“Australia Calling”. The ABC Radio Australia Story

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The ABC has released an official history of Radio Australia, Australia Calling: The ABC Radio Australia Story.

Written by long-time ABC Radio Australia journalist and presenter Dr. Phil Kafcaloudes, Australia Calling tells the story of the radio service’s evolution and change through the decades as geopolitics and the media landscape shift across the region and the world. It charts the push and pull of the service from pressures on the ABC budget over the years and as political support for the value of international broadcasting has ebbed and flowed within Canberra. As most shortwave listeners in Australia appreciate, Radio Australia has made a huge impact in the Asia Pacific area, and the pressure is now on to re-instate the service in some form.

The chronology of the ABC and Radio Australia, makes fascinating reading for all shortwave enthusiasts. ABC Head International Services Claire M. Gorman said, “I commissioned Phil to write this book as this is a story worth telling. In documenting ABC Radio Australia’s evolution, the book highlights the ABC’s longstanding commitment to regional storytelling, peace, and democracy. It helps us understand why the ABC remains a valued and trusted source of news, information, and entertainment for international audiences.  The book tells an important part of the ABC’s 90-year history and Australia’s engagement with its neighbours.”

Tecsun Radios Australia is proud to support this endeavour, and we wholeheartedly recommend this book as essential reading.

Read Rob Wagner’s Full Review Here.