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Australian ABC Staff Strike Over Job Security and Pay

First article: 25 mar. 2026, 09:39 | Last update: 25 mar. 2026, 10:32 | 2 sources | 2 articles

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) staff members initiated a strike action, citing concerns over job security and demanding fair compensation. The industrial action led to disruptions in the ABC's programming schedule and underscored the growing discontent among employees regarding the direction of the public broadcaster. The strike also draws parallels with similar labor disputes at other major broadcasting organizations, such as the BBC.

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BBC and NWA: the day ABC staff went on strike – and left Aunty looking ‘a bit different’ Foto: The Guardian
The Guardian 25 mar. 2026, 09:39 (3 hours ago) Excellent

BBC and NWA: the day ABC staff went on strike – and left Aunty looking ‘a bit different’

Triple J signed off with the hip-hop anthem Express Yourself while other radio and TV networks filled the air with BBC broadcasts, re-runs and soothing musicSign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter hereBroadcasters had warned their audiences that the ABC would look “a bit different” on Wednesday – and as the clock struck 11am, they weren’t wrong.As more than 2,000 ABC staff walked off the job for the first time in two decades in protest of their working conditions, the publi

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Some of Australia’s biggest news programmes go dark as public broadcaster staff go on strike over pay Foto: The Independent
The Independent 25 mar. 2026, 10:32 (2 hours ago) Good

Some of Australia’s biggest news programmes go dark as public broadcaster staff go on strike over pay

Hundreds of staff of ABC staged large-scale protests outside the broadcaster's office over low pay and working conditions

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