Australian Story


ABC’s 24-hour news dream drives penny-pinching

The ABC has been quietly conducting a year-long secret review of the way it staffs and positions its network of more than a dozen foreign correspondents, with at least two bureaus expected to close.

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings: Big week of TV for Seven

Seven’s Miracle of The Hudson Plane Crash was a big prime time coup, helping Seven win the ratings battle this week, with Nine battling Ten for second place.

Australian Story not sympathetic to Turnbull

The analysis of Malcolm Turnbull by journalists after the Utegate affair was tough, but justified, writes Paul Colgan.

Australian Story does Utegate

Tonight’s Australian Story focuses on Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull during the debacle that was the week of Utegate.

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings: Back-to-back Underbelly keep viewers on Nine

Babck-to-back Underbelly kept viewers glued to their sets last night, but Australian Story offered the best program.

Take off the Rose-coloured glasses Australian Story!

Australian Story as another media trawling of the Rose Beattie saga comes up with little more than water haul, writes Chris Johnson.

ABC on Merri Rose: not the full story

Australian Story continued its finest whitewashing tradition by providing half an hour for former Minister Merri Rose to explain how she was a victim, writes Bernard Keane

Juror speaks and ABC enters shades of legal grey

The ABC trod into a grey area of media law last night when it made the courageous - or perhaps risky - decision to include a former jury member on Australian Story.