New data has, for the first time, revealed the massive gulf between how many page impressions The West Australian gets online from WA users compared with any other news website.
The amazing continued growth of The West Australian and The Sunday Times has been highlighted in new Roy Morgan figures that show thousands more people are reading the newspapers compared with a year ago.
Barbara Walters — one of television’s most noted interviewers and a pioneer for women in the media industry — has died at the age of 93.
Miriam Fisher
The Federal Government has taken the extraordinary and unprecedented step of calling on the AFL to keep live footy matches on free-to-air television, saying iconic events shouldn’t be behind a paywall.
Kimberley Caines
The bid will fold the regional broadcaster into the owner of Channel 7 by year’s end, with its shareholders to receive a payout next month.
Sean Smith
In an exclusive interview, an Afghan journalist hiding in Kabul — afraid for her life — reveals her darkest fears as the Taliban tightens its grip on the country she loves.
Former Seven West Media boss David Leckie, who left an enduring mark on the media landscape, has passed away this morning after battling a long illness.
Troy de Ruyter
Plans for the ABC to require a mandatory login for its iview streaming service have been delayed amid viewer backlash.
Staff reporters
Lawyers acting for Christian Porter have revealed the ABC is ‘not pleading truth to most of his case’ in the high-profile defamation trial.
Josh Zimmerman
Despite repeated questions about the defamation case Christian Porter launched against the ABC over its reporting of rape accusations, its chair Ita Buttrose instead focused on the need for funding.
Sarah Ison
An ABC newsreader was taken off air last night after a rambling and expletive-laden news bulletin.
Charlotte Elton
Standing metres from a wall of flames and armed with a camera instead of a hose, two firefighters have described being in the thick of the ‘unstoppable’ Wooloroo blaze.
Daryna Zadvirna
Scott Morrison has slammed Facebook’s move to block Australian news, health and emergency pages from posting as ‘arrogant’ and declared the Government will ‘not be intimidated’ by the tactic.
World-first laws which force tech giants to pay media companies for the content they profit off have officially been introduced to Parliament.
Annabel Hennessy
The ABC says its reporters are free to refer to January 26 as ‘Invasion Day’, after the public broadcaster was forced to defend its decision to use the term in an online story.
Triple M disrupted the FM dial this morning when the inaugural Basil, Xav and Jenna breakfast show appeared on the airwaves ahead of their pencilled-in Monday debut.
Lily Hoffmann
The move is a major step forward to level the playing field to ensure traditional media can pursue good journalism in the public interest — and maintain its contribution a healthy democracy.
Under a ‘world-first’ mandatory code, digital giants Facebook and Google will be required to engage in good faith negotiations with eligible news media businesses, writes Josh Frydenberg.
Josh Frydenberg
The Federal Government will propose an overhaul of the Australian television landscape to insulate free-to-air providers from the rise of streaming giants such as Netflix, Disney and Apple.
Lanai Scarr and Sarah Ison
ABC staff have defied calls to follow the lead of other public sector workers and have voted in favour of taking an immediate pay rise.
Matthew Benns
Former high-profile ABC journalist Emma Alberici’s forced departure from the public broadcaster was a result of a desire by senior managers to “get the government off its back,” her lawyer claims.
The cuts come after Sky News and Nine Entertainment made more than 30 staff redundant from business channel last year.
Staff writers
The network tonight unveiled its 2020 vision at its Upfronts event, revolving around a slate of new shows, revamped favourites and the return of much-loved franchises.
Kate Campbell
Sunday Night has paid tribute to iconic journalist Mike Willesee after today’s sad news of his death, posting an excerpt from a 2013 interview with James Packer about his media tycoon father Kerry.
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