class ABCIE(InfoExtractor):
     IE_NAME = 'abc.net.au'
-    _VALID_URL = r'http://www\.abc\.net\.au/news/(?:[^/]+/){1,2}(?P<id>\d+)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://www\.abc\.net\.au/news/(?:[^/]+/){1,2}(?P<id>\d+)'
 
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-05/australia-to-staff-ebola-treatment-centre-in-sierra-leone/5868334',