According to The Australian’s Nick Tabakoff, the ABC had quietly pulled Australia All Over with Ian McNamara from Radio Australia’s schedule. It’s understood that ABC staff attached to the show weren’t informed of the decision to remove Australia All Over from the RA schedule, until they were contacted earlier this month by expat listeners who were curious as to why Radio National broadcasts were airing on Sunday mornings instead of McNamara’s program. Last week, a senior ABC manager told the program’s staff the broadcaster had “decided to go in another direction” and wanted to put more emphasis on “celebrating Pacific voices”.
Australia All Over can still be heard on ABC Local Radio and ABC Listen app domestically.