Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC

About

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australia’s national public broadcaster. The ABC provides entertainment, news, current affairs and sports programming across television, radio, mobile and online services to metropolitan, regional and remote Australia. The ABC is primarily funded by the federal government, but is independent and non-partisan.

What kind of work?

The ABC’s Legal Services provide pre and postpublication advice for journalists, television shows, radio programs and online content. ABC Legal Services has a number of teams, including:

- Dispute Resolution, that deals with program complaints, litigation and related disputes - Commercial, whose key function is to provide advice and draft agreements across divisions such as Music, Books, Audio, Magazines, Digital Business, Program Sales and Production; - Acquisitions, who deal with a range of issues relating to the production, acquisition and commissioning of content by the ABC across all content platforms

Location

All states and territories

Student Opportunities

The ABC offers unpaid internships to tertiary students who are studying media as part of their degree. This includes students who are undertaking a law degree but have completed media units. Internships are primarily focused on journalism, but the ABC does offer legal internships with their in-house legal team. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, no internships are being offered in 2020, but you can check here for more details when they become available: https://www.abc.net.au/careers/work-experience/12007628

Graduate Opportunities

Each year, the ABC offers up to eight journalism cadetships to graduates, with opportunities available in every State and Territory. Over the course of 12-months, the ABC offers comprehensive training in multiplatform reporting; the chance to learn from some of Australia’s most outstanding journalists; a mentoring program; and the potential for a rewarding and varied career with the ABC. Cadetships often lead to offers of permanent work in regional newsrooms. You can find more information here: https://www.abc.net.au/careers/work-experience/12007628

Fun Fact / Recent Project

Diversity The ABC has a number of diversity and inclusion iniatives, including ABC Pride, ABC Disability Employee Network Group, and programs to support women working in technology. Further, the ABC offers a number of jobs and training programs for indigenous people. Indigenous Cultural Awareness Training is compulsory for all new staff as part of induction.