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Kaitlyn Dever as Belle Gibson.

This masthead exposed wellness fraudster Belle Gibson. Now it’s a Netflix show

The full trailer for the hotly anticipated Netflix series has just dropped, showing how journalists exposed the notorious Australian influencer in 2017.

  • Brittany Busch

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Nine index.

‘Punishment Island’: Nine’s culture of shaming, ghosting and belittling revealed

Bosses in Nine’s broadcast division would single out employees and belittle them until they could take it no more, as part of a culture in which workers were routinely shamed, gaslighted and intimidated.

  • Calum Jaspan and Jordan Baker
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‘Ready to take on the world’: Former editor Judith Whelan remembered

Judith Whelan was remembered by 500 mourners at the University of Sydney on Friday.

  • Harriet Alexander
Judith Whelan.

‘Part of our DNA’: Australian journalism loses one of its finest

Judith Whelan, as the second of three women to edit the Herald, was known for her sharp news judgment, kindness and surprising love of sport.

Peter Costello has had a long career in the spotlight.

Peter Costello’s inglorious end to an almost glorious career

The former treasurer would know more than most that careers in the public eye often end in failure.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Economics editor Ross Gittinsi in the Great Hall of Sydney University with a portrait of himself taken in 1982.

Fifty years ago, I found my dream job – and I’m not done yet

When I arrived at The Sydney Morning Herald in 1974, I was the square peg that had fallen into a square hole.

  • Ross Gittins
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Ben Roberts-Smith in a scene from the documentary Truth.

Truth, lies and the long road to exposing an Australian ‘hero’

When journalist Chris Masters first heard whispers about Ben Roberts-Smith, he didn’t want to believe them. Then he called his colleague Nick McKenzie.

  • Karl Quinn
John Parker MD Rural Press Ltd at the Securities Institute of Australia Seminar, 1994.

Highly regarded publisher of regional newspapers built international empire

Parker built a national and international rural and regional publishing empire.

  • Paul Myers
Rupert Murdoch flanked by Rupert Henderson and Jack Williams.

Rupert’s teachers: The real hard men of Australian newspapers

When Rupert Murdoch joined the Australian newspaper industry in 1953 after the death of his father, he learnt lessons from two canny and ruthless men.

  • Sally Young
Myall Creek.

I’ve told many tales of tragedy, but never one as haunting as this

Peter FitzSimons recreates one of the darkest chapters in Australian history.

  • Peter FitzSimons

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