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At this time, the ABC has initiated streaming of content from the UK broadcaster BBC.
The ABC has confirmed that BBC programming will temporarily fill the schedule in place of local shows. Meanwhile, prominent TV and radio programs such as 7.30, AM, PM, The World Today, and Radio National Breakfast will be on hiatus until 11 a.m. AEDT tomorrow.
However, emergency broadcasting services will continue uninterrupted.
A notice on the ABC website indicates that online coverage might experience disruptions due to the strike.
Hugh Marks, ABC’s managing director, has issued an apology to both audiences and remaining staff for any inconvenience caused by the disruption.
“On behalf of the ABC, I feel terrible,” he told ABC Sydney. 
”We will be using BBC content where that’s appropriate, so we will be maintaining services, but they won’t be the standard I would like to be on air.”
They overwhelmingly voted in favour of industrial action with unions citing their “frustration” over the pay dispute.
The ABC employs about 4500, with 1000 of those participating in the vote for industrial action.
The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance chief executive Erin Madeley called on the ABC to put forward a pay offer that reflects the “value of ABC staff and protects the future of Australia’s public broadcaster”.
“Experienced journalists and media workers are being asked to do more with less – with fewer opportunities for pay progression, less certainty about their future, and growing workloads,” she said earlier this week.
“This isn’t just a workforce issue. When skilled, experienced staff are forced out, communities lose trusted local voices, particularly in regional Australia where the ABC is often the only local newsroom.”
In a statement earlier this week, Marks said he believed the pay offer was “both sustainable and financially responsible”.
“I understand that in the current climate, higher pay would help many individuals, but we must also remain focused on the long-term sustainability of the ABC and its relevance to all Australians,” he said.
“It is a balance. No one has provided any evidence to me to suggest ABC staff are paid less than industry standards.”
The last time the ABC staff were on strike was over pay and employment conditions in 2006.
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