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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Ray Hadley departs radio as a ratings king

The veteran Sydney radio broadcaster, who will retire on Friday after a 43-year career behind the microphone, has won his final ratings survey.

James Madden

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(FILES) Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, testifies during the US Senate Judiciary Committee hearing "Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis" in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2024. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes US government pressure on his social media platforms to take down certain Covid-19 content in 2021 was "wrong," and said he would resist similar attempts in the future, according to a letter submitted to a US congressional committee on August 26, 2024. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

Social media giants ‘to pay up or else’

Facebook and other social media companies will have hefty levies imposed on them by the federal government if they refuse to negotiate deals with Australian news companies and pay to use their content online.

Sarah Ison and James Madden

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ABC asks: are Woollahra attacks anti-Semitic?

The host of ABC Radio Sydney’s breakfast program challenged NSW Premier Chris Minns on whether the attacks in the city’s eastern suburbs on Wednesday morning were anti-Semitic.

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Ray Hadley announces his on-air successor

Veteran broadcaster Mark Levy will replace the retiring radio legend as the host of the morning program on Sydney station 2GB.

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Williams left bruised by the Joe Rogan experience

It’s probably safe to say that if Kim Williams never hears Rogan’s name again, it will be too soon. But some ‘friendly fire’ from an ABC podcast can’t have helped the chairman’s mood.

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(FILES) This picture taken on January 12, 2023 in Toulouse, southwestern France shows a smartphone and a computer screen displaying the logos of Instagram app and its parent company Meta. Italy's competition authority on June 5, 2024 fined global tech giant Meta 3.5 million euros ($3.8 million) for data breaches and failures in managing Instagram and Facebook accounts. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP)

D-day on the horizon for Meta

The federal government is set to decide in the coming fortnight whether to force Meta to negotiate payment-for-content deals with Australian news media companies.

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Labor SBS backflip a ‘snub’ of western suburbs: mayor

A western Sydney mayor has excoriated the Albanese government over its decision to scrap a proposal to shift the headquarters of SBS away from the city’s exclusive north shore.

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Airlie Walsh poses for a photograph during the David Jones Spring Summer 2019 Bright Night Party at their flagship store on Elizabeth Street, Sydney, Wednesday, September 4, 2019. (AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi) NO ARCHIVING

Nine journalist sues for sex discrimination

Sydney TV journalist Airlie Walsh has filed a human rights claim in the Federal Court against Nine.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NCA NewsWire Photos - Friday, 22 December, 2023:Lisa Wilkinson pictured arriving at Federal Court Sydney. Rolling coverage of Bruce Lehrmann defamation case against Network 10 and Lisa Wilkinson. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Monique Harmer

End of a loveless media marriage: Wilkinson’s uncertain future

Despite not having graced Network Ten screens for more than two years, Wilkinson is still on the payroll. But at the end of this month their broken marriage will finally be dissolved and the pair will go their separate ways.

James Madden

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Cam Rayner celebrates a goal during the AFL Grand Final between the Brisbane Lions and Sydney Swans at the MCG. Picture Lachie Millard

Seven gets the eyeballs, but not the ad dollars

Seven has won the TV ratings race for 2024, attracting more eyeballs nationwide than its commercial rivals for the fourth year in a row.

James Madden

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