A staff email responds to the federal budget. 

Sydney listeners were treated to an unplanned behind-the-scenes glimpse of live radio when ABC News Radio went off-air prior to the headlines at 9am yesterday morning, for around ten minutes.

Live broadcast from the Australian War Memorial. 

Australia's fastest man, Patrick Johnson and Olympic swimming champion, Rob Woodhouse, will add their expertise to the ABC's 2018 Commonwealth Games broadcast team when coverage starts on April 4. 

From today, SBS and ABC audiences in Hobart will  have access to a range of new digital radio (DAB+) services.

Anthony Lehmann will captain Saturday and Sunday AFL programs in 2018. 

Thursday 8 March is International Women’s Day and the ABC is recognising the achievements of women Australia-wide, with female presenters taking the lead on ABC Radio, ABC TV and ABC News.

Highlights include:

ABC Radio will feature women line-ups across Capital City Networks, RN and Radio Australia. Classic FM will feature 24 hours of all women composers and an all women line-up.

The ABC’s capital city radio network, its triple j and RN national networks and its regional stations have unveiled their 2018 program schedules which will launch on-air from January 22 next year.

Director of ABC Radio, Michael Mason says the changes to the program schedule, along with a move in some capital city stations to co-hosted breakfast shows reflects the changing audience needs.

ABC staff have been told the PM and The World Today programs are to be reduced from hour-long programs to 30 minutes.

As a result of new proposals outlined today by ABC Managing Director Michelle Guthrie, there will no longer be a Radio Division within the ABC.

In future, program makers will be organised around content rather than transmission output.