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'If you can put a tie on right now, I'll tell you the whole truth' Video
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Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce comments on Lateline presenter Matt Wordsworth's lack of tie.
Topics: broadcasting, government-and-politics, media, television-broadcasting, sydney-2000
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'I'm fine. Don't worry': Red Symons signs off from ABC radio show
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ABC Radio Melbourne Breakfast presenter Red Symons farewells his listeners after 15 years, saying while he may not have wanted to leave, he's been through "far more cataclysmic" experiences than changing jobs.
Topics: radio-broadcasting, broadcasting, information-and-communication, abc, melbourne-3000, vic
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ABC Brisbane's major shakeup for 2018 line-up (photos)
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ABC Brisbane changes the way it serves up Breakfast, with Weekends' presenter Rebecca Levingston to join Craig Zonca every weekday morning as his co-host in 2018.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, abc, broadcasting, information-and-communication, qld, brisbane-4000
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'I kicked a hornet's nest and now I see butterflies': Don Burke accuser comes to peace with anger Opinion
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Speaking out against the TV personality has been a bittersweet experience for freelance journalist and film producer Wendy Dent, who writes that women have been denied a chance to be angry for too long.
Topics: women, arts-and-entertainment, community-and-society, television, television-broadcasting, information-and-communication, broadcasting, australia
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Don Burke left 'vile and predatory energy' after meeting with The Block contestant
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A contestant on the first season of reality television show The Block says the gardening guru made jokes about bestiality and sexual comments about teen girls on a ferry when they met for a 2003 interview.
Topics: sexual-offences, broadcasting, women, television-broadcasting, law-crime-and-justice, australia
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Stars say goodbye to The Dream Factory, where TV history was made
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Comedian Shaun Micallef was moved to tears when he recorded the final program in the ABC's famed Studio 31, known as The Dream Factory, the incubator of decades of iconic Australian television programming.
Topics: television-broadcasting, broadcasting, television, arts-and-entertainment, ripponlea-3185, melbourne-3000
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Workplace harassment: How to spot it and what to do Analysis
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A quarter of women reported having experienced sexual harassment in the workplace in the past five years, but limited awareness of this unlawful behaviour suggests it's the tip of a very large iceberg, writes Sara Charlesworth.
Topics: sexual-offences, work, women, broadcasting, television, community-and-society, womens-health, australia
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Burke accused of heaping vile abuse on couple who lost family in Bali bombing
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The embattled gardening guru is facing fresh claims about inappropriate behaviour, including allegedly swearing at and calling a couple who lost relatives in the Bali bombing "wogs".
Topics: community-and-society, arts-and-entertainment, television, television-broadcasting, information-and-communication, broadcasting, women, australia
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Don Burke's 1993 domestic violence campaign sparked backlash from women
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Don Burke appeared in a 1993 public campaign to prevent violence against women, but following a complaint about the TV star's attitude to women, he was asked to withdraw from the campaign but refused.
Topics: community-and-society, arts-and-entertainment, television, television-broadcasting, information-and-communication, broadcasting, women, australia
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Embattled Don Burke loses support of high-profile defender
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Children's author and former Burke's Backyard reporter Jackie French, who wrote a statement supporting the gardening guru over sexual harassment allegations, backtracks and says he is not the man she once knew.
Topics: sexual-offences, law-crime-and-justice, broadcasting, television-broadcasting, women, australia
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'He expected to have sex': Journalist says Don Burke took her to hotel room
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Amanda Pepe thought Don Burke was helping her with a job opportunity in Sydney. But when she arrived she says he took her to a hotel room.
Topics: community-and-society, arts-and-entertainment, television, television-broadcasting, information-and-communication, broadcasting, women, australia
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Women have the power to expose men's bad behaviour Analysis
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Women in TV have always talked about this, but now the Old Boys Club is starting to break ranks too. It's not enlightenment: they've simply realised that defending bad behaviour is bad for business, writes Juanita Phillips.
Topics: community-and-society, arts-and-entertainment, television, television-broadcasting, information-and-communication, broadcasting, women, australia
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Susie O'Neill accuses Don Burke of 'crude and belittling' remarks
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Olympic swimmer Susie O'Neill is the latest to speak out against under-fire gardening guru Don Burke, saying she was left "flabbergasted" by "crude and belittling" comments he made at her home ahead of the Sydney Olympics.
Topics: sexual-offences, law-crime-and-justice, broadcasting, television-broadcasting, women, australia, brisbane-4000, qld
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'I certainly wouldn't have done it seriously': Don Burke speaks out
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Gardening guru Don Burke, who is accused of indecently assaulting and sexually harassing a number of women, tells Channel Nine it is a "witch-hunt" and Australians can make up their own minds about whether he is "the most evil person".
Topics: community-and-society, arts-and-entertainment, television, television-broadcasting, information-and-communication, broadcasting, women, australia
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Don Burke under siege in wake of indecent assault, sexual harassment claims
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Don Burke spends the day holed up in his Sydney home in the wake of allegations of indecent assault, sexual harassment and bullying of women during the heyday of Burke's Backyard. The TV star denies all the claims made against him.
Topics: community-and-society, arts-and-entertainment, television, television-broadcasting, information-and-communication, broadcasting, women, australia
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'He was trying to take my top off': Don Burke accused of sexual harassment
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Don Burke is accused of indecent assault, sexual harassment and bullying of women during his time as the star of Channel Nine's ratings juggernaut Burke's Backyard. The Aussie TV legend denies all the allegations, saying they're "baseless" claims of ex-employees with grudges.
Topics: community-and-society, arts-and-entertainment, television, television-broadcasting, information-and-communication, broadcasting, women, australia
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US Justice Department sues to block AT&T-Time Warner merger
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The US Justice Department is suing AT&T to stop its $US85 billion purchase of Time Warner, with its antitrust chief saying a merger will hike television bills and hamper innovation, particularly in online television service.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, television-broadcasting, broadcasting, arts-and-entertainment, company-news, united-states
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Caroline Jones - the shy country girl who became a trailblazer for women in media
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Veteran journalist Caroline Jones discusses her role on ground-breaking current affairs program This Day Tonight, the sexist headlines that greeted her appointment as the first woman to host Four Corners and her passion for mentoring women working in media.
Topics: journalism, broadcasting, women
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Your say on Lateline's stories this week Video
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A favourite European city's fight to stem the tide of mass tourism and the young talent from Australia who became an opera sex symbol.
Lateline's Jamie Cummins takes a look at your responses to some of our stories and interviews this week.Topics: broadcasting, australia, netherlands
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CBS clears final hurdle to Ten Network takeover
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Administrators warn a group of shareholders that any further challenges to CBS's takeover of the Ten Network could be costly as a court clears the share transfer.
Topics: broadcasting, television-broadcasting, television, sydney-2000, australia
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Women's Ashes Test goes digital amid changing face of sports broadcast
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Channel Nine makes a financial call to opt out of broadcasting the Women's Ashes Test — in a changing media landscape CA is streaming the contest online.
Topics: cricket, sport, broadcasting, north-sydney-2060, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
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Early A Current Affair Video
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An early clip of Paul Hogan on A Current Affair with Mike Willesee.
Topics: broadcasting, human-interest, television-broadcasting, australia
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Chatline Video
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For a look at what you had to say about some of our stories and interviews this week, here's Jamie Cummins with Chatline.
Topics: broadcasting, australia
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Seven's stock tumbles, $105m in cost-cutting and job losses revealed
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Seven West Media was one of the weakest performers on the ASX 200, following its announcement of job losses and cost cuts totalling $105 million.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, company-news, broadcasting, television-broadcasting, australia
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Police investigation into ABC 'impinges on right of free press': MEAA
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A request for Queensland police to cease an investigation into leaked Cabinet documents used in stories by ABC Brisbane is to be made by the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance.
Topics: abc, broadcasting, information-and-communication, government-and-politics, state-parliament, police, law-crime-and-justice, public-sector, unions, activism-and-lobbying
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