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By going beyond the good and evil binary, the Australian media could play a more constructive role in fostering enduring stability between Australia and China, delineating a path that maintains Australia’s safety and integrity. China, undeniably a significant actor on the global stage, is a nation with which Australia not only can but should seek Continue reading »

In 2020, Simon Case was tasked to investigate payments from Dan Wootton and The Sun to the partner of a royal press officer, allegedly for information about Prince Harry and Meghan. He found there was no evidence of wrongdoing. But Byline Times can shed further light

Detailed but anonymous testimony from insiders at The Sun sat at the heart of cash-for-leaks allegations involving a royal official and the newspaper’s former top editor Dan Wootton. Now, Byline Times can publish the details for the first time

Journalist Nick Davies talks to Alan Rusbridger and Lionel Barber in Prospect magazine's 'Media Confidential’ podcast about the new revelations from the settlement by News Group Newspapers

Australian’s have chosen the word ‘circle-jerk’ as in the collective noun for a group of journalists, ie a circle-jerk of journalists as their word of the year for 2023. ”It’s been a tough year this year to come up with... Read More ›

Former shock-jock and teacher (yep) Alan Jones has bemoaned the fact that grooming is no longer encouraged in Australian schools. Claiming that the lack of grooming has led to a rise in dangerous beliefs like man-made climate change or the... Read More ›

The media company has now paid to settle a claim that alleges the involvement in, or at least the knowledge of, illegal activities by senior executives

Proud White-Ribbon day ambassador, shock-jock Ray Hadley, has been boasting to colleagues that he no longer needs Viagra to help get things started, instead he just begins to dream of Prime Minister Peter Dutton. ”A lot of our ageing right-wing... Read More ›

The job of journalism is not to reinforce a pre-existing bias, writes Nafeez Ahmed

For the sake of Australia’s national interest, and for journalistic integrity that will be judged by history, can mainstream media maintain independence from short-term, vulgar political and geopolitical influence and interference, especially with regard to reporting about China? At last, the relationship between Australia and China has been stabilised. One indicator is the welcome home Continue reading »