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Most allegations against Gregg Wallace related to "inappropriate sexual language and humour". (AP PHOTO)

MediaPremium'Untenable' for MasterChef host to stay on show: BBC

Dozens of misconduct claims have been upheld against UK Masterchef host Gregg Wallace, a report found, with the BBC cutting ties with the controversial star.

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10News+ anchors Amelia Brace and Denham Hitchcock

MediaComments‘Boring as bats..t’: Channel 10’s news show dubbed Temu ACA

Channel 10’s replacement for the axed Project has flopped with Perth viewers, beaten by reruns on the ABC and derided online as a boring, Temu-version of a current affairs program. 

Dylan Caporn

HotCopper is a stock market chat forum.

Mergers and AcquisitionsPremiumGumtree puts tag on HotCopper, Stockhouse

Debt-laden Gumtree Australia Markets has struck a deal to sell its home-grown share market gossip site HotCopper and Canadian counterpart Stockhouse.

Neale Prior

Dani Shuey is taking over from Katie Lamb on Triple M Breakfast when she Katie goes on maternity leave.

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Wife of former Eagles star gets exciting new radio gig

Katie Lamb’s last shift at Triple M is on Friday before she leaves to have a baby, but her job is in safe hands.

Kellie Balaam

Natt Barr and Matt Shirvington.

TVCommentsSunrise host feats on rival in battle for breakfast ratings

Two years on from joining Sunrise, Matt Shirvington has not only been embraced by viewers, he’s helped push ratings higher.

Clare Rigden

Julian Assange is marking one year since his release from the UK's Belmarsh maximum security prison. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

MediaPremiumAssange marks first anniversary of release from prison

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is working on a project to slow the "rush" towards war, his wife says.

Alan Jones

The West Australian understands that Perth’s Channel 10 newsroom was told on Monday that as many as four editor roles would be moved to Sydney and Melbourne by the end of the month. 

TVCommentsPremiumChannel 10’s Perth cuts are ‘tip of the iceberg’ expert says

Plans to move some off-air roles at Channel 10’s Perth newsroom to the east coast are ‘the tip of the iceberg’ and will ultimately mean less local coverage, according to leading TV commentator Rob McKnight.

Kate Emery

Social media continues to redefine what influence looks like in the modern world. But what does it really take to shape the lives, beliefs, conversations and, sometimes, the spending habits of others?

The Nightly On ...CommentsWhat does it mean to be influential in 2025?

Social media continues to redefine what influence looks like in the modern world. But what does it really take to shape the lives, beliefs, conversations and, sometimes, the spending habits of others?

Kate Emery

Chinese-Australian journalist Cheng Lei has detailed her harrowing time in prison in a memoir. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

MediaPremiumReporter's prison torture cost of political posturing

Being a human pawn in geopolitical chess became Chinese-Australian journalist Cheng Lei's fate while imprisoned by China for more than three years.

Tom Wark

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MediaPremiumChannel 10 moves Perth-based editors east

Perth’s Channel 10 newsroom has been hit with a round of staff changes, with off-air roles moved to the east coast, as foreign owner Paramount consolidates operations in Sydney and Melbourne. 

Dylan Caporn

The ABC’s current affairs program Q&A is reportedly set to be axed after 17 years on television. Pictured if former host Stan Grant.

NATIONALCommentsABC panel show reportedly being axed after 17 years

The ABC’s current affairs program Q+A is reportedly set to be axed after 17 years on television.

Career dissatisfaction among women in the media is at its highest in four years. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

MediaWomen in media unconvinced by gender equality progress

Women working in the media are unconvinced about the progress of gender equality in the industry with many considering quitting their jobs.

Maeve Bannister

Meghan Markle has shared multiple posts on social media to mark daughter Lilibet's fourth birthday. (AP PHOTO)

MediaMeghan shares video of Lilibet's Disneyland celebration

The Duchess of Sussex has shared a montage of her children meeting characters at Disneyland as part of Princess Lilibet's fourth birthday celebrations.

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A court has ruled Donald Trump can bar the Associated Press from some White House events for now. (AP PHOTO)

MediaTrump can bar AP from some media events for now: court

As the conflict between Donald Trump and the Associated Press continues, the US president is free to bar AP journalists from the White House, at least for now.

Jack Queen

An upside-down modem. The NBN says simple adjustments to a home’s set-up can impact speeds. Supplied

EXCLUSIVEWhen Aussies will get faster internet

The NBN is upgrading its internet speeds to propel Australia into a new age of streaming and there are some key things to do right now to prepare.

Duncan Evans

Brittany Higgins will be stepping into a new role at a boutique PR agency. NewsWire / David Swift

NewsBrittany Higgins reveals new job

More than four years after leaving her role as a Liberal Party media advisor, Brittany Higgins is stepping into a new role.

Alexandra Feiam

The US decision to axe foreign aid is having devastating consequences for media in the Pacific. (Ben McKay/AAP PHOTOS)

MediaPacific media face reckoning after US aid cuts

Pacific media outlets In-depth Solomons and Inside PNG face existential threats, while Benar News has already gone under, as America withdraws from the region.

Ben McKay

Disney faces pressures as cable TV audiences look toward streaming platforms. (AP PHOTO)

EntertainmentDisney laying off several hundred in film, TV, finance

A source says Walt Disney is laying off several hundred workers in multiple teams around the world.

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NEWSTikTok’s ad push as app ban looms

As the under-16 social media ban looms, one of the tech giants is spending big on advertising the virtues of its app.

Blair Jackson

The new rules for reporters in the Pentagon are an attack on press freedom, an industry body says. (AP PHOTO)

MediaHegseth puts new limits on reporters in the Pentagon

The US defence secretary imposed restrictions on where reporters can go in the Pentagon without an official escort.

Daniel Trotta

Russia has launched an information war on multiple fronts, including over its invasion of Ukraine. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

MediaPremiumThe 'fact check' network waging a war on truth

A Russia-backed "fact-check network" has listed a controversial Australian academic among its contributors as the Kremlin shifts its information war efforts.

Jim McManagan

Seven West Media chief executive Jeff Howard.

MediaSWM extends 7 reach with $3.8m purchase of rural TV licences

Channel 7 and its suite of digital television offerings will extend their reach to almost the nation’s entire population after it snapped up television licences across a vast swathe of regional Australia.

Daniel Newell

Howard Gretton has been appointed WA manager of the ABC.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumEx-7NEWS Perth boss to lead ABC into new era in WA

Former Channel 7 news director Howard Gretton has been appointed State manager of the ABC.

Dylan Caporn

UNESCO has defended awarding Nicaraguan newspaper La Prensa a press freedom prize. (AP PHOTO)

MediaNicaragua exits UNESCO over press freedom award

UNESCO has announced that Nicaragua has pulled out of the UN cultural and educational body because Nicaraguan newspaper La Prensa won a press freedom award.

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