{"id":47282,"date":"2019-05-11T19:47:32","date_gmt":"2019-05-11T09:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/?p=47282"},"modified":"2022-05-02T12:46:45","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T02:46:45","slug":"ausvotes-day-31-abc-five-year-plan-qldaah-qldpol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/ausvotes-day-31-abc-five-year-plan-qldaah-qldpol\/","title":{"rendered":"#AusVotes Day 31 &#8211; ABC five year plan: @qldaah #qldpol"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4>May 11, 2019 &#8211; Table of contents<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#GlobalNetballHub\">Coalition pitch for a global netball hub<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#ABCPlan\">Labor&#8217;s plan to restore funding to the ABC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">.<a name=\"GlobalNetballHub\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Coalition pitch for a global netball hub<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Michael Koziol (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelkoziol\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Koziol<\/a> reported, &#8220;The Coalition will make a pitch to young female athletes with a $30 million plan to raise the profile of Australian netball and turn Melbourne into a major international hub for the sport.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/federal-election-2019\/scott-morrison-pledges-30-million-for-a-global-netball-hub-20190510-p51m5d.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Scott Morrison pledges $30 million for a global netball hub. (opens in a new tab)\">Scott Morrison pledges $30 million for a global netball hub.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This new funding will see hundreds of change rooms upgraded across the country; secure the future of Australian netball; establish a permanent home &amp; high performance centre for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheMatildas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheMatildas<\/a> in Melbourne; and improve nationwide facilities for aspiring Olympians. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CHA2pMAKiI\">pic.twitter.com\/CHA2pMAKiI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Scott Morrison (@ScottMorrisonMP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottMorrisonMP\/status\/1127103132196982784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> <span style=\"color: #ffffff\">.<a name=\"ABCPlan\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Labor&#8217;s plan to restore funding to the ABC<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s been five years, eight months and five days since the then opposition leader, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Tony Abbott (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyAbbottMHR\" target=\"_blank\">Tony Abbott<\/a>, declared to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Anton Enus (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AntonEnus\" target=\"_blank\">Anton Enus<\/a> in the final hours of the 2013 election campaign that there would be, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"no cuts to the ABC or SBS. (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/ondemand\/video\/130688579581\/no-cuts-to-abc-sbs-abbott\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;no cuts to the ABC or SBS&#8221;.<\/a> Once he became prime minister, Mr Abbot tore up the pledge. During a question time in November 2014, opposition leader <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Bill Shorten (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billshortenmp\" target=\"_blank\">Bill Shorten<\/a> succeeded in extracting a confession from PM Abbott in the house of representatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sUmQM5T_-f8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>During question time in 2014, PM Tony Abbott confirmed his pre-election statement of, &#8220;no cuts to the ABC or SBS&#8221;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Helen Davidson (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/heldavidson\" target=\"_blank\">Helen Davidson<\/a> reported, &#8220;The Labor party has pledged an extra $60m to the ABC and SBS should it win government next week, to boost the production of Australian content.&#8221; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Labor pledges extra $60m for ABC and SBS. (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/2019\/may\/11\/labor-pledges-extra-60m-for-abc-and-sbs\" target=\"_blank\">Labor pledges extra $60m for ABC and SBS.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shorten flags five-year funding agreements for the ABC (currently three).<br>He&#39;s in Melbourne speaking to the Friends of the ABC about the extra $60m announced today. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ausvotes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ausvotes<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Helen Davidson (@heldavidson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/heldavidson\/status\/1127042780235059201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Shorten addressed <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"ABC Friends Victoria (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/me.abcfriends.org.au\/index.php\/contact-us\/vic\/\" target=\"_blank\">ABC Friends Victoria<\/a> and told the assembly, &#8220;This is not an election in which one can sit on the sidelines and say there is no difference or there is nothing at stake.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We want to start the conversation about five year funding not three year funding, proper certainty, locked away,&#8221; he pledged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LIVE from Melbourne: Vote Labor to save the ABC <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G7XzmXv0ZG\">https:\/\/t.co\/G7XzmXv0ZG<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bill Shorten (@billshortenmp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billshortenmp\/status\/1127038659968913409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Also this week, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Patricia Karvelas (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatsKarvelas\" target=\"_blank\">Patricia Karvelas<\/a> was also able to confirm with the new ABC managing director, David Anderson, that further cuts to services and staff would have to occur at the ABC under the Coalition&#8217;s current budget restraints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New ABC MD tells me that under Morrison Govt\u2019s funding cuts there will be a reduction in services and staff cuts <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AUSVote19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AUSVote19<\/a><\/p>&mdash; PatriciaKarvelas (@PatsKarvelas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatsKarvelas\/status\/1125311989083922433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 11, 2019 &#8211; Table of contents Coalition pitch for a global netball hub Labor&#8217;s plan to restore funding to the ABC . 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