Today
Can Network Ten make current affairs work a decade since its last try?
The broadcaster has cut the program from its prime-time line-up after 16 years, opting – again – for a news show that will compete with its larger rivals.
March
Kyle Sandilands faces arbiters of the cancel culture
The MFW campaigning group is targeting the shock jock, although they will decide what is offensive.
September 2024
‘She’s done’: Sharaz, Higgins ‘mocked’ Reynolds over sick leave
Brittany Higgins and her partner mocked Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds after she took sick leave from parliament, a Perth court has heard.
May 2024
Bruce Lehrmann given extension to appeal but will be forced to pay
The former Liberal staffer has appointed barrister Guy Reynolds, SC, to review his case. He has until May 31 to lodge an appeal.
April 2024
How Lehrmann’s many lies added up to rape
In this contest of credibility between Bruce Lehrmann and Brittany Higgins, the judge decided it was no contest.
Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial judgment date set
Justice Michael Lee in the Federal Court will deliver his judgment in Bruce Lehrmann’s bombshell defamation case on Monday.
Seven paid for Lehrmann’s story. Now it is the story
The television network’s pursuit of an interview with the accused rapist has put its tactics on trial.
Seven allegedly paid thousands for drugs, prostitutes for Lehrmann
In three explosive affidavits, a former Seven producer claims the network paid for housing, meals and drugs to score a tell-all interview with Bruce Lehrmann.
March 2024
Onerous demands and threats: Inside Facebook’s secret media deals
Confidential until now, details of two agreements struck by Meta for news provide a glimpse into what the social media giant gained for its funding.
December 2023
YouTuber ordered before court over Lehrmann, Higgins trial videos
A Federal Court judge has ordered a man behind a YouTube account attacking feminism to appear – in person – before him over alleged contempt of court.
Higgins said ‘I don’t want to’, lip-reader tells court
Giving evidence in Federal Court, witness Tim Reedy said CCTV footage suggested Bruce Lehrmann had been “plying” Ms Higgins with alcohol that night.
Wilkinson points to Ten’s lawyers: ‘I trusted the advice’
Giving evidence in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial, journalist Lisa Wilkinson says she deferred to Network Ten’s legal advice.
$400,000 for hurt and distress: Higgins’ government deal released
Brittany Higgins’ settlement deed with the Commonwealth of Australia has been released by a Sydney court, revealing the details of the government’s payment.
November 2023
Higgins’ evidence begins as Lehrmann admits Seven is paying his rent
Former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins will start in the witness box on Wednesday, as Bruce Lehrmann revealed the price for his two Network Seven interviews.
Higgins contacted Lehrmann twice after alleged rape, court told
The former Liberal staffer is being cross-examined in a Federal Courtroom over inconsistencies in his side, denying he sexually assaulted Brittany Higgins.
May 2023
How Ten scrambled to recover from MasterChef tragedy
The way Ten responded to Jock Zonfrillo’s death speaks to just how important ‘MasterChef’ is to the struggling network.
March 2023
‘I won’t be going to prison’, Bruce Lehrmann texted after The Project
New text messages have emerged in the former political staffer’s defamation case against Network Ten and News Corp.
November 2022
Lisa Wilkinson leaves Channel Ten show The Project
Lisa Wilkinson announced on Sunday night that she would quit Channel Ten show The Project after five years on the program.
September 2022
Brittany Higgins to give in-person evidence in rape trial
Footage from a major interview on Channel 10’s The Project will not be included in the trial.
October 2021
Lisa Wilkinson owes Gladys Berejiklian an apology
Wilkinson’s gratuitous diatribes against former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian have not aged well.