There are concerns that Australia’s media reach may be curtailed with the Indo-Pacific Broadcasting Strategy yet to be renewed by the federal government.
The IPBC is a program that funds media programs about Australia’s immediate neighbours, and has provided the Australian public broadcaster with funding for programs focused on South-East Asia, South Asia and the Pacific.
Stephen Hill explores the importance of having Australian media content projected abroad in an environment where disinformation and the attention economy is leading to a more fragile media environment.
Image: Shutterstock Asset id: 2541490801 Benjamin Crone Southbank, Victoria, Australia – November 5 2024: Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Lissajous curve logo on the exterior of the ABC Southbank Centre in Melbourne, during a sunny day
Produced By: Stephen Hill
Featured In Story: Dr Ross Tapsell, Associate Professor at the Australian National University’s College of Asia and the Pacific and author of “Media Power in Indonesia: Oligarchs, Citizens and the Digital Revolution”, Cassandra Parkinson, NSW Secretary, Friends of the ABC, and Jemima Garrett, OAM, Co-convener of the Australian Asia-Pacific Media Initiative
First aired on The Wire, Wednesday 22 October 2025