Australian Broadcasting Corporation

state-funded independent national public broadcaster of Australia
Organization television_network Q781365
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Summary

Australian Broadcasting Corporation is a television network[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of television_network entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,105 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation was a member of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union[3].
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation was a member of International Federation of Television Archives[4].
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation is located in New South Wales[5].
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation is in the country of Australia[6].
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation's instance of is recorded as television network[7].
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation's instance of is recorded as statutory corporation[8].
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation's instance of is recorded as radio network[9].
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation's instance of is recorded as information[10].
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation's instance of is recorded as public broadcaster[11].
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation's instance of is recorded as organization[12].
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation's founder is recorded as Lyons Government[13].
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation is owned by Australian Government[14].
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Sydney[15].
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation's has organizational division is recorded as ABC News[16].
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation's has organizational division is recorded as ABC Television[17].
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation's has organizational division is recorded as ABC Classics[18].
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as ABC Local Radio[19].
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Commons category is recorded as Australian Broadcasting Corporation[20].
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation's industry is recorded as broadcasting[21].
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation's industry is recorded as journalism[22].
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation's industry is recorded as media industry[23].
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation's archives at is recorded as ABC Archives[24].
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation's chairperson is recorded as Ita Buttrose[25].
  • July 1, 1932 marks the founding of Australian Broadcasting Corporation[26].
  • July 1, 1983 marks the founding of Australian Broadcasting Corporation[27].

Body

Founding

Australian Broadcasting Corporation's founder is recorded as Lyons Government[13]. Recorded inception include July 1, 1932[26] and July 1, 1983[27].

Identity

Australian Broadcasting Corporation's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[28]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ABC'}[29].

Leadership

Australian Broadcasting Corporation's chairperson is recorded as Ita Buttrose[25]. Its director / manager is recorded as David Anderson[30].

Operations

Australian Broadcasting Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Sydney[15]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as ABC Local Radio[19].

Industry

Industries include broadcasting[21], journalism[22], and media industry[23].

Ownership

Australian Broadcasting Corporation is owned by Australian Government[14].

Why It Matters

Australian Broadcasting Corporation ranks in the top 2% of television_network entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,105 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

It is credited with the discovery of Panama Papers[33], an information leak[34], in Panama[35]. Works attributed to it include ABC Online[36], a website[37], in Australia[38], founded in 1995[39], headquartered in Hobart[40] and Pool[41], a website[42], in Australia[43], founded in 2008[44].

FAQs

What did Australian Broadcasting Corporation discover?

Australian Broadcasting Corporation is credited as discoverer of Panama Papers[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . abu.org.my. abu.org.my. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [4] . fiatifta.org. Retrieved . fiatifta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . infrastructure.gov.au. infrastructure.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Director / manager David Anderson
    Instance of television network, statutory corporation, radio network +3
    Legal form statutory corporation
    Owner of ABC Classic, ABC, ABC Australia +72
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