James Madden

James Madden has worked for The Australian for over 20 years. As a reporter, he covered courts, crime and politics in Sydney and Melbourne. James was previously Sydney chief of staff, deputy national chief of staff and national chief of staff, and was appointed media editor in 2021.

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## Strict embargo - NO use until 28/10/2024 ## Journalist Joe Aston pictured in Surry Hills, Sydney on, Tuesday, October 1, 2024 . Picture: Nikki Short

Joe, you only get one James Chessell in your lifetime

Celebrated business columnist Joe Aston has struck a sweet deal for his return to The Australian Financial Review, although its owner Nine isn’t getting much bang for its buck.

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Viewers switching to ad-supported streaming

Australian households are shifting to cheaper ad-supported streaming services rather than cancelling subscriptions, as cost-of-living pressures reshape the nation’s viewing habits.

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Childhood Holocaust Survivor Eddy Boas pictured at home in Sydney on Sunday, January 27, 2025. Picture: Nikki Short

Holocaust survivor slams no show ABC as world media descend on Auschwitz

Eddy Boas says the ABC’s decision to not be among 78 TV networks to send journalists to Poland for the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz was ‘a disgrace’.

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CANBERRA, Australia - NewsWire Photos - November 5, 2024: ABCÃÂ Director of News, Justin Stevens appears at the Environment and Communications Supplementary budget estimates hearing at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

ABC fails to send news crew to cover Auschwitz memorial

Neither of Australia’s public broadcasters, the ABC and SBS, will be on the ground in Poland for the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

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Syd Con. Former Triple J presenter Alex Dyson is running for Federal Parliament as an Independent in the seat of Wannon, Victoria. Supplied by Alex Dyson

Teal candidate ‘laughed at Hitler joke’

Victorian senator Sarah Henderson has accused teal candidate Alex Dyson of actively participating in an anti-Semitic radio segment that aired in 2012 | LISTEN

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 24: Alex Cullen attends the Nine 2025 Upfronts at Carriageworks on October 24, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Don Arnold/WireImage)

Nine sports host ousted over $50k payment

Today star Alex Cullen has left the Nine Network following a scandal in which he allegedly accepted payment from a billionaire lottery tycoon.

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Caption: Nine Entertainment acting chief executive officer Matt Stanton at the company's annual general meeting on November 7, 2024.

Nine axes its Darwin news bulletin

The move likely foreshadows further job cuts in Nine’s newsrooms across the country, as the company looks to trim its expenses within its TV news division in 2025.

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Chief Executive Officer of Sky News Australia, Paul Whittaker. Jane Dempster/The Australian.

Sky’s digital evolution paying off

Sky News Australia boss Paul Whittaker said its overall upswing in popularity is the result of a carefully orchestrated transition to a truly multimedia digital business.

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Unwanted anniversary looms as Guardian’s wheels start to fall off

It’s been almost a year since the masthead’s long-serving political editor, Katharine Murphy, left for Anthony Albanese’s office. The fallout from her departure has been spectacular.

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Michael Stephenson, head of sales at Nine, has followed Hugh Marks’ by having an affair with a Nine executive, Anna Quinn, and leaving his wife. Source: Supplied

Nine’s sales boss suddenly calls it quits

Nine Entertainment has lost another senior executive – the seventh high-profile departure in 2024 – with long-serving sales boss Michael Stephenson leaving after 18 years.

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