94 0 24 24 118 82 Sport 242 758 1 000 0 7 7 1 008 853 Total Program Hours 578 3 972 4 550 183 2 006 2 189 6 739 6 313 % of Total Program Hours 8.6% 58.9% 67.5% 2.7% 29.8% 32.5% 100.0% Other* 84 0 84 145

Total Hours 4 634 2 189 6 824 6 458 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 % of Total Hours 67.9% 32.1% * Other: for 2005–06 includes History, Features, and Business and Finance. In 2006–07 includes interstitial material, program announcements and community service announcements. Note: hours have been rounded to nearest whole number. 186 Appendices for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 2—ABC Radio Networks Content Analysis Indicative Output by Genre by Network 2006–07

ABC ABC Local Radio ABC Local Radio ABC Radio ABC triple j NewsRadio (metropolitan) (regional) National Classic FM Hours Hours Hours Hours Hours Hours per per per per per per week % week % week % week % week % week % News and Current Affairs 5.9 3.5 115.9 69 34.5 20.5 33.5 20 43.7 26 7.3 4.4 Topical Information 26.8 16 0 0 33.1 19.7 38.3 22.8 47 28 0.2 0.1 Specialist Information 0 0 8.7 5.2 10.8 6.5 15.1 8.9 21.3 12.7 22.4 13.3 Arts and Entertainment 0 0 3.4 2 47.7 28.4 29.8 17.7 29.5 17.6 0.6 0.4 Music 135 80.3 0 0 22.8 13.6 30.9 18.4 24.9 14.7 137.1 81.6 Education 00000.100.10.10.10.10.40.2 Sport 0.3 0.2 18.2 10.8 19 11.3 20.3 12.1 1.5 0.9 0 0 Parliament 0 0 21.8 13 00000000 Total 168 100 168 100 168 100 168 100 168 100 168 100

Notes: this is only an indicative analysis of ABC Radio output. It reflects one week of regular programming, measured four times per year for each network. It does not include the 24-hour digital music services dig, dig jazz and dig country, the content of which is 100% music. The analysis of ABC Local Radio is generic only (this analysis is based on Sydney (metropolitan) and a regional Queensland station). It does not take into account station-to-station or seasonal program variations.

Radio Australia Indicative Output by Genre 2006–07, Hours per Week

2006–07 2005–06 News 34.1 34.1 Current Affairs 87.7 89.9 Arts and Culture 1.8 1.8 Business and Finance 1.2 1 Children’s 0 0 Comedy 0 0 Drama 0.3 0.3 Education 12.0 13.2 Contemporary Lifestyle 2.7 2.7 Health 3.9 3.9

APPENDICES Indigenous 1.3 1.3 Law, Consumer Affairs and Media 4.4 4.4 Special Events 0 0 Topical Radio 48.3 45.8

06–07 History 2.6 2.6 Light Entertainment 8.0 8 Music 11.3 10.6 Religion and Ethics 3.0 3 Regional and Rural 4.9 4.9 Science, Technology, Environment, Natural History 7.1 7.1 Sport 20.4 20.4 Total 255 255

Note: Radio Australia’s figures represent duplicated transmission to Asia and the Pacific and programming across five languages. ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Appendices 187 for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 3—ABC Organisation, as at 30 June 2007 Managing Director: Mark Scott Innovation Head, Capital Works: Terry Daly Chief of Staff: Nerida Brownlee Director of Innovation: Ian Carroll Head, Group Audit: Alison Hamill Head, ABC Secretariat: Gary Linnane Editor, New Media Networks: Business Services Corporate Bruce Belsham Director of Business Services (Acting): Communications Head, Communications and Business Aziz Dindar / Toni Robertson Director of Communications: Support: Denise Alexander Head, Business Operations Gary Dawson Head, Major Projects: Robert Garnsey and Risk: Laurie Treloar Head, Corporate Communications: Head, Strategic Development: Head, Content Services: Sandy Culkoff Abigail Thomas Mary Jane Stannus Head, Corporate Marketing Head, Technology: Craig Preston Head, Corporate Treasury and (Acting): Lisa Hresc Manager, Co-Productions Performance Measurement: and Business Development: Fulvio Barbuio Corporate Development Carolyn MacDonald Head, Finance: Aziz Dindar Director of Corporate Head, Financial Control: Development: James Taylor News Toni Robertson Editorial Policies Director of News: John Cameron Head, Property Services: Director of Editorial Policies: Head, Budgets and Resources: Kym Martin Paul Chadwick John Turner Head, International Coverage: Human Resources General Counsel Tony Hill Director of Human Resources: Head, Legal Services: Head, National Programs: Colin Palmer Stephen Collins Alan Sunderland Head, ABC Learning: Jenny Ferber Head, Network and State Head, Employment Services: International, Corporate Coverage: Craig McMurtrie Tim Burrows Strategy and Governance Head, Planning: Lisa Sweeney Head, HR Operations: Greg Fromyhr Director of International, Head, Policy and Staff Head, HR Policy and Development: Corporate Strategy and Development: Steven Alward Linda Simpson Governance: Murray Green Head, Organisation Design: Charlie Naylor International Radio and Regional Content Head, Workplace Relations: Chief Executive, Australia Network Don Smith (Acting): Heath Watt Director of Radio and Regional Content: Sue Howard Manager, Executive Employment: Chief Operating Officer, Australia Shaun Williams Network: vacant Head, Local Radio: Michael Mason Director, Sales, Australia Network: Head, National Networks: Production Resources Jim Styles Kate Dundas Director of Production Resources: Head, Marketing, Australia Head, Radio Development: David Cruttenden Network: Nicola Reeves Russell Stendell Head, Broadcast Operations: Head, Programming, Australia Head, Radio Marketing: Mark Nealon Network: Rod Webb Warwick Tiernan Head, Production Planning: Chief Executive, Radio Australia: Head, Strategy, Communication Andrew Cavenett Hanh Tran and People Development: Manager, New Technology Manager, Partnerships and Vanessa MacBean Production Resources: Projects: John Westland Patrick Austin Television Manager, Production Resources Program Manager, Radio Director of Television: Kim Dalton NSW: Barry Reid Australia: Tony Hastings Executive Head, Content Creation: Manager, Strategy and Projects: Manager, International Projects: vacant Judy Grant Domenic Friguglietti Executive Head, Children’s: vacant APPENDICES Corporate Strategy Head, Arts, Entertainment and Technology and Distribution and Governance Comedy: Courtney Gibson Director of Technology and Chief, Corporate Planning Head, Business and Operations: Distribution: Colin Knowles and Governance: Geoff Heriot Chris Oliver-Taylor Head, Information Technology:

Head, Audience and Consumer Head, Children’s: Claire Henderson Tony Silva 06–07 Affairs: Kirstin McLiesh Head, Documentaries: Stuart Menzies Head, Policy and Resources: Head, Audience Research: Lisa Walsh Head, Drama: Miranda Dear Margaret Cassidy Head, Factual: Denise Eriksen Head, Technical Services: ABC Commercial Head, Multiplatform Production: Adrian Potter Director of ABC Commercial: Dan Fill Head, Technology Strategy: Lynley Marshall Head, Policy: Michael Ward Margaret Cassidy General Manager, ABC Retail: Head, Programming: Manager Broadcast Network Doug Walker Marena Manzoufas Services (Acting): Grantley Rogers General Manager, Digital Business Head, Sport: Iain Knight Manager Transmission Network Development: Robert Hutchinson Head, Television Marketing Services (Acting): Mark Spurway General Manager, Finance and and Promotions: Sue Lester State/Territory Directors Operations: Ainsley Henderson Manager, Strategy and Director, ACT: Elizabeth McGrath General Manager, Marketing and Governance: Juliana Payne Communications: John Woodward Director, NSW: Mike McCluskey General Manager, Production Operations Director, NT: Mark Bowling and Sales: John Graham Chief Operating Officer: Director, Qld: Chris Wordsworth ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Head, Policy and Planning: David Pendleton Director, SA: Sandra Winter-Dewhirst Colin Langdon Head, Business Affairs (Acting): Director, Tas: Rob Batten Suzy Peters Director, Vic: Randal Mathieson Head, Business Development Director, WA: Geoff Duncan (Acting): Lachlan Foster 188 Appendices for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 4—ABC Board and Board Committees

Board Members and Position on Meetings Attendance at Meetings Member Committee attended The ABC Board held ten meetings during 2006–07. In attendance: Number of Board Maurice Newman Chairman (As of Member meetings attended 1 January 2007) 2 Maurice Newman AC, Chairman Donald McDonald Chairman (Until (As of 1 January 2007) 5 31 December 2006) 1 Donald McDonald AC, Chairman Mark Scott Managing Director 4 (Up to 30 December 2006) 5 Keith Windschuttle Director 4 Mark Scott, Managing Director 10 John Brown External Consultant John Gallagher QC 10 (Until 7 December 2006) 1 Ron Brunton 10 Janet Albrechtsen 9 Also in attendance at meetings: Head, Group Audit, Steven Skala 9 the Chief Operating Officer, Director of Business Peter Hurley 10 Services and John Jones (Australian National Keith Windschuttle 9 Audit Office).

Board Committees A summary of the activities of the Audit and Risk Audit and Risk Committee Committee and ABC Group Audit for 2006–07 is The Audit and Risk Committee provides the Board provided in Appendix 5 (page 189). with independent assistance on the ABC’s risk, control and compliance framework, as required to ensure ABC Advisory Council Board Committee that the functions of the Corporation are performed The ABC Advisory Council Board Committee facilitates with integrity, efficiency and with maximum benefit communication between the ABC Advisory Council to the people of Australia (s8(1)(a) of the ABC Act). and the Board. The Committee held two meetings The Committee provides a link between internal in 2006–07. Group Audit, external audit and the Board. Its Position on Meetings responsibilities include: Member Committee attended • Assisting the Board to discharge its oversight Ron Brunton Committee Chairman 2 and governance responsibilities in relation Keith Windschuttle Director 2 to the Corporation’s: internal control framework; In attendance: financial reporting and management; risk Maurice Newman Chairman (As of management; and legislative compliance 1 January 2007) – • Providing a forum for communication between Donald McDonald Chairman (Until the Board, senior management and both the 31 December 2006) 1 internal and external auditors Mark Scott Managing Director 2 • Monitoring and reviewing the independence, Peter Hurley Director 1 integrity and objectivity of the Corporation’s Jane Munro Convenor ABC internal and external auditors Advisory Council 2

APPENDICES • Fostering an ethical culture throughout the organisation. Editorial Policies Committee The Editorial Policies Committee provides assurance The Audit and Risk Committee held four meetings and advice to the Board that the ABC has an effective

06–07 in 2006–07. governance framework for editorial policy and content Position on Meetings quality management. The Committee held three Member Committee attended meetings in 2006–07. Steven Skala Committee Chairman Position on Meetings (As of 28 September 2006) 3 Member Committee attended John Gallagher Chairman, then Director John Gallagher Committee Chairman 3 (Chairman until Maurice Newman Chairman (As of 28 September 2006) 3 1 January 2007) 1 Peter Hurley Director (As of Donald McDonald Chairman (Until 28 September 2006) 3 31 December 2006) 2 Ron Brunton Director (Until Mark Scott Managing Director 3 28 September 2006) 4 Ron Brunton Director 3 Janet Albrechtsen Director (Until Janet Albrechtsen Director 3

ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 28 September 2006) 3 Steven Skala Director 3 John Brown External Member Peter Hurley Director 2 (As of 7 December 2006) 3 Keith Windschuttle Director 3 Appendices 189 for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 4—ABC Board and Board Committees continued

Governance and Strategic Position on Meetings Issues Committee Member Committee attended The Governance and Strategic Issues Committee Peter Hurley Committee Chairman 1 assists the Board in achieving the highest standards Janet Albrechtsen Director 1 of corporate governance, consistent with its duties in In attendance: s8 of the ABC Act, and in responding to issues of major Maurice Newman Chairman (As of strategic significance to ABC corporate governance. 1 January 2007) 1 The Committee did not meet in 2006–07. Mark Scott Managing Director 1 Also attending: Human Resources Committee Ron Brunton Director 1 The Human Resources Committee ensures the ABC Steven Skala Director 1 has the policies and the people with requisite skills Keith Windschuttle Director 1 to deliver outstanding performance at all levels; and Peter Hurley Director 1 that the Corporation’s Human Resources strategies reflect best practice. The Committee held one meeting in 2006–07.

Appendix 5—ABC Audit and Risk Committee

Audit and Risk Committee The Audit and Risk Committee at its scheduled The Audit and Risk Committee provides independent meetings endorsed the 2005–06 Annual Financial assistance to the ABC Board on the Corporation’s risk, Statements, monitored progress against the control and compliance framework, and its external 2006–07 Strategic Audit Plan and noted the accountability responsibilities. The Audit and Risk implementation of audit recommendations by Committee also provides a forum for communication management, fraud awareness initiatives and between the ABC Board, senior management and fraud investigations undertaken. both the internal and external auditors. During the year the Audit and Risk Committee The Committee met on four occasions during 2006–07: reviewed its Charter against corporate governance Meeting No. 3, 2006 27 July 2006 and industry best practice and in February 2007 Meeting No. 4, 2006 7 December 2006 endorsed a revised Charter, which was approved Meeting No. 1, 2007 15 February 2007 by the Board. The Committee participated in the Meeting No. 2, 2007 31 May 2007. independent peer review of Group Audit and subsequently considered and discussed the John Gallagher attended his last Committee meeting outcomes of the review. as Chair in July 2006, and formally concluded his term in the role in September 2006. At the Board meeting At its meetings during 2006–07, the Committee also in September 2006, Steven Skala was appointed as endorsed the 2007–08 Audit Plan for approval by the

Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and attended Board, considered and discussed the findings of APPENDICES his first meeting in this role on 7 December 2006. audit reports, dealt with matters related to external audit and the provision of services by ABC Group Ron Brunton and Janet Albrechtsen completed their Audit, considered information papers related to risk terms as members of the Audit and Risk Committee management and compliance matters, and considered 06–07 in September 2006. At the Board meeting in September matters related to the preparation and finalisation 2006 Peter Hurley was appointed as a member of the of the 2006–07 Annual Financial Statements. Committee and attended his first meeting in this role on 7 December 2006. At its meeting on 7 December Group Audit 2006 the Audit and Risk Committee recommended Group Audit, the ABC’s internal audit function, aims the appointment of John Brown as a member of the to deliver an independent and objective internal audit Committee which was subsequently approved by service that provides assurance to the Board and the Board. John Brown brings significant financial management, enhances operations and contributes expertise and experience to the Committee and is to the achievement of the Corporation’s objectives. not a member of the ABC Board. Group Audit is responsible to the Audit and Risk Committee meetings are also attended by the Committee for contributing to the achievement of

Chief Operating Officer, Head, Group Audit and a the Corporation’s goals and objectives by: ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 representative of the Australian National Audit Office • Assisting management in evaluating processes (ANAO). The Chairman of the Board, the Managing for identifying, assessing and managing the key Director and other members of the Board also operational, financial and compliance risks attend Committee meetings. of the ABC 190 Appendices for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 5—ABC Audit and Risk Committee continued

• Assisting management in evaluating the effectiveness The ABC appointed a new Head, Group Audit in of internal control systems, including compliance November 2006 and continued to operate with a with internal policies combination of in-house and outsourced contract • Recommending improvements in efficiency to the staff. This provided access to expertise in specialist internal control systems established by management areas and supplemented internal resources and • Keeping abreast of new developments affecting experience. It also helped to ensure that the internal the ABC’s activities and in matters affecting audit function continued to be aligned with industry internal audit work better practice. • Being responsive to the Corporation’s changing needs, striving for continuous improvement In accordance with Internal Auditing Standards an and monitoring integrity in the performance independent peer review of Group Audit took place of its activities. in 2006–07 involving key stakeholders including the Audit and Risk Committee, Executive Directors and Group Audit is responsible for generating and senior management. The review recognised that implementing the ABC’s Audit Plan, which seeks the ABC has a mature Group Audit function aligned to ensure that audits focus on key risk areas to the with or moving towards best practice and made Corporation. The Audit Plan is endorsed by the Audit recommendations aimed at enhancing this position. and Risk Committee and approved by the Board. Coordination with External Auditors In 2006–07, Group Audit performed 42 unscheduled Group Audit continued to liaise with the ABC’s external special reviews at the specific request of management auditors, the ANAO and their nominated representative, and continued to utilise technology to undertake Ernst & Young. It sought advice regarding proposed continuous auditing and monitoring of transactional areas of focus, the identification of areas of potential data. Group Audit also provided advice and guidance ABC reliance on Group Audit and to ensure that there on good governance, policies and controls, and was minimal duplication of audit coverage. In this provided advice and input on a number of projects regard, the ANAO, Ernst & Young and Group Audit and initiatives being undertaken by the Corporation. developed a Coordinated Assurance Plan, highlighting areas of audit coverage and reliance and this will continue to be enhanced.

Appendix 6—ABC Commercial Tax Equivalent Calculation

ABC Commercial tax equivalents for the year ended Stamp Duty has been calculated on lease contracts 30 June 2007 (all figures in $’000s) for retail outlets entered into the financial year at Company Tax 4 102 the New South Wales rate of 35c per $100. Payroll Tax 1 187 Stamp Duty 17 These calculations reflect the impact of Company Total Tax Equivalent 5 306 Income Tax and other taxes on the trading results

APPENDICES of ABC Commercial as if it were a tax-paying entity. Company Tax Current Year Taxable Income 13 824 The Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 has been Taxed at 30% 4 147 utilised as one of the inputs forming the basis of

06–07 Less Foreign Tax Credits -45 the indicative Tax Equivalent calculation. Tax Equivalence 4 102

Payroll Tax has been calculated for ABC Commercial staff payroll and benefits at the New South Wales State Payroll Tax rate of 6.0% after deduction of the threshold. ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Appendices 191 for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 7—Consultants During 2006–07, the ABC spent $2 737 969 on consultancies, broken down as follows (payments to consultants include amounts paid and payable as at 30 June 2007): Consultant Purpose of Consultancy Total $ Below $10 000 Various Various 131 721 Sub total 131 721 $10 000 – $50 000 Australian Valuation Office Property services 10 000 The Association for International Broadcasting Market research 10 147 Attain IT Pty Ltd Information technology systems design 10 850 Siller Systems Administration Records management 10 909 Candle Australia Limited Recruitment services 11 000 Gibson Quai-AAS Pty Ltd Probity and tender evaluations 11 143 Lesley A Walker Environmental assessment 11 188 RSP Recruitment Australia Pty Ltd Recruitment services 11 197 Narracan Pty Ltd Environmental assessment 11 942 Invisible Hand Consulting Pty Ltd Recruitment services 12 500 The One Umbrella Recruitment services 12 836 Growth Solutions Group Pty Ltd Market research 12 905 Progressive People (Australia) Pty Ltd Recruitment services 13 628 O’Shaughnessy Search and Selection Recruitment services 13 839 Brewster Murray Pty Limited Business continuity services 14 090 Michael Page International (Australia) Pty Ltd Recruitment services 14 231 Network Systems Integration Pty Ltd Information technology services 15 000 NEC Business Solutions Ltd Information technology services 15 360 Fulcrum Risk Services Pty Limited Business continuity services 19 350 4C Recruitment Services Recruitment services 19 428 CB Richard Ellis Limited Property services 19 519 EMC Global Holdings Company Business systems services 21 500 Combined Management Consultants Business systems services 21 600 United Group Infrastructure Pty Ltd Financial modelling 21 975 Q Executive Recruitment services 25 841 Hays Specialist Recruitment (Australia) Pty Ltd Recruitment services 26 233 Kortlang Pty Ltd Strategic counsel 26 250 Theatre Red Market research 26 347 Imagination (Australia) Pty Ltd Communications planning services 26 977 Hitachi Data Systems Australia Pty Ltd Business continuity services 27 500 Dimension Data Australia Pty Ltd Information technology services 31 280 Egon Zehnder International Pty Ltd Corporate governance services 31 421 Libraries Alive! Pty Ltd Business development 35 000 IBM Australia Limited Business continuity services 39 100

Suma Media Consulting Market research 39 400 APPENDICES Coffey Environments Pty Ltd Energy and environmental assessments 43 640 The Insight Group Recruitment services 47 706 John Peebles Associates Ltd Recruitment services 49 333

Sub total 822 165 06–07 Above $50 000 Ernst & Young Property services 50 476 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Probity and tender evaluations 66 497 The Consortium Country music review project 73 548 CSIRO Digital television reception review 75 000 Russell Reynolds Associates Recruitment services 81 000 2nd Road Strategic advice 90 176 OPPEUS Pty Ltd Recruitment services 105 333 Magic Lantern Productions Ltd Communications planning services 109 000 Braithwaite Steiner Pretty Recruitment services 118 064 E-Secure Pty Ltd Information technology review 123 500 KPMG Taxation and business systems and effectiveness review 126 194 GHD Pty Ltd Business continuity services 136 856

Citigroup Global Markets Australia Pty Limited Contract review 155 000 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Trident Media Partners Infrastructure planning services 236 054 PricewaterhouseCoopers Business effectiveness reviews 237 385 Sub total 1 784 083 Grand total 2 737 969 192 Appendices for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 8—Overseas Travel Costs

The total cost of overseas travel for 2006–07 was ABC Overseas Travel Costs ($m) $4.9m, compared with $5.5m in 2005–06. Travel allowances and accommodation 2.4 Airfares 1.9 Other* 0.6 Total 4.9

* Other includes car hire, taxis, excess baggage, hire of personnel and equipment.

Appendix 9—Reports Required Under s80 of the ABC Act

Section 80 of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation • Particulars of any gift, devise or bequest Act 1983 (“the Act”) requires the Corporation to report accepted by the Corporation during that year on a number of particular matters: —The Corporation received no gifts or donations • Particulars of each broadcast by the Corporation within the meaning of section 80 of the Act. during the year to which the report relates • Particulars of any advice received by the Board pursuant to a direction by the Minister under during that year from the ABC Advisory Council subsection 78(1)—No such directions were —See Appendix 17 (page 199). received during the year. • Particulars of any broadcast by the Corporation Other reporting requirements under Section 80 of during that year pursuant to a direction by the the ABC Act are included as follows: Minister otherwise than under the Act—No such • Codes of practice developed under subsection directions were received during the year. 8(1)—See Appendix 20 (page 203) • Particulars of any direction not to broadcast matter • Corporate plan performance summary—See that was given to the Corporation during that year Corporate Plan Summary (page 13) and by the Minister otherwise than under the Act—No Performance Against ABC Corporate Plan such directions were received during the year. 2004–07 (page 112) • Particulars of any request made to the Board by • Activities under subsection 25A—See Financial the Minister during that year under subsection Statements (page 141) 8(2) and the action (if any) taken by the Board in • Particulars of significant changes of transmission respect of the request—No such request was coverage and quality—See Operations (page 96) received during the year. and Outcomes 2 and 3 of Outcomes and Outputs (page 133).

Appendix 10—Other Required Reports Discretionary Grants Judicial Decisions and

APPENDICES The ABC does not administer any discretionary grants Reviews by Outside Bodies and has not made any discretionary grants in 2006–07. Matters referred to the Australian Communications and Media Authority for review are noted in the ABC Indemnities and Insurance Audiences section (page 26).

06–07 Premiums for Officers The ABC acquired professional indemnity insurance On 31 July 2006, the Federal Court of Australia upheld and other appropriate insurances under Comcover an appeal by the ABC against an Administrative including a Director’s and Officer’s Liability on terms Appeals Tribunal decision concerning the ABC’s and conditions which are consistent with provisions response to a Freedom Of Information application of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies from the University of Technology, Sydney. Act 1997. ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Appendices 193 for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 11—Advertising and Market Research

Expenditure on market research and advertising for The Corporation utilises advertising agencies and 2006–07 was $5 096 788, compared with $6 279 414 market research organisations predominantly to in 2005–06. promote ABC Commercial and Television programming, 2006–07 2005–06 including Australia Network broadcasting. $$ Advertising 1 222 087 2 527 999 Market Research 3 874 701 3 751 415 Total 5 096 788 6 279 414

Appendix 12—Occupational Health and Safety

The Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991 (“the and commissioning of ABC vans, trailers and Act”) and State Occupational Health and Safety other equipment (OHS) legislation require the ABC to manage its • A manual-handling review by Commonwealth workplace risks in a systematic way. The ABC’s Rehabilitation Services of Australia and the performance in this area is measured through: development of training to reduce manual-handling • Implementation of a comprehensive OHS injuries in the Production Resources division management system • A new managers’ training program to support • Incident statistics and encourage good management behaviours. • Performance against the national targets • ABC workers compensation premium rates. Audits will also be conducted annually to assess progress and improvement on the OHS frameworks ABC OHS Management System and systems. These follow-up audits will assist the The ABC has in place a range of strategies to ensure ABC in measuring its progress against its audit the continued improvement of its OHS Management results in 2002 and to evaluate the ability of the ABC System including: to continue its progress to meet national targets. • A National OHS Management Group to coordinate Compensation and rehabilitation management approaches to address common and cross-divisional continues to: safety issues • Expedite access of employees to necessary • State-based OHS Committees to manage services and support local issues • Promote appropriate management of claims • The upgrade of the ABCWorkSafe Incident Reporting • Promote early and durable return-to-work and Return to Work modules of ABCWorkSafe to outcomes through the implementation of enable the ABC to monitor safety incidents and rehabilitation programs better manage the return to work of ill and • Collect and analyse incident data to identify injured employees trends within the workplace • Quarterly ABC OHS reports of compensation and • Control claims costs through the implementation incident data and analysis on a divisional basis for of return-to-work programs to reduce “lost time”

areas to better manage their OHS responsibilities through injury. APPENDICES • Implementation of the ABC A to Z of Safety online advice for managers, supervisors and other Incident Statistics 2006–07 employees to manage operational risks A total of 321 incidents were logged in ABCWorksafe

• Development of systematic risk management/risk to 30 June 2007. This compares with 298 OHS-related 06–07 assessment procedures, particularly for divisions incidents reported for 2005–06. It was anticipated that undertaking higher risk activities incident reporting would rise due to the accessibility • Continued roll-out of an OHS risk management and usability of the new incident-reporting system training course tailored to specific divisional ABCWorkSafe. hazards and hazardous operations • Online and CD-based Safety Induction Course to The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) continues improve accessibility to safety induction information to provide and receive wide support to and from ABC for ABC employees, in all work locations managers, staff and families, with 6.18% (annualised) • Inclusion of individual role-based safety of employees/employee families utilising this service accountabilities into employee job plans in the year to 30 June 2007. • A centrally-funded, national approach to testing and tagging electrical equipment An analysis of the ABC’s claims for worker’s

• Inter-divisional planning for a coordinated approach compensation shows that the main types of injuries ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 to the safety and security of events in which the contributing to the ABC’s worker’s compensation ABC participates or that it organises or manages premium are body stressing, slips, trips and falls • Incorporation of OHS requirements in the design and mental stress. 194 Appendices for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 12—Occupational Health and Safety continued

Number of Claims by Mechanism of Incident Group Average Mechanism of Incident Financial Year cost ($) Major Groups 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07* (4 years)** Falls, trips and slips of a person 22 21 22 18 18 918 Hitting objects with a part of the body 9 6 6 5 1 857 Being hit by moving objects 10 14 5 9 4 397 Sound and pressure 1 0 0 1 755 Body stressing 56 54 55 45 13 478 Heat, electricity and other environmental factors 1 0 2 0 679 Chemicals and other substances 2 2 5 0 8 979 Biological factors 0 0 0 0 0 Mental stress 16 5 7 4 122 725 Other and unspecified 13 19 18 6 4 147 All claims 130 121 120 88 * The 2006–07 data is relatively immature and the ultimate number and cost of accepted claims may differ from the data reported here. ** Claim costs are based on case estimates as at 28 February 2007.

Over the last four financial years, mental stress claims National Targets have represented 7% of the total claims, however The ABC is committed to meeting national OHS targets account for 44% of total claim costs. In 2006–07 the by 2012 through: (1) reducing the incidence of workplace average cost of mental stress claims for the ABC is injury and disease by 40%; (2) zero workplace fatalities; lower than the Commonwealth average for the same (3) reducing the average lost time rate by 40%; and period ($39 208 compared to $82 561). (4) reducing the average time taken for rehabilitation intervention by 90%. Comcare issued two Improvement Notices to the ABC under s.47 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act The ABC had no workplace fatalities in 2006–07. 1991. The improvement notices were issued in relation to an electrical fire that occurred in the Wardrobe The graphs below show the performance of the ABC Department at the ABC Ultimo (Sydney) studios and against the other three targets. These graphs show an engine control failure and emergency landing of that, to date in 2006–07, the ABC has achieved a a News helicopter. The ABC implemented Comcare significant improvement in relation to prevention recommendations in relation to these Notices. and rehabilitation and is currently on track to meet two of the remaining three targets (1 and 3). Further No Prohibition Notices were issued. improvement in the time taken to initiate rehabilitation activity is required to meet the rehabilitation target (4). APPENDICES Current Progress Against the Claims Incidence Rate Target of Reducing Injury and Disease by 40% (Target 1)*

12 06–07

10 Actual incidence rate Target incidence rate 8

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2 Claims per 1 000 FTE employees 0 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Appendices 195 for the year ended 30 June 2007

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Current Progress Against the Average Lost Time Incidence Rate Target by 40% (Target 3)* 200

150 Actual lost time rate Target lost time rate 100

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Weeks lost per 1 000 FTE employees lost Weeks 0 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12

Current Progress Against the Time Taken to Reduce the Rehabilitation Intervention Target by 90% (Target 4)*

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0 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 Weeks for return-to-work activity to commence return-to-work for Weeks

* It should be noted that the 2006–07 data is relatively immature and the ultimate incidence rate, lost time and rehabilitation intervention rate may differ from the data reported here.

ABC Workers Compensation 2006–07 down to 1.07% and to a cost of claims of Premium Rates $1.396m. This has also significantly reduced the ABC’s The ABC’s premium rate for 2006–07 was 1.07% of 2007–08 premium rate to 0.81%. Contributing to this its total salary costs. The compensation premium reduction in the premium rate was the development (payable to Comcare) for 2006–07 was $3 985 100. of strategies to address the changing profile of both

This represents a 0.10% improvement from 1.17% its workers compensation claims and identified OHS APPENDICES (2005–06) and is substantially lower than the hazards, increased OHS awareness, early intervention, Commonwealth static average of 1.77% of salary training and improved injury prevention leading to costs in both 2005–06 and 2006–07. fewer claims. 06–07 In July 2006 Comcare had set the ABC’s 2006–07 The ABC also compares favourably to the Government premium rate at 1.12% based on a forecast number average in relation to the estimated claim frequency of claims of 133.3 and cost of claims of $2.042m. and the average lifetime claim cost. In July 2007 Comcare revised the actual rate for

Claim Frequency and Cost Compared to the Australian Government Average Calendar Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 ABC Estimated claim frequency (per $m of payroll) * 0.46 0.38 0.43 0.38 Average lifetime claim cost (after capping)** $26 354 $30 637 $11 098 $11 767 All Australian Government premium paying agencies

Estimated claim frequency (per $m of payroll) * 0.54 0.52 0.44 0.39 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Average lifetime claim cost** $25 588 $26 201 $28 269 $28 930 * Estimate at end May 2007 ** Development to end February 2007 196 Appendices for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 13—Commonwealth Disability Strategy

Compliance with Performance Human Resources Division for evaluation for broader Reporting Framework application within the ABC. The ABC is required to report on its performance in meeting the Commonwealth Disability Strategy The ABC continued to improve compliant access to under two of the designated core government roles its properties for both employees and visitors with of Employer and Provider. disabilities. This has been achieved by the provision of toilet facilities and/or general access as part of Employer building refurbishment and upgrade projects at the Employment policies, procedures and practices ABC’s premises in Mt Gambier, Wagga Wagga, comply with the requirements of the Disability Tamworth, Mildura, Horsham and Darwin. Discrimination Act 1992. An A to Z of Safety site has been developed on the The ABC Disability Action Plan which forms part of ABC intranet that includes a section on information the Equity and Diversity Management Plan (EDMP) regarding staff with disabilities. includes strategies for recruitment, selection, training, development and support. Strategies included in The ABC has undertaken further work to configure the EDMP are linked to the Corporation’s divisional and deploy its new online radio program making plans and retain the target of 5% representation and broadcast facility application, to maximise its of staff with disabilities of the total workforce. use for vision impaired staff.

The ABC’s representation of non-casual employees An external guide on the use of terminology and with disabilities was 10% at 30 June 2007, compared reportage of people with disabilities has been with 10.1% in 2006. distributed to the News Division for potential use by journalists. The ABC’s Equity and Diversity Policy includes references to people with disabilities and the ABC The ABC is a member organisation of the Australian has a general policy for access and equity for Employers’ Network on Disability, which provides people with disabilities. Recruitment and selection resources, seminars and information sharing guidelines advise on selection processes, merit opportunities in regard to disability employment. selection, and avoidance of stereotyping, assumptions and discrimination. Recruitment information for potential job applicants is available in accessible formats on request. The ABC Workplace Values and Code of Conduct include references to values that provide for a Accessible formats are available for potential job workplace that is free from discrimination applicants and were provided on request during the and that promote equity in employment and year by mail, fax, email and online. The turnaround a workplace that values diversity. ABC employees for responding to accessible format requests was are required to be aware of and apply the ABC’s usually the same as for other requests. Advertisements Discrimination and Harassment Policy and the have also been provided on the internet.

APPENDICES principles of the EDMP and comply with Australian anti-discrimination legislation. The ABC did not receive any requests from applicants with disabilities for formats other Relevant plans, policies and guidelines are available than those already available.

06–07 to staff on the ABC’s intranet site. State Human Resources Managers have access to information Agency recruiters and managers apply the on external disability organisations, contacts and principle of reasonable adjustment. resources to assist managers and staff. Information on the principles of reasonable adjustment The ABC participates in the Comcare Interagency was provided to managers and those responsible for Job Placement program that facilitates the recruitment. Both training and information were redeployment of injured workers, with accepted provided to ABC State Human Resources Managers Comcare claims, between federal government and Health and Safety Representatives. Research was agencies where there is medical advice that the undertaken and provided to State Human Resources employee can no longer work at their own agency. Managers on case law about disability discrimination, reasonable adjustment and meeting the inherent The News Division and Radio and Regional Content requirements of work duties. The Equal Employment

ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Division have provided job opportunities in conjunction Opportunity (EEO) data collection form includes a with external disability agency programs. question about individual staff needs and adjustments in the workplace for staff with disabilities. Those Participation in mental health first aid and workplace employees who requested assistance were followed mental health training has been undertaken by the up and assisted individually with their needs. Appendices 197 for the year ended 30 June 2007

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A number of staff were accommodated with equipment, Several mechanisms assist with quality improvement facilities and flexible work arrangements during the year. and assurance within the ABC, such as the ABC’s 2007 Editorial Policies and the ABC Code of Practice 2007. Training and development programs consider the Importantly, the Editorial Policies cover a range of needs of staff with disabilities. areas and include content standards on discrimination and stereotypes, with express reference to people with The ABC’s Disability Action Plan includes strategies disabilities. The use of the term “mental illness” is on training, development and support. Through its explained and reference is given to the availability of performance management system, the ABC ensures external resources about portraying people with a that all staff, including people with disabilities, have mental illness. The content standards also address their training needs identified and addressed. The ABC accessibility. A section in the news and current is a Registered Training Organisation required to meet affairs content area warns against labelling groups standards of training and accommodation inclusive of or individuals, so as not to portray stereotypes. The people with disabilities. ABC Property Services has Code of Practice also includes a clause about taking been consulted about the need for accessible training care with the use of language and images so as to rooms and facilities. avoid discrimination and stereotypes.

Training and development programs include The ABC Advisory Council also makes recommendations information on disability issues as they relate to the ABC Board on programming issues and holds to the content of the program. small group consultations to obtain community views on ABC programs and services. Members of the The ABC’s mandatory training program, “Creating Council include people with disabilities. a Better Place to Work”, continued to be delivered nationally during 2006–07. A total of 4 802 staff, Providers have an established service charter that including executive directors and managers, have specifies the roles of the provider and consumer been trained since its introduction. The workshops and service standards which address accessibility cover the areas of diversity, bullying, discrimination, for people with disabilities. harassment and conflict resolution, and provide the opportunity to focus on disability employment issues. A statement of what audiences and customers can expect in their dealings with the ABC is incorporated in Staff induction information includes the ABC’s diversity, the ABC Service Commitment. Access for people with discrimination, harassment and bullying policies. disabilities is provided through captioning, accessible television and websites. Guidelines have been Complaints/grievance mechanisms, including access developed specifically to make ABC television services to external mechanisms, in place to address issues more accessible for people who are blind or have a and concerns raised by staff. visual impairment or limited reading comprehension.

The ABC’s Discrimination and Harassment Policy and A guide for businesses on how to provide better access the Anti-Bullying Policy are included in a Complaint for people with disabilities was distributed to the ABC

and Grievance Resolution web page. This site includes Commercial division for consideration. APPENDICES information on what discrimination, harassment and bullying mean; the responsibilities of management and Complaints/grievance mechanisms, including access staff; complaint and grievance support and procedures; to external mechanisms, in place to address issues access to external complaints mechanisms and the and concerns raised about performance. 06–07 appointment and role of grievance contact officers. Contact officers receive specific training when appointed. The ABC’s 2007 Editorial Policies, ABC Code of Practice 2007 and ABC Service Commitment include extensive The ABC’s employment agreements include provisions guidelines for dealing with program complaints and for consultation and settlement of individual grievances the range of methods of lodging complaints. The and other disputes and the performance management guidelines include the option for people who are not system has provision for appeals. satisfied with the ABC’s response to a complaint about a Code of Practice issue to refer their complaint to A widely publicised professional counselling service an independent body, the Australian Communications for staff and their families is provided through the and Media Authority. The Editorial Policies allow for ABC Employee Assistance Program. alternative arrangements to be made where a person has genuine difficulties, such as a disability, in putting

Provider their complaint in writing. ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Providers have established mechanisms for quality improvement and assurance. A teletypewriter (TTY) facility is available for the purpose of contacting the ABC about services and programs. 198 Appendices for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 14—Performance Pay

One hundred and thirteen executives had bonuses Sixty-eight non-executive employees received payable totalling $607 775, an average of $5 379 bonuses totalling $175 274, an average of $2 578 per executive. per employee.

Appendix 15—Staff Profile Total ABC Staff Strength, June 2007

Division ACT NSW NT O’Seas Qld SA Tas Vic WA Totals %

Business Services 5.08 194.31 6.28 13.71 46.53 14.30 51.58 13.36 345.15 7.8% Commercial 3.46 168.08 1.74 17.52 9.58 6.46 26.87 13.23 246.94 5.5% Corporate Management* 1.00 78.12 1.00 4.80 84.92 1.9% Human Resources 1.29 53.58 1.00 4.00 25.89 2.00 7.60 4.09 99.45 2.2% Innovation 47.73 0.50 10.30 58.53 1.3% International, Corporate Strategy and Governance 3.67 42.24 2.00 5.53 3.00 6.19 2.00 91.94 2.00 158.57 3.6% News 52.90 306.51 31.90 26.35 138.76 68.29 43.13 113.59 60.94 842.37 18.9% Production Resources 70.23 390.43 37.41 64.88 82.05 58.75 171.91 64.37 940.03 21.1% Radio and Regional Content 26.63 366.47 36.25 127.38 84.87 35.39 161.98 81.60 920.57 20.6% Technology and Distribution 11.00 205.34 12.84 22.06 25.09 20.00 57.30 25.50 379.13 8.5% Television 0.25 246.44 3.23 7.56 14.63 16.21 81.29 15.94 385.55 8.6%

Total 175.51 2 099.25 132.65 31.88 399.37 364.12 198.24 779.16 281.03 4 461.21 100.00 % 3.9% 47.0% 3.0% 0.7% 9.0% 8.2% 4.4% 17.5% 6.3% 100.00%

Notes Gender Breakdown 1. Values in full-time equivalents. Head count % 2. Statistics current as at the end of the last pay period Female 2 518 47.9% in 2006–07 (24 June 2007). Male 2 742 52.1% * Includes Managing Director’s Office, ABC Secretariat, Total 5 260 100.00% Communications, Corporate Development, Editorial Policies, Legal Services and Office of the Chief Operating Officer. APPENDICES 06–07 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Appendices 199 for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 16—Ecologically Sustainable Development and Environmental Performance The ABC continued to ensure its compliance with its low-risk agency status. In October 2006, the ABC the requirements of sections 341ZA and 516A of the lodged its total Annual Energy Consumption report Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation on the Department of Environment and Heritage Act 1999 (“EPBC Act”). online Energy Data Gathering and Reporting database. At the same time, the ABC established a Green Futures In June 2007, the ABC’s 2007–11 Heritage Strategy Steering Committee to coordinate the ABC’s activities was submitted to the Department of Environment and facilitate the ABC achieving improved energy and Water Resources. The 2007–11 Heritage Strategy savings and environmental performance through covers identification and care of heritage property developing and ensuring the implementation of under ABC control and complies with the requirements better practice strategies and initiatives. of Division 5 of the EPBC Regulations 2000, “Managing Commonwealth Heritage Places”. The 2007–11 During March and April 2007 comprehensive Energy Heritage Strategy assists the Corporation in dealing and Environmental Audits were undertaken at the with ABC property with Commonwealth heritage ABC’s Sydney, Adelaide and Canberra sites to review value and addresses management and planning energy usage and determine what the Corporation issues associated with ownership of heritage items. can do to help reduce energy consumption, minimise waste and contribute to a better environment. Data In August 2006, the ABC returned its annual National gathered from these audits provides baseline values for Environment Protection Measures Questionnaire to continued implementation of the ABC’s Environmental the Department of Environment and Heritage retaining Management System at ABC sites.

Appendix 17—ABC Advisory Council

In 2006–07, the ABC Advisory Council met three times. The non-commercial character of ABC Radio and It made ten recommendations and 20 commendations. Television is very highly valued. There is no prospect of advertising on ABC broadcast outlets. Advisory Council Members Jane Munro—Convenor The ABC Act prohibits advertising on ABC Radio and Simon Andrews (until 31 December 2006) Television. Recent statements by the Prime Minister Professor Michael Burgess (until 31 December 2006) and Minister for Communications indicate that there Beverly Smallwood (until 31 December 2006) is no government intention to change the ABC Act Keith Smith (until 31 December 2006) in this regard. Dr Pamela Chick Robyn Lambley On the matter of advertising on ABC sites on the Dr Paul Collier internet there are no plans to place advertising on Alan Wu abc.net.au. However, there are specific sites such as Joanne Roach countdownaustralia.com that are owned by the ABC,

Geoffrey Cadogan-Cowper managed by ABC Commercial and carry advertising. APPENDICES Joshua Knackstredt Advertising is also part of the Australia Network. Joel Buchholz (from 1 January 2007) Tony Peters (from 1 January 2007) Opportunities are assessed carefully to ensure that

Jaime Phillips (from 1 January 2007) core ABC brand values are not compromised. 06–07 Catherine Prosser (from 1 January 2007) R2/2/06 Chaser’s War on Everything Summary of Recommendations, As a large part of the audience for the Chaser’s War Responses and Commendations on Everything are young people, the Friday night 2006–07 timeslot does not work for them. Council recommends R1/2/06 Advertising that an earlier night in the week might be better. The Advisory Council has received overwhelming community feedback that people do not want Perhaps a look at providing the program by video- commercial advertising on their ABC. There is a on-demand might be useful. widespread misconception that it is on the agenda. People are irritated by advertising and feel that by Director of Television: Television wants to ensure that introducing it the ABC would compromise its point as many people as possible have access to the ABC

of differentiation from other channels and would programs they want to watch, on the various platforms ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 irreparably damage its integrity. available. On 25 July 2006, Chaser’s War on Everything was made available as a trial vodcast on The Chaser’s Director of Corporate Strategy and Communications: website after the program had been broadcast. Advertising and the ABC is a most sensitive subject. 200 Appendices for the year ended 30 June 2007

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R3/2/06 The 7.30 Report R6/2/06 Young Musicians The Advisory Council commends The 7.30 Report Music is an important and integral part of human particularly in the way the weekly political scene in existence, and it is important that the youth of Canberra is presented. Council recommends that Australia grow to have a good appreciation of it. when State issues which attract a national interest are being examined Council encourages a focus on The ABC is addressing this need already in its local expertise and knowledge, by the use of presenters Flame Awards program, run by Classic FM. Council with more expertise in local areas. commends this program and is of the view that the ABC is well-placed to take it to the next level in a Director of News: In the context of a national program, television format. Council recommends that a new News does try to accommodate as much state-by- production be made about talented young musicians state content as possible and produces Stateline in (for example singers, violinists, guitarists, drummers) each state on Friday night in The 7:30 Report timeslot. and choral and instrumental/band groups in the 8–14 year age group from around the country. R4/2/06 Diversity Council recommends a program that profiles a Such a program could either focus on music, as range of ordinary Australians as they go about their Council recommends, or could alternatively be made everyday lives. This could offer interesting insights broader so as to include young Australians with and understanding into different vocations and talent in various areas of human endeavour. cultures and help people better understand some of the customs and practices of minorities. Director of Television: Television children’s programming schedule is based on a strategy Director of Television: Television aims to contribute to engage Australian children with their world to Australian national identity and cultural diversity through play, learning, drama, comedy, fun and through programs that give expression to the lives entertainment. Any new programs would need and cultures of Australians from many backgrounds. to be considered in this context. Through program series such as Compass, Australian Story, Message Stick, The 7.30 Report, and one-off Director of Innovation: (formerly New Media and documentaries throughout the year, Television presents Digital Services) Children and Families and Music stories about a diverse range of Australian people. and Youth are two key content areas for the Division. The RollerCoaster site on online targets 8-14 year Director of Radio and Regional Content: Radio olds and includes a section called Loops where the National’s Social History and Features Unit produce focus is on music, especially contemporary music. such a program, Street Stories. They are stories and experiences from across Australia and around the Australia Wide on ABC2 broadcasts two programs— globe and mirror the contemporary world in spoken Gen Next and Arts About which have on occasions word and sound. profiled young musicians.

R5/2/06 Spicks and Specks Director of Radio and Regional Content: Radio and

APPENDICES As a result of its youth consultations the Advisory Regional Content notes Council’s interest in young Council found that young people appreciate Spicks and musicians and its awareness of Classic FM’s Specks but would find it more relevant if it included Flame Awards. some reflection of a younger teen to late teenage

06–07 age group in the choice of music and questions. Classic FM also broadcast Rising Stars, a weekly program featuring young Australian instrumentalists, Director of Television: Television aims to appeal to singers, conductors and composers through a wide variety of audience groups, and in particular performances and interviews. attracts a large and diverse audience for the program Spicks and Specks. Covering a range of music styles, R1/1/07 The Environment and Climate Change each episode features music and questions from Council notes the confusion in the community around music genres that appeal to diverse tastes, from opera environmental issues and the desire for greater and classical music, through to such contemporary understanding and practical solutions. The ABC styles as rock, pop, hiphop and the blues. Spicks is well-placed to play the leading role. and Specks also features many young comedians and musicians throughout the year. Coverage should focus not merely on how environmental issues are dealt with politically, but on building

ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 The new music program jtv is specifically targeted a fundamental understanding of environmental to a younger (16-30 year old) audience on ABC main challenges and responses based on recognised channel for at least two and a half hours a week, scientific data and opinion. Ultimately, audiences augmented with “jtv live specials”. should be equipped to be able to critically analyse proposed environmental responses for themselves. Appendices 201 for the year ended 30 June 2007

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Online could develop environmental resources for R3/1/07 Older Audiences of triple j students. This material could, in turn, develop the The Advisory Council recognises that there is a sizeable themes for future television and radio productions. group of triple j fans that fall outside the typical audience age (15–45 years old). There is a segment Director of Radio and Regional Content: Radio and of the older audience who have listened to triple j Regional Content supports the Council’s position on since its inception in 1975. The Council recommends encouraging greater awareness and understanding that Television examine the possibility of producing of environmental issues and agrees the ABC is well a program profiling a range of older (that is over 45) placed to broaden discussion. triple j fans and their journey with the station over the last 22 years. Local Radio, Radio National and triple j in particular, take a pro-active approach to covering a wide range Director of Television: Television would need to of environment issues, debates and concerns of local, consider such a program proposal in terms of its regional, national and international relevance. overall programming strategy and in the context of its development and commissioning processes. Director of Television: Television has recognised that environmental issues and climate change currently R4/1/07 Overseas Perspectives are of great interest and a number of programs have The Advisory Council recommends that with the already been broadcast on these topics, such as Two proliferation of English language international news Men in a Tinnie as well as Four Corners, and segments channels for example France 24, Al-Jazeera, Russia on Catalyst. Other relevant programs scheduled to Today and Channel NewsAsia, a weekly wrap-up of be broadcast this year include Crude, Carbon Cops news and opinion from across the world could be and Lightning City. considered as an addition to Television’s news portfolio. The Council notes that NewsRadio rebroadcasts Director of Innovation: The abc.net.au team have programs from around the world and that Radio discussed this very useful recommendation and are National’s Breakfast scans newspapers from assessing the degree to which it has already and around Australia. Council suggests that a television will in the future meet these expectations. program of this nature could be produced.

Director of News: News thanks you for your Director of News: The Council will be fully aware of recommendation about an online environment the great range of foreign news and current affairs resource for students. News is vigilant in ensuring offered across divisional programming. While a new both a comprehensive and balanced coverage program is not possible in the current schedule, News of climate change and is acutely aware of the would be happy to address this at a Council meeting. heightened sensitivity and range of opinions surrounding environmental issues. We would Commendations be happy to address the Council directly on this The ABC Advisory Council commended the following if appropriate. programs and publications: AM; One Night Stand; The Conversation Hour; Lateline for its coverage and

R2/1/07 Hard Talk currently breaking stories; the latest series of television APPENDICES The Advisory Council appreciates the hard-hitting station idents; Catalyst for its recent series “The interview style of Tony Jones on Lateline. Building Battle of the Brains”; Foreign Correspondent for on this, the Council recommends that Television “Another Sun”; Fran Kelly for her program; and Family consider commissioning a program in the style Footsteps. The Advisory Council commends 50 Years 06–07 of the BBC’s Hard Talk. of ABCTV hosted by John Clarke; The Cook and the Chef; Insiders; The Good Games on ABC2; Lateline This would be a half-hour program consisting of a Business; Two Men in a Tinnie; Shakespeare Retold; single interview with a political leader, entertainer, and In the Shadow of the Palms: Iraq. sportsperson or ordinary individual where the hard questions are asked to get behind the news. The Advisory Council also commends the drought support initiatives. The ABC has reinforced its Director Television: Television broadcasts a number commitment to servicing rural and regional Australia of programs that show interviewers in close and and commends Bushfire Summer and ABC Radio’s intense exchanges with their guests. As well as the role in reporting fires. interviews that regularly occur on News programs such as Lateline, The 7.30 Report and Australian Story,

Television also broadcasts Talking Heads, Enough ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Rope with Andrew Denton and Difference of Opinion, which aims to deeply analyse current social and economic issues through questioning specialist guests. 202 Appendices for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 18—Independent Complaints Review Panel

The Independent Complaints Review Panel (ICRP) The complainant alleged that the ABC had finalised three matters in 2006–07. “violated standards of fairness and objectivity over a five-day period.” • A viewer complained that a segment titled “Estonia—Sex Tours”, broadcast as part of the The Panel identified ten main topics and issues Foreign Correspondent program on 12 July 2006, concerning Mr Al Tekriti’s case, arising from the was inaccurate and “distorted... to a dangerous complainant’s objections to the broadcast segments. degree” by “grave omissions”. The viewer also The Panel responded to each topic separately in its complained that the segment provided an “extremely final report. one-sided” view of the life and culture of Estonia. Of the ten main allegations identified by the The Panel summarised the program as being a complainant, the Panel found that the presenters report of a group of men from England on a “stag had committed breaches of section 4.2 of the ABC’s holiday” in Tallinn, Estonia. It included interviews Code of Practice in four of the allegations made, with some of the men, a female member of the “in that every reasonable effort was not made to Estonian Parliament and a former sex worker. ensure that the Mornings program segments were balanced and impartial”. The Panel was satisfied that there was no suggestion in the report that sex tourists were encouraged or The Panel recommended that its findings be brought welcomed by the broader Estonian population and to the attention of the presenters and producer of that the complaints of imbalance and lack of the Mornings program segments, with a view to impartiality should not be upheld. their exercising greater care in relation to the ABC’s editorial requirements for balance and impartiality. On the complaint of factual inaccuracy, the Panel ABC Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief, Mark noted that the ABC had agreed that the reporter’s Scott accepted this recommendation. statement that “one third of [Estonia’s] citizens live in poverty” was not accurate and therefore breached • The Panel upheld part of a complaint made Editorial Policies. However, the Panel was satisfied against the Stateline Western Australia program that the program did not inaccurately portray Estonia segment, entitled, “Quokkas under threat from as “an ailing third world country that was only too logging in the southwest”, broadcast on 4 August eager to promote distasteful sex tours to help with 2006 and repeated on 5 August 2006. their miserable economy”. The complainant made 11 separate complaints The Panel noted in its report that the ABC had already about the program, alleging that it was “misleading taken action to address the error and recommended and unbalanced” and that “it failed to deal with that, if the ABC had not already done so, that it write the subject in a professional way and contained to the complainant in the same terms as in its misrepresentations, false statements and letters sent to persons who had complained to the untrue assertions”. Australian Communications and Media Authority

APPENDICES about this program. Independently of the ICRP’s The Panel in its report stated, “The Program, although review, the ABC had written to all viewers who had entitled “Quokkas under threat from logging in the complained about inaccuracy in this program— southwest” clearly did not purport to be other than including writing to the complainant in November a brief exposure of the logging-quokka issues in

06–07 2006—to apologise for the error in the program. the Arcadia Forest. The broadcast lasted about five minutes and was only a relatively small segment of • The Panel upheld part of a complaint made the overall Stateline evening program. It was not, and against segments broadcast on the 891 ABC Adelaide could not reasonably be regarded as, an in-depth Mornings program on 5, 7 and 9 December 2005. scientific examination of the issues presented”.

The segments included comments and discussion In ten of the 11 separate complaints made against the by the presenters about the case of Mr Oday Adnan Stateline segment, the complaints were not upheld. Al Tekriti and included interviews with the former Head of the Federal Government’s Special Investigations The eleventh complaint related to references to Unit, Mr Graham Blewitt, Shadow Immigration quokkas which had apparently been killed during Minister, Mr Tony Bourke and Federal MP for Sturt, an earlier logging operation in Northcliffe, Western Christopher Pyne. Australia. The complainant alleged that the journalist

ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 “presented anecdotal evidence to support a position and did not attempt to give the other side of the story”. Appendices 203 for the year ended 30 June 2007

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In its findings, the Panel stated, “it is plain that there Therefore the Panel upheld one of the 11 complaints. were two sides to the story, the failure of the program The Panel did not make any recommendations to the to present the second side or even acknowledge that ABC arising from its consideration of this matter. it existed, produced a serious lack of balance in this part of the broadcast”.

Appendix 19—Freedom of Information

The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (“FOI Act”) Six requests were granted in part, two were refused gives the public the right to access documents held and two are still being processed. by the ABC. Part II of Schedule 2 of the FOI Act gives the ABC an exemption in relation to material that is On 31 July 2006, the Federal Court of Australia upheld program related. an appeal by the ABC against an Administrative Appeals Tribunal decision concerning the ABC’s During the past year, the ABC received ten requests response to a FOI application from the University for access to documents under the FOI Act. of Technology, Sydney.

Appendix 20—ABC Code of Practice 2007

This Code of Practice summarises the major 1.6 All four content categories are covered by the principles which guide ABC content. general content codes below. In addition specific requirements apply to the content categories of news 1. Introduction and current affairs, opinion, and topical and factual. 1.1 The ABC’s place in the media industry is distinctive. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983, 1.7 The ABC Editorial Policies 2007 set out gives the Corporation particular responsibilities programming policies and guidelines in full such as the provision of an independent news service. and can be found at The ABC Charter (section 6 of the Act) sets out the http://www.abc.net.au/corp/pubs/edpols.htm. functions of the Corporation and can be found on the internet at 2. General content codes http://www.abc.net.au/corp/pubs/charter.htm. 2.1 The guiding principle in the application of the following general content codes is context. What is 1.2 The ABC Act guarantees the editorial unacceptable in one context may be appropriate and independence of the Corporation’s programs. acceptable in another. However, the use of language, The ABC holds the power to make programming sound or images for no other purpose but to offend decisions on behalf of the people of Australia. By is not acceptable. law and convention neither the Government nor

Parliament seeks to intervene in those decisions. 2.2 This Code is not intended to ban certain types APPENDICES of language or images from bona fide dramatic or 1.3 This Code of Practice applies to ABC Radio literary treatments, nor is it intended to exclude and Television, Online and other emerging media such references from legitimate reportage, debate services. Some parts of the Code apply to a or documentaries. 06–07 particular medium such as Section 6: Television Program Classifications. Where this is the case 2.3 Warnings. From time to time the ABC presents material is marked accordingly. content that it recognises may disturb or offend some of the audience. Where appropriate, the audience 1.4 The word “content” is generally used throughout will be given advance notice about such content. the Code and covers material broadcast on ABC Radio and Television, provided on ABC Online and 2.4 Violence. There will be times when there are through emerging media services. genuine reasons for using violent images and sounds to adequately illustrate a story. Particular care must 1.5 This Code of Practice sets out the major be taken in the presentation or portrayal of violence. principles which apply to ABC content. The ABC The ABC’s decision to use such images or sounds distinguishes between four types of content: should be based on editorial judgement, together with

• news and current affairs regard for the reasonable susceptibilities of audiences ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 • opinion to the detail of what is broadcast or published. Such • topical and factual content should not put undue emphasis on the violent • performance. images or sounds, and where appropriate it should be preceded by a warning. 204 Appendices for the year ended 30 June 2007

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2.5 Language. Variations of language favoured by 2.11 Program promotions. Program promotions different groups of Australians are valid and have their should be scheduled so as to be consistent with the place in ABC content. On occasions, the language nature of surrounding content. of one group may be distasteful to another. Use of such language is permitted provided it is not used 2.12 Content for children. In providing enjoyable gratuitously and can be justified in the context of, for and enriching content for children, the ABC does not example, news, current affairs, fiction, documentary, wish to conceal the real world from them. It can be dramatisation, comedy or song lyrics. important for the media, especially television, to help children understand and deal with situations which 2.6 Sex and sexuality. Provided it is handled with may include violence and danger. Special care should integrity, any of the following treatments of sex and be taken to ensure that content which children are sexuality may be appropriate and necessary: likely to watch or access unsupervised should not • it can be discussed and reported in the context be harmful or disturbing to them. of news, current affairs, information or documentary programs 2.13 Religious content. ABC religious content • it can be referred to in drama, comedy, lyrics includes coverage of worship and devotion, explanation, or fictional programs analysis, debate and reports. This content may • it can be depicted or implied. include major religious traditions, indigenous religions and new spiritual movements, as well 2.7 Discrimination and stereotypes. To avoid as secular perspectives on religious issues. The discrimination and stereotyping, content should not ABC does not promote any particular belief system use language or images which: or form of religious expression. • disparage or discriminate against any person or group on grounds such as race, ethnicity, 2.14 Indigenous Australian content. Significant nationality, sex, age, disability or sexual preference; cultural practices of Indigenous Australians should marital, parental, social or occupational status; be observed in content and reporting. religious, cultural or political belief or activity • are not representative and reinforce stereotypes, 2.15 Television programs: closed captioning or convey stereotypic assumptions on domestic television services for people • convey prejudice who are hearing impaired or deaf. Closed • make demeaning or gratuitous references; for caption content will be clearly marked when example to, people’s physical characteristics, information is provided to the press or when captioned cultural practices or religious beliefs. programs are promoted. Where possible, open captioned advice will be provided if technical problems The above requirements are not intended to prevent prevent scheduled closed captioning. Television content which is factual or the expression of programs broadcast between 6 pm and 10.30 pm genuinely-held opinion, or content presented in and news and current affairs programs broadcast the legitimate context of a humorous, satirical at any time are captioned in accordance with the or dramatic work. Broadcasting Service Act 1992. Addresses to the

APPENDICES nation and events of national significance will also 2.8 Privacy. The rights to privacy of individuals be transmitted with closed captioning. should be respected in all ABC content. However, in order to provide information which relates to 2.16 Television programs: accessible

06–07 a person’s performance of public duties or about domestic television services for people other matters of public interest, intrusions upon who are blind or have a visual impairment privacy may, in some circumstances, be justified. or limited reading comprehension. Where material appears in text format on ABC Television, 2.9 Suicide. Suicide is a legitimate subject in the ABC will endeavour to provide it in audio as well, ABC content. The depiction or description of suicide subject to availability of resources and considerations must be handled with extreme sensitivity. Care of creativity, editorial integrity and immediacy. must be taken to ensure that events or methods depicted or described do not encourage others 2.17 ABC Online. The ABC aims to make its online to copy these actions. services accessible to audience members who are blind or have a visual impairment. It should however, 2.10 Intrusion into grief. Sensitivity should be recognised that it will not always be possible to be exercised in presenting images of, or interviews achieve this while maintaining standards of creativity,

ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 with, bereaved relatives and survivors or witnesses editorial integrity and immediacy. There may also be of traumatic events. Except in special circumstances, cases where time or resources limit the ABC’s ability children who have recently been victims of, or to provide this service. eyewitnesses to, a tragedy or traumatic experience should not be interviewed or featured. Appendices 205 for the year ended 30 June 2007

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2.18 Confidential sources. ABC staff will not be announcement must be broadcast advising viewers obliged to disclose confidential sources which they that regular programming will be interrupted with are entitled to protect at all times. a news flash. 3. News and current affairs content 4. Opinion content 3.1 This section applies to content categorised by 4.1 This section applies to content categorised by the the ABC as news and current affairs in accordance ABC as opinion content in accordance with Section 6 with Section 5 of the ABC Editorial Policies 2007. of the ABC Editorial Policies 2007. This content will be accurate, impartial and objective and thereby avoid bias. 4.2 Content must be signposted to audiences in advance. 3.2 Every reasonable effort, in the circumstances, must be made to ensure that the factual content of 4.3 The ABC is committed to impartiality and must news and current affairs is accurate and in context. demonstrate this through the presentation of a diversity of perspectives across a network or platform in an 3.3 The ABC will correct a significant error when appropriate timeframe. it is established that one has been made. When a correction is necessary, it will be made in an 4.4 Reasonable steps will be taken to ensure factual appropriate manner as soon as reasonably practicable. content is accurate and that content does not misrepresent other viewpoints. 3.4 Content will be impartial. Editorial judgements will be based on news values. One perspective will 5. Topical and factual content not be unduly favoured over others. 5.1 This section applies to content categorised by the ABC as topical and factual content in accordance 3.5 Balance will be sought but may not always be with Section 7 of the ABC Editorial Policies 2007. achieved within a single program or publication; it will be achieved as soon as reasonably practicable 5.2 The ABC is committed to impartiality: where and in an appropriate manner. It is not essential topical and factual content deals with matters of to give all sides equal time. As far as possible, contention or public debate, a diversity of principal principal relevant views on matters of importance relevant perspectives should be demonstrated across will be presented. a network or platform in an appropriate timeframe.

3.6 The ABC will serve the public interest by 5.3 Every reasonable effort must be made to ensure investigating issues affecting society and individuals. that factual content is accurate and in context and that content does not misrepresent other viewpoints. 3.7 Re-enactments of events will be clearly identified as such and presented in a way which will not 5.4 The ABC will correct a significant error when mislead audiences. it is established that one has been made. When a correction is necessary, it will be made in an

3.8 Television programs: news updates. Care appropriate manner as soon as reasonably practicable. APPENDICES will be exercised in the selection of sounds and images used in television news updates and news promotions. 6. Television program classifications Consideration must also be given to the likely 6.1 The ABC applies the classifications listed below composition of the audience. to all its domestic television programs with the 06–07 exception of news, current affairs and sporting events. 3.9 Television programs: news updates The ABC classifications are based on the Guidelines during children’s viewing times. Particular for the Classification of Films and Computer Games care should be taken with scheduled television news issued by the Office of Film and Literature Classification updates at those times when programming is directed (OFLC), made under the Classification (Publications, at children. News updates at such times must not Films and Computer Games) Act 1995. include any violent content. 6.2 Classification of television programs. 3.10 Television programs: news flashes. G—General (suitable for all ages) Because the timing and content of news flashes on G programs may be shown at any time. This category television are unpredictable, particular care should is considered suitable for all viewers, and includes be exercised in the selection of sounds and images programs designed for pre-school and school age

and consideration given to the likely composition of children. The G classification symbol does not ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 the audience. This should be done, notwithstanding necessarily indicate that the program is one that the need to get a news flash to air as quickly as children will enjoy. Some G programs contain themes possible. Before any news flash during children’s or story-lines that are not of interest to children. and other G classified programs, a visual and audio 206 Appendices for the year ended 30 June 2007

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Parents should feel confident that children can watch Parents may choose to preview the material for their material in this classification without supervision. children. Some may choose to watch the material Whether or not the program is intended for children, with their children. Others might find it sufficient to the treatment of themes and other classifiable be accessible during or after the viewing to discuss elements will be careful and discreet. the content.

Themes: The treatment of themes should have a Themes: Supernatural or mild horror themes may very low sense of threat or menace, and be justified be included. The treatment of themes should be by context. The presentation of dangerous, imitable discreet and mild in impact. More disturbing themes behaviour is not permitted except in those are not generally dealt with at PG level. circumstances where it is justified by context. Any depiction of such behaviour must not encourage Violence: Violence may be discreetly implied or dangerous imitation. stylised and should also be: • mild in impact, and Violence: Violence may be very discreetly implied, • not shown in detail. but should: • have a light tone, or Sex: Sexual activity and nudity in a sexual context • have a very low sense of threat or menace, and may be suggested, but should: • be infrequent, and • be discreet, and • not be gratuitous. • be infrequent, and • not be gratuitous. Sex: Sexual activity should: Verbal references to sexual activity should be discreet. • only be suggested in very discreet visual or verbal references, and Language: Coarse language should be mild • be infrequent, and and infrequent. • not be gratuitous. Drug Use: Discreet verbal references and mild, Nudity in a sexual context is not permitted. incidental visuals of drug use may be included, but these should not promote or encourage drug use. Language: Coarse language should: • be very mild and infrequent, and Nudity: Nudity outside of a sexual context should • not be gratuitous. not be detailed or gratuitous.

Drug Use: The depiction of the use of legal drugs M—Mature (recommended for people aged should be handled with care. Illegal drug use should be 15 years and over) implied only very discreetly and be justified by context. M programs may be shown: • on weekdays that are school days, between noon Nudity: Nudity outside of a sexual context should be: and 3.00 pm and • infrequent, and • on any day of the week between 8.30 pm and 5.00 am.

APPENDICES • not detailed, and • not gratuitous. The M category is recommended for people aged over 15 years. Programs classified M contain material that PG—Parental Guidance (Parental Guidance is considered to be potentially harmful or disturbing

06–07 recommended for people under 15 years) to those under 15 years. Depictions and references PG programs may be shown: to classifiable elements may contain detail. While • on weekdays between 8.30 am and 4.00 pm and most themes may be dealt with, the degree of between 7.00 pm and 6.00 am explicitness and intensity of treatment will determine • on weekends at any time except between 6 am what can be accommodated in the M category—the and 10 am. less explicit or less intense material will be included in the M classification and the more explicit or more PG programs may contain themes and concepts intense material, especially violent material, will be which, when viewed by those under 15 years, may included in the MA15+ classification. require the guidance of an adult. The PG classification signals to parents that material in this category Themes: Most themes can be dealt with, but the contains depictions or references which could be treatment should be discreet and the impact should confusing or upsetting to children without adult not be high.

ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 guidance. Material classified PG will not be harmful or disturbing to children. Violence: Generally, depictions of violence should: • not contain a lot of detail, and • not be prolonged. Appendices 207 for the year ended 30 June 2007

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In realistic treatments, depictions of violence that Themes: The treatment of themes with a high degree contain detail should: of intensity should be discreet. • be infrequent, and • not have a high impact, and/or Violence: Generally, depictions of violence should • not be gratuitous. not have a high impact. Depictions with a strong impact should be infrequent, and should not be In stylised treatments, depictions of violence may prolonged or gratuitous. contain more detail and be more frequent if this does not increase the impact. Realistic treatments may contain detailed depictions, but these should not be prolonged. Verbal and indirect visual references to sexual violence may only be included if they are: Depictions of violence in stylised treatments may • discreet and infrequent, and be more detailed and more frequent than depictions • strongly justified by the narrative or of violence in close to real situations or in realistic documentary context. treatments if this does not increase the impact.

Sex: Sexual activity may be discreetly implied. Visual suggestions of sexual violence are permitted only if they are not frequent, prolonged, gratuitous Nudity in a sexual context should not contain a lot or exploitative. of detail, or be prolonged. Sex: Sexual activity may be implied. Verbal references to sexual activity may be more detailed than depictions if this does not increase Depictions of nudity in a sexual context which the impact. contain detail should not be exploitative.

Language: Coarse language may be used. Verbal references may be more detailed than depictions, if this does not increase the impact. Generally, coarse language that is stronger, detailed or very aggressive should: Language: Coarse language may be used. • be infrequent, and • not be gratuitous. Coarse language that is very strong, aggressive or detailed should not be gratuitous. Drug Use: Drug use may be discreetly shown. Drug Use: Drug use may be shown, but should not Drug use should not be promoted or encouraged. be promoted or encouraged.

Nudity: Nudity outside of a sexual context may be More detailed depictions should not have a high shown but depictions that contain any detail should degree of impact. not be gratuitous.

Nudity: Nudity should be justified by context. APPENDICES MA15+—Mature Audience (not suitable for people under 15 years) 6.3 Implementation guidelines. The time MA15+ programs may be shown between 9.30 pm zones for each program classification are guides to and 5.00 am on any day of the week. the most likely placement of programs within that 06–07 classification. They are not hard and fast rules MA15+ programs, because of the matter they contain and there will be occasions on which programs or or because of the way it is treated, are not suitable segments of programs appear in other time-slots. for people aged under 15 years. For example, a PG program or segment of a program designed for teenage viewers could appear before Material classified MA15+ deals with issues or contains 7.00 pm on a week day if that is the time most depictions which require a more mature perspective. suitable for the target audience. This is because the impact of individual elements or a combination of elements is considered likely to There must be sound reasons for any departure be harmful or disturbing to viewers under 15 years from the time zone for a program classification. of age. While most themes may be dealt with, the degree of explicitness and intensity of treatment will Programs which are serious presentations of moral,

determine what can be accommodated in the MA15+ social or cultural issues, may appear outside their ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 category—the more explicit or more intense material, normal classification time zone, provided that a clear especially violent material, will be included in the indication of the nature of the content is given at the MA15+ classification and the less explicit or less beginning of the program. intense material will be included in the M classification. 208 Appendices for the year ended 30 June 2007

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Programs, including those having a particular 7.3 ABC Complaints Review Executive. If a classification under the OFLC Guidelines, may be complainant is dissatisfied with a response from modified so that they are suitable for broadcast Audience and Consumer Affairs, the complainant or suitable for broadcast at particular times. may request that the matter be reviewed by the Complaints Review Executive (CRE). The CRE is a Due to local scheduling arrangements, some senior ABC manager with editorial experience, who programs will be broadcast to Broken Hill outside is separate from Audience and Consumer Affairs and their classification time zone. content areas, and who can consider the complaint afresh. Complainants can write to the CRE at GPO 6.4 Television classification symbols. The Box 9994, in the capital city of the complainant’s classification symbol of the PG, M or MA15+ program State or Territory. (except for news, current affairs or sporting events) being shown will be displayed at the beginning of 7.4 Independent Complaints Review Panel. the program. The Independent Complaints Review Panel (ICRP) is appointed by the ABC Board to review written The classification symbol of the PG, M or MA15+ complaints which relate to allegations of serious program (except for news, current affairs or sporting cases of factual inaccuracy, bias, lack of balance events) being promoted will be displayed during or unfair treatment arising from ABC content. the promotion. A complaint of this nature may only be referred to 6.5 Consumer advice. Audio and visual consumer the ICRP for review: advice on the reasons for an M or MA15+ classification • if the ABC’s normal complaints handling procedures will be given prior to the beginning of an M or (as described in 7.2 above) have been completed MA15+ program. and the complainant is dissatisfied with the ABC’s response; or 7. Complaints • the ABC has not responded within 60 days and 7.1 This Code of Practice does not apply to any the ABC has failed to provide an acceptable complaint concerning content which is or becomes reason for the delay; and the subject of legal proceedings or any complaint • if in the case of a radio or television program, the about a radio or television program which is made to complaint was originally lodged with the ABC the ABC more than six months after the broadcast within six weeks of the date of broadcast. to which it refers. However, please note the ABC cannot guarantee that it will have the necessary Further information can be obtained from the Convener, tapes to review complaints made more than six Independent Complaints Review Panel, GPO Box 688, weeks after broadcast as this is the statutory period Sydney, NSW 2001 or by phoning (02) 8333 5639. for which the ABC is required to retain radio and television tapes. If the Panel does not accept the complaint for review or if the complainant is dissatisfied with the outcome 7.2 ABC Audience and Consumer Affairs. of the review and the complaint is covered by the

APPENDICES Complaints that the ABC has acted contrary to this ABC Code of Practice, the complainant may make Code of Practice should be directed to the ABC in a complaint to the Australian Communications and the first instance. Phone complainants seeking a Media Authority about the matter. written response from the ABC will be asked to put

06–07 their complaint in writing. All such written complaints 7.5 Australian Communications and Media are to be directed to ABC Audience and Consumer Authority. If a complainant: Affairs, GPO Box 9994, in the capital city of the • does not receive a response from the ABC within complainant’s State or Territory. The complainant 60 days; or will receive a response from the ABC within 60 days • is dissatisfied with the ABC’s response; or of receipt of their complaint. • is dissatisfied with the outcome of the ICRP review (as mentioned above) and the complaint is covered The ABC makes considerable efforts to provide an by the ABC Code of Practice; adequate response to complaints about Code of the complainant may make a complaint to the Practice matters, except where a complaint is Australian Communications and Media Authority frivolous, vexatious or not made in good faith or the about the matter. complainant is vexatious or not acting in good faith. ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Appendices 209 for the year ended 30 June 2007

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7.6 Contact addresses. Independent Complaints Review Panel Australian Broadcasting Corporation GPO Box 688, Sydney, NSW, 2001. Audience and Consumer Affairs GPO Box 9994, in the capital city Australian Communications and Media Authority of your State or Territory. PO Box Q500, Queen Victoria Building, NSW, 1230.

Complaints Review Executive GPO Box 9994, in the capital city of your State or Territory.

Appendix 21—Performance Against Service Commitment

The ABC’s Service Commitment is a statement of what individuals are entitled to expect in their dealings with the ABC. The Service Commitment sits beside a number of other Corporate documents, particularly the ABC Code of Practice and Editorial Policies.

The Service Commitment is freely available to members of the public, including through the ABC’s website. The table below summarises the ABC’s performance against its service commitments:

The ABC is committed to: Measure Performance 2006–07

Treating audience members with Whether this is a significant subject Rarely a subject of complaint. fairness, courtesy and integrity. of complaint.

Respecting legitimate rights to Whether the ABC has appropriate Corporation-wide ABC Privacy Policy. privacy and confidentiality. privacy policies. Whether privacy is Rarely a subject of complaint. a significant subject of complaint.

Complying with relevant legislation Number of FOI requests received and See FOI report, Appendix 19 (page 203). such as the Commonwealth Freedom ABC response. of Information Act 1982.

Responding to audience enquiries Statements welcoming comments Comments and complaints are promptly and as comprehensively and complaints; publicly welcomed in statements as possible; on website, in Annual Report and Number of calls logged by capital city Service Commitment; individual Welcoming comments and switchboards; emails and letters to correspondents are thanked for their answering, as far as possible, Audience and Consumer Affairs; feedback; for details of audience all written correspondence; contacts and findings of review bodies Number of complaints upheld by see Audience Contacts (page 26). Welcoming and responding review bodies. to complaints;

Providing accurate information. APPENDICES

Making information such as the Whether such information is made Available from ABC Online, ABC Shops Service Commitment and the ABC freely available. and offices throughout Australia. Code of Practice freely available. 06–07

Making program information, including Whether ABC provides such Available through press, on-air closed caption details and timely advice information. announcements and on ABC website. on program changes, widely available.

Monitoring audience concerns Whether phone calls, mail and Daily and weekly monitoring; reports through phone calls, mail and press coverage are monitored available via intranet and distributed press coverage; ensuring relevant for audience concerns; to program areas and other key staff are provided with details of staff; regular reports and analysis audience response to programs. Whether relevant staff are provided to ABC Board. with audience response information. ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 210 Appendices for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 22—ABC Awards 2006–07

Broadcasting Awards 2006 New York Festivals National Awards Silver, Culture and Arts: Natalie Australia Multimedia and International Awards Kestecher and Andrei Shabunov, Publication Design Awards Australasian Association of Snorty Meets the Red Army Choir. Yours, Mine and Ours. Philosophy [AAP] Media Prize Alan Saunders, The Philosopher’s Silver, Environmental: Eurydice Australia Business Arts Foundation Zone, ABC Radio National. Aroney, Kirsty Lee and Andrei [AbaF] Media Arts Award Shabunov, Cetaceans Versus Bush. ABC Indigenous Production Unit, Australasian Promax/BDA Awards Deadly Yarns 2. Gold, Use of an Original Music Bronze, Chris Tugwell and Composition: ABC ID for Drama. Christopher Williams, X-Ray. Australian Cinematographers’ Society National Awards Silver, Interstitial/Promotainment: Bronze, Paul Davies and Pauline Golden Tripod, Current Affairs: Network and Blocks. Newman, A Wire Around the World. Louie Eroglu, Tallinn Tours.

Silver, Movie Promotion: Finalist, Margaret Coffey and Distinction, Peter Curtis, Foreign Stepfather Of The Bride. Brendan O’Neill, Intelligent Design. Correspondent: “Southern Sudan”.

Bronze, Use Of Library Music for New York Television Festival Golden Tripod, Documentaries— a Promo: The West Wing. Bronze World Medal, Best Editing Cinema and Television: Campbell in Documentaries: Foreign Miller, Foreign Correspondent: Australian and New Zealand Mental Correspondent: “Another Sun: Italy”. “Another Sun”. Health Service Media Award Lynne Malcolm, All in the Mind: Gold World Medal, Foreign Distinction, Dramatised “Schizophrenia: Fragmented Correspondent: “Orhan Pamuk”, Documentaries: Calvin Gardiner, Minds”, ABC Radio National. David Hardaker. Who Killed Dr Bogle and Mrs Chandler? Beijing International Science Bronze World Medal, Best News Film Festival Magazine: Foreign Correspondent: Golden Tripod, News Magazine: Gold: Life at 1. “Sudan Survival”. Louie Eroglu, Warrior Dolphins.

Silver: The Secret Lives 58th Prix Italia Golden Tripod, Television Magazine: of Sleepwalkers. Special Mention Finalist, Music Louie Eroglu, Moscow Sculpture. Documentary: Robyn Ravlich and Cannes 60th Film Festival Russell Stapleton, Into the Music: Australian Film Institute Cannes Festival Medal: “Birds of a Feather”. Awards [AFI] David Stratton. Best Direction Television Drama Finalist, Radio: Documentary: Series: Jessica Hobbs, Answered Hugo Television Award Sharon Davis and Philip Ulman, by Fire.

APPENDICES Silver Plaque, Best Feature Length Radio Eye: “When Time Stood Still”. Telefilm—Drama: Stepfather of Best Lead Actor in Television Drama: the Bride, ABC Telemovie. Royal Australia and New Zealand David Wenham, Answered by Fire. College of Ophthalmology

06–07 International Festival of Science Media Awards Outstanding Achievement in Film and Cinema 2006 Broadcast Media: Sophie Scott, Television Screencraft: Joseph Best Science Television Award: ABC TV News. H. Pickering, (Cinematographer), Emma Ross, Josie Matthieson The Forest. and Dione Gilmour, Sex in the USA CINE Golden Eagle Awards Bush, ABC Television Natural Environment and Natural Australian Government History Unit. Science: Sex in the Bush: “Rules Eureka Prize of Engagement” and The Big Science Journalism: Jonica Newby Grand Prix: Richard Smith, Blue, ABC Television Natural and Chris Spurr, Catalyst: “Teen Catalyst “Planet of the Rings”. History Unit. Brain”, “Real Oil Crisis” and “Kakapo Crisis”. Kalamazoo Animation Festival Webby Awards 2006 International 2007 Honoree Certificate: Dust Echoes.

ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Jury Award for Excellence in Visual Storytelling: Dust Echoes 2: “Mermaid Story”. Appendices 211 for the year ended 30 June 2007

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Australian Government Peter Best Documentary Social and Journalism Educators Awards Hunt Eureka Prize Political Issues: 900 Neighbours. Best Radio for a Postgraduate Environmental Journalism: Anne Student: Meri Fatin, West Papua Connolly, Matthew Carney and Best Interactive Game: Game On SA. in Brief and Tailgating. Morag Ramsay, Four Corners. Best Tertiary Education Resource: Landcare Australia Australian Interactive The Archive Project. ABC Radio: Special award of Multimedia Industry Association appreciation for ongoing and [AIMIA] Awards Australian Writers’ Guild [AWGIES] comprehensive coverage of Best Children’s: INDIGO Digital, the Major Winner: Katherine Thomson landcare issues. Australian Film Commission and and Barbara Samuels, Answered the ABC, Chiko Accidental Alien. by Fire. 2007 Logie Awards Most Outstanding Documentary: Best Cross Platform Content/ Television Mini-series Original: Daryl Karp, Film Australia and Peter Content Integration: Courtney Katherine Thomson and Barbara Butt, Blackwattle Films, Who Killed Gibson, jtv. Samuels, Answered by Fire. Dr Bogle and Mrs Chandler?.

Best News, Media or Reference: Television Series: Greg Haddrick, Most Outstanding Factual Series: Sam Doust, Jane Wilson, Andrew MDA Series 3: “Departure Tim Clark, Dynasties. Kesper, Tim Madden, Steven Alward Lounge, Part 4”. and Walter Hamilton, 50 Years of Most Outstanding News Coverage: ABC TV News and Current Affairs. 2007 Bernard Heinze Award Suzanne Smith and Tony Jones, Graham Abbott. Lateline: “Paper reveals sexual Best of the Best: Linda Bracken, abuse, violence in NT Indigenous Karen Cook, Ann Chesterman, Citigroup Business Journalism communities”. Janine Googan, Matthew Booy, Awards for Excellence Amber Heyward, Priscilla Davies, Excellence in Business Mental Health Services Media Brad Cook, triplejunearthed.com. Broadcasting: Stan Correy, Achievement Award ABC Radio National. Compass: “Broken Open”. Effectiveness Award: Linda Bracken, Karen Cook, Ann Chesterman, Electronic Media Award for National Drug and Alcohol Award Janine Googan, Matthew Booy, World Swimming Championships Excellence in Media Reporting: Amber Heyward, Priscilla Davies, Gerry Collins, Rob Woodhouse, Presenter Steve Cannane, Hack Brad Cook, triplejunearthed.com. Susie O’Neill, Grandstand (triple j). commentary team. Outstanding Contribution Award: Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards Chris Winter. Hitwise Online Performance Fave TV Show Award: Blue Water Awards High, Series 1. Australian NetGuide Awards—2006 Entertainment—Multimedia:

Best Media Site: ABC News Online. abc.net.au/vod. Older People Speak Out Media APPENDICES Awards [OPSO] APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards Entertainment—Radio as visited News, Interviews and Public Affairs Composer, Roger Mason, Peking by Australian internet users excellence in reporting of positive to Paris. during 2006: triple j. ageing of the over 50’s: Antony 06–07 Funnell, Background Briefing: Australian Teachers of Media Lifestyle—Children’s site: “Financial Abuse of the Elderly”, [ATOM] Awards The Playground. ABC Radio National. Best Arts, Best Educational Website and Best Primary Education 2006 Human Rights Medal— Jocelyn Nettlefold and Cassandra Resource: Behind the News. Joint Winner Johnson, The 7.30 Report: Phillip Adams, AO for humanitarian “Intergenerational Care”. Best Documentary Science, work on Break Down Barriers. Technology and the Environment: Pat Morrish, ABC Far North Kate Fiedl, Catalyst: “The Man Kirsti Melville for two part ABC Queensland: Interview about a Who Saved a Million Brains”. Radio National’s Street Stories shelter for abused animals on series “Being Deaf”. the Tablelands. ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 212 Appendices for the year ended 30 June 2007

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Pfizer Australia Eureka Prize Television Current Affairs Reporting NSW Cancer Council Health and Medical Research (less than 20 minutes): Stephen Excellence in Reporting Cancer Journalism: Associate Professor Dupont and Jacques Menasche, Issues: Carol Duncan for a three- Alex Barratt, Health Report: Foreign Correspondent: part radio series on breast cancer. “Cancer Screening: Benefits and “Brothers of Kabul”. Harms”, ABC Radio National. NSW Farmers Association Award Journalistic Excellence in Reporting United Nations Association of State and Agricultural Issues in a City Australia Media Peace Awards Territory Awards Broadcast: Amy Bainbridge, Best Television Current Affairs: Stateline ACT: “Snowy Sale”. Philippa McDonald, Kate Gunn New South Wales and David Leland, Asia Pacific Australian Cinematographers’ Journalistic Excellence in Reporting Focus: “Karen Refugees”. Society Awards [NSW/ACT] Agricultural Issues in a Country Gold, Current Affairs: Louie Radio Broadcast: Emily Doak, Meri Fatin, West Papua in Brief, Eroglu, (NSW), Tallinn Tours. Junee Fire on New Year’s Day. 702 ABC Perth. Silver, Wayne McAllister, (NSW), Northern Territory Promotion of Positive Images of Medical Tourism. Darwin Press Club the Older Person, Jocelyn Nettlefold Best regional coverage 2006: and David Pyefinch: The 7.30 Silver, Quentin Davies, (NSW), Adrienne Francis. Report: “Refugee Welcome”. Into the Forest: Parts 1 and 2. Queensland Vision Australia Highly Commended, Dave Martin. Australian Cinematographers’ Making A Difference Award: 1233 (NSW), Borneo Orangutan and Society Awards [Qld/NT] ABC Newcastle, Carol Duncan. Afghanistan Tale of Two Women. Silver, Telefeatures, Television Drama and Mini Series: Mark B Walkley Awards Highly Commended, Billy Cooper, Wareham, (Qld), Answered By Fire. Gold Walkley and Award for Coverage (NSW), Bali First. of the Asia-Pacific Region: Liz Gold Coast Media Awards Jackson, Lin Buckfield and Peter Gold, News Magazine: Louie Best Presenter/Talent: Cronau, Four Corners: “Stoking Eroglu, (NSW), Warrior Dolphins. Scott Mayman. the Fires”. Silver, Louie Eroglu, (NSW), Queensland Media Awards Broadcast Interviewing: Steve Siberia Mammoths. Best Radio News Report Cannane, Hack, triple j “Petrol (Television and Radio): Kellie Sniffing, Pill Testing and the Silver, Greg Nelson, (ACT), Riordan, Criminals or Patients, Cost of War”. A Metal Seamstress. 612 ABC Brisbane.

International Journalism: Mark Silver, Single Camera News Best Television Current Affairs Over

APPENDICES Simkin, ABC News: “Hurricane Gathering: Dave Martin, (NSW), 10 Minutes (Television and Radio): Katrina”. Wheat Harvest. Claire Forster, Kirstin Murray, Kristine Taylor, Roger Carter and Radio Current Affairs Reporting: Highly Commended, Tim Stewart, Angela Trabucco, Australian

06–07 David Hardaker, The Israeli Wars. (NSW), Lebanese Border. Story: “The Mourning After”.

Radio Feature, Documentary Gold, Television Magazine: Louie Best Television Current Affairs or Broadcast Special: Antony Eroglu, (NSW), Moscow Sculpture. Under 10 Minutes (Television and Funnell, Background Briefing: Radio): Jeff Waters, Stateline “Financial Abuse of the Elderly”. Silver, Louie Eroglu, (NSW), Queensland: “Palm Island Housing”. Moscow Didgeridoo and Hill Radio News Reporting: Tim of Crosses. Best Television Documentary or Palmer, Bali Suicide Bombings. Feature (Television and Radio): Silver, Quentin Davies, (NSW), Kirstin Murray and Angela Trabucco, Sport Feature Journalism: Ben The Guns of Adjungbilly. Australian Story: “The Lost Boy”. Cheshire, Jessica Daly and Kristine Taylor, Australian Story: “One Highly Commended, Quentin

ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Perfect Day”. Davies, (NSW), Since Adam was a Boy. Appendices 213 for the year ended 30 June 2007

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Best Television or Radio Sports Highly Commended, Television Silver, Dramatised Documentaries: Report (Television and Radio): Station Breaks and Promos: Ricky Jaems Grant (Vic), The Floating Claire Forster, Kirstin Murray, Harvey, (WA) Stateline Western Brothel. Kristine Taylor, Roger Carter and Australia: Dave Johnson, Closer. Angela Trabucco, Australian Bendigo Rugby Union Football Club Story: “A Wealth of Friends”. South Australian Media Awards ABC Central Victoria for outstanding Best Coverage of Social Equity support and coverage of Rugby Excellence in Rural Journalism Affairs: Jayne Stinson. Union in Bendigo 2006. (All Media): Sally Sara, Landline: “After the Storm”. Best Radio Current Affairs Better Hearing Australia Report: Iskhandar Razak. Best and Clearest Radio Award: Tourism Tropical Jon Faine, 774 ABC Melbourne North Queensland Best Radio News Reporting: Mornings. Chairman’s Award for Excellence Jason Om. in recognition of the commitment Melbourne Racing Club made to accurate coverage of Best Regional Coverage: Jack Kerr. Best Radio Coverage of Melbourne Cyclone Larry: ABC Far North Spring Racing Carnival: Gerard (Cairns). Best Television News or Current Whately, Drew Morphett, Susan Affairs Cameraman: Lennon Cooper. Robinson and David Morrow. Townsville City Council Arts, Culture and Entertainment Awards South Australian National Football Rural Press Club of Victoria Radio Serial Project: Michael League [SANFL] Media Awards Annual Media Awards Clarke and Theresa Rockley- Excellence in Coverage of SANFL: Best Radio Feature Award: Jane Hogan, Gecko Dynasty. Peter Walsh and Roger Wills, Bardon, Rural Radio Horsham. SA Grandstand. South Australia Highly Commended, Edwina Australian Cinematographers’ South Australian Screen Awards Farley, Rural Radio. Society Awards [SA/WA] Best Animation: Dust Echoes: Gold, Current Affairs: Robert Hill, “Moon Man”. Best Television Feature: Tim Lee, (SA), Alice Springs Petrol Snowy Mountains Hydro Scheme. Sniffing. Best Composition: Dust Echoes: 2 series. Victoria Racing Club Gold, Lennon Cooper, (SA), Best Radio Coverage of Victoria Pathways to the NBA. Best Sound Design: Dust Echoes: Derby Day: Gerard Whately, Drew 2 series. Morphett, Susan Robinson and Silver, Documentaries—Cinema David Morrow. and Television: Jamie Holland, Tasmania (SA), Red Bull Freight Train. Tasmanian Media Awards Best Website Coverage of Victoria Excellence in Electronic Media, Derby Day: Gerard Whately.

Highly Commended, Single Cultural Affairs, Sports: Jocelyn APPENDICES Camera News Gathering: Robert Nettlefold, The 7.30 Report. Western Australia Hill, (SA), Singapore Hanging. West Australian Cricket Excellence in Reporting on the Association

Silver, Television Magazine: Environment: Airlie Ward, Best Commentator: Glenn Mitchell. 06–07 Robert Hill, (SA), Collector and Stateline Tasmania. Cane Toad Busters. Victoria ABC Commercial Awards Silver, Marcus Alborn, (WA), Australian Cinematographers’ Message Stick: “The Last Post”. Society Awards [Vic/Tas] Aurealis Award Gold, Current Affairs: Peter Curtis Golden Aurealis Award and Best Silver, Jamie Holland, (SA), Murder (Tas), Foreign Correspondent: Horror Novel: Will Elliot, The Pilo Mystery at Martindale Hall. “Southern Sudan”. Family Circus, ABC Books.

Highly Commended, Jamie Gold, Documentaries, Cinema and ABC Retail Awards Holland, (SA), Adventure Caving. Television: Campbell Miller, (Vic) ABC Shop/Centre of the Year: Foreign Correspondent: “Italy”. Gina Burgio, Burwood Shop.

Highly Commended, Robert Hill, ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 (SA), Wild Banteng. Silver, Campbell Miller, (Vic) Foreign Marinda Wilkinson, Dymocks Correspondent: “New York”. Booksellers Camberwell. 214 Appendices for the year ended 30 June 2007

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Australian Family Therapists’ Heritage Song of the Year: Lee Member (AM): Peter Cundall, Awards for Children’s Literature Kernaghan, Close as a Whisper for services to the environment, Young Readers/Picture Book: Cecily (The Gift). particularly protection of the Matthews and Frey Blackwood, Tasmanian wilderness, and Rapunzel’s Hair, ABC Books. Instrumental of the Year: Tommy to horticulture as a presenter Emmanuel, Gameshow Rag/ of radio and television Australia Recording Industry Cannonball Rag. gardening programs. Association (ARIA) Awards Best Blues and Roots Album: The FOLIO: The 2006 Eddie and Ozzie Medal (OAM): David Evans, ABC Audreys, Between Last Night and Us. Awards [New York] Presenter, for services to the Gold, Epicurean: delicious magazine. community, particularly the Best Children’s Album Award: The establishment of The Tamworth Wiggles, “Racing to the Rainbow”. Waler Memorial. Other Awards Australia Recording Industry Diversity@ Work Award Association (ARIA) Fine Arts Australasian Business Travel Employment and Inclusion of Awards Association [ABTA] Indigenous Australians: (Over 1 000 Best Classical Album: Richard Excellence in Technology Solution employees), ABC Human Resources. Tognetti, Bach’s Sonatas and Implementation: Laurie Treloar, Partitas for Solo Violin. Stephen Jones and Business Queen’s Birthday Honours Operations and Risk team. Medal (OAM): Kim Dalton, for Country Music Association of services to the film and television Australia [CMAA] Achiever Awards Australasian Reporting Awards industry, as a leader in policy Media Achiever of the Year: John Gold: ABC Annual Report debate amongst government Nutting—Presenter Saturday 2005–06. agencies and the industry, as Night Country. a mentor of independent and Australia Day Honours 2007 Indigenous producers, and Music Publishing Company of the Officer (AO): Russell Balding, as a promoter of emerging Year: ABC Music Publishing. former ABC Managing Director, visual technology. for services to broadcasting, Country Music Association of particularly in service delivery, Medal (OAM): Colin Munro, long Australia [CMAA] Awards advanced technology and serving member of the ABC Album of the Year; Male Artist of financial management, Rural staff from 1964 until his the Year; Top Selling Album: Lee and to accounting through retirement in 2005, for services Kernaghan, The New Bush. CPA Australia. to regional Australia through the promotion and preservation APRA Song of the Year; Female Medal (OAM): Colin Campbell, of rural cultures, particularly Artist of the Year; Single of the for services to horticulture, through television and radio. Year: Beccy Cole, Poster Girl particularly as a contributor to

APPENDICES (Wrong Side of the World). television and radio programs and publications. 06–07 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Appendices 215 for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 23—ABC Television Transmission Frequencies

Digital Television Nowra North 66 Mission Beach 56 Hobart NE Suburbs 56 Nyngan 53† Monto 57 Launceston 65 Australian Capital Oberon 56† Mossman 40 Lileah 9† Territory Portland/Wallerawang 56 Mount Isa 7 Meander/ Canberra 9A Port Stephens 31 Nambour 62 Elizabeth Town 55† Tuggeranong 59 Richmond/Tweed 29 Noosa/Tewantin 62 Montumana Link 59† Weston Creek/Woden 59 Stanwell Park 52 Port Douglas 54† NE Tasmania 41 SW Slopes/E Riverina 46 Proserpine 52 New Norfolk 57† New South Wales Sydney 12 Ravenshoe 42 Orford 36† Albury North 31† Tamworth 54 Redlynch 61 Penguin 45† Armidale 32 Thredbo 33† Rockhampton 11 Smithton 31† Balranald 40# Ulladulla 28 Rockhampton East 57 Taroona 45 Batemans Bay/ Upper Hunter 7 Shute Harbour 56 Ulverstone 45† Moruya 9A Upper Namoi 8 Southern Downs 45 Waratah 54† Bathurst 7 Vacy 32† Stuart 54 Wynyard 45† Bega 35† Wagga Wagga 55 Sunshine Coast 62 Bombala 62† Wollongong 52 Tara 56 Victoria Bouddi 37 Wyong 37 Texas 56 Apollo Bay 54 Bowral/Mittagong 52 Young 10† Theodore 53† Bairnsdale 56 Braidwood 56† Toowoomba 55 Ballarat 41 Broken Hill 10 Northern Territory Townsville 31 Bendigo 48 Central Tablelands 36 Alice Springs 8 Townsville North 54 Bright 31† Central Western Darwin 30 Tully 56 Bruthen 38 Slopes 12 Katherine 8 Wangetti 42 Cann River 12 Cobar 6† Warwick 56 Casterton 54 Coffs Harbour 61 Queensland Wide Bay 9A Churchill 49 Condobolin 64† Airlie Beach 50 Yeppoon 57 Cobden 59 Cooma 55 Ayr 62 Colac 52 Cooma/Monaro 29 Babinda 42 South Australia Coleraine 42 Cowra 62† Bell 55 Adelaide 12 Corryong 32† Deniliquin 55† Blackwater 47 Adelaide Foothills 64 Ferntree Gully 47 Dubbo 58 Boonah 42† Bordertown 53† Foster 56 Dungog 59 Bowen 49† Burra 55† Genoa 30 Eden 55† Boyne Island 56 Coffin Bay 44† Goulburn Valley 37 Gloucester 41 Brisbane 12 Cowell 45† Halls Gap 54 Gold Coast Southern 62† Cairns 8 Elizabeth South 64 Horsham 55 Gosford 37 Cairns East 42 Keith 38† Kiewa 41 Goulburn 56 Cairns North 42 Kingston SE/Robe 55† Lakes Entrance 61 Grafton/Kempsey 36 Capella 31 Lameroo 58† Latrobe Valley 42

Hay 65# Charters Towers 54 Naracoorte 51† Lorne 58 APPENDICES Illawarra 51 Collinsville 56 Pinnaroo 55† Mallacoota 56 Jerilderie 55# Currumbin 62 Port Lincoln 59† Marysville 60 Jindabyne 59† Darling Downs 37 Quorn 55† Melbourne 12

Kandos 56 Eidsvold 56 Renmark/Loxton 39 Mildura/Sunraysia 11 06–07 Khancoban 59† Emerald 9 South East 39 Murray Valley 58 Kings Cross 30 Esk 39† Spencer Gulf North 38 Myrtleford 53 Kotara 37 Gladstone East 33 Tumby Bay 49† Nhill 66 Laurieton 60 Gladstone West 47 Victor Harbor 56 Nowa Nowa 51 Lithgow 31 Gold Coast 62 Waikerie 55† Orbost 37 Lithgow East 56 Goondiwindi 56 Portland 59 Manly/Mosman 30 Gordonvale 42 Tasmania Rosebud 60 Manning River 7 Gympie 62 Barrington Valley 48† Safety Beach 60 Merewether 37 Gympie Town 62 Burnie 67† Selby 47 Mudgee 56 Herberton 67 Cygnet 44† Seymour 53† Murrumbidgee Hervey Bay 56 Dover 58† South Yarra 60 Irrigation Area 11 Mackay 10 Dover South 43† Upper Murray 9A

Murwillumbah 29 Mareeba 42 East Devonport 45† Upwey 47 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Narooma 56 Miles 63 Geeveston 58† Warburton 60 Newcastle 37 Miriam Vale 56 Hobart 8 Warrnambool 50 216 Appendices for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 23—ABC Television Transmission Frequencies continued Digital Television Bowral/Mittagong 33 Kyogle 57 Tullibigeal 69* continued Braidwood 57 Laurieton 44 Tumbarumba 66* Broken Hill 2 Lightning Ridge 10 Tumut 57 Warrnambool City 59† Burra Creek 55* Lismore East 56* Tweed Heads 31 Western Victoria 6 Byron Bay 58* Lithgow 32 Ulladulla 33 Yea 34† Capertee 52* Lithgow East 55 Upper Hunter 8 Captains Flat 55* Long Flat 49* Upper Namoi 7 Western Australia Cassilis 42 Lord Howe Uralla 56* Albany 8 Central Tablelands 1 Island North 9* Urbenville 58* Broome 9 Central Western Lord Howe Vacy 31 Bunbury 36 Slopes 11 Island South 8* Wagga Wagga 56 Carnarvon 6 Cobar 2 Maclean/Ashby 58* Walcha 6 Central Agricultural 45 Coffs Harbour 60 Manly/Mosman 42 Walgett 69 Esperance 9A Collarenebri 30 Manning River 6 Warialda 52* Geraldton 41 Condobolin 65 Mannus 67* White Cliffs 69* Kalgoorlie 9A Coolah 56 Megalong 55* Wilcannia 8 Karratha 53 Cooma 0 Menindee 9 Wollongong 30 Manjimup 58 Cooma Town 56 Merewether 50 Woronora 46* Narrogin 58 Cootamundra 59* Merriwa 8 Wyangala 62* Perth 12 Cowra 63 Mount George 28* Wyong 42 Port Hedland 8 Crookwell 45 Mount Kembla 39* Young 11 Roebourne 9A Darbys Falls 58* Mudgee 55 Roleystone 56 Deepwater 62* Mudgee Town 54* Northern Territory Southern Agricultural 11 Deniliquin 57 Mullumbimby Creek 33* Adelaide River 11 Toodyay 56 Drake 59* Mungindi 10 Alexandria Station Wagin 38 Dubbo 57 Murrumbidgee Homestead 63* Dungog 60 Irrigation Area 7 Ali Curung 57* Eastgrove 40* Murrurundi 6 Alice Springs 7 Analog Television Eden 1 Murwillumbah 60 Alice Springs North 69* Elizabeth Beach 57* Narooma 0 Ampilatwatja 67* Australian Capital Emmaville 55 Newcastle 5A Angurugu 58* Territory Enngonia 69* Newcastle 48 Areyonga 66* Canberra 9 Eugowra 55* Nowra North 32 Arlparra 60* Conder 49* Forster 47* Nundle 56* Barunga 69* Fraser 56 Glen Davis 48* Nymagee 66* Batchelor 69* Tuggeranong 60 Glen Innes 50 Nyngan 3 Bathurst Island 11 Weston Creek/Woden 55 Glengarry and Oberon 57 Bathurst Island 69* Grawin 67* Ocean Shores 56* Bickerton Island 60*

APPENDICES New South Wales Gloucester 42 Orange (Rosewood) 55* Borroloola 6 Adelong 67* Goodooga 8 Patonga 46* Brunette Downs 59* Albury North 56 Gosford 46 Peak Hill 55* Canteen Creek 63* Araluen 56 Goulburn 55 Portland Town 55* Cattle Creek 68*

06–07 Armidale 33 Grafton/Kempsey 2 Portland/Wallerawang 57 Cooinda 45* Armidale North 5A Gunning 58* Quirindi 5A Daguragu 69* Ashford 5A Hartley 48* Richmond/Tweed 6 Daly River 10 Balranald 39 Hay 66 Smiths Lake 55* Darwin 6 Batemans Bay/ Hillston 62* Stanwell Park 33 Darwin 46* Moruya 9 Illawarra 56 Stroud 63* Darwin North 55 Bathurst 6 Inverell 2 SW Slopes/E Riverina 0 Docker River 51* Batlow 68* Ivanhoe 6 Sydney 2 Douglas Daly 63* Bega/Cooma 8 Jerilderie 10 Talbingo 67* East Alligator 65* Berry 58* Jindabyne 60 Tamworth 55 Elliott 58* Bolivia 37* Junee 58* Tamworth City 2 Engawala 57* Bonalbo 55 Kandos 60 Telegraph Point 49* Finke 54* Bonny Hills 49* Kangaroo Valley 58* Tenterfield 69 Galiwinku 8

ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Booral 62* Khancoban 60 Thredbo 34 Gapuwiyak 69* Bouddi 67 Kings Cross 46 Tottenham 10 Groote Eylandt 7 Bourke 7 Kotara 58 Tullamore 55* Haasts Bluff 57* Appendices 217 for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 23—ABC Television Transmission Frequencies continued Harts Range 69* Almaden 64* Dimbulah 46 Miles 9 Hodgson Downs 69* Alpha 8 Dingo Beach 57* Miriam Vale/Bororen 55 Imangara 57* Anakie 59* Dirranbandi 7 Mission Beach 2 Imanpa 63* Aramac 11 Dysart 2 Mitchell 6 Jabiru 8 Atherton IBL 68 Eidsvold 57 Monto 56 Jim Jim 69* Augathella 11 Einsleigh 66* Moonford 40* Kalkaringi 57* Ayr 63 Eloise Mine 66* Moore 33 Katherine 7 Ayton 62* Emerald 11 Moranbah 5A Katherine Gorge 62* Babinda 54 Eromanga 66* Moranbah Town 55 Kings Canyon Resort 69* Ballard 33 Esk 55 Morven 7 Kintore 57* Ballera 56* Eulo 69* Mossman 41 Knocker Bay 58* Bamaga 69* Flame Tree and Mossman South 59* Laramba 56* Bancroft 55* Jubilee Pocket 54* Mount Alford 55* Maningrida 63* Barcaldine 10 Flying Fish Point 58* Mount Garnet 2 Mary River 65* Bedourie 7 Forsayth 56* Mount Isa 6 Mataranka 8 Bell 56 Georgetown 7 Mount Molloy 7 Maxwell Creek Birdsville 8 Gladstone East 32 Mount Morgan 56* Forestry HQ 47* Blackall 9 Gladstone West 55 Mount Surprise 55* Mereenie 67* Blackwater 8 Glenden 47* Moura 54 Milikapiti 69* Bogantungan 69* Gold Coast 49 Mungallala 65* Minjilang 69* Bollon 69* Goondiwindi 6 Murgon 57 Mount Liebig 57* Boonah 57 Gordonvale 55 Muttaburra 8 Newcastle Waters 8 Boulia 8 Greenvale 8 Nambour 58 Nhulunbuy 11 Bowen 5A Gunpowder 69* Napranum 63* Numbulwar 69* Boyne Island 57 Gununa 69* Nebo 55 Nyirripi 57* Brisbane 2 Gympie 45 Nelly Bay 30* Peppimenarti 69* Burdekin Falls 69* Gympie Town 57 New Mapoon 64* Pine Creek 10 Burketown 69* Herberton 60 Noosa/Tewantin 32 Port Bremmer 56* Byfield 55* Hervey Bay 55 Normanton 8 Pularumpi 56* Cairns 9 Hope Vale 69* Osborne Mines 63* Santa Teresa 68* Cairns East 41 Horseshoe Bay 56* Paluma 59* South Alligator— Cairns North 56 Hughenden 9 Pentland 8 Kakadu Resort 65* Camooweal 8 Hungerford 69* Pormpuraaw 69* Tennant Creek 9 Canungra 60* Ilfracombe 59* Port Douglas 55 Ti Tree 67* Cape Flattery Mine 69* Injinoo 55* Proserpine 56 Timber Creek 69* Capella 32 Injune 8 Quilpie 8 Tindal 47* Cardwell 69* Isisford 7 Rathdowney 40* Tipperary 66* Charleville 9 Jackson Oil Field 69* Ravenshoe 41

Titjikala 56* Charters Towers 44 Jericho 7 Redlynch 60 APPENDICES Uluru 69* Chillagoe 69* Julia Creek 10 Richmond 6 Umbakumba 56* Clairview 69* Jundah 69* Rockhampton 9 Urapunga 68* Clermont 10 Karumba 6 Rockhampton East 55

Wadeye 69* Cloncurry 7 Kelso 59* Roma 7 06–07 Warruwi 69* Coen 8 Kooralbyn 56* Rosedale 57* Willowra 57* Collinsville 55 Kowanyama 69* Rossville 62* Wilora 57* Conondale 57* Kubin 53* Saibai Island 57* Wudykapildiya 69* Cooktown 67 Lakeland 69 Sapphire/Rubyvale 46* Yarralin 69* Coppabella 55* Lakeland Roadhouse 57* Sarina 55* Yirrkala 60* Corfield 10 Laura 8 Scherger 50* Yuelamu 56* Cow Bay 48* Linville 63 Shute Harbour 2 Yuendumu 55* Cracow 68* Little Mulgrave 45* Smithfield Heights 56 Yulara 67* Crows Nest 58* Lockhart River 69* Somerset Dam 60* Croydon 8 Longreach 6 Southern Downs 1 Queensland Cunnamulla 10 Mackay 8 Speewah 55* Adavale 69* Currumbin 33 Mareeba 54 Springsure 8

Agnes Water 53* Daintree Village 59* Maroon 56* St George 8 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Airlie Beach 49 Dajarra 69* Meandarra 59 St Lawrence 68* Alligator Creek 58* Darling Downs 32 Middlemount 8 Stanage Bay 68* 218 Appendices for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 23—ABC Television Transmission Frequencies continued Analog Television Carrickalinga 55* Waikerie 56 Sisters Beach 60* continued Ceduna/Smoky Bay 9 Wallatinna 50* Smithton 32 Coffin Bay 45 Watarru 54* South Springfield 56 Stonehenge 69* Coober Pedy 8 Watinuma 53* St Helens 31 Stuart 59 Cowell 6 William Creek 69* St Marys 56 Sue Island 55* Cudlee Creek 54* Wirrulla 8 Strahan 57 Sunshine Coast 40 Elizabeth South 63 Woomera 7 Strathgordon 43 Surat 11 Elliston 69* Wudinna 30 Swansea 57 Tambo 6 Ernabella 54* Yalata 66* Taroona 46 Tara 57 Eudunda 66* Yankalilla 56* Tullah 55* Taroom 11 Fregon 54* Yunta 69* Ulverstone 59 Texas 11 Glendambo 69* Upper Thallon 69* Golden Grove 56* Tasmania Derwent Valley 58* Thangool 58* Gumeracha 56* Acton Road 55 Waratah 57 Thargomindah 69* Hallett Cove 63 Avoca 45 Wayatinah 46* Theodore 58 Hawker 48 Barrington Valley 46 Weldborough 56 Thursday Island 8 Indulkana 54* Bicheno 10 Wilmot 56* Tieri 68* Kalka 53* Binalong Bay 33 Wynyard 33 Tin Can Bay 55* Kanpi 53* Blackstone (Tas) 55* Toogoolawah 59* Keith 42 Burnie 58 Victoria Toowoomba 56 Kenmore Park 54* Cygnet 45 Alexandra 59 Townsville 3 Kingston SE/Robe 56 Derby (Tas) 57 Alexandra Environs 31 Townsville North 55 Lameroo 57 Dover 56 Anglesea and Trinity Beach 45 Leigh Creek South 9 Dover South 44 Aireys Inlet 56* Tully 55 Lyndoch 56* Eaglehawk Neck 56* Apollo Bay 55 Tully Heads 54* Mannum 66* East Devonport 57 Bairnsdale 57 Wallumbilla 46* Marion Bay 56* Forth 43* Ballarat 42 Wandoan 5A Marla 69* Geeveston 57 Bemm River 58* Wangetti 51 Marree 8 Gladstone 40 Bendigo 1 Warwick 55 Melrose/Wilmington 59* Goshen/Goulds Blackwood 61* Weipa 7 Mimili 54* Country 57 Bonnie Doon 58 Wide Bay 6 Mintabie 64* Gunns Plains 57* Boolarra 56* Willows 59* Moomba 69* Hillwood 46 Bright 32 Windorah 69* Myponga 39* Hobart 2 Bruthen 53 Winton 8 Naracoorte 57 Hobart NE Suburbs 57 Buchan 65* Wirralie 69* Nepabunna 69* King Island 11 Buxton 33* Wujal Wujal 69* Normanville 57* Launceston 56 Cann River 11 Wyandra 69* Nyapari 54* Lileah 8 Casterton 55

APPENDICES Yaraka 30* Oak Valley 67* Lilydale 57 Churchill 55 Yarrabah 69* Oodnadatta 60* Little Swanport/ Cobden 8 Yeppoon 56 Orroroo 69* Ravensdale 56* Cohuna 68* Yowah 69* Penong 69* Mangana 55 Colac 5A

06–07 Yuleba 68* Peterhead 56* Maydena 61* Coleraine 2 Pinnaroo 56 Meander 56 Corryong 9 South Australia Pipalyatjara 51* Mole Creek 57* Dargo 57* Adelaide 2 Port Lincoln 60 NE Tasmania 32 Dartmouth 54* Adelaide Foothills 46 Quorn 47 Neika/Leslie Vale 56* Eildon 33 Amata 54* Rawnsley Park New Norfolk 56 Eildon town 57 Andamooka 8 Station 69* Orford 55 Ensay 55* Angaston 58* Renmark/Loxton 3 Paloona 47* Falls Creek 56* Arkaroola 69* Roxby Downs 56 Penguin 31 Ferntree Gully 56 Balfours Well 55* South East 1 Port Arthur 56* Flowerdale and Baxter 60* Spencer Gulf North 1 Port Sorell 64 Hazeldene 56* Bookabie 68* Streaky Bay 10 Pyengana Valley 33 Foster 57 Bordertown 2 Swan Reach 66* Queenstown/Zeehan 56 Freeburgh/Smoko 56*

ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Burra 56 Truro Grove 66* Ringarooma 55 Geelong (Newtown) 56* Cape Jervis 46* Tumby Bay 32 Rosebery 33 Genoa 31 Caralue Bluff 59 Victor Harbor 55 Savage River 4 Gisborne 56* Appendices 219 for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 23—ABC Television Transmission Frequencies continued Goulburn Valley 40 Bencubbin 68* Katanning 7 Pannawonica 11 Halls Gap 55 Blackstone 57* Kellerberrin 41* Paraburdoo 6 Harrietville 57* Boddington 68* Kojonup 69 Peaceful Bay 67* Healesville 57* Borden 65* Kondinin 69* Pemberton 31 Hopetoun-Beulah 56 Bremer Bay 69* Koolyanobbing 11 Perth 2 Horsham 45 Bremer Bay South 67* Koorda 52* Perth East 49* Howqua 57* Bridgetown 56 Kulin 31* Pingrup 67* Jamieson 58* Broome 8 Kununoppin 67* Port Hedland 7 Jeeralang/ Bruce Rock 66* Kununurra 9 Prevelly 65* Yinnar South 54* Bunbury 5 Kununurra East 68 Punmu 66* Kiewa 57 Burringurrah 69* La Grange 57* Quinninup 56* Lakes Entrance 32 Camballin 68* Lake Grace 33 Ravensthorpe 11 Latrobe Valley 40 Carnarvon 7 Lake Gregory 68* Roebourne 9 Lorne 57 Central Agricultural 5A Lake King 69* Roleystone 57 Mallacoota 57 Cervantes 46 Lancelin 53* Salmon Gums 8 Mansfield 50 Christmas Island 57* Laverton 10 Sandstone 63* Marysville 46 Coalmine Beach 65* Learmonth 66* Seabird 55* Melbourne 2 Cocos Islands Leeman 5A Southern Agricultural 2 Mildura/Sunraysia 6 (West Island) 9* Leinster 10 Southern Cross 9 Mitta Mitta 53* Condingup/Howick 6 Leonora 8 Tambellup 67* Monbulk 56* Coolgardie 63* Mandurah 57* Telfer 60* Murray Valley 2 Coonana 57* Manjimup 57 Tjirrkarli 57* Murrayville 63* Coral Bay 68* Marble Bar 8 Tjuntjuntjara 57* Myrtleford 2 Cosmo Newberry 57* Margaret River 57 Tom Price 10 Nhill 9 Cue 10 Marvel Loch 55* Toodyay 40 Nowa Nowa 55 Curtin 69* Maryville 56* Trayning 69* Omeo 32 Dalwallinu 46 Meekatharra 8 Useless Loop 68* Orbost 2 Dampier 29 Menzies 10 Vlaming Head 59* Port Campbell 54* Denham 8 Merredin 8 WA Pipeline Portland 60 Denmark 67* Monkey Mia 58* Project CS No.1 43* Rosebud 56* Derby 8 Moora 60 WA Pipeline Safety Beach 61 Djarindjin 56* Morawa 8 Project CS No.2 43* Selby 57 Dongara 61* Mount Magnet 8 WA Pipeline Seymour 55 Eneabba 46 Mukinbudin 31* Project CS No.3 43* South Yarra 61 Esperance 10 Mullewa 9 WA Pipeline Swifts Creek 59 Eucla 69* Munglinup 69* Project CS No.4 43* Tallangatta Valley 53* Exmouth 8 Muradup 67* WA Pipeline Tawonga South 32 Fitzroy Crossing 58 Murchison 63* Project CS No.5 43*

Tidal River 67* Gairdner 68* Murrin Murrin 65* WA Pipeline APPENDICES Underbool 63* Gascoyne Junction 66* Nannup 32 Project CS No.6 43* Upper Murray 1 Geraldton 6 Narembeen 64 WA Pipeline Upwey 39 Gnowangerup 69* Narrogin 57 Project CS No.7 43*

Warburton (Vic) 61 Gracetown 61* Newdegate 66* WA Pipeline 06–07 Warrnambool 2 Halls Creek 8 Newman 7 Project CS No.8 43* Warrnambool City 29* Hopetoun (WA) 65 Norseman 7 Waddi Bush Resort 61* Western Victoria 5A Hyden 29* North Rankin 61* Wagin 8 Wye River 52* Jameson Northam 56 Walpole 57* Yea 33 (Mantamaru) 57* Northampton 8 Wanarn 57* Yendon/Lal Lal 67* Jerramungup 69* Northcliffe 56* Warakurna 57* Jundee Gold Mine 68* Nullagine 50* Warburton (WA) 57* Western Australia Jurien 55 Nyabing 66* Warmun 56* Albany 7 Kalbarri 9 Oldfield—Karranga 51* Warralong 60* Albany West 63* Kalgoorlie 6 One Arm Point 69* Wave Rock 69* Argyle 69 Kambalda 55 Ongerup 67* Wellstead 67* Augusta 56 Karalundi 68* Onslow 8 Westonia 65*

Badgingarra 68* Karilywara 57* Ora Banda 59* Wharton 69* ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Bayulu 45 Karratha 54 Oriental Well 67* Wiluna 69* Beacon 69* Karratha South 42* Pallottine Mission 69* Wongan Hills 6 220 Appendices for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 23—ABC Television Transmission Frequencies continued Analog Television Northern Territory Ramingining 66 Saibai Island 66 continued Ali Curung 66 Santa Teresa 65 Seisia 65 Barunga 63 Umbakumba 65 St Pauls 66 Wurreranginy Bathurst Island 66 Wadeye 63 Sue Island 64 Community 8* Beswick 69 Warruwi 66 Umagico 59 Wyndham 10 Bulman 65 Yirrkala 66 Wujal Wujal 66 Yalgoo 10 Daguragu 63 Yuelamu 65 Yam Island 65 Youngaleena 60* Finke 66 Yuendumu 66 Yorke Islands 66 Galiwinku 66 Hermannsburg 63 Queensland South Australia BRACS Analog Imanpa 66 Aurukun 66 Indulkana 63 Television Kintore 66 Badu Island 64 The Australian Lajamanu 63 Bamaga 66 Western Australia Communications and Maningrida 66 Boigu Island 66 Balgo 66 Media Authority has Milikapiti 66 Coconut Island 66 Beagle Bay 66 issued a licence for Milingimbi 65 Darnley Island 66 Djarindjin 65 a community facility Minjilang 66 Gununa 63 Jigalong 66 formerly known as Ngukurr 69 Hope Vale 66 Kalumburu 66 Broadcasting for Nturiya 65 Injinoo 64 Kiwirrkurra 66 Remote Aboriginal Numbulwar 66 Kowanyama 63 La Grange 66 Communities Scheme Oenpelli 66 Kubin 65 Looma 66 (BRACS). Communities Palumpa 66 Lockhart River 63 Oombulgurri 66 with such facilities have Papunya 66 Mabuiag Island 66 Tjukurla 66 a transmitter which Peppimenarti 63 Murray Islands 66 Warmun 65 allows rebroadcasting of Pmara Jutunta 66 New Mapoon 58 Wingellina 66 the ABC or programming Pularumpi 63 Pormpuraaw 66 Yungngora 66 from other sources.

* SBRS—The Australian Communications and Media Authority has issued a licence to rebroadcast the service indicated under the Self-Help Broadcasting Reception Scheme. Transmission facilities are provided by the licensee. † New Services established in 2006–07. # Services in testing during 2006–07.

Television Transmitter Statistics

ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas Vic WA Total

APPENDICES Digital 3 66 3 60 20 22 45 18 237 —SBRS 000000000 Analog 4 93 16 122 33 45 53 73 439 —SBRS 1 57 68 95 48 15 31 102 417

06–07 BRACS 0 0 33 24 1 0 0 13 71 Total 8 216 120 301 102 82 129 206 1 164 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Appendices 221 for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 24—ABC Radio Transmission Frequencies

Local Radio E Riverina 89.9 Ramingining 107.3* Greenvale 105.9 Sydney 702 Tanami 96.1* Gunpowder 106.1* Australian Capital Talbingo 88.9* Tennant Creek 106.1 Gununa 92.7* Territory Tamworth 648 Timber Creek 106.9* Gympie 95.3 Canberra 666 Taree 756 Tindal 91.7* Gympie 1566 Tenterfield 88.9 Ti Tree 107.7* Hope Vale New South Wales Thredbo 88.9 Uluru 93.3* 106.1* Armidale 101.9 Tottenham 98.9 Umbakumba 104.7* Hughenden 1485 Ashford 107.9 Tumbarumba 102.9* Wadeye 102.1* Hungerford 106.1* Batemans Bay/ Tumut 97.9 Warruwi 103.7* Ilfracombe 97.9* Moruya 103.5 Upper Namoi 99.1 Wilora 107.3* Injune 105.9 Bega 810 Wagga Wagga 102.7 Yirrkala 92.5* Jackson Oil Field 107.7* Bombala 94.1 Walcha 88.5 Yuelamu 100.1* Julia Creek 567 Bonalbo 91.3 Walgett 105.9 Yulara 99.7* Karumba 106.1 Broken Hill 999 White Cliffs 107.7* Kowanyama 106.1* Byrock 657 Wilcannia 1584 Queensland Lakeland 106.1 Central Western Young 96.3 Airlie Beach 89.9 Laura 106.1 Slopes 107.1 Almaden 106.5* Lockhart River 106.1* Cobar 106.1 Northern Territory Alpha 105.7 Longreach 540 Cooma 1602 Adelaide River 98.9 Atherton 720 Mackay 101.1 Corowa 675 Alexandria 105.5* Aurukun 102.9* Middlemount 106.1 Crookwell 106.9 Alice Springs 783 Ayton 103.9* Miriam Vale 88.3 Cumnock 549 Bathurst Island 91.3 Babinda 94.1 Mission Beach 89.3 Dubbo 95.9† Bickerton Island 105.7* Ballera 105.9* Mitchell 106.1 Eden 106.3 Borroloola 106.1 Bedourie 106.1 Moranbah 104.9 Glen Innes 819 Brunette Downs 106.7* Biloela 94.9 Mossman 639 Gloucester 100.9 Bulman 102.9* Birdsville 106.1 Mount Garnet 95.7 Goodooga 99.3 Daly River 106.1 Bogantungan 106.1* Mount Isa 106.5 Gosford 92.5 Darwin 105.7 Boulia 106.1 Mount Molloy 95.7 Goulburn (Town) 90.3 Docker River 107.7* Brisbane 612 Mount Surprise 105.3* Grafton 738 Elliott 105.3* Burketown 96.3* Moura 96.1 Grafton/Kempsey 92.3 Engawala 100.3 Cairns 801 Murray Islands 101.3* Hay 88.1 Galiwinku 105.9 Cairns 106.7 Nambour 90.3 Illawarra 97.3 Gapuwiyak 106.1* Cairns North 95.5 Normanton 105.7 Ivanhoe 106.1 Groote Eylandt 106.1 Camooweal 106.1 Osborne Mines 107.1* Jindabyne 95.5 Haasts Bluff 105.9* Carmila 94.5* Pentland 106.1 Kandos 96.3 Imangara 104.1 Charleville 603 Pialba 855 Kempsey 684 Jabiru 747 Chillagoe 106.1* Pormpuraaw 106.1* Khancoban 89.7* Jim Jim 105.9* Clairview 94.1* Quilpie 106.1

Lake Cowal Mine 89.3* Kalkaringi 98.1* Cloncurry 100.5* Rockhampton 837 APPENDICES Lightning Ridge 92.1 Katherine 106.1 Coen 105.9 Roma 105.7 Lithgow 1395 Kings Canyon Collinsville 106.1 Roma/St George 711 Manning River 95.5 Resort 89.1* Cooktown 105.7 Scherger 92.1*

Menindee 97.3 Laramba 107.7 Croydon 105.9 Southern Downs 104.9 06–07 Merriwa 101.9 Maningrida 104.5* Cunnamulla 106.1 St Lawrence 94.9* Mudgee 99.5 Mataranka 106.1 Dimbulah 91.7 Tambo 105.9 Murrumbidgee Mereenie Gas/ Dysart 91.7 Taroom 106.1 Irrigation Area 100.5 Oil Field 96.3* Eaglefield Thargomindah 106.1* Murrurundi 96.9 Milikapiti 94.1* Coal Mine 97.5* Theodore 105.9 Murwillumbah 720 Milingimbi 104.5* Eidsvold 855 Thursday Island Muswellbrook 105.7 Minjilang 102.9* Einsleigh 96.9* (Torres Strait) 1062 Muswellbrook 1044 Mount Liebig 104.9* Emerald 1548 Toowoomba 747 Newcastle 1233 Newcastle Waters 106.1 Forsayth 105.3* Townsville 630 Nyngan 95.1 Ngukurr 104.5* Georgetown 106.1 Tully 95.5 Port Stephens 95.9 Nhulunbuy 990 Gladstone 99.1 Wandoan 98.1 Portland/ Numbulwar 104.5* Glenden 92.5 Weipa 105.7*

Wallerawang 94.1 Nyirripi 107.7* Gold Coast 91.7 Weipa 1044 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Richmond/Tweed 94.5 Palumpa 102.9* Goondiwindi 92.7 Wide Bay 100.1 SW Slopes/ Pine Creek 106.1 Goonyella 89.7* 222 Appendices for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 24—ABC Radio Transmission Frequencies continued Local Radio Flowerdale/ Kununurra 819 Radio National continued Hazeldene 97.3* Lake Gregory 107.7* Goulburn Valley 97.7 Laverton 106.1 Australian Capital South Australia Horsham 594 Leonora 105.7 Territory Adelaide 891 Latrobe Valley 100.7 Manjimup 738 Canberra 846 Andamooka 105.9 Mallacoota 104.9 Marandoo 106.1* Coober Pedy 106.1 Mansfield 103.7 Marble Bar 105.9 New South Wales Glendambo 106.1* Melbourne 774 Meekatharra 106.3 Armidale 720 Leigh Creek Mildura/Sunraysia 104.3 Menzies 106.1 Balranald 93.1 Coalfield 99.3* Murray Valley 102.1 Mesa J Mine 92.5* Batemans Bay/ Leigh Creek South 1602 Myrtleford 91.7 Mount Magnet 105.7 Moruya 105.1 Marree 105.7 Omeo 720 Mt Jackson 105.7* Bathurst (City) 96.7 Mintabie 88.7* Orbost 97.1 Murrin Murrin 92.5* Bega/Cooma 100.9 Moomba 106.1* Portland 96.9 Murrin Murrin Bonalbo 92.1 Mount Gambier 1476 Sale 828 Open Cut Mine 99.3* Bourke 101.1 Naracoorte 1161 Upper Murray, Murrin Murrin Broken Hill 102.9 Oodnadatta 95.3* Albury/Wodonga 106.5 Open Cut Mine 105.3* Central Tablelands 104.3 Port Lincoln 1485 Warrnambool 1602 Nannup 98.1 Central Western Port Pirie 639 Western Victoria 94.1 Newman 567 Slopes 107.9 Renmark/Loxton 1062 Nimary Gold Mine 103.3* Cobar 107.7 Roxby Downs 102.7 Western Australia Norseman 105.7 Condobolin 88.9 Streaky Bay 693 Albany 630 Northam 1215 Cooma (Town) 95.3 Todmorden 106.1* Argyle 105.9 Northcliffe 105.9* Crookwell 107.7 Woomera 1584 Augusta 98.3 Nullagine 106.3* Deniliquin 99.3 Yalata 105.9* Beagle Bay 103.7* Packsaddle Village 97.7* Eden 107.9 Blackstone 106.1* Pannawonica 567 Emmaville 93.1 Tasmania Bridgetown 1044 Paraburdoo 106.1* Glen Innes 105.1 Bicheno 89.7 Brockman Village 99.3* Paraburdoo 567 Gloucester 102.5 Burnie 102.5 Bronzewing Mine 107.9* Perth 720 Goodooga 100.9 Devonport East 100.5 Broome 675 Port Hedland 603 Goulburn 1098 Fingal 1161 Bunbury (Busselton) 684 Punmu 107.3* Grafton/Kempsey 99.5 Hobart 936 Carnarvon 846 Ravensthorpe 105.9 Hay 88.9 King Island 88.5 Channar Mine 92.5* Ravensthorpe Ivanhoe 107.7 King Island 99.7* Cocos Islands Nickel Mine 104.3* Jerilderie 94.1 Lileah 91.3 (West Island) 102.1 Sandstone 106.3* Jindabyne 97.1 Maydena 89.7* Coral Bay 104.9* Sir Samuel Mine 94.3* Kandos 100.3 NE Tasmania 91.7 Cue 106.1 Southern Cross 106.3 Khancoban 91.3* Orford 90.5 Curtin 106.7* Tanami Mines Lightning Ridge 93.7

APPENDICES Queenstown/ Dalwallinu 531 Site 2 96.1* Lithgow 92.1 Zeehan 90.5 Darlot 105.9* Telfer 100.5* Manning River 97.1 Rosebery 106.3 Derby 873 Ti Tree (WA) 106.9* Menindee 95.7 Savage River/ Djarindjin 104.5* Tjirrkarli 106.1* Merriwa 103.5

06–07 Waratah 104.1 Eighty Mile Beach 88.9* Tom Price 100.1* Murrumbidgee St Helens 1584 Esperance 837 Tom Price 567 Irrigation Area 98.9 St Marys 102.7 Exmouth 1188 Useless Loop 100.3* Murrurundi 104.1 Strahan 107.5 Fitzroy Crossing 106.1 Wagin 558 Newcastle 1512 Swansea 106.1 Geraldton 828 Walpole 106.1* Nowra 603 Waratah 103.3 Halls Creek 106.1 Warakurna 101.9* Portland/ Weldborough 97.3 Hope Downs Warburton 106.1* Wallerawang 92.5 Village 94.9* West Angelas 94.5* Port Stephens 98.3 Victoria Hopetoun Wiluna 106.1* Richmond/Tweed 96.9 Alexandra 102.9 (R01-WA) 105.3 Windarling 106.1* SW Slopes/ Apollo Bay 89.5 Jack Hills Mine 91.9* Wodgina 105.9* E Riverina 89.1 Ballarat 107.9 Jameison 106.1* Wyndham 1017 Sydney 576 Bendigo 91.1 Kalbarri 106.1 Yalgoo 106.1 Talbingo 91.3*

ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Bright 89.7 Kalgoorlie 648 Yandicoogina Village 97.7* Tamworth 93.9 Cann River 106.1 Kalumburu 104.5* Tenterfield 90.5 Corryong 99.7 Karratha 702 Thredbo 90.5 Eildon 97.3 Koolyanobbing 105.9* Tumbarumba 104.5* Appendices 223 for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 24—ABC Radio Transmission Frequencies continued Tumut 99.5 Barcaldine 107.3 Mitchell 107.7 Streaky Bay 100.9 Upper Namoi 100.7 Bedourie 107.7 Monto 101.9 Tumby Bay 101.9 Wagga Wagga 104.3 Birdsville 107.7 Moranbah 106.5 William Creek 106.1* Walcha 90.1 Blackall 107.9 Morven 107.5 Wirrulla 107.3 Walgett 107.5 Blackwater 94.3 Mossman 90.1 Woomera 105.7 Wilcannia 1485 Blackwater Mine 105.3* Mount Garnet 97.3 Wudinna 107.7 Wollongong 1431 Boulia 107.7 Mount Isa 107.3 Young 97.1 Bowen 92.7 Mount Molloy 97.3 Tasmania Brisbane 792 Mount Surprise 106.9* Bicheno 91.3 Northern Territory Cairns 105.1 Moura 96.9 Hobart 585 Adelaide River 100.5 Cairns North 93.9 Muttaburra 107.7 Lileah 89.7 Alice Springs 99.7 Camooweal 107.7 Normanton 107.3 NE Tasmania 94.1 Batchelor 92.1* Capella 107.3 Pasminco Orford 88.9 Bathurst Island 92.9 Carmila 92.9* Century Mine 100.5* Queenstown 630 Borroloola 107.7 Charleville 107.3 Pentland 107.7 Rosebery 107.9 Daly River 107.7 Charters Towers 97.5 Pormpuraaw 104.5* St Helens 96.1 Darwin 657 Clermont 107.7 Quilpie 107.7 St Marys 101.1 Galiwinku 107.5 Cloncurry 107.7 Richmond 107.7 Strahan 105.9 Groote Eylandt 107.7 Coen 107.5 Rockhampton 103.1 Swansea 107.7 Imangara 107.7* Collinsville 107.7 Roma 107.3 Waratah 104.9 Jabiru 107.7 Cooktown 107.3 Southern Downs 106.5 Weldborough 98.9 Kalkaringi 107.7* Corfield 107.3 Springsure 100.9 Katherine 639 Croydon 107.5 St George 107.7 Victoria Kintore 107.7 Cunnamulla 107.7 St Lawrence 95.7* Albury/Wodonga 990 Knocker Bay 104.5* Darling Downs 105.7 Stonehenge 100.3* Alexandra 104.5 Lajamanu 96.5* Dimbulah 93.3 Surat 107.5 Bairnsdale 106.3 Laramba 105.3* Dirranbandi 107.3 Tambo 107.5 Bright 88.9 Mataranka 107.7 Dysart 93.3 Taroom 107.7 Cann River 107.7 Milingimbi 107.7* Eidsvold 102.7 Thallon 89.3* Corryong 98.1 Mount Liebig 107.3* Einsleigh 95.3* Thargomindah 107.7* Eildon 98.1 Newcastle Waters 107.7 Emerald 93.9 Theodore 107.5 Flowerdale/ Ngukurr 99.7* Forsayth 106.9* Thursday Island 107.7 Hazeldene 98.1* Nhulunbuy 107.7 Georgetown 107.7 Townsville 104.7 Hopetoun 88.3 Palumpa 104.3* Gladstone 95.9 Townsville North 96.7 Horsham 99.7 Pigeon Hole 105.7* Glenden 93.3 Tully 96.3 Mallacoota 103.3 Pine Creek 107.7 Gold Coast 90.1 Wandoan 98.9 Mansfield 105.3 Port Bremmer 103.7* Goondiwindi 94.3 Weipa 107.3 Melbourne 621 Ramingining 104.1* Greenvale 101.9 Wide Bay 100.9 Mildura/Sunraysia 105.9

South Alligator 88.1* Gunpowder 107.7* Windorah 100.3* Nhill 95.7 APPENDICES Tennant Creek 684 Gununa 106.1* Winton 107.9 Omeo 99.7 Timber Creek 105.3* Gympie 96.9 Orbost 98.7 Ti Tree 102.9* Herberton 93.1 South Australia Portland 98.5

Uluru 91.7* Hughenden 107.5 Adelaide 729 Swifts Creek 103.5 06–07 Urapunga 107.5* Ilfracombe 100.3* Andamooka 107.5 Wangaratta 756 Wadeye 100.5* Injune 107.5 Arkaroola 102.9* Warrnambool 101.7 Yarralin 94.5* Isisford 107.7 Ceduna/Smoky Bay107.7 Western Victoria 92.5 Yuelamu 102.5* Jericho 107.7 Coober Pedy 107.7 Yuendumu 98.1* Julia Creek 107.5 Hawker 107.5 Western Australia Yulara 98.1* Jundah 100.9* Keith 96.9 Argyle 107.5 Karumba 107.7 Leigh Creek Augusta 99.1 Queensland Lakeland 107.7 Coalfield 98.5* Brockman Village 107.7* Airlie Beach 93.1 Laura 107.7 Leigh Creek South 106.1 Broome 107.7 Almaden 104.5* Longreach 99.1 Marree 107.3 Busselton 1224 Alpha 107.3 Mackay 102.7 Mount Gambier 103.3 Carnarvon 107.7 Aramac 107.9 Meandarra 104.3 Quorn Christmas Island 1422*

Augathella 107.7 Middlemount 107.7 107.9 Cue 107.7 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Ayton 107.1* Miles 92.1 Renmark/Loxton 1305 Dalwallinu 612 Babinda 95.7 Miriam Vale 89.9 Roxby Downs 101.9 Dampier 107.9 Ballera 102.7* Mission Beach 90.9 Spencer Gulf North 106.7 Denham 107.5 224 Appendices for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 24—ABC Radio Transmission Frequencies continued Radio National WA Pipeline Northern Territory Upper Murray 104.1 continued Project CS No.4 91.7* Alice Springs 97.9 Warrnambool 92.1 WA Pipeline Darwin 107.3 Western Victoria 93.3 Derby 107.5 Project CS No.5 91.7* Katherine 94.9* Eneabba 107.7 WA Pipeline Yulara 98.9* Western Australia Esperance 106.3 Project CS No.6 91.7* Broome 93.3* Exmouth 107.7 WA Pipeline Queensland Bunbury 93.3 Fitzroy Crossing 107.7 Project CS No.7 91.7* Airlie Beach 95.5 Central Geraldton 99.7 WA Pipeline Bogantungan 104.5* Agricultural 98.9 Halls Creek 107.7 Project CS No.8 91.7* Brisbane 106.1 Esperance 104.7 Hopetoun (R01-WA) 106.9 Wagin 1296 Cairns 105.9 Fortnum Mine 98.9* Jurien 107.9 Walpole 107.7* Cairns North 94.7 Geraldton 94.9 Kalbarri 107.7 Wiluna 107.7* Chillagoe 107.7* Green Head 106.1* Kalgoorlie 97.1 Wyndham 107.7 Clermont 104.5 Jurien 98.3* Kambalda 93.9 Yalgoo 107.7 Cloncurry 90.5* Kalgoorlie 95.5 Karratha 100.9 Cooktown 100.9* Kununurra East 96.9* Kununurra 107.3 Darling Downs 107.3 Leonora 104.1* Laverton 107.7 Classic FM Emerald 90.7 Narrogin 92.5 Leeman 107.3 Gold Coast 88.5 One Arm Point 107.9* Leonora 107.3 Australian Capital Gympie 93.7 Perth 97.7 Marandoo 107.7* Territory Mackay 97.9 Port Hedland 97.3* Marble Bar 107.5 Canberra 102.3 Mount Isa 101.7 Punmu 105.7* Meekatharra 107.9 Nambour 88.7 Southern Menzies 107.7 New South Wales Rockhampton 106.3 Agricultural 94.5 Merredin 107.3 Armidale 103.5 Roma 97.7 Monkey Mia 89.9* Batemans Bay/ Southern Downs 101.7 Mount Magnet 107.3 Moruya 101.9 Thallon 90.9* triple j Mt Keith 99.3* Bathurst (City) 97.5 Thargomindah 104.5* Mullewa 107.5 Bega/Cooma 99.3 Townsville 101.5 Australian Capital Nannup 98.9 Broken Hill 103.7 Townsville North 95.9 Territory Narembeen 107.7 Central Tablelands 102.7 Wide Bay 98.5 Canberra 101.5 Newman 93.7 Central Western Norseman 107.3 Slopes 105.5 South Australia New South Wales Northcliffe 107.5* Cobar 106.9* Adelaide 103.9 Armidale 101.1 Onslow 107.5 Goulburn (Town) 89.5 Adelaide Foothills 97.5 Bathurst (City) 95.9 Pannawonica 107.7 Grafton/Kempsey 97.9 Angaston 90.7* Bega/Cooma 100.1 Paraburdoo 107.7 Illawarra 95.7 Mount Gambier 104.1 Bourke 100.1* Perth 810 Ivanhoe 101.3* Oak Valley 107.3* Broken Hill 102.1

APPENDICES Plutonic Gold Mine 107.5* Jindabyne 107.5* Port Lincoln 93.1* Central Tablelands 101.9 Port Hedland 95.7 Khancoban 88.1* Renmark/Loxton 105.1 Central Western Ravensthorpe 107.5 Lightning Ridge 88.9* Roxby Downs 103.5 Slopes 102.3 Ravensthorpe Lord Howe Island 104.1* Spencer Gulf North 104.3 Cobar 101.3

06–07 Nickel Mine 99.5* Lord Howe Island 106.1* Woomera 103.3* Crookwell 91.7 Roebourne 107.5 Manning River 98.7 Goulburn (Town) 88.7 Sally Malay Mine 107.7* Murrumbidgee Tasmania Grafton/Kempsey 91.5 Salmon Gums 100.7 Irrigation Area 97.3 Hobart 93.9 Illawarra 98.9 Southern Newcastle 106.1 NE Tasmania 93.3 Jindabyne 105.9 Agricultural 96.9 Richmond/Tweed 95.3 Lake Cowal Mine 90.9 Southern Cross 107.9 SW Slopes/ Victoria Lord Howe Island 105.3 Sunrise Dam 96.1* E Riverina 88.3 Ballarat Manning River 96.3 Thunderbox Mine 93.1* Sydney 92.9 (Lookout Hill) 105.5 Murrumbidgee Tom Price 107.3 Talbingo 88.1* Bendigo 92.7 Irrigation Area 96.5 WA Pipeline Tamworth 103.1 Bright 88.1 Newcastle 102.1 Project CS No.1 91.7* Upper Namoi 96.7 Goulburn Valley 96.1 Richmond/Tweed 96.1 WA Pipeline Wagga Wagga 105.9 Latrobe Valley 101.5 SW Slopes/

ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Project CS No.2 91.7* Walgett 100.3* Melbourne 105.9 E Riverina 90.7 WA Pipeline Mildura/Sunraysia 102.7 Sydney 105.7 Project CS No.3 91.7* Murray Valley 103.7 Tamworth 94.7 Appendices 225 for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 24—ABC Radio Transmission Frequencies continued Tumbarumba 106.1* Gunpowder 104.5 Latrobe Valley 96.7 Perth 99.3 Upper Namoi 99.9 Hope Vale 102.9 Melbourne 107.5 Plutonic Gold Mine103.5 Wagga Wagga 101.1 Hughenden 105.9 Mildura/Sunraysia 101.1 Port Hedland 98.9 Ilfracombe 102.7 Murray Valley 105.3 Roebourne 104.9 Northern Territory Jackson Oil Field 106.1 Upper Murray 103.3 Southern Adelaide River 101.3 Karumba 104.5 Warrnambool 89.7 Agricultural 92.9 Ali Curung 101.3 Kowanyama 101.3 Western Victoria 94.9 Southern Cross 103.9 Alice Springs 94.9 Lockhart River 104.5 Ti Tree (WA) 105.3 Barunga 98.5 Longreach 106.1 Western Australia Tom Price 98.5 Batchelor 92.9 Mackay 99.5 Balgo 102.9 Tom Price 100.9 Beswick 102.5 Mount Isa 104.1 Beagle Bay 100.5 Useless Loop 102.7 Borroloola 99.7 Nambour 89.5 Billiluna 105.1 Varley 104.3 Channel Point 96.1 Normanton 100.1 Borden 103.5 WA Pipeline Daguragu 95.7 Pasminco Bremer Bay 105.1 Project CS No.1 93.3 Daly River 104.5 Century Mine 101.7 Brockman Village 104.5 WA Pipeline Darwin 103.3 Pormpuraaw 101.3 Broome 94.9 Project CS No.2 93.3 Galiwinku 105.1 Rockhampton 104.7 Bunbury 94.1 WA Pipeline Jabiru 105.3 Roma 103.3 Carnarvon 101.3 Project CS No.3 93.3 Katherine 99.7 Southern Downs 103.3 Central WA Pipeline Kintore 98.9 Thargomindah 105.3 Agricultural 98.1 Project CS No.4 93.3 Lajamanu 98.9 The Monument 100.5 Channar Mine 100.9 WA Pipeline Laramba 100.5 Townsville 105.5 Dampier 99.3 Project CS No.5 93.3 Maningrida 102.9 Townsville North 97.5 Denham 103.7 WA Pipeline Mereenie Gas/ Wide Bay 99.3 Derby 105.9 Project CS No.6 93.3 Oil Field 104.3 Winton 96.7 Esperance 105.5 WA Pipeline Milingimbi 101.3 Exmouth 98.1 Project CS No.7 93.3 Mount Liebig 100.1 South Australia Gairdner 104.9 WA Pipeline Ngukurr 98.1 Adelaide 105.5 Geraldton 98.9 Project CS No.8 93.3 Numbulwar 97.3 Adelaide Foothills 95.9 Gnowangerup 104.1 Warmun 106.9 Nyirripi 105.3 Andamooka 99.5 Green Head 105.3 Westonia 99.5 Tennant Creek 107.7 Coober Pedy 101.3 Hope Downs Windarling 104.5 Tindal 88.5 Leigh Creek Village 93.3 Wodgina 99.7 Uluru 92.5 Coalfield 100.9 Jack Hills Mine 96.7 Wurreranginy Wadeye 98.9 Moomba 104.5 Jurien 96.7 Community 92.5 Willowra 104.5 Mount Gambier 102.5 Kalgoorlie 98.7 Wyndham 98.9 Yuelamu 97.7 Port Lincoln 92.3 Karratha 103.3 Yandicoogina 104.1 Yuendumu 100.5 Renmark/Loxton 101.9 Koolyanobbing 104.3 Yandicoogina Yulara 95.7 Roxby Downs 101.1 Kununurra East 100.1 Village 100.9

Spencer Gulf North 103.5 Lake Gregory 104.7 Yungngora 103.7 APPENDICES Queensland Streaky Bay 103.3 Laverton 98.9 Ballera 104.3 Tirrawarra 107.7 Leonora 96.9 Bedourie 99.7 Woomera 104.1 Marandoo 104.5 NewsRadio

Birdsville 102.9 Wudinna 105.3 Marble Bar 101.1 06–07 Bollon 99.5 Marvel Loch 103.9 Australian Capital Brisbane 107.7 Tasmania Mesa J Mine 99.3 Territory Burketown 97.9 Hobart 92.9 Morawa 106.3 Canberra 103.9 Cairns 107.5 King Island 98.1 Mount Magnet 99.3 Tuggeranong 99.9 Cairns North 97.1 NE Tasmania 90.9 Mt Jackson 104.1 Cannington Mine Queenstown/ Mt Keith 98.5 New South Wales McKinlay 99.9 Zeehan 88.9 Mt Keith 100.9 Gosford 98.1 Cloncurry 89.3 Rosebery 102.7 Mukinbudin 89.1 Newcastle 1458 Cloncurry 105.3 Smithton 105.5 Murrin Murrin Richmond/Tweed 98.5# Cunnamulla 101.3 Strahan 101.9 Open Cut Mine 100.9 SW Slopes/ Darling Downs 104.1 Nullagine 104.7 E Riverina 91.5# Dirranbandi 102.5 Victoria Ongerup 104.5 Sydney 630

Eaglefield Ballarat Onslow 105.1 Wagga Wagga 105.1† ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Coal Mine 98.3 (Lookout Hill) 107.1 Oombulgurri 101.3 Emerald 97.1 Bendigo 90.3 Pannawonica 106.1 Gold Coast 97.7 Goulburn Valley 94.5 Paraburdoo 104.5 226 Appendices for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 24—ABC Radio Transmission Frequencies continued NewsRadio Northern Territory Hermannsburg 106.1 Injinoo 107.1 continued Alice Springs 4835 Imanpa 106.1 Kowanyama 107.7 Katherine 5025 Kintore 106.1 Kubin 105.9 Northern Territory Tennant Creek 4910 Lajamanu 106.1 Lockhart River 107.7 Darwin 102.5 Maningrida 106.1 Mabuiag Island 106.3 Jabiru 102.1* Milikapiti 99.3 Murray Islands 106.1 BRACS Radio Milingimbi 106.1 New Mapoon 107.5 Queensland The Australian Minjilang 106.1 Pormpuraaw 107.7 Brisbane 936 Communications and Ngukurr 101.3 Saibai Island 106.1 Gold Coast 95.7 Media Authority has Nturiya 105.9 Seisia 106.3 issued a licence for Numbulwar 106.1 St Pauls 106.7 South Australia a community facility Oenpelli 106.1 Umagico 101.1 Adelaide 972 formerly known as Palumpa 106.1 Umagico 105.9 Broadcasting for Remote Peppimenarti 106.1 Woorabinda 99.7 Tasmania Aboriginal Communities Pmara Jutunta 106.1 Wujal Wujal 107.7 Burnie 90.5# Scheme (BRACS). Pularumpi 98.5 Yam Island 106.1 Hobart 747 Communities with Ramingining 97.7 Yorke Islands 106.1 NE Tasmania 92.5 such facilities have a Ramingining 105.7 transmitter which allows Umbakumba 106.3 South Australia Victoria rebroadcasting of the Wadeye 106.1 Indulkana 106.1 Melbourne 1026 ABC or programming Warruwi 106.1 from other sources. Yirrkala 105.3 Western Australia Western Australia Yuelamu 105.9 Beagle Bay 106.1 Perth 585 Northern Territory Yuendumu 106.1 Djarindjin 106.1 Ali Curung 106.1 Jigalong 106.1 Barunga 106.1 Queensland Kalumburu 106.1 Domestic Bathurst Island 98.9 Aurukun 107.7 Kiwirrkurra 106.1 Shortwave Beswick 105.7 Bamaga 106.7 Lagrange 106.1 The frequencies used by Bulman 106.1 Boigu Island 105.5 Looma 106.1 shortwave stations to Daguragu 106.1 Coconut Island 105.7 Oombulgurri 106.1 transmit are varied to Daly River 101.3 Darnley Island 104.5 Tjukurla 106.1 obtain optimum results. Finke 106.1 Darnley Island 106.1 Warmun 106.1 Galiwinku 106.7 Gununa 107.7 Wingellina 106.1 Hope Vale 107.7 Yungngora 106.1

* SBRS—The Australian Communications and Media Authority has issued a licence to rebroadcast the service indicated under the Self-Help Broadcasting Reception Scheme. Transmission facilities are provided by the licensee.

APPENDICES † New Services established in 2006–07. # Services in testing during 2006–07.

06–07 Radio Transmitter Statistics

ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas Vic WA Total Local Radio 1 59 15 68 13 18 24 41 239 —SBRS 0 5 37 31 7 2 1 47 130 Radio National 1 52 15 87 18 13 21 50 257 —SBRS 0 3 24 19 3 0 1 21 71 Classic FM 1 19 2 18 6 2 11 8 67 —SBRS 0 9 2 6 4 0 0 9 30 triple j 1 18 2 13 5 2 10 6 57 —SBRS 0 7 30 28 10 5 0 69 149 News Radio 2 6 1 2 1 3 1 1 17 —SBRS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Domestic Shortwave 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 BRACS 0 0 33 25 1 0 0 12 71 Total 6 178 165 297 68 45 69 264 1 092 Appendices 227 for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 25—Radio Australia Frequencies

Radio Australia Transmitters Languages Other Than English French Shepparton (Victoria) 6 New Caledonia Noumea 89.9 FM Brandon (Queensland) 2 Noumea 99.3 FM Noumea 666 AM In addition, the ABC leases shortwave transmission Pidgin services on transmitters in Darwin and Taiwan that Papua New Guinea Madang 100.8 FM are provided by commercial transmission providers. Lae 100.3 FM The ABC uses these transmission facilities for Kimbe 100.8 FM several hours each day to broadcast Radio Australia Kavieng 100.3 FM on varying shortwave frequencies to targeted areas Goroka 100.2 FM in Asia. Buka 100.8 FM Boregoro 107.7 FM Radio Australia is also transmitted across south and Dimodimo 107.1 FM south-east Asia and the Pacific region on the IS-10, Horeatoa 107.5 FM IS-8, and IS-2 satellites in association with Australia Bahasa Indonesia Network. This makes Radio Australia available to Indonesia Bandah Aceh 104.4 FM partner stations across the region. Sigli, Aceh 100.3 FM Medan 91.1 FM Jakarta 99.1 FM Radio Australia Frequencies Jakarta 99.9 FM Jakarta 105.8 FM Radio Australia is transmitted on the Kediri 105.1 FM following frequencies: Yogyakarta 104.75 FM Surabaya 100.55 FM English—24 Hours Surabaya 96 FM Tonga Nuku’alofa 103 FM Bandung 106.85 FM Cook Islands Rarotonga 93 FM Bali 100.9 FM Kiribati Tarawa 90 FM Denpasar 105.2 FM Fiji Nadi 92.6 FM Makassar 103.7 FM Suva 92.6 FM Makassar 104.3 FM Vanuatu Port Vila 103 FM Manado 99.3 FM Solomon Islands Honiara 107 FM Mataram 684 AM Papua New Guinea Port Moresby 101.9 FM Sumedang 99.4 FM Lae 102.1 FM Semarang 93.55 FM East Timor Dili 106.5 FM Palembang 101.9 FM Cambodia Phnom Penh 101.5 FM Banjarmasin 100.9 FM Siem Reap 101.5 FM Balikpapan 101.9 FM Singapore Singapore 1452 – 1492MHz Khmer

Cambodia Phnom Penh 102 FM APPENDICES Part Rebroadcast—English Siem Reap 101.5 FM Samoa Apia 89.1 FM Battambang 90.25 FM National 540 AM Battambang 96.5 FM

Fiji National 558 AM Mandarin 06–07 Suva 107.6 FM China Guangdong 107.6 FM Nauru Nauru 88.8 FM Guangdong 603 AM Norfolk Island 1566 AM Beijing 774 AM Kiribati Tarawa 88 FM Tianjin 92.1 FM Philippines Manila 630 AM Tianjin 1098 AM Taiwan Taipei 88.1 FM Wuhan 873 AM Taipei 729 AM Wuhan 93.6 FM Thailand Bangkok 918 AM Henan 657 AM Bangkok 107 FM Henan 747 AM Indonesia Bali 101.9 FM Henan 95.4 FM Henan 99.9 FM Taiwan Taipei 88.1 FM

Taipei 729 AM ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 228 Appendices for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 26—ABC Offices ABC Head Office International Radio and Australian Broadcasting Radio Australia Regional Content Corporation ABC Southbank Centre ABC Southbank Centre ABC Ultimo Centre 120 Southbank Boulevard 120 Southbank Boulevard, 700 Harris Street Southbank 3006; Southbank 3006; Ultimo 2007; GPO Box 9994 GPO Box 9994 GPO Box 9994 Melbourne VIC 3001; Melbourne VIC 3001; Sydney NSW 2001; Phone (03) 9626 1898 Phone (03) 9626 1600 Phone (02) 8333 1500 Fax (03) 9626 1899 Fax (03) 9626 1633 Fax (02) 8333 5344 Chief Executive: Hanh Tran Director: Sue Howard Managing Director: Mark Scott Australia Network ABC Ultimo Centre Television Corporate 700 Harris Street ABC Ultimo Centre Communications Ultimo 2007; 700 Harris Street ABC Ultimo Centre GPO Box 9994 Ultimo 2007; 700 Harris Street Sydney NSW 2001; GPO Box 9994 Ultimo 2007; Phone (02) 8333 5598 Sydney NSW 2001; GPO Box 9994 Fax (02) 8333 1558 Phone (02) 8333 1500 Sydney NSW 2001; Chief Executive: Heath Watt Fax (02) 8333 3055 Phone (02) 8333 2311 (Acting) Director: Kim Dalton Fax (02) 8333 5305 Director: Gary Dawson ABC Commercial Operations Corporate Development ABC Southbank Centre ABC Ultimo Centre ABC Ultimo Centre 120 Southbank Boulevard 700 Harris Street 700 Harris Street Southbank 3006; Ultimo 2007; Ultimo 2007; GPO Box 9994 GPO Box 9994 GPO Box 9994 Melbourne VIC 3001; Sydney NSW 2001; Sydney NSW 2001; Phone (03) 9626 1600 Phone (02) 8333 1500 Phone (02) 8333 5133 Fax (03) 9626 1552 Fax (02) 8333 1777 Fax (02) 8333 5305 Director: Lynley Marshall Chief Operating Officer: Director: James Taylor David Pendleton

Editorial Policies Innovation Business Services ABC Southbank Centre ABC Ultimo Centre ABC Ultimo Centre 120 Southbank Boulevard, 700 Harris Street 700 Harris Street Southbank 3006; Ultimo 2007; Ultimo 2007; GPO Box 9994 GPO Box 9994 GPO Box 9994

APPENDICES Melbourne VIC 3001; Sydney NSW 2001; Sydney NSW 2001; Phone (03) 9626 1594 Phone (02) 8333 5226 Phone (02) 8333 1500 Fax (03) 9626 1601 Fax (02) 8333 1558 Fax (02) 8333 1777 Director: Paul Chadwick Director: Ian Carroll Director (Acting): Aziz Dindar/

06–07 Toni Robertson International, Corporate Strategy and Governance News Human Resources ABC Ultimo Centre ABC Ultimo Centre ABC Ultimo Centre 700 Harris Street 700 Harris Street 700 Harris Street Ultimo 2007; Ultimo 2007; Ultimo 2007; GPO Box 9994 GPO Box 9994 GPO Box 9994 Sydney NSW 2001; Sydney NSW 2001; Sydney NSW 2001; Phone (02) 8333 5360 Phone (02) 8333 1500 Phone (02) 8333 1500 Fax (02) 8333 5315 Fax (02) 8333 4551 Fax (02) 8333 5108 Director: Murray Green Director: John Cameron Director: Colin Palmer ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Appendices 229 for the year ended 30 June 2007

Appendix 26—ABC Offices continued

Production Resources Bega Muswellbrook ABC Southbank Centre Unit 1, First Floor (administered by Newcastle) 120 Southbank Boulevard The Roy Howard Building 36A Brook Street Southbank 3006; Ayers Walkway Muswellbrook NSW 2333; GPO Box 9994 231 Carp Street Phone (02) 6542 2811 Melbourne VIC 3001; (PO Box 336) Fax (02) 6542 2899 Phone (03) 9626 1594 Bega NSW 2550; (Local Radio station Fax (03) 9626 1601 Phone (02) 6491 6011 ABC Upper Hunter) Director: David Cruttenden Fax (02) 6491 6099 (Local Radio station Newcastle Technology and Distribution ABC South East) Cnr Wood and Parry Streets ABC Ultimo Centre RPM: Paul Turton (Acting) (PO Box 2205) 700 Harris Street Newcastle West NSW 2309; Ultimo 2007; Coffs Harbour Phone (02) 4922 1200 GPO Box 9994 (administered by Port Macquarie) Fax (02) 4922 1222 Sydney NSW 2001; 24 Gordon Street (Local Radio station Phone (02) 8333 1500 Coffs Harbour NSW 2450; 1233 ABC Newcastle) Fax (02) 8333 3168 Phone (02) 6650 3611 Manager: Mike McCluskey Director: Colin Knowles Fax (02) 6650 3699 (Local Radio station Nowra ABC Mid North Coast) (administered by Wollongong) State Offices 64 Bridge Road Australian Capital Territory Dubbo (PO Box 1071) Canberra (administered by Orange) Nowra NSW 2541; Cnr Northbourne 45 Wingewarra Street Phone (02) 4428 4511 and Wakefield Avenues (PO Box 985) Fax (02) 4228 4599 Dickson ACT 2602; Dubbo NSW 2830; (Local Radio station GPO Box 9994 Phone (02) 6881 1811 97.3 ABC Illawarra) Canberra ACT 2601; Fax (02) 6881 1899 Phone (02) 6275 4555 (Local Radio station Orange Fax (02) 6275 4538 ABC Western Plains) 46 Bathurst Road (Local Radio station (PO Box 8549) 666 ABC Canberra) Erina East Orange NSW 2800; Territory Director: Liz McGrath (administered by Sydney) Phone (02) 6393 2511 Local Radio Manager ACT: T252, The Parallel Mall Fax (02) 6393 2599 Jen Brennen Erina Fair Shopping Centre (Local Radio station Terrigal Drive ABC Central West) New South Wales Erina NSW 2250; RPM: Graham Robinson Sydney Phone: (02) 4367 1911

ABC Ultimo Centre Fax: (02) 4367 1999 Port Macquarie APPENDICES 700 Harris Street (Local Radio stations: 51 Lord St Ultimo 2007; 92.5 ABC Central (PO Box 42) GPO Box 9994 Coast and 702 ABC Sydney) Port Macquarie

Sydney NSW 2001; NSW 2444; 06–07 Phone (02) 8333 1234 Lismore Phone (02) 6588 1211 Fax (02) 8333 1203 61 High Street Fax (02) 6588 1299 (Local Radio station (PO Box 908) (Local Radio station 702 ABC Sydney) Lismore NSW 2480; ABC Mid North Coast) State Director: Phone (02) 6627 2011 RPM: Cameron Marshall Michael McCluskey Fax (02) 6627 2099 Local Radio Manager NSW: (Local Radio station Tamworth Roger Summerill ABC North Coast) Parry Shire Building RPM: Justine Frazier 470 Peel Street (PO Box 558) Tamworth NSW 2340; Phone (02) 6760 2411

Fax (02) 6760 2499 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 (Local Radio station ABC New England North West) RPM: Jennifer Ingall 230 Appendices for the year ended 30 June 2007

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Wagga Wagga Queensland Longreach 100 Fitzmaurice Street Brisbane Duck Street Wagga Wagga NSW 2650; 15 Lissner Street (PO Box 318) Phone (02) 6923 4811 Toowong Qld 4066; Longreach Qld 4730; Fax (02) 6923 4899 GPO Box 9994 Phone (07) 4658 4011 (Local Radio station Brisbane Qld 4001; Fax (07) 4658 4099 ABC Riverina) Phone (07) 3377 5227 (Local Radio station, RPM: Chris Coleman Fax (07) 3377 5265 ABC Western Queensland) (Local Radio station, RPM: Tom Harwood Wollongong 612 ABC Brisbane) Cnr Kembla and Market Streets State Director: Chris Wordsworth Mackay (PO Box 973) Local Radio Manager Qld: 25 River Street Wollongong East NSW 2520; Michael McGowan (PO Box 127) Phone (02) 4224 5011 Mackay Qld 4740; Fax (02) 4224 5099 Bundaberg Phone (07) 4957 1111 (Local Radio station 58 Woongarra Street Fax (07) 4957 1199 97.3 ABC Illawarra) (PO Box 1152) (Local Radio station, RPM: Peter Riley Bundaberg Qld 4670; ABC Tropical North) Phone (07) 4155 4911 RPM: Craig Widdowson Northern Territory Fax (07) 4155 4999 Darwin (Local Radio station, Mt Isa 1 Cavenagh Street ABC Wide Bay) 114 Camooweal Street Darwin NT 0800; RPM: Ross Peddlesden Mt Isa Qld 4825; GPO Box 9994 Phone (07) 4744 1311 Darwin NT 0801; Cairns Fax (07) 4744 1399 Phone (08) 8943 3222 Cnr Sheridan and Upward Streets (Local Radio station, Fax (08) 8943 3235 (PO Box 932) ABC North West Queensland) (Local Radio station Cairns Qld 4870; RPM: Debbie Kalik (Acting) 105.7 ABC Darwin) Phone (07) 4044 2011 Territory Director: Mark Bowling Fax (07) 4044 2099 Rockhampton Local Radio Manager NT: (Local Radio station, 236 Quay Street Anna-Lise Murch ABC Far North) (PO Box 911) RPM: Bruce Woolley Rockhampton Qld 4700; Alice Springs Phone (07) 4924 5111 Cnr Gap Road and Speed Street Gladstone Fax (07) 4924 5199 Alice Springs NT 0870; (administered by Rockhampton) (Local Radio station, (PO Box 1144 Dahl’s Building ABC Capricornia) Alice Springs NT 0871); 43 Tank Street RPM: Martin Powley Phone (08) 8950 4711 Gladstone Qld 4680;

APPENDICES Fax (08) 8950 4799 Phone (07) 4972 3812 Sunshine Coast (Local Radio station Fax (07) 4972 2650 (administered by Gold Coast) ABC Territory Radio) (Local Radio station, Shop 3A Dolphin Centre RPM: Stewart Brash ABC Capricornia) 122 Aerodrome Road

06–07 (PO Box 1212) Katherine Gold Coast Maroochydore Qld 4558; Stuart Highway Cnr Gold Coast Highway Phone (07) 5475 5000 Katherine NT 0850; and Francis Street Fax (07) 5475 5099 (PO Box 1240 (PO Box 217) (Local Radio station. Katherine, NT 0851); Mermaid Beach Qld 4218; 90.3 Coast FM) Phone (08) 8972 5711 Phone (07) 5595 2917 Fax (08) 8972 5799 Fax (07) 5595 2999 Toowoomba (Local Radio station, (Local Radio station, 297 Margaret Street 106.1 ABC Katherine) 91.7 Coast FM) (PO Box 358) Program Director: Toowoomba Qld 4350; Anthony Frangi Phone (07) 4631 3811 Fax (07) 4631 3899

ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 (Local Radio station, ABC Southern Queensland) RPM: Steve McClelland Appendices 231 for the year ended 30 June 2007

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Townsville Port Lincoln Launceston 8–10 Wickham Street (administered by Port Pirie) (administered by Hobart) (PO Box 694) 2/8 Eyre Street 45 Ann Street Townsville Qld 4810; (PO Box 679) (PO Box 201) Phone (07) 4722 3011 Port Lincoln SA 5606; Launceston Tas 7250; Fax (07) 4722 3099 Phone (08) 8683 2611 Phone (03) 6323 1011 (Local Radio station, Fax (08) 8683 2699 Fax (03) 6323 1099 630 ABC North Queensland) (Local Radio station, (Local Radio station, RPM: Theresa Rockley-Hogan 1485 Eyre Peninsula ABC Northern Tasmania) and West Coast) South Australia Victoria Adelaide Port Pirie Melbourne 85 North East Road 85 Grey Street ABC Southbank Centre Collinswood SA 5081; (PO Box 289) 120 Southbank Boulevard GPO Box 9994 Port Pirie SA 5540; Southbank Vic 3006; Adelaide SA 5001; Phone (08) 8638 4811 GPO Box 9994 Phone (08) 8343 4000 Fax (08) 8638 4899 Melbourne Vic 3001; Fax (08) 8343 4402 (Local Radio station, Phone (03) 9626 1600 (Local Radio station, 639 ABC North and West) Fax (03) 9626 1774 891 Adelaide) RPM: Andrew Male (Local Radio station, State Director: 774 ABC Melbourne) Sandra Winter-Dewhirst Renmark State Director: Randal Mathieson Local Radio Manager SA: Ral Ral Avenue Local Radio Manager Vic: Graeme Bennett (PO Box 20) Steve Kyte Renmark SA 5341; Broken Hill Phone (08) 8586 1311 Ballarat (administered by ABC South Fax (08) 8586 1399 5 Dawson Street South Australia) (Local Radio station, (PO Box 7) 454 Argent Street 1062 ABC Riverland) Ballarat Vic 3350; (PO Box 315) RPM: Bruce Mellett Phone (03) 5320 1011 Broken Hill NSW 2880; Fax (03) 5320 1099 Phone (08) 8082 4011 Tasmania RPM: Dominic Brine Fax (08) 8082 4099 Hobart (Local Radio station, ABC Centre Bendigo 999 ABC Broken Hill) 1–7 Liverpool Street 278 Napier Street RPM: Andrew Schmidt (GPO Box 9994) (PO Box 637) Hobart Tas 7001; Bendigo Vic 3550; Mount Gambier Phone (03) 6235 3217 Phone (03) 5440 1711 Penola Road Fax (03) 6235 3220 Fax (03) 5440 1799

(PO Box 1448) (Local Radio station, (Local Radio station, APPENDICES Mt Gambier SA 5290; 936 ABC Hobart) ABC Central Victoria) Phone (08) 8724 1011 State Director: Rob Batten RPM: Jonathon Ridnell Fax (08) 8724 1099 Local Radio Manager Tasmania:

(Local Radio station, Cath Hurley Horsham 06–07 ABC South East) (administered by Bendigo) RPM: Alan Richardson Burnie Shop 3 (administered by Hobart) 148 Baillie Street Port Augusta 81 Mount Street (PO Box 506) (administered by Port Pirie) (PO Box 533) Horsham Vic 3400; 6 Church Street Burnie Tas 7320; Phone (03) 5381 5311 (PO Box 2149) Phone (03) 6430 1211 Fax (03) 5381 5399 Port Augusta SA 5700; Fax (03) 6430 1299 (Local Radio station, Phone (08) 8641 5511 (Local Radio station, ABC Western Victoria) Fax (08) 8641 5599 ABC Northern Tasmania) (Local Radio station, 1485 Eyre Peninsula

and West Coast) ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 232 Appendices for the year ended 30 June 2007

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Mildura Western Australia Geraldton 73A Pine Ave Perth 245 Marine Terrace (PO Box 5051) 30 Fielder Street (PO Box 211) Mildura Vic 3502; East Perth WA 6000; Geraldton WA 6531; Phone (03) 5022 4511 GPO Box 9994 Phone (08) 9923 4111 Fax (03) 5022 4599 Perth WA 6848; Fax (08) 9923 4199 (Local Radio station, Phone (08) 9220 2700 (Local Radio station, ABC Mildura–Swan Hill) Fax (08) 9220 2727 ABC Midwest and Wheatbelt) RPM: Louise Ray (Local Radio station, RPM: Natasha Harradine 720 ABC Perth) Morwell State Director: Geoff Duncan Kalgoorlie 20 George St Local Radio Manager WA: Unit 3, Quartz Centre (PO Box 1109) Deb Leavitt 353 Hannan Street Morwell Vic 3840; (PO Box 125) Phone (03) 5135 2111 Albany Kalgoorlie WA 6430; Fax (03) 5135 2199 2 St Emilie Way Phone (08) 9093 7011 News: Kellie Wilson (PO Box 489) Fax (08) 9093 7099 Albany WA 6330; (Local Radio station, Sale Phone (08) 9842 4011 ABC Goldfields–Esperance) 340 York Street Fax (08) 9842 4099 RPM: David Kennedy (PO Box 330) (Local Radio Station, Sale Vic 3850; ABC South Coast) Karratha Phone (03) 5143 5511 RPM: John Cecil DeGrey Place Fax: (03) 5143 5599 (PO Box 994) (Local Radio station, Broome Karratha WA 6714; ABC Gippsland) 1/14 Napier Terrace Phone (08) 9183 5011 RPM: Gerard Callinan (PO Box 217) Fax (08) 9183 5099 Broome WA 6725; (Local Radio station, Shepparton Phone (08) 9191 3011 ABC North West) (administered by Wodonga) Fax (08) 9191 3099 RPM: Philippa O’Donnell 50A Wyndham Street (Local Radio station, (PO Box 1922) ABC Kimberley) Kununurra Shepparton Vic 3630; RPM: Greg Hayes (administered by Broome) Phone (03) 5820 4011 15 Sandalwood Street Fax (03) 5820 4099 Bunbury (PO Box 984) (Local Radio Station, 72 Wittenoom Street Kununurra WA 6743; ABC Goulburn Murray) (PO Box 242) Phone (08) 9168 4311 Bunbury WA 6230; Fax (08) 9168 4399 Warrnambool Phone (08) 9792 2711 (Local Radio station,

APPENDICES (administered by Bendigo) Fax (08) 9792 2799 ABC Kimberley) 166B Koroit Street (Local Radio station, (PO Box 310) ABC South West) Wagin Warrnambool Vic 3280; RPM: Greg Pearce (administered by Albany)

06–07 Phone (03) 5560 3111 58 Tudhoe Street Fax (03) 5560 3199 Esperance Wagin WA 6315; (Local Radio station, (administered by Kalgoorlie) Phone (08) 9861 3311 ABC Western Victoria) Port Authority Building Fax (08) 9861 3399 The Esplanade (Local Radio Station, Wodonga (PO Box 230) 558 ABC Great Southern) (administered by Victoria Branch) Esperance WA 6450; 1 High Street Phone (08) 9083 2011 (PO Box 1063) Fax (08) 9083 2099 Wodonga Vic 3690; (Local Radio station, Phone (02) 6049 2011 ABC Goldfields–Esperance) Fax (02) 6049 2099 (Local Radio station,

ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 ABC Goulburn Murray) RPM: Jonathan Wright Appendices 233 for the year ended 30 June 2007

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Overseas Offices Jakarta Level 16 Deutche Bank New Delhi Amman Jn Iman Bonjol 80 F-4/10 Vasant Vihar Ihsan El Nimer Street Jakarta Pusat Indonesia; New Delhi 110057 India; Abdoun—House No. 14 Third Floor Phone +62 21 316 2041 Phone +91 11 2615 4307 Amman Jordan; Fax +62 21 390 8124 Fax +91 11 2614 2847 Phone +962 6 461 6130 Fax +962 5 930 2789 Jerusalem New York 5th Floor 747 Third Avenue Auckland J.C.S. Building Suite 8C Level 3 206 Jaffa Road New York NY 10017 USA; TVNZ Centre Jerusalem 91342 Israel; Phone +1 212 813 2495 100 Victoria St. West Phone +972 2 537 3557 Fax +1 212 813 2497 Auckland New Zealand; Fax +972 2 537 3306 Phone +64 9 916 7928 Port Moresby Fax +64 9 309 3248 Johannesburg Airvos Avenue 3rd Floor GPO Box 779 Bangkok 1 Park Road Port Moresby 518/5 Maneeya Centre Richmond Johannesburg Papua New Guinea; Penthouse—17th floor 2092 South Africa; Phone +675 321 2666 (321 2503) Ploenchit Road Phone +27 11 726 8636 (726 8676) Fax +675 321 2131 Pathumwan District Fax +27 11 726 8633 Bangkok 10330 Thailand; Tokyo Phone +66 2 652 0595 London NHK Hoso Centre Fax +66 2 254 8336 54 Portland Place 2-2-1 Jinnan London W1B 1DY Shibuyaku Tokyo Beijing United Kingdom; 150-8001 Japan; 8–121 Qi Jia Yuan Diplomatic Phone +44 20 7079 3200 Phone +81 3 3469 8089 Compound Fax (Admin) +44 20 7079 3250 Fax +81 3 3468 8445 Chaoyang District Fax (News) +44 20 7079 3252 Beijing 100600 China; Washington Phone +86 10 6532 6819 Moscow Suite 660 Fax +86 10 6532 2514 Kutuzovsky Prospekt 2000 M Street NW Building 13, Apartment 113 Washington DC 20045 USA; Moscow 121248 Russia; Phone +1 202 466 8575 Phone +7095 974 8182 Fax +1 202 626 5188 Fax +7095 974 8186

Appendix 27—ABC Shops APPENDICES

Adelaide Booragoon Broadbeach

Shop 230, Level 2 Shop 75 Shop 139A, Boston Way 06–07 The Myer Centre Garden City Shopping Centre Pacific Fair Adelaide SA 5000; Booragoon WA 6154; Broadbeach Qld 4218; Phone (08) 8410 0567 Phone (08) 9315 9289 Phone (07) 5575 4231 Fax (08) 8231 7539 Fax (08) 9315 2763 Fax (07) 5575 4706

Bondi Brisbane Brookvale Shop 2002, Level 2 Shop 240, Level 2 Shop 110, Level 1 Westfield The Myer Centre Warringah Mall Bondi Junction NSW 2022; Brisbane Qld 4000; Brookvale NSW 2100; Phone (02) 9386 5582 Phone (07) 3003 1321 Phone (02) 9905 3758 Fax (02) 9369 4357 Fax (07) 3211 1453 Fax (02) 9939 7834 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 234 Appendices for the year ended 30 June 2007

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Burwood Chatswood Hornsby Shop 204 Shop 350, Level 3 Shop 3033–34 Westfield Shoppingtown Westfield Shoppingtown Westfield Shoppingtown Burwood NSW 2134; Chatswood NSW 2067; Hornsby NSW 2077; Phone (02) 9744 5172 Phone (02) 9904 8047 Phone (02) 9482 3671 Fax (02) 9715 2845 Fax (02) 9413 4203 Fax (02) 9476 0098

Campbelltown Cheltenham Indooroopilly Shop C029, Level 1 Shop 3026 Shop 3017 Macarthur Square Westfield Shoppingtown Indooroopilly Shopping Centre Campbelltown NSW 2560; Southlands Indooroopilly Qld 4068; Phone (02) 4626 8624 Cheltenham Vic 3192; Phone (07) 3878 9923 Fax (02) 4620 5007 Phone (03) 9583 5589 Fax (07) 3878 3126 Fax (03) 9585 4601 Canberra Karrinyup Shop CF12 Chermside Shop F–130, Level 1, Canberra Centre Shop 253 Karrinyup Shopping Centre Canberra ACT 2600; Westfield Shoppingtown 200 Karrinyup Road Phone (02) 6247 2941 Chermside Qld 4032; Karrinyup WA 6018; Fax (02) 6230 6478 Phone (07) 3359 1378 Phone (08) 9445 9233 Fax (07) 3359 1407 Fax (08) 9244 8270 Cannington Shop 1016 Darwin Knox City Westfields Shoppingtown Shop 245 Shop 3115 Carousel Casuarina Square Knox Shopping Centre Cannington WA 6107; Casuarina NT 0810; Wantirna South Vic 3152; Phone (08) 9451 6352 Phone (08) 8927 8788 Phone (03) 9800 4965 Fax (08) 9451 7849 Fax (08) 8928 0954 Fax (03) 9837 5319

Carindale Eastgardens Macquarie Shop 2063 Shop 325 Shop 417 Westfield Carindale Westfield Macquarie Shopping Centre Carindale Qld 4152; 152 Bunnerong Road North Ryde NSW 2113; Phone (07) 3398 1606 Eastgardens NSW 2035; Phone (02) 9878 4253 Fax (07) 3324 9681 Phone (02) 9349 3695 Fax (02) 9878 8027 Fax (02) 9349 7169 Castle Hill Maribyrnong Shop 28 Erina Shop 2072 Castle Towers Shopping Centre Shop T253 Highpoint Shopping Centre

APPENDICES Castle Hill NSW 2154; The Parallel Mall Maribyrnong Vic 3032; Phone (02) 9899 3273 Erina Fair Phone (03) 9317 4652 Fax (02) 9894 5425 Erina NSW 2250; Fax (03) 9317 5290 Phone (02) 4367 6892

06–07 Chadstone Fax (02) 4367 0617 Melbourne Shop B53, Lower Mall Shop M01, Mezzanine Level Chadstone Shopping Centre Hobart Melbourne GPO Chadstone Vic 3148; Shop 209B Cnr Elizabeth St and Phone (03) 9568 8245 Centrepoint Little Bourke St Fax (03) 9563 4802 70 Murray Street Melbourne Vic 3000; Hobart Tas 7000; Phone (03) 9662 4522 Phone (03) 6236 9972 Fax (03) 9662 4402 Fax (03) 6234 1734 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Appendices 235 for the year ended 30 June 2007

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Miranda Oaklands Park QVB Shop 1087–88, Level 1 Shop 2047 Shop 48, The Albert Walk Westfield Westfield Marion Queen Victoria Building Miranda NSW 2228; Oaklands Park SA 5046; Sydney NSW 2000; Phone (02) 9524 4289 Phone (08) 8298 6350 Phone (02) 9286 3726 Fax (02) 9542 8573 Fax (08) 8377 5253 Fax (02) 9262 7690

Modbury Order Centre Ringwood Shop 200 Gate 4, 6–8 Lanceley Place Shop L60 Westfield Tea Tree Plaza Artarmon NSW 2064; Eastland Shopping Centre Modbury SA 5092; Phone 1300 360 111 Ringwood Vic 3134; Phone (08) 8396 0000 Fax 1300 360 150 Phone (03) 9879 5094 Fax (08) 8395 6645 Fax (03) 9847 0956 Parramatta Morley Shop 4069 Rosny Park Shop 173 Westfield Shoppingtown Shop G038 The Galleria Morley Parramatta NSW 2150; Eastlands Shopping Centre Walter Road Phone (02) 9635 9922 Bligh Street Morley WA 6062; Fax (02) 9689 3421 Rosny Park Tas 7018; Phone (08) 9276 7673 Phone (03) 6245 0933 Fax (08) 9276 3086 Penrith Fax (03) 6245 1548 Shop 150, Level 1 Mt Gravatt Westfield Penrith Tuggerah Shop 2104A, Garden City Penrith NSW 2750; Shop 2043A Shopping Centre Phone (02) 4721 8299 Westfield Tuggerah Cnr Logan and Kessels Road Fax (02) 4721 3613 Cnr Wyong and Gavenlock Roads Upper Mt Gravatt Qld 4122; Tuggerah NSW 2259; Phone (07) 3420 6928 Perth Phone (02) 4353 9305 Fax (07) 3422 2315 Shop 60, Gallery Level Fax (02) 4353 9475 Carillon City Arcade Newcastle Perth WA 6000; Ultimo Shop 205 Phone (08) 9321 6852 The Foyer Charlestown Shopping Square Fax (08) 9481 3123 Ultimo Centre Charlestown NSW 2290; 700 Harris Street Phone (02) 4943 9763 Preston Ultimo NSW 2007; Fax (02) 4920 9526 Shop K28 Phone (02) 8333 2055 Northlands Shopping Centre Fax (02) 8333 1148 Preston Vic 3072; Phone (03) 9471 4863

Fax (03) 9470 5672 APPENDICES 06–07 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 236 Index

Index In general, this index does not include topics listed in the Contents (page 7).

A audio-on-demand/streaming—26–30, 67, 70–1, 74, 78, 85, 113, 129 ABC Advisory Council—22, 58, 66, 106, 114, 123, Audit and Risk Committee—57–8, 63, 114–5, 188–90 188, 192, 197, 199–201 audit, internal—see Group Audit ABC Appreciation Survey—23, 26, 35–36, 38, 58, 113, 127–8, 131 Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)—14, 29, 32, 61–2, 104, 107, 192, 197, 202, ABC Asia Pacific—10, 89, see also Australia Network 208–9, 220, 226 ABC Board—15–8, 22, 56–9, 61, 66, 105, 108, 122–3, Australian content—23, 70, 74–5, 112, 117, 119, 127, 188–9, 197, 208–9 129, 204 Committees—22, 57–8, 63, 105, 114–5, 123, music—40, 71, 112–3, 117–8, 128 188–90, 193 Australian Equivalents of International Financial ABC Charter—10, 13, 19–21, 23, 35, 39, 56, 60, 92, 97, Reporting Standards (AEIFRS)—65, 150 106, 118, 120, 125, 189, 197, 203, 240, inside back cover Australian National Audit Office (ANAO)—63, 189–90 ABC Classic FM—4–5, 11, 26, 28, 41–5, 70–3, 82–3, 100, 112–3, 118, 128–9 Australia Network—3, 5, 10–1, 20, 23, 25, 42–3, 47, 57, 64, 81–4, 87–90, 95, 118–9, 121, 132, 187, 193, ABC Commercial—41–2, 49, 57, 63–4, 66–7, 73, 84, 199, 227–8 92–5, 114–5, 187, 190, 193, 197–9, 213, 228 awards—10, 41, 44–5, 50, 59, 70, 72, 79, 86, 92-3, 98, ABC Consumer Publishing and Content Sales—92–4 114–5, 128, 133, 200, 210–4 ABC Leadership Group—66 ABC Local Radio—5, 10, 12, 26–8, 33, 43–6, 62, 70–3, 82–3, 98, 100, 112–3, 117, 128–9, 186 B ABC NewsRadio—4–5, 11, 26, 28, 42–3, 70–1, 73, 82, balance—10, 14, 19, 38–9, 48, 50, 56, 59–61, 84, 113, 98, 100, 113, 117–8, 127, 129 201–3, 205, 208 ABC Online—2, 4–5, 10, 22, 26, 28, 30, 32–5, 37, 39, benefit to the people of Australia—14–5, 115, 124, 42, 44, 55, 61, 84–6, 92, 119, 127, 132–3, 203–4, 209 188, inside back cover ABC Radio National—4–5, 9–12, 26–8, 33, 42–5, 60, bias—59–61, 87, 205, 208 70–3, 82–3, 85, 100, 113, 117, 129, 132, 210–2 Board—see ABC Board ABC Resource Hire—92, 95 Bonner Committee—50, 105 ABC Retail—92, 94, 118, 187, 213 breast cancer—51, 102, 106 ABC Shops—3–5, 42, 45, 94–5, 209, 233–5 broadband—10, 19, 33, 42, 55, 57, 80, 84, 86, 117, ABC2—2–3, 5, 10–2, 19, 30, 32–3, 42, 57, 64, 74, 119-21, 132–3 APPENDICES 77–8, 80, 85, 92, 131–3, 185, 200–1 business continuity—99, 106, 124, 191 advertising and market research—191, 193 Business Services—49, 58, 66, 96, 187-8, 198, 228 appropriation—63–4, 115, 145–6, 153, 155, 161, 180–1 06–07 archives—11, 23, 45, 75, 78, 85, 96, 125, 211 C Audience and Consumer Affairs—59–61, 104, 187, capital strategy—63, 96, 124 208–9 Charter—see ABC Charter Audiences Classic FM—see ABC Classic FM appreciation—see ABC Appreciation Survey Code of Practice—60, 62, 104, 107, 197, 202–9 reach and share—2–3, 13–4, 20, 25–6, 28, 30–5, 44, 70, 72, 78, 89–90, 95, 101–2, 112–4, 120–2, 126–7 communications—46, 49, 57, 66, 87, 90, 101–2, 117, 147, 160, 187, 191, 198–9, 228 research—22, 26–8, 31–3, 35, 39, 48, 52, 59, 82, 84, 90–1, 105, 118, 122, 187, 191, 193, 196, 212 community—2, 10, 13–4, 20, 22–3, 26, 35, 37, 39, 44–6, 52, 54, 56, 58, 62–3, 70–2, 82, 89, 91, 102, rural and regional—70, 201 106–8, 112, 114, 117, 125, 127–8, 130–1, 133, 135, ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 179, 184–5, 197, 199–00, 214, 220, 226 Index 237

complaints—59–62, 87, 104, 108, 115, 122–3, F 197, 208–9 festivals—45, 71, 75, 128 Complaints Review Executive (CRE)—61, 87, 104, 106, 208–9 fraud—106, 139, 189 consultants—160, 191 Freedom of Information (FOI)—106, 192, 203, 209 co-productions/partnerships—77, 86, 90, 102, 106, funding—12, 21, 42, 62–4, 68, 73, 82, 90, 96–8, 116, 125, 187 124–5, 147 Corporate Development—57, 66, 104, 187, 198, 228 Funding Adequacy and Efficiency Review—63, 99 Corporate Plan—13–5, 23, 56-8, 105, 112–25, 187, 192 G corporate social responsibility—56 governance—10, 14–5, 20, 47, 49, 56–62, 66, 87, 90, cross-media—52, 55, 70, 73, 118, 129 98, 104–6, 108, 114, 122, 187–91, 198, 228 Green Futures Steering Committee—53, 199 D Group Audit—59, 66, 96, 187–90 dig—5, 41–3, 45, 57, 70, 72–3, 113, 118, 121, 128–9, 186 dig country—5, 41–2, 113, 121, 128–9, 186 H dig jazz—5, 41–3, 113, 121, 128–9, 186 high definition television (HDTV)—74, 96, 98 dig tv—78 high standards—107–8, 114, 122–3 digital radio—12, 23, 26, 29, 63, 70, 73, 96–7, 103, Human Resources—49, 58, 66, 96, 114, 187, 189, 114, 121 196, 198, 214, 228, see also ABC People digital television—3, 5, 19, 27, 32, 42–3, 57, 84, 92, 98, 100, 116, 118, 121, 135, 179, 191, 215–6 I disability strategy—115, 196–7 independence—14–5, 23, 56, 107–8, 114, 122, 140, 188, 203, inside back cover E Independent Complaints Review Panel (ICRP)— Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD)—199 61–2, 202–3, 208–9 Editorial Policies—19, 57–61, 66, 102, 104–5, 107–9, Indigenous—10, 12, 16, 48, 50, 72, 77, 81, 98, 105, 114, 123, 187–8, 197–8, 202–3, 205, 209, 228 124, 126, 130–2, 184–6, 204, 210–1, 214 education—11, 13, 18, 20, 54, 73, 77, 82, 87, 95, 113, innovation—10, 16, 20, 23, 49, 57, 66, 73, 78, 84–6, APPENDICES 118–9, 129–32, 136, 159, 184–6, 211 102, 108, 112, 114, 121, 129, 133, 187, 198, 200–1, 228 efficiency—53, 59, 63, 99, 106, 112, 125, 188, 190, inside back cover integrity—10, 14–5, 23, 107, 114, 122, 188, 190, 199,

204, 209, inside back cover 06–07 election coverage—39, 59–60, 81–3, 97, 111, 131, see also Election Coverage Review Committee international bureaux—45 Election Coverage Review Committee (ECRC)— 59–60, 83 K emergency coverage—46–7, 62, 72, 98, 106, 117 knowledge sharing—52–3, 123 employment agreements—48, 197 KPMG Review—see Funding Adequacy and events—10–2, 33, 44, 46, 50–2, 55, 67, 71–3, 78, Efficiency review 81–2, 84–5, 87, 93–5, 101–2, 106, 117–8, 123, 129, 131, 186, 193, 204–5, 208 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 238 Index

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L reception—60, 134, 191, 220, 226 records management—124, 191 Legal Services—109, 187, 198 relevance—37, 39, 90, 97, 117, 119, 121–3, 131, 201 Local Radio—see ABC Local Radio reviews—59, 61–3, 104, 106, 108, 115, 122, 150, 190–2 M risk management—51, 58, 98, 106, 115, 152, 155, 188-9, 193, see also Audit and Risk Committee Managing Director—16, 18, 45, 49, 51, 53, 56, 58–9, 66, 102–8, 114, 142, 176, 178, 187–9, 198, 202, 214 S management structure—57–8, 98, 105 Service Commitment—197, 209 N Short Message Service (SMS)—5, 42, 114, 117 State and Territory Directors—44, 66, 106 national identity—13, 56, 69, 106, 112, 116, 200 staff profile—198 National Interest Initiatives (NII)—63, 82, 116 streaming—2, 26–30, 34, 46, 67, 70–1, 74, 77–8, 85, news and information—13–5, 19, 39, inside back cover 113, 129 NewsRadio—see ABC NewsRadio subsidiaries—166, 176–7 subscription television—5, 30, 32, 43 O Symphony Orchestras—59, 106, 151, 176–7, 179 Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)—50, 99, 106, 124, 193–5 T overseas travel costs—192 Technology and Distribution—49, 58, 66, 96–7, 187, 198, 229 P Toowong—51, 53, 98, 102, 106, 230 people and learning—56, 66 training—15, 17, 20, 42, 47–8, 51–2, 57, 77, 82, 90–1, performance management—52, 123, 197 99, 109, 123–4, 193, 195–7 podcast—2, 10–2, 19, 26–9, 33–4, 42, 70, 73, 76, 84, transmission—24, 42–4, 60, 62–4, 70, 87, 98, 100–1, 88, 114, 127, 129, 132–3 104, 106, 109, 112, 116, 118, 120, 130, 132–5, 147, 159–61, 179, 184–7, 192, 215–27 policies—14–5, 17–9, 22, 48, 53, 56–61, 66, 98, 102–9, 114, 117, 122–4, 139, 145, 149–59, 174, triple j—4–5, 10, 12, 26–8, 40–5, 70–4, 83, 93–4, 100, 102, 112–3, 118, 128–9, 133, 186, 201, 211–2, 224, 226 APPENDICES 187–90, 196–8, 202–3, 205, 209, 214, 228, see also Editorial Policies production outside Sydney and Melbourne—77, 116 V

06–07 Production Resources—49–51, 58, 66, 96–9, 115, video-on-demand—11, 19, 42, 92, 129, 133 187, 193, 198, 229 vodcast—19, 26, 28, 32, 42, 114, 132 program hours broadcast—130–1 public broadcaster—91–2 W R workforce planning—52 Radio Australia—3, 5, 10–2, 20–1, 24–5, 42–3, 47, 57, 73, 82, 87–9, 91, 113, 118-21, 132, 186–7, 227–8 Radio National—see ABC Radio National ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Glossary 239

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3G—“third generation” mobile telephone services interstitial—content that is not a television program that are able to carry internet content. and is put to air between programs. Interstitials include station identifications, program promotions, audio-on-demand—the provision of audio files (e.g. cross-promotions for other programming, ABC radio programs or pieces of music) over the internet Commercial merchandising and community so that they begin playing shortly after the user service announcements. requests them. Generally, the files do not remain on the user’s computer after they have been played. platform—a medium or technology for content distribution. The ABC’s primary platforms are radio, broadband—fast internet service that allows rapid television and the internet. It also uses mobile access to large audio and video files. telephone-based platforms, such as SMS and WAP.

Charter—the fundamental operating responsibilities podcast—the provision of downloadable audio files of the ABC, as set out in section 6 of the Australian so that the user is able to “subscribe” to a program Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983. and have their computer automatically retrieve new files as they become available. The files are then co-production—a program produced through an able to be transferred to a portable music player. agreement between the ABC and an outside producer, and potentially others, to jointly contribute money, reach—the total number of people who have viewed, facilities and/or staff. listened or visited a service over a given time frame. cross-media/cross-platform—content produced share—the percentage of the listening/viewing for and delivered on more than one media platform. audience tuned to a particular service. digital radio—the transmission of a broadcast radio simulcast—simultaneous broadcast of the same signal in digital form, allowing more channels and content in multiple formats, such as analog and additional data to be carried in the same spectrum digital television, as required by the Broadcasting as analog radio. Services Act 1992. digital television—the transmission of a broadcast streaming—“real time” audio- or video-on-demand television signal in digital form. This allows more that is synchronised with a radio or television channels or higher-definition channels to be carried broadcast. in the same spectrum as analog television services, as well as interactive content. video-on-demand—the provision of video content over the internet so that it begins playing shortly download—the transfer of data, including audio and after the user requests it. Generally, the content video files, across the internet to the user’s computer does not remain on the user’s computer after it for later use. Unlike streamed files, downloaded files has been played.

reside on the recipient’s computer. APPENDICES vodcast—the provision of downloadable video files seven-city reach—the combined audience reach so that the user is able to “subscribe” to a program of a radio service in the seven cities of Adelaide, and have their computer automatically retrieve new

Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth content as it becomes available. 06–07 and Sydney. Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)—a data protocol five-city reach—the combined audience reach of allowing the delivery of specially-formatted internet a television service in the five cities of Adelaide, content to specific mobile telephone handsets. Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. high definition television (HDTV)—a high-resolution digital television format that provides larger, clearer images on screens capable of displaying it. ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 240 The ABC Charter and Duties of the Board

The ABC Charter and Duties of the Board

From the Australian Broadcasting Act 1983

6 Charter of the Corporation (1) The functions of the Corporation are: (a) to provide within Australia innovative and comprehensive broadcasting services of a high standard as part of the Australian broadcasting system consisting of national, commercial and community sectors and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to provide: (i) broadcasting programs that contribute to a sense of national identity and inform and entertain, and reflect the cultural diversity of, the Australian community; (ii) broadcasting programs of an educational nature; (b) to transmit to countries outside Australia broadcasting programs of news, current affairs, entertainment and cultural enrichment that will: (i) encourage awareness of Australia and an international understanding of Australian attitudes on world affairs; and (ii) enable Australian citizens living or travelling outside Australia to obtain information about Australian affairs and Australian attitudes on world affairs; and (c) to encourage and promote the musical, dramatic and other performing arts in Australia.

(2) In the provision by the Corporation of its broadcasting services within Australia: (a) the Corporation shall take account of: (i) the broadcasting services provided by the commercial and community sectors of the Australian broadcasting system; (ii) the standards from time to time determined by the ACMA in respect of broadcasting services; (iii) the responsibility of the Corporation as the provider of an independent national broadcasting service to provide a balance between broadcasting programs of wide appeal and specialised broadcasting programs; (iv) the multicultural character of the Australian community; and (v) in connection with the provision of broadcasting programs of an educational nature—the responsibilities of the States in relation to education; and (b) the Corporation shall take all such measures, being measures consistent with the obligations of the Corporation under paragraph (a), as, in the opinion of the Board, will be conducive to the full development by the Corporation of suitable broadcasting programs.

(3) The functions of the Corporation under subsection (1) and the duties imposed on the Corporation under subsection (2) constitute the Charter of the Corporation.

(4) Nothing in this Section shall be taken to impose on the Corporation a duty that is enforceable by proceedings in a court. APPENDICES 06–07 ABC ANNUAL REPORT 20 Australian BroadcastingAustralian Corporation GPO Box 9994 in your state/territory capital

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