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'Love us or loathe us': Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O ink 'historic' 10-year radio deal worth $200 million

A deal signed by the hosts of The Kyle and Jackie O Show will also see Sydney's top-rating radio breakfast program broadcast in Melbourne from 2024, and follows their employer launching a takeover bid of their former network.
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When Leigh Sales stole Ita Buttrose's car park, she returned to a note on the windscreen

Recently, I've been one of the many Australians who are avoiding the news. What is going on, when the news is losing not just its regular audience, but alienating a career newshound like me, asks Leigh Sales.
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Sandra Sully says the emphasis on her appearance has been 'ridiculous' during her television career

Sandra Sully says she once called out the behaviour of a former male colleague after hearing him say a particular journalist's breasts were too large for her role on camera.
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'I'm rather sick of snobs': In 1971, Murdoch gave Four Corners a no-holds-barred interview about his empire

With a career spanning 70 years, Rupert Murdoch is no stranger to facing the same kind of interviewing and investigative treatment that he has dished out in his media outlets.
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Who's who? Here's the Murdoch family tree to bring you up to date

Media magnate Rupert Murdoch has announced that he is stepping away from the empire he created, saying he will turn over the reins to his son Lachlan.
A composite image of James, Elisabeth, Lachlan and Chloe Murdoch.

Shift of power as Rupert Murdoch makes way for Lachlan

Rupert Murdoch is being both celebrated and criticised for his years as one of the world's most influential media barons, after he announced his retirement.
ABC News Current
Duration: 2 minutes 40 seconds

Fmr CNN analyst says Murdoch's sons will need sisters' support for company control

Brian Selter says when Rupert Murdoch eventually dies, there will be a contest between sons James and more conservative Lachlan over the direction of NewsCorp.
ABC News Current
Duration: 8 minutes 41 seconds

The world's biggest press baron is handing over power. How will it affect media in Australia and abroad?

Rupert Murdoch's retirement is a momentous media moment that could lead to big shifts in the media and political landscapes in Australia and other parts of the English-speaking world. 
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The ABC journalist who helped to inspire The Newsreader

Actor Sam Reid, who plays a TV news presenter in the series, admits he based his character on a real Australian journalist. And the creator of The Newsreader reveals which ABC journalist influenced another character on the show.
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David Anderson reappointed as ABC managing director for a further five years

In a statement, the broadcaster has confirmed his reappointment "to end speculation" about his tenure.
ABC Managing Director David Anderson

In an increasingly polarised world, how do we form our beliefs and tolerate those we don't agree with?

A recent dispute got James Valentine thinking about beliefs, how rigorously we defend our beliefs and how we reject those who don't share ours. But maybe there's another way.
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ABC abandons the majority of Twitter accounts

The ABC is discontinuing all but four accounts on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to focus on the accounts that provide the most value
ABC Managing Director David Anderson

'A Chinese state party propaganda rag': Beijing is trying to buy influence in Pacific media

Recent investigations reveal how Beijing has been looking to increase its influence in the Pacific by using political pressure and funding to capture local elites and media, with questions raised around the independence of outlets that have cut deals with China.
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How do you make a podcast interesting to watch?

Trying to make something that works as both a podcast and a TV show has been tried before — and failed. But the ABC's If You're Listening podcast team is testing that theory.
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Sonia Kruger wins the Gold Logie, Tony Armstrong and Amy Shark also win big

This year's Logies saw the biggest names in Australian television under one roof in Sydney. It also saw some unexpected wins. Here's the full list of winners. 
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'The most unlikely TV star': Australia's first on-screen weatherman, Alan Wilkie, dies aged 94

Alan Wilkie read the weather from the ABC's first week of television broadcasts in 1956 until he left the organisation in 1960.
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Australia's first weatherman Alan Wilkie reads the weather in 1976 on 7 News

BBC presenter sent threatening messages to second young person

A second young person claims to have received abusive messages from the BBC presenter accused of paying a teenager for sexually explicit images, while BBC insists on keeping him anonymous. 
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How an Egyptian boy taught never to criticise government ended up in Canberra holding politicians to account

Journalist Nabil Al-Nashar gets excited about things most of his Australian friends take for granted — fair and honest elections, free speech — due to where he came from.
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Greig 'HG Nelson' Pickhaver on why planning out life is 'a complete crock'

He's one half of much-loved comedy duo Roy and HG, but Greig Pickhaver says a diagnosis of dyslexia was both a "blessing and a curse" as he carved out a successful career "making up things on the spot".
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Greig Pickhaver says he's had to work to overcome challenges created by his dyslexia.

Greig Pickhaver tells David Wenham for The ABC Of... about how his ability to make up things on the spot helped him navigate his dyslexia and his career on air.
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Duration: 47 seconds

2023 Logie Award nominations: Leigh Sales in the running for top honour

The nominees for the 63rd TV Week Logies are out, with three ABC personalities set to go head to head for the coveted Gold Logie for the first time in history.
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Fox News ousts former Tucker Carlson producer over headline describing Biden as 'wannabe dictator'

Alex McCaskill, a longtime producer for former Fox News host Tucker Carlson is dropped by the network after being found responsible for an on-air headline that referred to US President Joe Biden as a "wannabe dictator".
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Harry and Meghan's $29m Spotify deal ends after one podcast series

A multi-million-dollar deal between streaming giant Spotify and a media group run by Prince Harry and his wife Meghan has ended by mutual agreement, according to the two parties.
Meghan (left) and Harry (right)

Australian TV writers risk lifetime bans from Writers' Guild of America if they work for Hollywood during strike

Australian television writers are having their projects put on hold because of the Hollywood writers' strike, as the local union advises them against crossing the picket line.
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ABC correspondent Anne Barker farewells Indonesia and the world's 'friendliest and most-cheerful' people

After a tumultuous posting marked by natural disasters and disrupted by the COVID pandemic, Indonesia correspondent Anne Barker signs off, reflecting on the big stories, the highs and lows.
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