Policy

BotW: Northbound

Today: Crushed nuts and taking the free out of freedom of information.

Sep 6 •

Suddenly, offsets are the next thing on the news industry's lobbying agenda

Going to Canberra yesterday reminded me of a trip to Dallas to see Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band a few years back.Visiting Dealey Plaza, the…

Sep 3 •

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BotW: The ABC's Antoinette problem is a long way from over; ARN confronts its K+J problem; In praise of the ACCC

Welcome to Best of the Week, kicked off on board QF1 somewhere over India and wrapped up on a sticky summer’s day in Hampshire.

Jun 28 •

After 15 years, when does Google stop getting the benefit of the doubt?

Today: The ACCC says it wants regime change in the management of the digital platforms; the esafety commissioner wants a rethink on the exemption of…

Jun 23 •

As the ABC is overtaken by Seven News and news.com.au, more bad news about news avoidance

I have my own particular form of news avoidance.When it comes to reading content like the annual Digital News Report, my heart lurches every time. Not…

Jun 17 •

This week, Screen Producers Australia, the people who make our TV and movie content, put out a gloomy press release labelling the Australian screen…

May 27 •

What the minister for fun needs to get serious about

So we have a minister for fun.Anika Wells, already the sports minister, has additionally picked up the communications portfolio from Michelle Rowland…

May 14

Marginally negative

I spend as much of my time as possible living a long way from the action. When I head home from a Sydney trip, it’s a two-hour highway cruise into the…

May 5 •

Today: The new evidence that every government throws public money in the months before an election. And the Unmade Index takes a tonking.

Mar 31 •

BotW: The platforms recruit Trump for their fight with Australia

Today: Donald Trump is looking for fights, and the platforms are pointing him towards Australia; Shenanigans over the Domain share price; autocorrect…

Mar 21 •

BotW: Ticking clock on the TikTok block; Winners and losers in the Nine shakeup

This week Nine’s executives learned their fates in a big structural shakeup. And in the US, we may be entering TikTok’s final hours which will…

Jan 18 •

BotW: Kicking the can on the News Media Bargaining Code; Uncertainty guaranteed for News Corp; The InterCom combo; a tiny green shoot for…

Today: The News Bargaining Incentive; Rupert Murdoch thwarted; InterCom; and the last ratings of 2024

Dec 14, 2024 •

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