Friday 13 October 2023
The ABC will be there when Australians vote tomorrow in the Indigenous Voice to Parliament Referendum, with unsurpassed coverage of this historic event available to audiences however they want to access it, across online, app, TV, radio and social media.
Online, our journalists will be filing coverage and updates around the clock, with coverage compiled on the dedicated site. ABC TV coverage anchors include Indigenous Affairs Editor Bridget Brennan, National Political Lead David Speers and Voice Correspondent Dan Bourchier. Additional insights and analysis will be provided by Chief Elections Analyst Antony Green, Chief Political Correspondent Laura Tingle and senior journalists Isabella Higgins and Patricia Karvelas. On Local Radio Fran Kelly will be live from 8am and from 6pm Local will join NewsRadio's continuous coverage of the Referendum count with hosts Tom Oriti and Dana Morse crossing to reporters and experts around the country.
Audiences can visit the ABC News website and app, listen live on ABC Listen, access continuous updates and analysis on the ABC NEWS Channel and NewsRadio, get live and on-demand coverage on ABC iview, and find content on their favourite social media platform. Coverage will be live-streamed across the world, with explainers, clips and highlights available.
Justin Stevens, ABC Director, News: "The ABC's referendum coverage has been outstanding. We've done our job as the national public broadcaster: impartially presenting a diversity of perspectives; facilitating respectful discussion and debate; providing explanation and context; reporting the key stories accurately and fairly; investigating issues and bringing them to the public's attention; and delivering compelling, original storytelling to our audiences from around the country.
"All ABC teams involved in covering this story have made a valuable contribution and demonstrated the depth and breadth of coverage the ABC can deliver from more than 60 locations around the country.
"Our coverage has been elevated by the leading role played by our incredible First Nations journalists. Their contribution to the ABC has never been more important than during this campaign - and for many months leading up to it. Under sometimes very difficult circumstances their work has been exceptional - authoritative, accurate and impartial. The ABC is incredibly proud of them and their work.
"They have also helped elevate Indigenous voices throughout our coverage. We've never before seen and heard from so many First Nations people across all ABC platforms. This is a demonstration of what we can achieve and how we aim to continue: fully representing all voices and views in our nation.
"Our coverage has at times been criticised by both the 'Yes' and the 'No' campaigns for overly representing or 'platforming' the other. In reality, ABC coverage heard from, scrutinised and interrogated both.
"We will continue to do this on voting day, and beyond, without fear or favour."
