There are big pictures to paint as we campaign for the ABC in the election. But this video from Richard Dinnen in North Queensland reminds us to zoom in to each and every part of Australia, and the vital role that our ABC plays.

Since 2014, when the ABC stopped broadcasting state-based weekly current affairs, there’s been no consistent platform on ABC TV for holding state governments to account – even during the pandemic, when they wielded almost unprecedented power over our lives. As for local government, traditionally that was the job of local newspapers.  But too many of them have closed, and the few local journalists who survive are starved of time and resources. For the ABC to restore its coverage of state affairs...

Australian viewers love Australian stories. The ABC has a proud record of broadcasting the finest Australian drama. But with shrinking funding, the number of hours of new Australian drama on the ABC has reduced by more than 60% since the 1980s. Anne Maria Nicholson shows why you should Vote 1 ABC.