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Latest Articles

'The camera and the mirror': Sitting down with Kim Williams on the future of the ABC

Earlier this year, after hearing about ABC chair Kim Williams’ thoughts on the broadcaster’s direction, Crikey got in touch and asked if he wanted to chat with us about what exactly he envisioned. Williams, a former News Corp chief executive known for his way with words, was announced as the …
By Daanyal Saeed
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WIN launches probe into employee, Lehrmann spotted, and we remember Colin Chapman (because the Oz doesn't)

WIN Corporation has launched an investigation into an employee’s social media accounts after receiving questions from Crikey. An X (formerly Twitter) account seemingly linked to a WIN Corporation employee, who Crikey has chosen not to name, appears to have abused sporting and media personalities dating back to October 2023. Following …
By Daanyal Saeed
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‘Widespread scepticism': Nine staff unimpressed by executives' response to damning cultural review

Nine staff have refuted executives’ claims that the findings of the company’s bombshell independent report into workplace culture, were “not about individuals”. Nine released the findings of the long-awaited review, conducted by consulting firm Intersection, on Thursday following allegations of toxicity, sexual harassment and bullying at the company across its …
By Daanyal Saeed
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A non-exhaustive list of NRL media figures involved with gambling companies

Last month Crikey brought you a list of many of the AFL media figures who publicly involve themselves in the betting industry, following our Punted series on gambling advertising. With the NRL grand final this Sunday, we’ve turned our attention to the favoured football code north of the Barassi Line. …
By Daanyal Saeed
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‘Farcical’: ABC staff react to racism review

Editorial staff at the ABC have reacted to a review that found “overwhelmingly” consistent experiences of racism within the national broadcaster’s workforce. On Tuesday, the Janke review into “ABC systems and processes in support of staff who experience racism” was released, and the findings were damning. The majority of participants …
By Daanyal Saeed
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'It’s fucked … most people know that': Sports podcasters speak out over gambling ad influence

As Crikey previously addressed via our Punted series, gambling advertising in sport is almost inescapable. Last week, we published a list of just how many people in AFL media were publicly involved in the betting industry, prompting some backlash and strong views from other sports media personalities. Crikey received this …
By Daanyal Saeed
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'It’s fucked … most people know that': Sports podcasters speak out over gambling ad influence

As Crikey previously addressed via our Punted series, gambling advertising in sport is almost inescapable. Last week, we published a list of just how many people in AFL media were publicly involved in the betting industry, prompting some backlash and strong views from other sports media personalities. Crikey received this …
By Daanyal Saeed
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'People will swim through shit for a dollar': A list of AFL stars and journos on the gambling payroll

The extent to which gambling advertising has infiltrated sport has been well-documented in Crikey’s Punted series. It is inescapable. Every week, Australians are bombarded via our televisions with betting tips from former players, while clubs sign deals with the same betting agencies that hire executives from the AFL. The AFL’s …
By Daanyal Saeed
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'Borderline mental': News Corp journos slam company's AI crackdown on popular transcription service

News Corp Australia has blocked journalists from using the popular transcription service Otter.ai, notifying staff identified using the service through their work email accounts that it was blocking access by September 13. Otter.ai automatically transcribes recorded audio and uses AI to assist in the accuracy of its transcription. It is …
By Daanyal Saeed
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A new Australian media company has just launched. But who on earth is funding it?

Gazette News is a mysterious new Australian media startup led by Anna Saulwick, a former Change.org and Unicef executive and GetUp campaign manager. Saulwick, who lists her title on LinkedIn as CEO of Gazette News as of June 2024, has brought on board former Vice head of editorial Brad Esposito …
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Top journos leave Nine newspapers in mass redundancies

Culture editor of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age Osman Faruqi and former Private Sydney columnist Andrew Hornery have headlined the departures at Nine Publishing this week, as the company completes the process of executing major redundancies foreshadowed earlier this year. There were a raft of other departures from …
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‘Pathetic’: Muslim journalists slam ‘rabid’, ‘disgusting’ coverage of Fatima Payman

The Fatima Payman affair has viscerally divided Australian politics. On the one hand, her supporters have branded the newly independent senator a fresh breath of conscience; on the other hand, the Labor faithful have used charming party adjectives to brand her a “rat”. But it’s the displays of ignorance and …
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The viral suit guy hits the red carpet for the Midwinter Ball

Last night some of the least fashionable people on the continent (read: journalists and politicians) frocked up for Australian politics’ night of nights: the annual Midwinter Ball in Canberra, described by one staffer as “the Oscars for ugly people”. The occasion gave the rest of us the opportunity to judge …
By Daanyal Saeed
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'I'm not being political': ABC chair criticises Coalition's approach to nuclear policy

ABC chair Kim Williams has criticised the Coalition’s approach to formulating its nuclear energy policy at a panel before making clear he was speaking as an “Australian citizen” not as a representative of the national broadcaster. In footage seen by Crikey, Williams, speaking on a panel at Sydney’s Vivid Festival …
By Daanyal Saeed
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'Wasn't intended to bully': News Corp chair Michael Miller defends coverage of prominent women

News Corp executive chairman Michael Miller fronted the National Press Club this afternoon where he denied his company is responsible for the scourge of trolling and bullying he says should be addressed by greater regulation of the nation’s media sector. In a question to Miller, AAP’s Kat Wong noted that …
By Daanyal Saeed
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'Outrageous and stupid': First major redundancies revealed as News Corp swings axe

News Corp has swung the axe on planned major job cuts as part of a company-wide restructure today, with a number of leadership jobs lost across the company. Instead of the company’s usual practice of major announcements in all-staff meetings known as “town halls”, various newsrooms around the business received …
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'Religious privilege': Showdown looming between atheists and church groups over census question

A battle is brewing between Catholic Church leaders and secular groups over the religion question in the Australian census. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is currently testing whether it would be better to ask “Does the person have a religion?” rather than “What is the person’s religion?”, after 9.8 …
By Amy Fallon
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Nine refuses to deny imminent redundancies across broadcast division

Nine is remaining tight-lipped amid rumours of significant planned redundancies in its broadcast division. Crikey understands dozens of jobs are slated to be lost. A single sentence was all a Nine spokesperson would provide in response to Crikey’s questions about the plans: “As change occurs in the media industry, we …
By Daanyal Saeed
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The budget proves Labor is losing touch with women voters

In the days before Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered his third budget, veteran Canberra press gallery journalist Michelle Grattan wrote that as the Albanese government looked to an election next year, “holding up Labor’s female vote will be vital”. She added that women would be a “prime political target” of the …
By Kristine Ziwica
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What's a leak? What's a drop? Australia's scoop doyenne Sam Maiden weighs in ahead of the budget

Early May in Australian politics is budget time, one of the busiest times of year for politicians, staffers and the press gallery alike. As the budget tree maple turns a brilliant red, and Treasurer Jim Chalmers frolics in its fallen leaves, political staffers are under pressure to push their bosses’ …
By Daanyal Saeed
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Calls renew for Australia's corporate religious institutions to pay 'fair share' of tax

There are renewed calls for religious charities to face “a day of financial reckoning” and “pay their fair share of tax”, as the government prepares to table a report in Parliament on Australian philanthropy. The “once-in-a-generation” review, announced just over a year ago as part of the government’s election vow …
By Amy Fallon
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'Caught the department by surprise': Emails reveal Albanese made anti-doxxing call without advice

In February, following the publication of the personal details of members of a WhatsApp group of almost 600 Jewish creatives, journalists and academics, the prime minister signalled changes to doxxing laws in a strongly worded interview with 2GB’s Chris O’Keefe. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the publication of the members’ …
By Daanyal Saeed
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Dutton, read a book — the right to disconnect will help women

The Albanese government’s third round of industrial relations reforms passed last week, including a “right to disconnect”, prompted some big feelings from employer organisations and the opposition. The new right simply means employers will now be prevented from punishing employees who refuse to answer “unreasonable” calls and emails outside of …
By Kristine Ziwica
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Exclusive: Guardian Australia appoints Karen Middleton as political editor

Guardian Australia has appointed The Saturday Paper’s Karen Middleton as its new political editor, replacing the outgoing Katharine Murphy. Middleton, who is currently the chief political correspondent at The Saturday Paper, joins after a decorated career spanning over three decades in the press gallery. Guardian Australia editor Lenore Taylor said …
By Daanyal Saeed
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