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‘Did Gina also pay for the flights?’ John Hancock on Rinehart’s PR songbook

‘Did Gina also pay for the flights?’ John Hancock on Rinehart’s PR songbook

The billionaire mining mogul’s estranged son copped a spray from Sky News host Rita Panahi over his lifestyle. Now he’s responding.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

Calum Jaspan

‘Did Gina also pay for the flights?’ John Hancock on Rinehart’s PR songbook

‘Did Gina also pay for the flights?’ John Hancock on Rinehart’s PR songbook

The billionaire mining mogul’s estranged son copped a spray from Sky News host Rita Panahi over his lifestyle. Now he’s responding.

latest 10

The Age

Calum Jaspan

‘Did Gina also pay for the flights?’: John Hancock on Rinehart’s PR songbook

‘Did Gina also pay for the flights?’: John Hancock on Rinehart’s PR songbook

The billionaire mining mogul’s estranged son copped a spray from Sky News host Rita Panahi over his lifestyle. Now he’s responding.

latest 9

WA Today

Calum Jaspan

‘Did Gina also pay for the flights?’: John Hancock on Rinehart’s PR songbook

‘Did Gina also pay for the flights?’: John Hancock on Rinehart’s PR songbook

The billionaire mining mogul’s estranged son copped a spray from Sky News host Rita Panahi over his lifestyle. Now he’s responding.

latest 10

Brisbane Times

Calum Jaspan

Caviar, missiles and Mar-a-Lago: Inside Panahi’s birthday bash

Caviar, missiles and Mar-a-Lago: Inside Panahi’s birthday bash

The Sky News provocateur has learnt to stop worrying and love the bomb – along with some offensive language – after her 50th birthday party.

13.03.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Calum Jaspan

Caviar, missiles and Mar-a-Lago: Inside Panahi’s birthday bash

Caviar, missiles and Mar-a-Lago: Inside Panahi’s birthday bash

The Sky News provocateur has learnt to stop worrying and love the bomb – along with some offensive language – after her 50th birthday party.

13.03.2026 10

WA Today

Calum Jaspan

Caviar, missiles and Mar-a-Lago: Inside Panahi’s birthday bash

Caviar, missiles and Mar-a-Lago: Inside Panahi’s birthday bash

The Sky News provocateur has learnt to stop worrying and love the bomb – along with some offensive language – after her 50th birthday party.

13.03.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Calum Jaspan

Caviar, missiles and Mar-a-Lago: Inside Panahi’s birthday bash

Caviar, missiles and Mar-a-Lago: Inside Panahi’s birthday bash

The Sky News provocateur has learnt to stop worrying and love the bomb – along with some offensive language – after her 50th birthday party.

13.03.2026 10

The Age

Calum Jaspan

‘Scared to speak?’: Kyle’s on-air warning before tirade at Jackie

The radio host’s decision to berate his colleague so severely she broke their 27-year partnership has gone down in history. But that wasn’t all he...

06.03.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Calum Jaspan

‘Scared to speak?’: Kyle’s on-air warning before tirade at Jackie

The radio host’s decision to berate his colleague so severely she broke their 27-year partnership has gone down in history. But that wasn’t all he...

06.03.2026 20

WA Today

Calum Jaspan

‘Scared to speak?’: Kyle’s on-air warning before tirade at Jackie

The radio host’s decision to berate his colleague so severely she broke their 27-year partnership has gone down in history. But that wasn’t all he...

06.03.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Calum Jaspan

‘Scared to speak?’: Kyle’s on-air warning before tirade at Jackie

The radio host’s decision to berate his colleague so severely she broke their 27-year partnership has gone down in history. But that wasn’t all he...

06.03.2026 30

The Age

Calum Jaspan

ABC to take revenge on Sky News, challenge its name

The public broadcaster has its News Corp-owned rival in its sights over its pending rebrand.

26.02.2026 10

WA Today

Calum Jaspan

ABC to take revenge on Sky News, challenge its name

The public broadcaster has its News Corp-owned rival in its sights over its pending rebrand.

26.02.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Calum Jaspan

ABC to take revenge on Sky News, challenge its name

The public broadcaster has its News Corp-owned rival in its sights over its pending rebrand.

26.02.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Calum Jaspan

ABC to take revenge on Sky News, challenge its name

The public broadcaster has its News Corp-owned rival in its sights over its pending rebrand.

26.02.2026 10

The Age

Calum Jaspan

News Corp HQ locked down as Lachlan Murdoch, Albanese make Holt St pilgrimage for Sky’s name change

Sky News is preparing to unveil a new brand on Friday ahead of the expiration of its licensing agreement with the UK network that shares its name.

19.02.2026 10

The Age

Calum Jaspan

News Corp HQ locked down as Lachlan Murdoch, Albanese make Holt St pilgrimage for Sky’s name change

Sky News is preparing to unveil a new brand on Friday ahead of the expiration of its licensing agreement with the UK network that shares its name.

19.02.2026 9

WA Today

Calum Jaspan

News Corp HQ locked down as Lachlan Murdoch, Albanese make Holt St pilgrimage for Sky’s name change

Sky News is preparing to unveil a new brand on Friday ahead of the expiration of its licensing agreement with the UK network that shares its name.

19.02.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Calum Jaspan

News Corp HQ locked down as Lachlan Murdoch, Albanese make Holt St pilgrimage for Sky’s name change

Sky News is preparing to unveil a new brand on Friday ahead of the expiration of its licensing agreement with the UK network that shares its name.

19.02.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Calum Jaspan

ABC’s Radio National report card: Have the big changes worked?

New shows, new hosts, a new name of sorts and a new tagline are just some of the changes the ABC’s new guard has made to its flagship radio station...

13.02.2026 10

The Age

Calum Jaspan

ABC’s Radio National report card: Have the big changes worked?

New shows, new hosts, a new name of sorts and a new tagline are just some of the changes the ABC’s new guard has made to its flagship radio station...

13.02.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Calum Jaspan

ABC’s Radio National report card: Have the big changes worked?

New shows, new hosts, a new name of sorts and a new tagline are just some of the changes the ABC’s new guard has made to its flagship radio station...

13.02.2026 10

WA Today

Calum Jaspan

ABC’s Radio National report card: Have the big changes worked?

New shows, new hosts, a new name of sorts and a new tagline are just some of the changes the ABC’s new guard has made to its flagship radio station...

13.02.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Calum Jaspan

How the Guardian’s editor upended a ‘royal’ visit

Global Guardian boss Katharine Viner was due to arrive in Australia next week for one of her tours to the outlet’s Australian outpost, but that was...

12.02.2026 10

WA Today

Calum Jaspan

How the Guardian’s editor upended a ‘royal’ visit

Global Guardian boss Katharine Viner was due to arrive in Australia next week for one of her tours to the outlet’s Australian outpost, but that was...

12.02.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Calum Jaspan

How the Guardian’s editor upended a ‘royal’ visit

Global Guardian boss Katharine Viner was due to arrive in Australia next week for one of her tours to the outlet’s Australian outpost, but that was...

12.02.2026 10

The Age

Calum Jaspan

How the Guardian’s editor upended a ‘royal’ visit

Global Guardian boss Katharine Viner was due to arrive in Australia next week for one of her tours to the outlet’s Australian outpost, but that was...

12.02.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Calum Jaspan

The Australian suffers its own culture war

Just months after running a glossy campaign to promote its new culture section featuring film critic Stephen Romei, the News Corp veteran has been...

05.02.2026 3

WA Today

Calum Jaspan

The Australian suffers its own culture war

Just months after running a glossy campaign to promote its new culture section featuring film critic Stephen Romei, the News Corp veteran has been...

05.02.2026 3

The Sydney Morning Herald

Calum Jaspan

The Australian suffers its own culture war

Just months after running a glossy campaign to promote its new culture section featuring film critic Stephen Romei, the News Corp veteran has been...

05.02.2026 3

The Age

Calum Jaspan

The Australian suffers its own culture war

Just months after running a glossy campaign to promote its new culture section featuring film critic Stephen Romei, the News Corp veteran has been...

05.02.2026 5

Brisbane Times

Calum Jaspan

Nine to end its seven-year marriage with 2GB, 3AW

In this week’s On Background, 2GB and 3AW are to be sold, the ever-changing face of The Australian Weekend Magazine, a shake up on Nova and the...

29.01.2026 6

WA Today

Calum Jaspan

Nine to end its seven-year marriage with 2GB, 3AW

In this week’s On Background, 2GB and 3AW are to be sold, the ever-changing face of The Australian Weekend Magazine, a shake up on Nova and the...

29.01.2026 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Calum Jaspan

Nine to end its seven-year marriage with 2GB, 3AW

In this week’s On Background, 2GB and 3AW are to be sold, the ever-changing face of The Australian Weekend Magazine, a shake up on Nova and the...

29.01.2026 9

The Age

Calum Jaspan

Nine to end its seven-year marriage with 2GB, 3AW

In this week’s On Background, 2GB and 3AW are to be sold, the ever-changing face of The Australian Weekend Magazine, a shake up on Nova and the...

29.01.2026 6

Brisbane Times

Calum Jaspan

Australia’s competition watchdog eyes Warner Bros mega deal

The ACCC is likely to closely scrutinise any Warner Brothers deal for its wide-ranging impact on local and global entertainment industries.

14.12.2025 10

WA Today

Calum Jaspan

Australia’s competition watchdog eyes Warner Bros mega deal

The ACCC is likely to closely scrutinise any Warner Brothers deal for its wide-ranging impact on local and global entertainment industries.

14.12.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Calum Jaspan

Australia’s competition watchdog eyes Warner Bros mega deal

The ACCC is likely to closely scrutinise any Warner Brothers deal for its wide-ranging impact on local and global entertainment industries.

14.12.2025 20

The Age

Calum Jaspan

Australia’s competition watchdog eyes Warner Bros mega deal

The ACCC is likely to closely scrutinise any Warner Brothers deal for its wide-ranging impact on local and global entertainment industries.

14.12.2025 20

Brisbane Times

Calum Jaspan

From AFP raid target to eulogist: Sky’s Whittaker gets the last word on Richo

In this week’s On Background, Boris forgives an old target, scuttlebutt over a succession in Guardian Towers, a clampdown on Christmas...

11.12.2025 10

WA Today

Calum Jaspan

From AFP raid target to eulogist: Sky’s Whittaker gets the last word on Richo

In this week’s On Background, Boris forgives an old target, scuttlebutt over a succession in Guardian Towers, a clampdown on Christmas...

11.12.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Calum Jaspan

From AFP raid target to eulogist: Sky’s Whittaker gets the last word on Richo

In this week’s On Background, Boris forgives an old target, scuttlebutt over a succession in Guardian Towers, a clampdown on Christmas...

11.12.2025 10

The Age

Calum Jaspan

From AFP raid target to eulogist: Sky’s Whittaker gets the last word on Richo

In this week’s On Background, Boris forgives an old target, scuttlebutt over a succession in Guardian Towers, a clampdown on Christmas...

11.12.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Calum Jaspan

Vanishing act: The Anika Wells expenses exclusive pulled by News Corp

The media company’s free mass-market news site, news.com.au, snagged a red-hot story, so why did it spike it a few hours later?

10.12.2025 10

WA Today

Calum Jaspan

Vanishing act: The Anika Wells expenses exclusive pulled by News Corp

The media company’s free mass-market news site, news.com.au, snagged a red-hot story, so why did it spike it a few hours later?

10.12.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Calum Jaspan

Vanishing act: The Anika Wells expenses exclusive pulled by News Corp

The media company’s free mass-market news site, news.com.au, snagged a red-hot story, so why did it spike it a few hours later?

10.12.2025 10

The Age

Calum Jaspan

Vanishing act: The Anika Wells expenses exclusive pulled by News Corp

The media company’s free mass-market news site, news.com.au, snagged a red-hot story, so why did it spike it a few hours later?

10.12.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Calum Jaspan

‘The Politician’, his alleged lover and why we hate celebrity journalists

It’s the scandal that has Washington insiders and die-hard media watchers buzzing, with every new chapter highlighting why, at its worst, the access...

05.12.2025 5

WA Today

Calum Jaspan

‘The Politician’, his alleged lover and why we hate celebrity journalists

It’s the scandal that has Washington insiders and die-hard media watchers buzzing, with every new chapter highlighting why, at its worst, the access...

05.12.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Calum Jaspan