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Kerry Stokes will have to jump a few more hurdles before he can buy <em>The Sunday Times</em> and <em>Perth Now</em>.

ACCC to Stokes: not so fast, Kerry

Kerry Stokes will have to jump a few more hurdles before he can buy The Sunday Times and Perth Now.

And they didn't shy away from discussing Roger Ailes.

News Corp releases full-year figures

And they didn't shy away from discussing Roger Ailes.

The Australian's readers turn on its environment editor.

Pitchforks out for Graham Lloyd

The Australian's readers turn on its environment editor.

Of all the things Donald Trump has done in the past day, which is most worth talking about?

Pick the lede

Of all the things Donald Trump has done in the past day, which is most worth talking about?

How does the reserve bank keep its rates secrets?

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand gets rid of its outdated lockup system after a journalist leaked its interest rate to colleagues, report Glenn Dyer and Myriam Robin.

“If the industry don’t like this, if they think they can raise all this revenue and pay not taxes, I think that’s ridiculous,” the SA Treasurer has said.

Online bookies prepare media campaign against tax

“If the industry don’t like this, if they think they can raise all this revenue and pay not taxes, I think that’s ridiculous,” the SA Treasurer has said.

Despite Seven’s dominance, it couldn’t stop another year of weakening revenues and earnings that were only partly offset by continuing cost-cutting.

What winning the ratings gets you: another year of falling revenues

Despite Seven’s dominance, it couldn’t stop another year of weakening revenues and earnings that were only partly offset by continuing cost-cutting.

It's time to separate the wheat from the chaff, Rupert.

News Corp could learn something from Fairfax

It's time to separate the wheat from the chaff, Rupert.

Media briefs: Fairfax, Domain consciously uncouple ... Rothfield doubles down ... inconvenient truth ...

Desperate times … Fairfax Media has taken another step towards a radical revamping of its metro and regional newspapers by slashing their value by $894.7 million, a precursor towards closing the Monday-to-Friday editions of The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, and the weekend edition of The Australian Financial Review. This morning’s decision follows comments made in early […]

Nick McKenzie, Kate McClymont story causes headaches for Daily Tele journo, Phil “Buzz” Rothfield.

Rothfield doubles down

Nick McKenzie, Kate McClymont story causes headaches for Daily Tele journo, Phil “Buzz” Rothfield.