SYDNEY (March 25): Hundreds of staff at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) began a one-day strike on Wednesday, the first walkout in 20 years, over pay and ​working conditions, disrupting live news coverage at the public broadcaster. Live ‌programming was diverted to content from the UK broadcaster BBC when the strike began at 11am. It comes after months of ​pay negotiations between staff and management. The majority of ABC ⁠staff this week rejected the latest offer of a 10% pay ​rise over three years and a A$1,000 (US$700) bonus for ongoing and fixed-term ​staff. He said ​the offer given to staff was "fair and reasonable" and above inflation when the bonus was counted.

Source: The Edge Markets March 25, 2026 09:16 UTC