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The Australian throws 4,000-word tantrum at press council ruling as Drumgold waits for just one: sorry

Murdoch newspaper spits the dummy at press watchdog. Plus: some odd headlines about Michael Rowland’s ABC departure

The Guardian - AU

‘Inhaled with my groin’: The Australian’s Wuthering Heights review makes a splash

Reviewer Nikki Gemmell gives an enthusiastic five stars, meanwhile job cuts at the Oz are starting to show. Plus: Asio’s email fail

The Guardian - AU

David Speers to host new ABC panel show with first episode to explore Jewish Australian experiences

ABC National Forum will feature experts and politicians discussing pressing news topics after Q+A’s 18-year run ended

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ABC defends Laura Tingle and Sarah Ferguson amid ‘unfounded’ criticism of Bondi shooting coverage

Hugh Marks calls questions about media’s role in wake of mass tragedy ‘understandable’ but says reviews must be ‘factual and accurate’

The Guardian - AU

Daily Telegraph unveils Sydney’s Power 100 list. You won’t believe who’s on it

Sky News host Sharri Markson among the News Corp luminaries to make the grade. Plus: ABC boss faces hostile Coalition duo in Senate

The Guardian - AU

Ita Buttrose airs unapologetic views on immigration as Albanese returns to ABC Hard Chat a decade on

Former ABC chair says Australia has allowed ‘divisive groups’ into the country. Plus: national broadcaster unveils plans for more short-form news video

The Guardian - AU

Hugh Marks decries ‘opportunistic’ attacks on the ABC – but concedes broadcaster blew it with Bluey

ABC managing director tells National Press Club comparisons between BBC program edit and Four Corners episode are not legitimate

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ABC boss hoses down criticism of Trump speech coverage

The head of the ABC believes the media outlet has become quick to admit when mistakes have been made, saying the organisation should face fair criticism.

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The ABC has been attacked in News Corp outlets for its editing of Trump’s Capitol speech. Did it do the same as the BBC?

The ABC has vehemently denied allegations of unethical practice over a 2021 Four Corners program. Here’s what Trump said, and what it said

The Guardian - AU

Kyle Sandilands rails against ‘pearl-clutchers’ and ‘activist haters’ as regulator reins in radio duo’s antics

Hosts also haunted by mushroom trial comments in dramatic week for Kyle and Jackie O Show. Plus: News Corp reignites fight with ABC

The Guardian - AU

ABC executive who sacked Antoinette Lattouf paid $836,000 for eight-month employment, annual report shows

Chris Oliver-Taylor’s remuneration exceeded by former managing director David Anderson’s $1.2m package, broadcaster says

The Guardian - AU

SBS gets viewer pushback over decision not to join Eurovision boycott if Israel allowed

Broadcaster’s acting MD says it’s crucial in these ‘troubling times’ to be impartial. Plus: ABC’s John Lyons takes on Trump

The Guardian - AU

Lattouf unlawful termination case has cost ABC at least $2.5m, Hugh Marks tells estimates

Public broadcaster failed to follow its own processes, boss says, and it was ‘not a good reflection on the organisation’

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: SA Ambulance not notified about triple-zero outage; accused police killer’s outburst; and Taylor Swift’s new album

South Australia is signed up to a system that’s supposed to send notifications when Optus has a triple-zero outage – but that didn’t happen

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The ‘relentless years’: ABC has shaken off culture of fear created by external pressure, Hugh Marks tells supporters

Managing director predicts broadcaster will be stronger in 50 years’ time. Plus: Private Media chief upsets business travellers all over the world

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Influencers make the AFR Power List for the first time as Coalition left out in the cold

Inclusion of Abbie Chatfield, Konrad Benjamin and Betoota Advocate annoys veteran Fin Review journo. Plus: Nine looks to offload talkback stations

The Guardian - AU

‘Punitive’ new guidelines limit what ABC staff can say on social media and in private messages, union says

Policy applies to any comments that could be made public and categorises well-known journalists as ‘high-risk’

The Guardian - AU

Queensland court bans pro-Palestine bridge rally; Chalmers reveals list of 10 priorities from the economic roundtable – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

If you dogwhistle it, neo-Nazis will come: the ‘March for Australia’ – and the problems reporting it poses for media

News Corp tabloid reproduces event flyer complete with slogans. Plus: a landmark defamation ruling

The Guardian - AU

‘An ear for truth and love for the human’: tributes paid to film critic David Stratton

Anthony Albanese says Australians loved his ‘wit and insight’ while actor Rachel Griffiths remembers a ‘servant to creativity’

The Guardian - AU

Schwartz Media journalists banned from 7am podcast after Gaza episode prompts negative comments

Sale of 7am to Solstice Media included agreement that journalists from the Monthly and Saturday Paper would continue appearing on podcast

The Guardian - AU

Mushroom trial spawns toxic media hot takes after Erin Patterson’s guilty verdict

Coverage ranges from psychedelic gifs to ‘full-on Walking Dead-style zombie stuff’. Plus: is the ABC really listening?

The Guardian - AU

Lattouf took unlawful termination case to court as ‘public has a right to know what is happening’ at ABC

Journalist tells the podcast We Used To Be Journos she wanted to make public information uncovered by her legal team

The Guardian - AU

Antoinette Lattouf judgment underlines role of News Corp’s deadline in ABC management’s ‘panic’

A text by Chris Oliver-Taylor said he was going to ‘try and beat’ story in the Oz before publication. Plus: Daily Telegraph claims ‘exclusive’ on ubiquitous news

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Australian court rules ABC journalist unlawfully sacked over Gaza post

Public broadcaster issues apology after federal judge finds it sacked Antoinette Lattouf in response to an ‘orchestrated campaign by pro-Israel lobbyists’

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