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Jun 2022
14m 3s

The importance of the ABC archives

ABC Radio
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In its 90 years, the ABC has collected the sounds and sights of Australia from the centre of power in Canberra to the most remote Indigenous communities, documenting both everyday life and the moments that changed Australia. Now the ABC has announced that 58 staff may lose their jobs. Two archivists explain the impor ... Show More
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