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For 27 years, the Kyle and Jackie O Show indulged Australia’s most vulgar, sexist impulses

For 27 years, the Kyle and Jackie O Show indulged Australia’s most vulgar, sexist impulses

The collapse of the Kyle and Jackie O radio partnership highlights a contradiction in Australian media culture – a society that condemns misogyny...

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Pearls and Irritations

Denis Muller

For 27 years, the Kyle and Jackie O Show indulged Australia’s most vulgar, sexist impulses

For 27 years, the Kyle and Jackie O Show indulged Australia’s most vulgar, sexist impulses

The fact their partnership lasted that long invites a reflection on the contradiction between the kind of society we say we want and the kind of media...

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The Conversation

Denis Muller

As authors abandon Adelaide Writers’ Week after cancelling of Randa Abdel-Fattah , is free speech in tatters?

The decision to silence a Palestinian Australian author goes well beyond the standards of the Racial Discrimination Act and ordinary standards of free...

09.01.2026 40

The Conversation

Denis Muller

Ita Buttrose reflects on her life in media – well, some of it

29.11.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Denis Muller

Ita Buttrose reflects on (some of) her life in media

24.11.2025 10

The New Daily

Denis Muller

Airbrushing and exhortations: Ita Buttrose reflects on her life in media – well, some of it

Unapologetically Ita sketches the public life of a person who gets things done. An account of her career as a journalist, however, is a job for...

21.11.2025 9

The Conversation

Denis Muller

BBC resignations over Trump scandal show the pressures on public broadcasters – and why they must resist them

Yes, the British broadcaster made some serious errors, but the response seems over the top. Were other pressures brought to bear?

10.11.2025 6

The Conversation

Denis Muller

The ‘golden tonsils’ of John Laws fall silent, aged 90

The radio broadcaster with the famous voice become synonymous with the ‘Sydney shock jock’ phenomonon.

09.11.2025 10

The Conversation

Denis Muller

Lawsuits, cancellations and bullying: Trump is systematically destroying press freedom

25.09.2025 7

Pearls and Irritations

Denis Muller

Lawsuits, axings, bullying: Trump's media methods

24.09.2025 7

The New Daily

Denis Muller

Lawsuits, cancellations and bullying: Trump is systematically destroying press freedom

Most major US media companies have been targeted by Trump this year alone, along with many individual journalists. It’s the destruction of the...

24.09.2025 10

The Conversation

Denis Muller

Neo-Nazis and racist rallies - why it is important the Australian media call them for what they are

05.09.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Denis Muller

Neo-Nazis, racist rallies: Call them for what they are

03.09.2025 10

The New Daily

Denis Muller

Neo-Nazis and racist rallies: why it’s important the Australian media call them for what they are

When reporting on racist rallies, it’s important the media don’t fall for the shadowy language used by organisers.

02.09.2025 8

The Conversation

Denis Muller

Bendigo Writers Festival has questions to answer over ‘untenable’ code of conduct for authors

Bendigo Writers Festival has had to cancel 11 sessions, as writers withdraw over a code of conduct sent two days ago.

15.08.2025 10

The Conversation

Denis Muller

Lattouf’s court win shows ABC must be braver

26.06.2025 10

The New Daily

Denis Muller

Antoinette Lattouf’s unfair dismissal win shows ABC must be more courageous in defending its journalists

The way the case was handled has done substantial damage to the ABC’s reputation, not just for impartiality but for its capacity to stand up for its...

25.06.2025 10

The Conversation

Denis Muller

Q+A follows The Project onto the scrap heap – so where to now for non-traditional current affairs?

Both long-running shows have launched memorable and powerful TV moments. The difficulty for networks now is how to replace them.

11.06.2025 10

The Conversation

Denis Muller

Peter Dutton calling the ABC and the Guardian ‘hate media’ rings alarm bells for democracy

There is nothing in the work of these media outlets that would qualify them as “hate media” - which means the opposition leader simply resents the...

28.04.2025 7

The Conversation

Denis Muller

Will Australia’s media do better at cracking down on lies this election? The signs aren’t good

03.04.2025 9

Pearls and Irritations

Denis Muller

Newspapers cannot justify running Clive Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots ads as freedom of speech

Journalists have protested their media outlets’ decisions to run the Trumpet of Patriots ads. They were right to do so.

12.03.2025 6

The Conversation

Denis Muller

Hugh Marks does not have a background in journalism, yet becomes ex officio editor-in-chief of the ABC. Is he the right person for the job?

Aspects of Hugh Marks’s record as chief executive of the Nine Entertainment Company raise questions about his suitability for the position of...

19.12.2024 7

Pearls and Irritations

Denis Muller

Hugh Marks is the new managing director of the ABC. Is he right for the job?

Aspects of Hugh Marks's record as chief executive of the Nine Entertainment Company raise questions about his suitability for the position of...

18.12.2024 7

The Examiner

Denis Muller

Hugh Marks is the new managing director of the ABC. Is he right for the job?

Aspects of Hugh Marks's record as chief executive of the Nine Entertainment Company raise questions about his suitability for the position of...

18.12.2024 7

Canberra Times

Denis Muller

Is Hugh Marks the right person to lead the ABC?

Aspects of Hugh Marks’s record as chief executive of the Nine Entertainment Company raise questions about his suitability for the position of...

18.12.2024 7

The New Daily

Denis Muller

Hugh Marks is the new managing director of the ABC. Is he the right person for the job?

Aspects of Hugh Marks’s record as chief executive of the Nine Entertainment Company raise questions about his suitability for the position of...

17.12.2024 4

The Conversation

Denis Muller