This speech by Malcolm Turnbull talks about press freedom, the future of the media, foreign correspondence, and broadband policy. Introduction It is an honour to be in presence of so many distinguished journalists and foreign correspondents. And without singling out the guests may I acknowledge Andrew Greste whose brother Peter is imprisoned in Egypt after...

What happens when you add a hypothetical to a hypothetical? Why does the Australian media publish opinion polls week-in, week-out, all year, every year, no matter how far away the next election is? And why are they studied, discussed and obsessed over…? Read the full article

The ABC’s international broadcasting to the Pacific islands is being devastated by the latest round of staffing cuts We’re sitting on the grass in the village of Matangi on the island of Futuna. This is one of the more isolated communities in Vanuatu, a small group of houses on a small island at the southeastern...

The Australian waded into the tobacco packaging debate with a series of blunt assertions, then responded to the counter-evidence by digging in. On 6 June this year, the front page of Murdoch’s local flagship, the Australian, was dominated by an “exclusive” report headlined, “Evidence ‘World’s Toughest Anti-Smoking Laws’ Not Working: Labor’s Plain Packaging Fails As...

This study measured media coverage relating to electricity public policy using an original content analysis technique, simultaneously responding to calls for more research on the media-policy nexus, and for more precise content analysis methods.