The Australian’s campaign against Julia Gillard, kicked along by its legal correspondent Chris Merritt, has descended into ancient history and smear. Former Labor leader Mark Latham investigates.
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HEDLEY THOMAS
Inside ‘misogynist nut-job HQ’: in bed with Michael Smith
Crikey ventured deep into “misogynist grubby nut-job” headquarters last week to meet Michael Smith, the former shock jock leading the crusade against Julia Gillard over her involvement in a fraud scandal.
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Hedley Thomas: from Wivenhoe dam to the PM’s past, his yarns create waves
When Hedley Thomas gets his teeth into a story you can be sure he’ll shake it until it becomes a national scandal, writes Matthew Knott.
READ MOREThe Power Index: Australia’s 15 most powerful journalists, editors
The media is more fragmented than ever before, yet journalists and editors remain a powerful group in society. Journalists because they break news and help set the political, social and business agenda — exposing wrongdoing, holding governments to account or provoking discussion through the commentary and analysis. Editors because they determine which stories get pursued, which stories […]
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Strong-arm response from The Oz against claims of ‘being used’
All eyes were trained on how The Australian this morning would react to the extraordinary spray dished out against it by outgoing Office of Police Integrity director Michael Strong on Jon Faine yesterday.
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Where the bank guesses we are headed.
It is not an easy time to be an economic forecaster with the outcome of the financial and political turmoil in Europe impossible to predict.
READ MOREHedley Thomas defends Overland story: ‘… the facts speak for themselves’
Hedley Thomas responds to Margaret Simons’ story Vendetta journalism? The murky story behind The Oz, the OPI and Overland published in yesterday’s edition.
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