Nine to axe 30 jobs at the Age and SMH due to ‘extreme’ AI disruption Staff told positions will be cut via voluntary and targeted redundancies as part of ‘evolution’ The Guardian - AU · Jul 21
Nine defends front-page Trumpet of Patriots ad after backlash from readers and staff Media company argues rejecting ad for Clive Palmer’s party in the Age could imply endorsement of political ads it chose to publish The Guardian - AU · Mar 12, 2025
Nine journalists do their block over Scott Cam’s Paris Olympics appearance amid strike Age reporter questions expense of flying TV personality to Europe while up to 90 staff are cut from newsrooms. Plus: Murdoch’s real-life succession drama The Guardian - AU · Jul 26, 2024
Nine newspapers staff vote for five-day strike on eve of Paris Olympics Editorial staff from the Age, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian Financial Review, the Brisbane Times and WAtoday reject improved pay offer The Guardian - AU · Jul 25, 2024
Afternoon Update: Labour wins UK election in landslide; Usman Khawaja accuses Dutton of ‘fuelling Islamophobia’; and bird flu in Canberra Labour win UK vote in electoral landslide, but plenty of ins and outs to watch The Guardian - AU · Jul 5, 2024
Tory Maguire defends Nine CEO’s trip to Greece as reporters seethe over job cuts Nine staff ask managing director of publishing if Mike Sneesby failed to ‘face the music’ after announcing job cuts. Plus: Andrew Probyn unloads on ABC The Guardian - AU · Jul 5, 2024
Nine Entertainment staff pass no-confidence motion over chief executive after announcement 200 jobs will be cut Chief executive Mike Sneesby says ‘economic headwinds’ and end of Meta deal are to blame for lost jobs The Guardian - AU · Jun 28, 2024
Nine’s AFR print edition to cease in WA after Seven’s press doubles production price Seven says decision purely commercial but Financial Review editor accuses rival company of ‘abuse of market power’ The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2024
New boss Luke McIlveen’s reverence for Ray Hadley unnerves SMH and Age staff Past praise of shock jock and mockery of serious journalism causes shudder as Nine newsrooms divided. Plus: Phillip Adams puts Late Night Live to bed The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2024
Former News Corp and Daily Mail editor Luke McIlveen appointed executive editor of Nine newspapers McIlveen was previously editor-in-chief of news.com.au and founding editor of Daily Mail Australia. He takes on Tory Maguire’s former role at the Age and SMH The Guardian - AU · Jan 22, 2024
We shall fight them on our pages: Nine newspapers invoke Churchill to defend their Red Alert series Newspapers’ leadership angrily rejects criticism of China series with insiders saying their efforts were similar to ‘Churchill taking on the Nazis’. Plus: the end of the shock jock? The Guardian - AU · Mar 17, 2023
Michael Clarke and Karl Stefanovic clash proves tabloid gold as Daily Mail chastises Nine and ABC Mail accuses Nine and ABC of ‘radio silence’ over fracas. Plus: conservative media attacks Jacinda Ardern The Guardian - AU · Jan 20, 2023
Gay Alcorn resigns after two years as editor of the Age to care for husband with health condition ‘Gay has led The Age through two incredibly challenging and exhilarating years covering the story of a lifetime,’ owner Nine Entertainment says The Guardian - AU · Dec 1, 2022
Bad press: the Rebel Wilson debacle that rocked SMH to its core How did a short piece in a gossip column lead to tumultuous events that saw the Sydney Morning Herald publish three apologies in as many days? The Guardian - AU · Jun 17, 2022
The Guardian - AU · Jun 9, 2022 Nine airs 60 minutes investigation that Sydney cosmetic surgeon tried to block in court NSW supreme court dismisses Dr Joseph Ajaka’s application to force Nine Entertainment to hand over draft story by journalist Adele Ferguson
The Guardian - AU · May 13, 2022 Nine mutes one of its own critics after shouty leaders’ debate Amid the ferocious feedback, a review written for the Age and Sydney Morning Herald was spiked. Plus: Katherine Deves among the most mentioned election candidates
The Guardian - AU · Apr 5, 2022 Clementine Ford wins defamation suit against Sydney Morning Herald and Age Newspapers agree to pay former columnist around $60,000, including $20,000 in legal costs, in response to comments made by the mastheads’ executive editor