This Month
Seven Network’s Spotlight goes all in with Bruce Lehrmann
It’s hard to find a good hairdresser today. So it was match made in heaven when one of the broadcaster’s exclusive interviewees, Anthony Koletti, met another.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Kerry Stokes walks away from SAS defence charity
The mogul has stepped down from an SAS charity he co-founded.
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- Mark Di Stefano
BRS emails to stay secret after Stokes agrees to cover Nine’s costs
Kerry Stokes has agreed to pay the costs of Ben Roberts-Smith’s failed defamation case, meaning a cache of emails between the billionaire, his corporate fixer and the disgraced soldier’s legal team will stay secret.
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- Max Mason
Seven boss James Warburton succeeded by CFO Jeff Howard
Chairman Kerry Stokes has announced the CEO will hand the reins to his deputy before June 30.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Would Kerry Stokes pay to avoid Bruce McWilliam’s embarrassing emails?
Kerry Stokes’ ACE and Seven can pay Nine’s legal costs or let 8650 emails from Bruce McWilliam be released; Eyes turn to News Corp’s new Google deal.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
November
Stokes, Seven lose fight to keep Roberts-Smith emails under wraps
Nine Entertainment is pursuing Australian Capital Equity and Seven for costs for the disgraced soldier’s failed defamation action.
- Max Mason
Kerry Stokes and Seven’s questionable taste in men
It was revealed in court on Tuesday that Bruce Lehrmann’s rent was being paid by Seven in exchange for interviews with the network.
- Mark Di Stefano
Roberts-Smith to pay 95pc of Nine’s costs in defamation mega-trial
Justice Anthony Besanko awarded indemnity costs to Nine because the disgraced soldier knew what he was being accused of was substantially true.
- Max Mason
Higgins’ evidence begins as Lehrmann admits Seven is paying his rent
Former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins will start in the witness box on Wednesday, as Bruce Lehrmann revealed the price for his two Network Seven interviews.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Stokes’ Seven West hires ex-Oz boss Chris Dore for national news play
The Australian’s former editor-in-chief will be a senior political columnist for the billionaire’s digital-only evening publication, sources said.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Kerry Stokes’ purple circle rocks out to Coldplay
Basil Zempilas was one of 60,000 fans to take in Western Australia’s exclusive Coldplay concert. Though, not quite in the way most did.
- Myriam Robin
Kerry Stokes’ Seven swoops on ARN Media, takes near 20pc stake
ARN – the home of KIIS FM and Pure Gold brands and a network of regional radio stations – last month made a bid for its main rival, Southern Cross Austereo.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Videos should factor into future Meta bargaining code deals: Nine CEO
Meta is moving away from news content on its platforms and into video. Nine boss Mike Sneesby says that could play to news outlets’ advantage.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
October
Southern Cross courts wider interest as board reviews ARN deal
Southern Cross Austereo wants to ignite a bidding war for its radio, TV and digital audio assets.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones and Zoe Samios
Kerry Stokes gathers the oligarchs to kiss the ring
The media and mining mogul’s Telethon Ball was held in Perth on Saturday, bringing together the country’s richest mining billionaires for a private get-together.
- Mark Di Stefano and Tom Rabe
Forrest reignites media bias row with fellow WA billionaire Stokes
Andrew Forrest and Kerry Stokes were due to come face-to-face at a black tie charity event in Perth on Saturday night.
- Brad Thompson
Billionaire Kerry Stokes is building a local sports streaming company
From local netball games and curling battles, to mid-tier soccer leagues: Seven West Media is rolling out a new platform called Streamer targeting sports.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Fortescue ‘on track’ to achieve 2030 decarbonisation target
New board member Larry Marshall says he is convinced the company will achieve its goal, as it seeks to become a major supplier of prototype technology and machinery.
- Brad Thompson
Kerry Stokes spurns doing a Rupert, rides again
Billionaire Kerry Stokes renominates as director of Seven West Media; behind the ABC’s decision to block ChatGPT’s web crawler; The Market Herald’s rebrand.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones and Mark Di Stefano
Embattled Richard Goyder farewells Gil McLachlan. Again
You know you’ve drawn a power crowd when not only doesn’t the prime minister get to speak, but his presence rates only a passing mention.
- Joe Aston and Myriam Robin
