Carl Sagan said that in order to understand the present, it’s necessary to know the past. Nowhere does this apply with greater force than to the Australian media and its place in the nation’s power ...

Whitehead is former editor of The Sydney Morning Herald and leads research into data regulation for the International News Media Association. On Feb. 18, Australians woke up to find that all the local ...

A study commissioned by the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance highlighted the need for urgent government action to address the continuing threats facing public interest journalism. This statement ...

The pair's investigation had an immediate impact on Australia's childcare industry, resulting in the suspension of one centre and a raft of government policy changes and safety reforms.

US-based Meta and other tech companies could be forced to fund journalism in Australia or face fines under a proposed Labor plan published Thursday. The plan targets platforms that decline agreements ...

While many governments around the world have begun to more actively engage in the journalism policy space in recent years, few efforts have garnered as much attention as Australia’s media bargaining ...

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Facebook announced Tuesday that it would lift a ban on Australians viewing and sharing news on its platform after it struck a deal with the government on proposed ...

Kathryn Shine does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Last Thursday, on the eve of The Olympics, journalists from Nine Entertainment—a leading publisher in Australia—voted to strike for five days. Late last month, Nine announced that up to 200 of its ...

It’s six years since Anthony Albanese, as opposition leader, flew the flag for freedom of speech. He’s had 3½ years as PM – and still we’re waiting for action.

In Australia, the head of the foundation which distributes one of the country’s most prestigious journalism awards has denounced the United Kingdom’s decision to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian ...

The internet has been an enormous blessing to many industries. The newspaper business is not one of them. Granted, daily newspaper readership started declining well before British computer scientist ...