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ABC’s new managing director Hugh Marks says turmoil at Nine Entertainment makes him a ‘better leader’

Chair of the national broadcaster describes appointee to five-year term as ‘unusually well qualified’

The Guardian - AU

Who is Hugh Marks, the new managing director of the ABC?

Aunty’s new dad has been revealed — and it’s someone whose name we’ve been hearing for a long time.

Crikey

Former Nine CEO Hugh Marks named new managing director of the ABC

Appointment comes months after David Anderson announced he would be stepping down

The Guardian - AU

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Judge gives the media a serve over criticism of rape prosecutions

Judge John Pickering defends NSW DPP Sally Dowling and fomer ACT DPP Shane Drumgold against sustained attacks. Plus: what Gina Rinehart wants for Christmas

The Guardian - AU

ABC to review editorial policies after investigation finds gunshots ‘inadvertently’ added to Afghanistan footage

Director of news Justin Stevens apologises for ‘editing errors’ in the video clips

The Guardian - AU

‘Vital’: ABC Radio to become own division after chair Kim Williams intervenes to reverse strategy

Networks including Radio National and Triple J were moved under the general content department last year, but Williams has stepped in

The Guardian - AU

Journal of Free Speech Law: "Thinking the Unthinkable about the First Amendment," by Nicholas Lemann

A new article from the Daedalus (Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences) Future of Free Speech Symposium.

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ABC Radio’s Sydney Drive host Richard Glover to retire after 26 years with station

Announcement is second major move this week by a presenter at the broadcaster, with Patricia Karvelas to leave Radio National Breakfast

The Guardian - AU

Fake X accounts fool Sky News Australia – twice

Two corrections and an apology are posted after an error by Rita Panahi and a tweet was wrongly attributed to Andrew Forrest. Plus: headfirst into the Queensland election campaign

The Guardian - AU

Brooke Boney, Antoinette Lattouf & More ABC Staffers React To Bombshell ABC Racism Review

“Not surprised by this unfortunately.”

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ABC managing director apologises to staff who experienced racism after review reveals ‘disturbing’ treatment

Review led by Indigenous lawyer Dr Terri Janke spoke to 120 current and former staff, with all but one saying they had personally experienced racism at the national broadcaster

The Guardian - AU

ABC launches review after 2022 legal notice about 7.30’s Afghanistan troops edit comes to light

David Anderson says further claims have come to light after broadcaster admitted video of troops in Afghanistan was ‘incorrectly edited’

The Guardian - AU

Kim Williams’ ABC is moving on from bland stability — and that’s a good thing

The past few years at the ABC have been a disaster: bland, uncontroversial, lightweight and in a permanent defensive crouch. Can the national broadcaster turn things around.

Crikey

Anderson’s exit can be a reset at the ABC. It must start with Radio National

Radio National should be the centre of national culture, not drifting in the margins. Guy Rundle has some ideas on how to set things right at the station.

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The Conversation

David Anderson’s resignation as ABC managing director could be a watershed moment for the broadcaster

The resignation of David Anderson as managing director of the ABC has the potential to be a watershed moment in the history of the national broadcaster.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: celebs speak at DNC; texts between Higgins’ husband and journalist; and globally famous penguin dies

Oprah Winfrey makes surprise appearance at Democratic National Convention where Bill Clinton, Nancy Pelosi and Tim Walz have spoken

AAP

ABC boss to stand down after no confidence vote

Australia's public broadcaster is on the hunt for new boss after ABC managing director David Anderson signalled he would step down.

The Guardian - AU

ABC managing director David Anderson resigns a year into second term in role

In a note to staff Anderson – who was first appointed to role in 2019 – says it was an honour and privilege to lead the ABC

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Crikey

Mehreen Faruqi writes to communications minister over ABC board’s lack of diversity

Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi has taken aim at the makeup of the ABC board in a letter, seen by Crikey, to Communications Minister Michelle Rowland.

The Guardian - AU

New chair Kim Williams says ABC should be ‘last broadcaster standing’ and News Corp’s criticism is ‘unbalanced’

Exclusive: Former News Corp CEO says Murdoch company’s obsession with the public broadcaster is ‘fairly unhinged’ and should largely be ignored

The Guardian - AU

‘Not a great fan’: Phillip Adams signs off with parting shot at ABC chairman Kim Williams

Adams criticises Williams but wishes him well ‘in trying to save the joint’. Plus: turmoil at Seven as staff axed

The Guardian - AU

‘I am just a marionette’: ABC veteran Phillip Adams reveals what sets him apart ahead of final show

Colleagues pay tribute to Radio National broadcaster whose ‘naughty streak and compassion for underdog’ shone in interviews with everyone from Mikhail Gorbachev to Gore Vidal

The Guardian - AU

Judith Whelan, respected and loved editor at Sydney Morning Herald and ABC, dies from cancer aged 63

Newsrooms pay tribute to ‘natural leader and beautiful person’ who nurtured young talent

The Guardian - AU

Antoinette Lattouf’s unfair dismissal case against ABC heads to federal court after mediation fails

Journalist alleges public broadcaster sacked her without proper basis and without due process

Newcastle Herald

Unique weather blend erodes Merewether beach, leaving dramatic sand wall

The drop off was up to 100 metres long and 1.8 metres high.

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