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ABC investigative program found in breach of standards

Two episodes of the ABC's flagship investigative program failed to meet the national broadcaster's editorial standards, an independent review has found.

AAP · Sep 22

Gina Rinehart threatens ABC with legal action over Race Around the World program

Hancock Prospecting calls for removal of program which included crude joke, saying continued publication poses serious risk to Rinehart

The Guardian - AU · Jul 31

Frank Lowy’s family subjected to 15,000 serious online hate attacks in one year, antisemitism commission hears

SBS and ABC called to Bondi attack inquiry as commission focuses on traditional and social media

The Guardian - AU · Jun 29

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Reuters executive confirmed as ABC's top news chief

The ABC has plucked a Reuters executive to take over as news director, hours after the broadcaster's managing director denied pushing out his predecessor.

AAP · May 28

AFR editor blames ‘reporter oversight’ for failure to disclose travel payment for energy conference

Columnist Jennifer Hewett took part in and wrote about conference that she attended courtesy of oil and gas lobby. Plus: Kim Williams v Chris Kenny

The Guardian - AU · May 22

‘I didn’t want to break it’: Linton Besser on the doubts and dilemmas in his first year presenting Media Watch

Besser won a Walkley award for reporting that included investigating the ABC chair, but says there is still ‘lots of awkwardness’ in reporting on other journalists

The Guardian - AU · Dec 22, 2025

Kerry O’Brien sounds the alarm for Australian media in thunderous Walkleys address

Former 7.30 host takes Labor government to task for record on press freedom and pays tribute to Palestinian journalists. Plus: a roo in the news

The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2025

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Some investors in AI ‘are extremely autocratic’, says ABC chair Kim Williams

Exclusive: While fearing the technology can be an ‘employment destroyer’ in other industries, Williams believes it won’t be as damaging for the media

The Guardian - AU · Nov 8, 2025

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 · Oct 31, 2025

An Australian institution: ABC’s The Science Show marks 50 years on-air with Robyn Williams

The legendary broadcaster is still doing what he began in 1975 – revealing science as ‘an exciting journey of discovery, and sometimes a funny one’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 30, 2025

Trump is aiming to silence public media in the US – and if he succeeds, his supporters here will take note

The ABC dodged a bullet in the Australian election. The Albanese government supports the ABC. In the United States, however, the 2024 presidential election severely wounded public media in America.

The Conversation · Jul 10, 2025

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 · Jul 2, 2025

ABC expected to axe Q+A in fresh round of cuts

Managing director Hugh Marks to unveil changes at public broadcaster on Wednesday

The Guardian - AU · Jun 10, 2025

Kim Williams now ‘very clear’ on responsibilities, ABC managing director says after Media Watch allegations

Hugh Marks says Williams has realised he ‘casts a long shadow’ after revelations Williams helped comedian Austen Tayshus secure interviews with the broadcaster

The Guardian - AU · May 1, 2025

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The Guardian - AU · Apr 29, 2025

ABC chair Kim Williams says email criticising staff for declining to interview Austen Tayshus was ‘inappropriate’

Williams says he did ‘not attempt to impose actions or outcomes on any editorial managers’ with emails about comedian

The Guardian - AU · Apr 3, 2025

‘Game on’: Kim Williams has ‘no doubt’ a Coalition government would initiate a review of the ABC

ABC chair backs public broadcaster after Peter Dutton’s comments warning it would need to demonstrate ‘excellence’

The Guardian - AU · Apr 2, 2025

Dutton refuses to rule out ABC cuts and repeatedly declines meeting with chair Kim Williams, sources say

Opposition leader still won’t say which jobs will be cut in plan to slash 41,000 public sector positions

The Guardian - AU · Mar 7, 2025

Hugh Marks checks in at ABC headquarters as Ita Buttrose briefs top silk after legal letter exposed

Former Nine boss takes over from the outgoing managing director, David Anderson, amid turmoil over Antoinette Lattouf case. Plus: Daily Mail embraces supernatural

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 14, 2025

News Corp comparing ABC to Netflix subscription ‘unbalanced and agenda-driven’, broadcaster chair says

In strongly worded statement, Kim Williams says allegations in Murdoch-owned tabloids ‘do not stand up to scrutiny’

The Guardian - AU · Feb 4, 2025

Five things we’ve learned this week from Antoinette Lattouf’s alleged unfair dismissal case against the ABC

Journalist was cross-examined for five gruelling hours over two days, recounting heavier drinking habits and tearful conversations

The Guardian - AU · Jan 24, 2025

Loveable rogue or mouthpiece for misinformation? Why Australian blokes love Joe Rogan

Some consider it their dirty secret, for fear of being cancelled. Others openly enjoy the long-form format. Either way, the US podcaster’s appeal in Australia is undeniable

The Guardian - AU · Jan 22, 2025

ABC executive who sacked Antoinette Lattouf departs broadcaster

Exclusive: Chief content officer Chris Oliver-Taylor’s role was substantially downgraded by Kim Williams

The Conversation · Dec 17, 2024

Hugh Marks is the new managing director of the ABC. Is he the right person for the job?

Aspects of Hugh Marks’s record as chief executive of the Nine Entertainment Company raise questions about his suitability for the position of managing director of the ABC, to which he has just been appointed.

The Guardian - AU · Dec 17, 2024

ABC’s new managing director Hugh Marks says turmoil at Nine Entertainment makes him a ‘better leader’

Chair of the national broadcaster describes appointee to five-year term as ‘unusually well qualified’

AAP · Dec 16, 2024

Changing channels as former Nine chief takes ABC reins

The man who oversaw the merger of two major news companies before leaving Nine under a cloud has been appointed as the next managing director of the ABC.

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