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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Anne Davies

ABC given $83.7m to reverse Coalition’s funding cuts but little help for arts in 2022 budget

The ABC in Ultimo, Sydney
The 2022 federal budget says the ABC and the SBS will move to five-year funding agreements from July 2023. Photograph: The Guardian

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation will receive an additional $83.7m over four years to restore funding it lost as a result of the former Coalition government’s freeze on annual funding increases.

The budget has also provided $500,000 in 2022-23 for a feasibility study into the expansion of its digital band retro music channel, Double J, to FM frequencies.

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