Scroll to top

Media

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton

How Dutton's 'exclusion orders' can be weaponised against journalists and whistleblowers

Could this broad clause be used in the government's war on press freedom?

(Image: Ten/MasterChef)

Why Ten's MasterChef play failed to pay off

Ten announced the departure of MasterChef's long-running judges in a bid to bolster the show's sinking ratings. Was it worth it?

(Image: 
Unsplash/Jason Rosewell)

The dangerous devolution of Australian op-eds

As the line between fact and fiction continues to blur, the integrity of journalism is rapidly falling away.

Media starts drumbeat for war on Iran

Having learnt nothing from the Iraq debacle, the Australian media is now urging our involvement in another military intervention in the Middle East.

Murdoch and mainstream media win big in funding handouts

The Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas has awarded handouts to some of the richest media organisations in the country, including The Australian and AFR. It raises the question: what do they need the money for?

Is the Morrison government going to rewrite streaming laws?

With Howard-era streaming regulation on the chopping block, experts are asking how the government will settle archaic broadcasting laws that have allowed Netflix to thrive.

The schoolyard power of Donald Trump's latest racist attack

We know that Donald Trump's a bully. But what can anyone actually do about it?

(Image: AAP/Sarah Rhodes)

The immense problem with Australian political journalism

Last week the media only took a few hours to switch from coverage of Indigenous recognition to instead focus on niche political responses to it. Unfortunately, this isn't unusual.

Separating flu from fiction: just how bad is this season? 

A tidal wave of news stories is creating fear about this year's 'horror' flu season. But how accurate are these reports, really?

Australia's cricketers collapse and so do the ratings

Nine won the night, but the ratings mirrored Australia's batting -- falling away horribly as the night went on.