Q. Why and how is Australia's 'public broadcaster', the ABC, intrinsically different to commercial radio networks?

This assignment will examine both why and how the Australian Broadcasting Corporation ( ABC ) radio services are different to those of commercial radio. The origins and history of the ABC will be given, as will that of commercial radio in Australia. The reasons the two differ will then be detailed, combining with why these differences existence. <Tab/> In 1924 the Sykes Committee made recommendations about how broadcasting should be organised in Britain. It …

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