Scathing report against top prosecutor a 'stitch up' A state government has hit back over suggestions it should examine whether its director of public prosecutions should be removed from office over a media leak. AAP · Jul 7
View from The Hill: The Liberals may fell Sussan Ley but she won’t make it easy for Taylor and Hastie In 2015, soon after he had rolled Tony Abbott to become prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull was heckled when, with a straight face, he told New South Wales Liberals, “We are not run by factions”. The Conversation · Nov 17, 2025
Force of nature: tributes flow for Labor giant 'Richo' Graham "Richo" Richardson has died at 76, leaving behind a powerful legacy as a Labor powerbroker and environmental advocate. AAP · Nov 8, 2025
Angry shareholders vote against SevenWest executive pay deal as Kerry Stokes says he too has suffered The media tycoon presided over his presumptive last annual general meeting as Seven West Media’s chair. Plus: ABC’s 90s hit returns, but will it work? The Guardian - AU · Nov 6, 2025
Media defensiveness and outright denial have been on full display in response to anti-immigration protests Some commentators claimed the March for Australia protests were a response to legitimate concerns rather than motivated by racism The Guardian - AU · Sep 3, 2025
Australian navy ship accidentally blocks wifi across parts of New Zealand – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2025
Ian Thorpe Allegedly Robbed Of $150K In Watches, Jewellery & Personal Items Olympic gold medalist Ian Thorpe has allegedly fallen victim to a $150,000 robbery, with watches, jewellery and other personal items reportedly stolen from his home. Pedestrian.tv · Jun 6, 2025
Dutton visits sixth petrol station in seven days – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Apr 9, 2025
No playing favourites with ABC journalists as Dutton vows to slash broadcaster’s ‘waste’ ABC almost certainly facing yet another efficiency review if Coalition is elected, insiders say. Plus: shop the Andrew Tate look in the Women’s Weekly The Guardian - AU · Apr 4, 2025
Andrew Bolt gloats as News Corp columnists delight in Donald Trump’s victory ‘Good riddance to woke,’ Peta Credlin says, while Tim Blair urges country to ‘Drill, Australia. Drill’ The Guardian - AU · Nov 8, 2024
2GB’s Ben Fordham pulls out of Liberal event, saying he didn’t realise it was fundraiser for party Nine radio star says he speaks to political organisations, Scouts, charities and preschools but draws the line at political promotion The Guardian - AU · Nov 5, 2024
Fight or flights: the six days it took Albanese to deny he contacted Alan Joyce for Qantas upgrades Over the course of nearly a week, the prime minister batted away questions about the Qantas upgrade scandal before eventually comprehensively denying contacting Joyce for upgrades The Guardian - AU · Oct 31, 2024
Anthony Albanese says he didn’t seek flight upgrades from anyone at Qantas Prime minister’s office says it took six days to respond clearly because they had to check decades of communications between Albanese and airline The Guardian - AU · Oct 31, 2024
Fake X accounts fool Sky News Australia – twice Two corrections and an apology are posted after an error by Rita Panahi and a tweet was wrongly attributed to Andrew Forrest. Plus: headfirst into the Queensland election campaign The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2024
The Guardian - AU · Aug 27, 2024 2GB’s Ben Fordham breached rules by spruiking his Uber driving ‘side hustle’, Acma finds Fordham, who reportedly earns $1.5m to host the Nine Radio breakfast show, has a commercial agreement with Uber
The Guardian - AU · Mar 22, 2024 Trump’s ‘nasty’ jibe and Sky’s Paul Whittaker – was it all part of News Corp’s war of revenge on Kevin Rudd? Former PM’s campaign for a royal commission into the media giant ‘has come back to bite him on the bum’, one broadcaster suggests. Plus: a new star of the right
The Guardian - AU · Feb 14, 2024 Victoria’s blackout had nothing to do with renewables. Claiming that it did won’t fix the system Even as the weather emergency was still unfolding, some commentators and politicians couldn’t resist the urge to blame renewable energy
The Guardian - AU · Dec 7, 2023 Alan Jones may sue Nine newspapers over ‘demonstrably false’ allegations of indecent assault Lawyers for the broadcaster say allegations he assaulted young men, made in the Sydney Morning Herald, are defamatory
AAP · Oct 16, 2023 Defensive ABC to pay damages to defamed platoon leader Former army commando Heston Russell has been awarded $390,000 in damages over allegations reported by the ABC about an executed prisoner in Afghanistan.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 22, 2023 Phone hacking scandal just a ‘mishap’ in The Australian’s tribute to their boss Rupert Murdoch’s ‘creative mind’ Paul Kelly praises ‘massive work ethic’ of Murdoch but newspaper not tipped off.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 11, 2023 Fare go: Ben Fordham’s side hustle revealed as Uber sponsorship deal The 2GB presenter begins new career as an Uber driver, according to tabloid articles that didn’t mention his commercial arrangement. Plus: Kyle Sandilands reprimanded again
The Guardian - AU · Jul 28, 2023 Q+A on life support as executive producer joins Stan Grant and heads for the door Q+A’s executive producer, Erin Vincent, quits the ABC. Plus: News Corp staff told to pay for print copies of SMH and AFR
The Guardian - AU · Jul 19, 2023 Albanese says it’s ‘dumb’ to expect change without Indigenous voice in talkback radio clash PM tells 2GB radio’s Ben Fordham that media have a responsibility not to ‘raise red herrings’ after being repeatedly questioned over impacts of voice proposal
Pedestrian.tv · May 31, 2023 Police Are Reportedly Investigating If A Cooked TikTok Trend Is What Caused The Sydney CBD Fire Four schoolboys have come forward in relation to the blaze.
Daily Mirror · May 22, 2023 Police chief shares reason she won’t watch video of gran, 95, being tasered in care home The initial statement released by police failed to mention tasering and only revealed there had been an "interaction" between the great-grandmother Clare Nowland and officers in Australia