A dark day for Aussie expats in Asia as ABC names cut-off date for Australia Network

By Lindsay Murdoch
Updated September 9 2014 - 3:08am, first published September 8 2014 - 4:12pm
ABC Managing Director Mark Scott was 'very disappointed' with the Australian Government's decision to withdraw funding for the Australia Network. Photo: Mal Fairclough
ABC Managing Director Mark Scott was 'very disappointed' with the Australian Government's decision to withdraw funding for the Australia Network. Photo: Mal Fairclough
Pies problem: AFL fans abroad will have to look elsewhere for their weekly fix. Photo: Pat Scala
Pies problem: AFL fans abroad will have to look elsewhere for their weekly fix. Photo: Pat Scala

Bangkok: It's official. The lives of tens of thousands of Australian expatriates in Asia will change forever at midnight on September 28, hours after the AFL grand final.

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