ABC 'SHOULDN'T FORGET ABOUT REMOTE AUSTRALIA,' SAY NT POLLIES

27 June 2017

The ABCs decision to switch off shortwave radio services in the Northern Territory could cost lives, according to NT federal Labor MPs Malarndirri McCarthy and Warren Snowdon.

The MPs said the broadcaster had advised them it would continue switching off shortwave at the end of January.
The ABC Local Radio service often provides the only reliable source of information and entertainment to remote communities, pastoral stations and people who otherwise work remotely and are mobile, they said in a joint statement.