Q&A
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Radio
New breakfast format could lead RN in 2025 after Karvelas exit
The host of ABC Radio National’s flagship breakfast show is to step down after three years.
- by Calum Jaspan
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ABC decision to ditch Q+A audience prompted by Caulfield protests
Scenes of pro-Palestine and pro-Israel protesters facing off in Melbourne convinced ABC management that the risks of a live audience outweighed the benefits.
- by Karl Quinn
ABC’s Garma Special Q+A delivers show’s lowest audience
Q+A has faced two successive weeks of programming clashes with the Women’s World Cup.
- by Calum Jaspan
How the ABC’s ‘betrayal’ of Stan Grant exposed its racism problem
The broadcaster’s exit from the ABC has forced an internal reckoning. Now other ABC journalists are sharing their experiences of racism and demanding change.
- by Osman Faruqi and Max Walden
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ABC wars
Ita Buttrose breaks silence on Stan Grant as broadcaster discusses ‘bruising’ week
The ABC chair blamed an “abusive and toxic culture” for driving Grant out of his role.
- by Hannah Story and Nick Bonyhady
Stan Grant quits the ABC’s Q+A, saying racist abuse ‘poisons the air I breathe’
The Indigenous journalist has announced he will step away from the ABC’s current affairs panel show over the “racial filth” to which he has been subjected.
- by Karl Quinn and Nick Bonyhady
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City life
Sportsbet punts NSW election markets after long odds ‘tech issues’
Meanwhile, the ABC has been doing everything it can to make Q+A relevant again.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
‘Whatever you do, make it count’: Kerry O’Brien’s advice to Stan Grant
Broadcaster Stan Grant on his daily news habits, his first job and his sporting bucket list.
- by Michael Lallo
Stan Grant named as new sole host of Q+A
Grant has been sharing hosting duties with Virginia Trioli and David Speers since June 2021.
- by Karl Quinn
Indigenous Voice referendum should be held by 2024, Liberal senator says
Senator Andrew Bragg has backed calls from Indigenous leaders to hold a referendum on enshrining an Indigenous Voice in the constitution in the next two years.
- by Cameron Gooley and Georgina Mitchell
Plunging ratings for ABC’s Q+A raise more questions than answers
Question for the ABC: Is Q+A in trouble? Answer: Nothing to see here, move along.
- by Karl Quinn
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