More job cuts at the ABC, the axing of Q&A, the end of The Project, the announcement of a new TV current affairs program, the sale of a leading daily news podcast... and that's just the media news that came after the shooting of multiple Australian
Entire units have been cut or disbanded as a new restructure appears to take shape, with parts of the ABC's 2023 digital transformation plan undone.
Osman looks at the non-reporting on a far-right publicity stunt this week and asks when the media should report on the far-right and when they shouldn't.
On Friday morning The Age published two opinion pieces by Jewish Australians on the topic of Israel’s war in Gaza. Framed as an attempted “debate”, the two stories instead came across as a reminder of how willing The Age (and most Australian outlets) is to publish pro-Israel voices (Jewish
In the past week it feels like there's been a shift in terms of the Australian media's coverage of Gaza. The willingness to constantly defer to the Israeli government and the avoidance of certain language deemed taboo by editors, examples we've highlighted on the
The scene is set for maybe Australia's most progressive parliament, but the bad blood between the Labor party and the Greens runs deep and could prevent a progressive agenda really being pursued. Osman Faruqi takes a look at the relationship and whether it can be reset.
Introducing Australia's newest media venture.
