Denis Muller
Neo-Nazis and racist rallies: Why it’s important the Australian media call them for what they are
If there was any doubt about neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell’s racist and anti-democratic attitudes, they were dispelled on the morning of September...
Antoinette Lattouf’s unfair dismissal win shows ABC must be more courageous in defending its journalists
Broadcast journalist Antoinette Lattouf was sacked by the ABC for her political opinions concerning the war in Gaza, the Federal Court has...
Hugh Marks is the new managing director of the ABC. Is he the right person for the job?
Aspects of Hugh Marks’s record as chief executive of the Nine Entertainment Company raise questions about his suitability for the position of...
Alan Jones once seemed unassailable. What ended it was a story of media, politics and power
For decades it seemed Alan Jones was unassailable. A finding against him of professional misconduct by the Australian Broadcasting Authority (2000); a...
Sneesby’s resignation from Nine points to host of problems besetting commercial TV networks
Mike Sneesby’s resignation as chief executive of the Nine Entertainment Company completes a cleanout at the top of an organisation besieged by...
David Anderson’s resignation could be a game changer at the ABC
The resignation of David Anderson as managing director of the ABC has the potential to be a watershed moment in the history...
Kim Williams is right to criticise how the ABC covers news, but there’s a change he needs to make to fix it
ABC chair Kim Williams has attracted considerable attention with his criticism of the broadcaster’s online news choices. Williams has taken issue with...
Antoinette Lattouf sacking shows damage to ABC by Coalition governments
The dispute between the ABC and Antoinette Lattouf, the stand-in radio presenter it recently sacked ostensibly for disobeying a managerial directive, encapsulates...
Money, power, influence: How ‘media monsters’ used journalism to cement their empires
Carl Sagan said that in order to understand the present, it’s necessary to know the past. Nowhere does this apply with greater force...
Murdoch v Crikey highlights how Australia’s defamation laws protect the rich and powerful
There is no better example of how Australia’s defamation laws enable the rich and powerful to intimidate their critics than Lachlan Murdoch...