Background
In recent decades, very few licences have been issued to private shortwave broadcasters in Australia.

Domestic Broadcasters
At the time of writing (May 2012) only two domestic  broadcasters are operational, both from the Sydney (NSW) area – Ozy Radio on 3210 kHz and 5050 kHz, and Symban Radio on 2638 kHz.

Both operate to irregular schedules. Ozy Radio presents very long religious features, originating in the USA, Symban Radio supports the Greek speaking community in Sydney.

Aboriginal Resources and Development Services (ARDS)
A station known as the Community Development Radio Service, part of ARDS, commenced in August 2003, using a single frequency of 5030 kHz, with 400 watts, from a transmitter at Humpty Doo, south of Darwin, NT.

Its primary target area was to NE Arnhem Land, for Aboriginal communities in the region.

It went off the air in 2005, due to technical problems, and was reactivated in 2006.

However, it closed down in July 2007 and has never returned to shortwave.

The author visited the area in November 2009, but no trace of the shortwave station was found.

External Broadcasts
In 1997 a formal offer of a 80 hectare property situated adjacent to the Ord River and Diversion Dam, 6 km from the township of Kununurra, Northwest Australia was made to HCJB Australia.

This offer was accepted and the property transferred to HCJB Australia on June 25 1998. HCJB Australia committed to develop spiritual and other ministries from this location. It is a working farm, growing sugar, bananas, mangoes and paw-paw to create funding for the support of ministry.

The Kununurra site was assessed for suitability by international broadcasting consultant John Stanley BSEE. M.I.T.

On April 19 2001 HCJB Australia was granted 4 international broadcast licences with the opportunity to minister to the vast and needy Asia-Pacific region, containing over half the people of the world. (3.6 billion people)

Jan 5 2003 - HCJB Australia became an International Broadcaster with a broadcast service to the South Pacific. A month later on February 4, the Asian services began and the station now carries programming for the Asia Pacific region in 20 languages.

The station use two 100 kW transmitters - an additional 100 kW unit is to be installed during the latter part of 2012.