ABC began news broadcasts early in its independent existence as a radio network after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ordered NBC to spin off the former NBC Blue Network into an independent company in 1943. The split (which NBC conducted voluntarily in the event that its appeal to have the ruling overturned was denied) was enforced to expand competition in radio broadcasting in the United States as the industry had only a few companies such as NBC and CBS that dominated the radio market, and in particular, was intended to prevent the limited competition from dominating news and political broadcasting and projecting narrow points-of-view. Television broadcasting was suspended however, during World War II.
ABC News is a national news service in Australia produced by the News and Current Affairs division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The division is responsible for all news-gathering and production of news output for ABC television, radio and online services. Although the ABC is owned and funded by the Australian Government, the editorial independence of the ABC is ensured through the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act (Cwlth) 1983.
The flagship radio news programs, AM, The World Today and PM are broadcast over various ABC radio outlets. The division also produces ABC NewsRadio, Australia's only 24-hour continuous news radio channel, as well as producing hourly radio news bulletins and programmes on ABC Local Radio, ABC Radio National, ABC Classic FM and Triple J, and Australia's only free-to-air 24 hour news channel, ABC News 24.
ABC Television News
ABC television news bulletins are broadcast throughout the day - including the flagship nightly 7pm state-based bulletins. Bulletins focus strongly on issues of state relevance, with a greater inclusion of national and international news items than are found in the news bulletins of commercial broadcasters.
Western Australia (abbreviated as WA) is a state occupying the entire western third of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east. Western Australia is Australia's largest state with a total land area of 2,529,875 square kilometres (976,790 sq mi), and the second-largest country subdivision in the world – however, a significant part of it is sparsely populated. The state has about 2.6million inhabitants, around 11% of the national total. 92% of the population lives in the south-west corner of the state.
The first European visitor to Western Australia was the Dutch explorer Dirk Hartog, who visited the Western Australian coast in 1616. The New South Wales colonial government established a convict-supported military garrison at King George III Sound, at present-day Albany, in 1826, which was followed by the establishment of the Swan River Colony in 1829, including the site of the present-day capital, Perth. York was the first inland settlement in Western Australia. Situated 97 kilometres east of Perth, it was settled on 16 September 1831.
In the song, the character Derek (who is featured in the story line of Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)) attempts to convince his father, Arthur, of the great opportunities available in Australia, where there's "no drug addiction" and you can "surf like they do in the U.S.A." Derek's advertisement is compared to John Smith, who campaigned for America in a similar manner, by author Thomas Kitts.
The song also features a jam sequence lasting for approximately half the song, which is atypical for The Kinks. In the Australian single edit, this section is removed by editing an earlier section of the song into another section during a drum beat, which is then followed by a fade-out.
Australia is a Cuban village and consejo popular ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Jagüey Grande, Matanzas Province. It has an estimated population of 8,850.
History
The village, founded in 1862, is in a sugar growing area and "dominated by the old, out-of-service sugar factory's chimney, with "Australia" written prominently down its length." The village is named after the factory, the Central Australia, which like others in the area were named after continents.
Located 2 km south of Jagüey Grande, Australia lies next to Zapata Swamp (Ciénaga de Zapata). It is served by the A1 motorway (linking Havana to Santa Clara) at the exit of Jagüey.
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Aaron Katersky has the latest in the UnitedHealthCare CEO murder case as sources tell ABC News multiple search warrants have been issued; Morgan Norwood has det...
Aaron Katersky has the latest in the UnitedHealthCare CEO murder case as sources tell ABC News multiple search warrants have been issued; Morgan Norwood has details on the major storm slamming multiple states from the Great Lakes into the Northeast; James Longman reports on missing American Travis Timmerman, who was found alive in Syria after seven months in captivity; David Muir shares Oprah’s favorite made in America gifts this holiday season; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.
00:00 Intro
02:24 New search warrants executed in UnitedHealthCare CEO murder
04:57 Snow emergency triggers travel chaos
06:16 Tracking the arctic blast hitting across the country
07:02Missing American Travis Timmerman found in Syria
09:58 Senators express "urgent concern" over mystery drones
11:26 Donald Trump named Time Magazine's "Person of the Year"
13:53 Biden commutes sentences of 1,500 people
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00:00 Intro
02:24 New search warrants executed in UnitedHealthCare CEO murder
04:57 Snow emergency triggers travel chaos
06:16 Tracking the arctic blast hitting across the country
07:02Missing American Travis Timmerman found in Syria
09:58 Senators express "urgent concern" over mystery drones
11:26 Donald Trump named Time Magazine's "Person of the Year"
13:53 Biden commutes sentences of 1,500 people
14:31 Thousands of NYC subway passengers stranded for hours on trains
15:04 Zoo in Phoenix, Arizona reports bird flu outbreak
15:37 Made in America: Oprah's Favorite Things List
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Aaron Katersky has the latest in the UnitedHealthCare CEO murder case as sources tell ABC News multiple search warrants have been issued; Morgan Norwood has details on the major storm slamming multiple states from the Great Lakes into the Northeast; James Longman reports on missing American Travis Timmerman, who was found alive in Syria after seven months in captivity; David Muir shares Oprah’s favorite made in America gifts this holiday season; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.
00:00 Intro
02:24 New search warrants executed in UnitedHealthCare CEO murder
04:57 Snow emergency triggers travel chaos
06:16 Tracking the arctic blast hitting across the country
07:02Missing American Travis Timmerman found in Syria
09:58 Senators express "urgent concern" over mystery drones
11:26 Donald Trump named Time Magazine's "Person of the Year"
13:53 Biden commutes sentences of 1,500 people
14:31 Thousands of NYC subway passengers stranded for hours on trains
15:04 Zoo in Phoenix, Arizona reports bird flu outbreak
15:37 Made in America: Oprah's Favorite Things List
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ABC began news broadcasts early in its independent existence as a radio network after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ordered NBC to spin off the former NBC Blue Network into an independent company in 1943. The split (which NBC conducted voluntarily in the event that its appeal to have the ruling overturned was denied) was enforced to expand competition in radio broadcasting in the United States as the industry had only a few companies such as NBC and CBS that dominated the radio market, and in particular, was intended to prevent the limited competition from dominating news and political broadcasting and projecting narrow points-of-view. Television broadcasting was suspended however, during World War II.