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It’s a big if, but Gina Rinehart could set Fairfax agenda
There never has been, and is never likely to be, a rule that says someone who owns a company is not entitled to run it as she sees fit, within the limits of the law.
Complaints to Press Council double — so will it beef up?
Those who are inclined to write off the Press Council might be given pause by the fact that the number of complaints it receives has doubled since October.
The 2011 Crikeys: our best and worst politicians
Who are our best and worst political performers for the year? The award goes to …
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The death knell of the US democratic republic
Crikey readers have their say.
Stephen Conroy: reshaping our media landscape
Stephen Conroy is the most powerful media maestro in Australia. Not so long ago Conroy was a powerful political fixer on the Labor Right. Nowadays he’s busy being a minister but still likes to get his way, writes Paul Barry.
Why Stephen Conroy swearing on TV was f#@%ing fantastic!
Minister for Communications, Senator Stephen Conroy, dropped the F word during the ABC’s live coverage of his National Press Club address. Expecting politicians not to swear is futile, writes Aidan Wilson.
Without him, there would be no NBN
What Stephen Conroy wants, Stephen Conroy gets. Right now that means we’re all paying for the infrastructure needed to create the National Broadband Network, whether we want it or not, writes Angela Priestley.
Williams, sans boys’ club machismo, breaks News Ltd mould
Kim Williams’ elevation will bring some changes, and alter key dynamics in Australia’s largest newspaper publisher.
Troubled SBS needs $50m government handout in a hurry
You can call it a “tight budgetary situation”, or you can call it a crisis. Either way, the rumble is that SBS is in real trouble.
Turnbull’s NBN twilight zone — give the man a cigar (Cuban of course)
“Cuba”? What the heck do any of us know about broadband policy in Cuba, Mr Turnbull? Oh wait. I get it. Communism. Well played, sir.
Gillard’s primaries plan blows a fuse
Julia Gillard’s decision to trial US-style primaries to elect candidates in some Coalition-held seats at the 2013 federal election has been rubbished by activists who say party democracy is the last thing on the PM’s mind.
Media briefs: Tele beat-ups … Oz’s digital challenge …
Another day, another complaint about political reporting in The Daily Telegraph. But, was that really an exclusive? and other media tidbits of the day.
A media inquiry sparks a media debate
Crikey media wrap: An independent inquiry will examine print and online media, focusing on ethics, regulation and the Australian Press Council, announced Communications Minister Stephen Conroy yesterday.
Simons: media inquiry can work if politicians keep hands off content
As with so much this government does, there is still plenty of room for messing up on the planned, kind-of-but-not-quite-announced media inquiry.
ABC looking to put triennial funding on hold
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation is advocating the putting off if its triennial funding round, which would normally begin with the budget next year.
Bartholomeusz: Telstra’s calm and collected separation
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission caused a minor convulsion in the market for Telstra shares yesterday when it released its preliminary views on the group’s structural separation undertakings.
Conroy’s cutting remarks ruffle feathers at ABC
There is consternation and some pissed-offedness within the senior management at the ABC this morning over Senator Stephen Conroy’s unforced remarks to ABCNews24 yesterday.
Is voluntary internet filtering a crime?
The voluntary filtering being introduced by some of Australia’s major internet service providers (ISPs) is on shaky legal ground.
Politics of NBN pricing: comparing potatoes and pomegranates
I dream of a time when mainstream reporting of the National Broadband Network (NBN) is based on the plentiful facts and documents already published and rational analysis thereof, not the re-bleating of shrill spin from politicians and ideologues.
Mayne: Austar intervention opens way to challenge Murdoch gerrymander
Another day, another blow to the world’s most powerful media empire.
Taking up the Whittaker challenge: examining The Daily Tele’s GST coverage
This week, in the latest salvo in The Daily Telegraph’s war with the Gillard government, baby-faced editor Paul Whittaker decided to lay down a challenge to the office of communications minister Stephen Conroy.
Child exploitation material filters … same policy, different activities
Paranoia is such a strong word. But I sometimes wonder whether “systematised delusions of a persecutory nature” do permeate the ranks of those most virulently opposed to the Australian government’s internet censorship policies.
Australia Network deal: is Mark Scott really in trouble?
How much trouble is ABC managing director Mark Scott facing over his lobbying on the Australian Network contract deal?
Cabinet in the dark on shambolic Australia Network bidding
Cabinet is in the dark, the bidders don’t know the new criteria and questions are being asked over the murky political interference in running the Asia-Pacific TV channel Australia Network.
