Radio
‘It’s going to be different’: David Marr set to replace ABC doyen Phillip Adams
The celebrated journalist and author is replacing Adams, who has been in the role for more than three decades.
- by Garry Maddox
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Analysis
Jackie O
Kyle and Jackie O have hit Melbourne’s airwaves. I listened for a week … so you don’t have to
It’s brazen, profane, sexual, demeaning and frequently flouts broadcasting standards but at times, it’s weirdly compelling. Here’s what it was like to take in a full week of their antics.
- by Stephen Brook
Opinion
WA Parliament
Anger, conspiracies, insults – and that’s just the pollies. Why I put Basil on the air (and keep bringing him back)
A weekly segment with Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas would make for great radio, I thought. Who could have foreseen the ensuing outrage from our state’s political class?
- by Gary Adshead
Interview
Lunch with
Ego, pain and ADHD: The unusual determination of Dave Hughes
Lying on the beach in agony, waiting for an ambulance that never showed up, one thing was clear to the comedian: this would definitely make it into his stand-up show.
- by Stephen Brook
‘A bit of a slow-motion train wreck’: 3AW’s Tom Elliott on his infamous father’s fall
The son of controversial 1980s businessman John Elliott and former state MP Lorraine Elliott never wanted a career in the public eye. What happened?
- by Konrad Marshall
ABC’s James Valentine announces cancer diagnosis, will be off-air
The Afternoons presenter shared his diagnosis with listeners on Thursday.
- by Nell Geraets
Alan Jones returns to Australia, says health problems will keep him off air
In a newly released five-minute video, the former radio broadcaster says he wants to resume hosting duties but can’t due to a recent health diagnosis.
- by Josefine Ganko
Police investigate Jacob Elordi run-in with Kyle and Jackie O producer
The altercation between the Hollywood star and a producer for the top-rating FM radio duo was over a tasteless prank.
- by Karl Quinn
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Hottest 100
Doja Cat tops Hottest 100, G Flip breaks countdown record
American singer Doja Cat has taken out the Hottest 100 with her song Paint the Town Red, beating hundreds of other artists to win the annual poll of the hottest songs of 2023.
- by Anthony Segaert and Sally Rawsthorne