{"id":10345,"date":"2014-07-24T16:30:45","date_gmt":"2014-07-24T20:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=10345"},"modified":"2014-07-24T16:30:45","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T20:30:45","slug":"the-gutting-of-radio-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/the-gutting-of-radio-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Gutting of Radio Australia&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ABC-Radio-Australia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5006\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ABC-Radio-Australia.jpg\" alt=\"ABC-Radio-Australia\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ABC-Radio-Australia.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ABC-Radio-Australia-100x66.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>(Source: <a title=\"Inside Story\" href=\"http:\/\/inside.org.au\/the-gutting-of-radio-australia\/#sthash.4cwXhev9.dpuf\" target=\"_blank\">Inside Story<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We\u2019re sitting on the grass in the village of Matangi on the island of Futuna. This is one of the more isolated communities in Vanuatu, a small group of houses on a small island at the southeastern extreme of the archipelago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe rely a lot on Radio Australia when there\u2019s a cyclone coming,\u201d says Miranda, a member of the island\u2019s Community Disaster Committee. \u201cWe have no telephone on this side of the island and we often can\u2019t hear Radio Vanuatu.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Australia debates budgets, debt and deficits, we rarely hear the views of communities affected by planned cuts. Whether it\u2019s the size of the aid budget or the resourcing of the international services of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, or ABC, our neighbours have little input into decisions that affect their lives.<\/p>\n<p>The latest blow is the planned redundancy of eighty staff from ABC International following the Abbott government\u2019s decision to take Australia Network television away from the ABC. Revoking the $250 million TV contract \u2013 with just ninety days\u2019 notice \u2013 has had an impact well beyond television. Given the integration of TV, radio and online services within ABC International, the decision affects not only Australia Network but also the other international services providing crucial information to the islands region.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Continue reading at: <a title=\"Inside\" href=\"http:\/\/inside.org.au\/the-gutting-of-radio-australia\/#sthash.4cwXhev9.dpuf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/inside.org.au\/the-gutting-of-radio-australia\/#sthash.4cwXhev9.dpuf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>View\u00a0other posts related to Radio Australia cuts <a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/tag\/ra-cuts\/\">by bookmarking the tag <em>RA Cuts<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Source: Inside Story) We\u2019re sitting on the grass in the village of Matangi on the island of Futuna. This is one of the more isolated communities in Vanuatu, a small group of houses on a small island at the southeastern extreme of the archipelago. \u201cWe rely a lot on Radio Australia when there\u2019s a cyclone [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[56,3,43],"tags":[86,887,2742,3114,368,1920,84],"class_list":["post-10345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-broadcasters","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-abc","tag-australia","tag-australian-broadcasting-corporation","tag-ra-cuts","tag-radio-australia","tag-radio-australia-cuts","tag-why-shortwave-radio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-2GR","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25045,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/radio-new-zealand-reports-vanuatu-asks-senate-for-reinstatement-of-abc-shortwave\/","url_meta":{"origin":10345,"position":0},"title":"Radio New Zealand reports: Vanuatu asks senate for reinstatement of ABC shortwave","author":"Thomas","date":"April 5, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Radio New Zealand\u00a0via Nigel Holmes) The government of Vanuatu sent a formal submission to the Australian Senate asking for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to resume its shortwave service. [...]In a letter, Vanuatu's prime minister Charlot Salwai said removing the shortwave service to Vanuatu could cost many lives in the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Australia-Globe.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Australia-Globe.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Australia-Globe.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Australia-Globe.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14126,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/in-pacific-islands-newspapers-are-a-luxury-item-radio-remains-the-staple-medium\/","url_meta":{"origin":10345,"position":1},"title":"In Pacific Islands, newspapers are a &#8220;luxury item&#8221;, radio remains the &#8220;staple medium&#8221;","author":"Thomas","date":"July 21, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Richard Cuff, who shares the following article from The Saturday Paper. The article\u00a0speaks to\u00a0how important radio is to Pacific Islanders, and the challenges Radio Australia faces with its budget: \"For many Pacific islanders, newspapers are a luxury item. On average, each newspaper in the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AM&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Vanuatu-Map","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Vanuatu-Map.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Vanuatu-Map.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Vanuatu-Map.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":24544,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/rnzi-becomes-the-voice-of-the-pacific\/","url_meta":{"origin":10345,"position":2},"title":"RNZI becomes the voice of the Pacific","author":"Thomas","date":"March 8, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Asia Radio Today via Mark Little) As Radio Australia cuts shortwave services, RNZI becomes the voice of the Pacific Radio New Zealand International (RNZI) continues to serve people across the Pacific region, delivering essential day to day news and information and providing a vital lifeline in times of natural\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Australia-NewZealand.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Australia-NewZealand.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Australia-NewZealand.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":33417,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/vanuatu-asks-australia-to-restore-shortwave-to-the-pacific\/","url_meta":{"origin":10345,"position":3},"title":"Vanuatu asks Australia to restore shortwave to the Pacific","author":"Thomas","date":"August 7, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Asia Pacific Report via Mike Hansgen) Shortwave radio saves lives and foreign aid dollars, says McGarry Vanuatu has appealed to Australia to restore shortwave radio services to the Pacific region, after they were switched off by the ABC in 2017, reports Radio Australia. Prime Minister Charlot Salwai said other\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;International Broadcasting&quot;","block_context":{"text":"International Broadcasting","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/international-broadcasting\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Vanuatu-Map.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Vanuatu-Map.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Vanuatu-Map.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":12812,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/vanuatus-radio-services-restored\/","url_meta":{"origin":10345,"position":4},"title":"Vanuatu&#8217;s radio services restored","author":"Thomas","date":"March 24, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Radio Australia) Broadcast communications that were knocked out by Cyclone Pam have been fully restored. Francis Herman, the ABC's program manager for the Pacific Media Assistance Scheme, says transmission engineer Steve White and local technicians have fixed Radio Vanuatu's short and medium wave service to a level better than\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Vanuatu-Map","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Vanuatu-Map.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Vanuatu-Map.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Vanuatu-Map.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":22900,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/pina-calls-for-abc-to-review-closure-of-shortwave-service\/","url_meta":{"origin":10345,"position":5},"title":"PINA calls for ABC to review closure of shortwave service","author":"Thomas","date":"December 19, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Pasifik via SWLing Post contributor Trevor R) [The] Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) is concerned with the decision of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) to shut down its Shortwave Radio Services to the Pacific by the end of January next year. 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