Pint of Science Australia co-CEO Brett Van der Leest says the festival would not be possible without its national volunteer network. “We've got over 150 volunteers nationwide who come together, help put this festival together, from all different walks of life. And we all share the common passion for science communication,” Van der Leest told Influencing.  This year’s festival ran from May 18 to 20, attracting more than 4000 attendees across 70 events, 15 cities and 34 venues. Van der Leest described this year’s festival as “fantastic” to create a bigger and better festival with more speakers and events. And already Van der Leest said the festival had received great unsolicited feedback.  “We had a lot of people just emailing us on our socials, telling us how amazing and how thoughtful and how much they learned from our events. “We really appreciate people taking the effort to give us feedback, and it really helps us know that we're on the right track.” Head

Super Radio Network has sacked 2HD Newcastle general manager Guy Ashord after he was filmed groping a female presenter at the Audio Awards, MediaWeek's Natasha Lee has revealed. MediaWeek broke the news the week prior that Mott had been suspended after video footage emerged of him inappropriately touching presenter Cheralyn Darcey and over the weekend updated that story to reveal his employment had now been terminated. "Yes, he's gone", SRN chief executive Graham Mott told Lee, when asked to confirm that Ashford had departed. She also cited a staff email, which confirmed that “Guy Ashford has finished his employment as general manager of 2HD and NEW FM. We wish him well for the future".

One Nation surge jolts Canberra as Labor and Liberals scramble A cluster of front pages focuses on Pauline Hanson’s resurgent One Nation vote and the major parties’ competing diagnoses: Labor says hip-pocket pressure is driving protest support, while the Coalition blames Labor’s budget and broken promises. The political significance is immediate—both sides are recalibrating messaging on cost of living, migration and social cohesion as they try to stop preferences and primary votes bleeding in key outer-suburban and regional seats. Covered by: The West Australian, Australian Financial Review, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Australian. Labor’s $27 fundraising blitz: emotional ads to “stop” Hanson The Daily Telegraph leads with Labor using targeted social media fundraising—asking supporters to chip in $27—to blunt One Nation’s momentum and finance campaigning in vulnerable seats. It highlights how the political contest

The Australian Financial Review’s Technology Reporter, Tess Bennett, has announced she’s departed the publication.  Bennett announced the news on LinkedIn yesterday, writing she’d received an opportunity to move to “paradise” and was swapping CEO interviews for croc spotting in Airlie Beach, Queensland.  She wrote “Reporting for the Financial Review has been an incredible privilege that landed me in places like the aftermath of the Lismore floods, papping Gina Rinehart at the No campaign’s victory party, and on-stage with many passionate founders and executives. “As for work, I am open to freelance writing assignments while I figure out the regional Queensland rental market and long-haul removalists. Commissions, tips and career advice all welcome at [the email] hello@tessbennett.com”. Formerly Brisbane-based, Bennett was at the masthead for five years, joining. Initially, as a Work & Careers Reporter before step

  Senior journalist Anjana Om Kashyap and TV Today Network have moved the Delhi High Court seeking Rs 2 crore in damages against exam coaching teacher Faisal Khan, better known as Khan Sir, over remarks he made about her coverage of him. The suit, according to Live Law, targets specific phrases Khan used, including "bikau patrakaar," "chatukar," and "fake news dukaan" and seeks their removal alongside the damages claim. The dispute between the senior journalist and Khan Sir reportedly began during a live television debate on the NEET exam system, where Kashyap allegedly called online teachers "frauds" and "exploiters" chasing views rather than serving students. Khan Sir responded on his platforms with language the journalist found actionable. The whole controversy was triggered by the NEET-UG 2026 entrance exam’s cancellation on May 12, 2026, just days after it was conducted on May 3, affecting over 22 lakh candidates na