With the media and legal bar set so high seven years after the global awakening of #MeToo, it’s an ongoing battle for female victim-survivors to provide bulletproof evidence in the contested spaces of “she said/he said”.
Language has been dubbed “the covert operations of war”, such is the power it holds in shaping public opinion. Here’s what we found about the way Australian media has been framing the conflict.
Australian radio pays between just 10-27% of the commercial rates paid elsewhere in the world, meaning local artists are being considerably underpaid.
The next months are going to remain difficult. But I’m still hopeful about the future. There will come a point when enough people are vaccinated that case numbers begin to decrease.
A survey has found that, unlike Australia where the issue is highly politicised, reporting on climate change in the Pacific was presented accurately and accessibly.
Most of the attention on the code has been on the larger media outlets. But the sustainability of small publishers is what should be of most concern.
In this final episode about exploring our history, Monash alum Elizabeth Finkel AM explains why she tells the stories of how science works, and our experts offer their best tips and advice on where to dig deeper for knowledge.
Award-winning Monash graduate and News Corp journalist Annika Smethurst, became an unexpected champion for press freedom after the Australian Federal Police (AFP) raided her Canberra flat in June 2019.
Journalist Yalda Hakim started life as a refugee. Today, she uses her global platform to expose the plight of the world’s most at-risk people.
The news that Foxtel received a speedy funding boost as the ABC faces another round of damaging cost cuts will raise eyebrows – and questions about how we spend taxpayers' money.
The federal government's proposed code of conduct aims to support journalism by using competition law to divert profits from Facebook and Google.
The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the vital role political journalists play in holding those in power to account.
In this third episode on fake news, we've gathered all the very best practical tips and ideas from our experts to help you find your way through the news.
In this What Happens Next? podcast episode Susan chats to the experts exploring what we could do differently to improve the quality of information and media.
The June closure of AAP will further diminish media diversity in Australia.
Despite its high cost, many newsrooms have retained their investigative teams while cutting editors, photographers, artists and general reporting staff.
The contributions of convicts to Australia's progressive political traditions have been largely and unfairly forgotten.
The ACCC Digital Platforms Report recommends several ways to revive journalism in the social media age, including A$50m in direct grants to local news services.
Progressive music policies and innovative branding have made Melbourne the true leader of Australia's music scene.
The recent police raids on the ABC and News Corp go beyond free speech and media freedom – they're further proof of Australia's democratic decline.
Lack of scrutiny of the Coalition, a barrage of criticism aimed at Labor; News Corp's coverage of the election campaign has been the definition of partisan.
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange is the biggest whistleblower the world has ever seen, but he is not alone in being pursued relentlessly after exposing embarrassing information or misconduct.
Further cuts to the ABC, suppression orders and anti-terror and surveillance laws are making it increasingly difficult for independent journalism to thrive.
Once seen as shapers of national identity, these days they're thought of as little more than disadvantaged. What changed?
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