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Kim Williams, chair of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, at the National Press Club on Wednesday.

‘Changes in media are part of life’: ABC chair backs axing popular radio host

Sarah Macdonald’s surprise removal from her Sydney slot was met by fierce backlash from both within the ABC and outside it.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos

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‘Shame!’ ABC’s OMG moment as radio boss rushes to restore calm

Former Q&A host Hamish Macdonald is tipped to take over the “poisoned chalice” of ABC mornings, as listeners vent their anger about the dumping of Sarah Macdonald.

  • Jordan Baker and Carrie Fellner
Lay of the land: foreign correspondent Hamish Macdonald.

A war correspondent’s nightmare: deciphering Putin

As a reporter who’s covered a few Russian military forays, I’ve discovered that few are as effective as Putin in the art of confusion, deception and chaos.

  • Hamish Macdonald
The great contenders: Leigh Sales, centre, with (clockwise from top left) Stan Grant, Waleed Aly, Laura Tingle, Hamish Macdonald, David Speers and Patricia Karvelas. 

Big shoes to fill: Who will take over the 7.30 chair from Leigh Sales?

What does it take to be the host of the ABC’s current affairs show 7.30, and who might be up to it?

  • Karl Quinn
Hamish Macdonald’s arrival at the ABC was hailed as a coup for both of them. But it didn’t turn out quite as planned.

‘It was pretty isolating’: Why Hamish Macdonald left Q+A to return to The Project

The high-profile presenter moved from 10 to the ABC in late 2019, but barely 18 months later he was heading back the other way. Now, he explains why.

  • Karl Quinn
Q&A host Hamish Macdonald is leaving the show. 

What’s wrong with the ABC’s once-mighty Q+A, and how to fix it

The departure of host Hamish Macdonald after 18 months has prompted questions about Q+A’s future - and an opportunity to get it right.

  • Karl Quinn
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Some readers were looking forward to the start of the Games, while others were questioning why they were still going ahead.

‘At what cost?’: Readers debate wisdom of holding an Olympics in a pandemic

With the Tokyo Olympics upon us after many setbacks in a global pandemic, readers debated Australia’s medal prospects but also revealed different levels of enthusiasm for the Games proceeding.

  • Orietta Guerrera
Hamish Macdonald is returning to The Project, and to Network Ten, after 18 months at the ABC.

Hamish Macdonald to rejoin Ten’s The Project after quitting ABC’s Q+A

The 40-year-old will embark on his third stint with Ten after 18 months at the ABC, in a role that will combine presenting and reporting.

  • Karl Quinn
Current affairs program Q+A, hosted by Hamish Macdonald, has moved to Thursday nights.

Q&A host Hamish Macdonald to leave ABC after 18 months

The journalist was at the helm of Q&A as it moved from Monday to Thursday night, with an attendant plummet in ratings.

  • Karl Quinn
Hamish Macdonald has hosted Q&A since 2020, taking over from the show’s founding presenter Tony Jones.

Once an agenda setter, Q&A is no longer essential viewing

The ABC’s “town hall” discussion show was always divisive - a feisty finale to Monday’s current affairs line-up. Shunted to Thursdays, it struggles to be heard.

  • Craig Mathieson

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