ABC Managing Director David Anderson addressed the ABC Friends Victoria annual dinner in Melbourne, Friday 17 November 2023.
The ABC, a constant in troubled times
Once again, we live in troubled times.
The news cycle is dominated by conflict overseas.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent war in that country continues with innocent people fighting for survival while mourning the loss of family and friends. The situation there remains desperate for so many Ukrainians.
In the Middle East the shocking atrocities of October 7 committed by Hamas, the ongoing plight of Israeli hostages and the devastating impact of the conflict on Palestinian civilians in Gaza are heartbreaking to take in, day after day.
Our journalists have been on the ground and in the conflict zone, bringing the news as it happens back home so we can all try to make sense of the world around…
