Quentin Dempster
How the Liberals made a demon of Daley to win the election
After it became clear she would retain power in New South Wales, a triumphant Premier Gladys Berejiklian last night declared: “The Liberal...
Get Daley: NSW Coalition goes all out to make Labor leader its bogeyman
The Gladys Berejiklian Coalition government in New South Wales has mounted a no-holds-barred blitz against Labor’s new leader Michael Daley to try...
Stadium stoush is bruising NSW government’s re-election hopes
With just two weeks to go to the state election, a political stoush over Sydney’s Allianz Stadium has galvanised New South Wales...
PM’s anti-corruption commission is a picture of impotence
No public hearings? Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s proposed Commonwealth Integrity Commission is deeply flawed in its current conception under the authorship of...
ACCC’s Fairfax-Nine means less diversity and a new media baron
Competition regulator, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, has green-lighted the death of Fairfax Media, the institution that has been a foundational...
News Corp takes aim at Google in algorithm war
It’s Google versus News Corp Australia in a battle to control the algorithms that drive search engine traffic. Billions in ad revenues are...
ABC: Frontrunners to replace Justin Milne emerge
The Morrison government is to appoint a new ABC chairman immediately as fallout continues over the sacking of managing director Michelle Guthrie....
ABC board chair Justin Milne being urged to resign
The Scott Morrison government and the ABC board are moving to pressure ABC chairman Justin Milne to resign as soon as possible....
Was there a political motive behind Michelle Guthrie sacking?
The unexpected sacking of ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie has raised one big question, among the many. Was there any political interference...
‘Because it’s wreck-able’: Anger mounting at decision to end Fairfax
The proposed end of Fairfax Media as an entity governing the editorial output of The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian...