Media

By some measures, it’s boom time in Australia’s film industry. But claims of inconsistency and lack of transparency around how Screen Australia administers its producer offset are  undermining smaller films, some of which are now fighting in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

The trial of Bruce Lehrmann has closed on conflicting accounts of the night that Brittany Higgins alleges she was raped at Parliament House, and the response of senior ministers.

Bureau of Meteorology staff have been hospitalised because of work conditions, as a loss of senior meteorologists means junior forecasters are trying to deal with natural disasters beyond their expertise.

Nigel Farage’s Australian speaking tour is part of a global conservative network being run here by the financially troubled former publisher of Penthouse Australia.

Although it still enjoys support from the Murdoch family and Gina Rinehart, the Institute of Public Affairs has fallen to its lowest point in history.

As Private Media prepares to defend Lachlan Murdoch’s defamation case, legal experts warn the publisher is at real risk of losing. Total costs could reach $3 million.

The reason for Rupert Murdoch’s divorce from Jerry Hall is a disagreement over how her adult children would be looked after.

Google’s defence of a popular YouTuber’s blatantly racist and defamatory content has cost it dearly, both in money and reputation.

The Coalition’s relationship with News Corp and its hostility towards the national broadcaster are influencing more than just the televised leaders’ debates.

Last week, the British High Court ruled that Julian Assange can be extradited to face charges in the United States. His fiancée, Stella Moris, vows to continue the fight alongside his network of supporters.