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A right mess: how mining, media and political interests are combining to influence public debate in Australia

A right mess: how mining, media and political interests are combining to influence public debate in Australia

One Nation’s surge has exposed a new alignment of media, mining and political interests on the Australian right, with Gina Rinehart, Lachlan Murdoch...

15.06.2026 20

Pearls and Irritations

Denis Muller

Mining, media and politics unite to influence debate

Mining, media and politics unite to influence debate

Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart is bankrolling the acquisition of a 9.5 per cent stake in Southern Cross Media by Bruce McWilliam, who worked for...

12.06.2026 20

The New Daily

Denis Muller

A right mess: how mining, media and political interests are combining to influence public debate in Australia

A right mess: how mining, media and political interests are combining to influence public debate in Australia

The big question now is how this new media-politics-money combination will form an effective force on the right of Australian politics.

11.06.2026 10

The Conversation

Denis Muller

A right mess: how mining, media and politics interests are combining to influence public debate in Australia

A right mess: how mining, media and politics interests are combining to influence public debate in Australia

The big question now is how this new media-politics-money combination will form an effective force on the right of Australian politics.

11.06.2026 20

The Conversation

Denis Muller

One Nation’s attacks on the media are straight from the Donald Trump playbook. We must call them out

The day before the Farrer byelection on 9 May in which Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party delivered a seismic shock to the Australian political...

26.05.2026 20

The Guardian

Denis Muller

Regulator slaps restrictions on Kyle and Jackie O if they ever return to radio. Will it make any difference?

After years of complaints, the Australian Communications and Media Authority has finally placed restrictions on the program and its host network.

16.03.2026 30

The Conversation

Denis Muller

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...

06.03.2026 40

Pearls and Irritations

Denis Muller

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...

05.03.2026 50

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 50

The Conversation

Denis Muller

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

29.11.2025 30

Pearls and Irritations

Denis Muller

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

24.11.2025 20

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 20

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 20

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 20

The Conversation

Denis Muller

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

25.09.2025 20

Pearls and Irritations

Denis Muller

Lawsuits, axings, bullying: Trump's media methods

24.09.2025 20

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 30

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 30

Pearls and Irritations

Denis Muller

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

03.09.2025 30

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 20

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 30

The Conversation

Denis Muller

Lattouf’s court win shows ABC must be braver

26.06.2025 20

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 30

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 20

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 20

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 30

Pearls and Irritations

Denis Muller