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Mert Ney being detained by police in Sydney (Image: AAP)

Mental health, 'Allahu akbar' and the challenge of the lone-wolf killer

Debate continues to rage over whether coverage of the Sydney knife attack was demonising both minorities and people with a mental illness.

Home Affairs Department Secretary Mike Pezzullo holds up a copy of the <i>Sunday Telegraph</i> (Image: AAP /Lukas Coch)

Will journalists soon need to get government approval for reporting leaks?

Under a scheme floated by government MPs, journalists would have to allow the government to censor their work if they were to avoid being raided and prosecuted for leaked material.

Nine CEO Hugh Marks.

Casually threatening letter exposes bureaucrats' deep-seated contempt for media

Don't be surprised that the Attorney-General's Department is threatening media outlets; its loathing for media freedom goes back a long way.

Could a boycott of News Corp work?

Various media personalities are increasingly calling for action against News Corp, especially The Australian. Will their efforts bear fruit?

Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton (Image: AAP/Darren England)

Dutton's plan to combat online hate speech is starting to take shape

Last month, the ACCC report on digital platforms recommended the government develop a 'platform-neutral regulatory framework' — but what does this mean and is it even possible?

Media companies go back to the government honeypot

Some of Australia’s biggest media companies are once again buzzing back to the government for support.

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Media outlets constantly twist trans issues and I'm sick of it

The media regularly gives a platform to cisgender people who reproduce stereotypes, exaggerations and outright lies about our community.

The 2019 cast of The Bachelor

With almost no competition, The Bachelor dominates the ratings

On a night that wasn't so much quiet as dealthy silent, The Bachelor won out easily.

The Block dominates the ratings on a snoozefest of a night

Nothing much to write home about today, with The Block besting The Bachelor in a two way race for ratings supremacy.

Will News Corp results reveal Foxtel life support?

Questions about Foxtel's ailing financial health swarm ahead of News Corp's June results, released this week.