ABC wars
Analysis
Radio
Kyle and Jackie O have hit Melbourne’s airwaves. I listened for a week … so you don’t have to
It’s brazen, profane, sexual, demeaning and frequently flouts broadcasting standards but at times, it’s weirdly compelling. Here’s what it was like to take in a full week of their antics.
- by Stephen Brook
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Lattouf says ABC management told her: ‘We’re taking you off-air’
Lawyers for the ABC over the alleged sacking of the broadcaster said she was “not a reliable historian” of what occurred at a meeting where she said she was dismissed.
- by Colin Kruger
ABC Radio Sydney limps to the finish line, Kyle and Jackie O remain on top
The last ratings survey of the year comes ahead of Aunty’s presenter shake-up in 2024.
- by Calum Jaspan
Leigh Sales on ABC-haters, trust in media, and stealing Ita’s car park
The former 7.30 host has shared her thoughts on some of the greatest challenges facing the media in a landmark public address.
- by Helen Pitt
Rio’s former first lady lashes ‘disconnected’ corporates over Voice support
The wife of the former Rio Tinto boss who oversaw the Juukan Gorge scandal has railed against “special privileges” for Indigenous Australians.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Hillary Clinton to share leadership tips at Aussie public servant talkfest
The former US presidential candidate will address Australian public sector women in February, but one wonders if there might have been a better local choice.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Stan Grant lashes ABC, defends himself against ‘smears’
The veteran journalist has hit back at a negative media report, and criticised the ABC for failing to defend him.
- by Karl Quinn
A, B or C: Scoring Ita Buttrose’s five-year tenure as chair of the ABC
This week it was announced that Ita Buttrose would not seek a second term as chair of the ABC. Will she leave as a success, a failure, or something in between?
- by Karl Quinn
ABC secrecy on boss’s contract extension raises disclosure concerns
The federal opposition has questioned the transparency around the ABC’s reappointment of managing director David Anderson, a decision that was approved in April.
- by Calum Jaspan and James Massola
The ABC chases its fountain of youth despite stagnant funding
The ABC’s quest to woo younger audiences is being hamstrung by its stagnant budget and a structural shift towards streaming that threatens to undermine the public broadcaster’s ability to compete with the likes of Netflix.
- by Calum Jaspan