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The Regent Theatre.

Boos for lord mayor’s Regent Theatre sell-off plan

The union for arts workers and two candidates in the City of Melbourne elections have attacked Lord Mayor Nick Reece’s proposal to sell the renowned theatre.

  • Adam Carey

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Guardian Australia staff take first steps toward strike

Guardian Australia journalists threaten to walk out over pay negotiations

Staff have voted to take protected industrial action after negotiations with management over its latest pay deal hit an impasse.

  • Calum Jaspan
Nine chief executive Mike Sneesby.

Job cuts prompt anger and threat of industrial action at Nine

Executives from Nine’s broadcast, publishing and radio divisions are discussing the extent of cuts with staff as the company seeks $30 million in savings.

  • Calum Jaspan
Peter Costello has stepped down as the chairman on Nine Entertainment.

Peter Costello had to go. And thank goodness he has

It was simply untenable for the chair of a media company to seemingly shove a reporter to the ground, laugh, walk off and carry on in the boardroom as if nothing had happened.

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Rupert Murdoch and Lachlan Murdoch.

News Corp staff shocked at exit of senior editor

Rupert Murdoch’s Australian publishing empire has begun the painful task of shedding long-serving journalists amid falling revenues across the media industry.

  • Chip Le Grand, Stephen Brook and Colin Kruger
Antoinette Lattouf (centre) arrives at the Fair Work commission for her hearing against the ABC.

ABC boss raised concerns on first day of Lattouf radio stint

Managing director David Anderson emailed the ABC’s chief content officer to say complaints had been made about Antoinette Lattouf, the Fair Work Commission has heard.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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The Four Corners episode has caused a stir in Western Australia after ABC employees were present at a protest outside the Woodside CEO’s house.

ABC facing internal pressure to withhold Four Corners’ Woodside material

Western Australian Police has ordered the public broadcaster to hand over footage – which the media union says is an extreme breach of press freedom.

  • Hamish Hastie and Calum Jaspan
More than 170 members of the MEAA endorsed a campaign to reverse screen funding cuts.

NSW government reverses screen funding cuts after mounting pressure

The screen sector said the cut programs were critical to its survival.

  • Linda Morris
Nine journalists Paul Sakkal, Melissa Fyfe, Jacqueline Maley and Gabriella Coslovich have been nominated for the 2023 mid-year Walkley Awards

The Age journalists nominated for mid-year Walkley Awards

Four journalists from The Age have been short-listed for the mid-year round Walkley Awards, which will be announced next month.

Nine journalists Paul Sakkal, Melissa Fyfe, Jacqueline Maley and Gabriella Coslovich have been nominated for the 2023 mid-year Walkley Awards

The Age contenders for the 2023 mid-year Walkley Awards

Four Age journalists are vying for awards at the Walkley Foundation mid-year celebration of journalism. This is a collection of their nominated pieces.

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