Up to 30 roles at Nine Publishing’s Metro mastheads are set to be made redundant. The redundancies are impacting the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Brisbane Times, WA Today and Nine.com.au. They involve editorial and some operations staff at the mastheads.  The Australian Financial Review is excluded from this latest round of redundancies, as per a report from the masthead’s media reporter Sam Buckingham-Jones.  The nature of redundancies is unclear, with different reports citing a mix of targeted and voluntary redundancies.  Nine Publishing staff were first told by the publishing division's managing director Tory Maguire this morning via both internal emails and a Town Hall meeting, Influencing has learnt. Maguire cited the reason for the redundancies as the need for Nine Publishing to keep up with the changing media landscape.  “In particular we need to keep shifting towards the digital-first future,” Maguire allegedly said.&n

Ticker News has launched Ticker Air – a new aviation-focused series, which company founder Ahron Young believes will be more of a serious conversation about the aviation industry. Ticker Air debuted last Friday. Each episode features Young interviewing a different guest from the consumer or industry side of aviation, covering both B2B and B2C topics. “I think that's where our difference is,” he told Influencing. “While you have websites [focused on] luxury travel or the aircraft, we're looking at the entire industry and the changes that could impact travellers the most.”  The show will go out across the Ticker network, Ticker app and Ticker social media accounts.  Young said the series will examine both local and international stories, citing Western Sydney Airport's impact on Sydney and changes to Delta and American Airlines' transatlantic routes as examples. “As we look at it as an industry and at it from a travel perspective, we get a really broad understanding

Israel–Labor stoush over Gaza policy heats up Israel is lobbying Australia to soften Labor’s draft platform on Israel-Palestine, arguing it is “one-sided” and risks legitimising Hamas, while pro-Palestinian advocates push Labor towards tougher steps such as sanctions and limiting defence exports. The dispute matters because it goes to Australia’s UN posture, Middle East diplomacy, and domestic political pressure points inside Labor as Canberra tries to steady a strained relationship with Jerusalem. Covered by: The Australian, Sydney Morning Herald. NT child protection failure prompts overhaul calls after girl’s death An independent review found Northern Territory child protection authorities missed escalating warning signs before the death of Kumanjayi Little Baby, recommending sweeping reforms to how risk is identified and acted upon. It’s a nationally significant test of accountability in child safety systems, particularly around domestic violence indicators and inte

In picture: Senior journalist Ramesh Handa Senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chandigarh unit on Sunday, July 19, held a peace dialogue at the Chandigarh Press Club following the alleged assault on senior journalist Ramesh Handa, City Chief Editor (Chandigarh Region) of Punjab Kesari and former president of the Press Club, by BJP Yuva Morcha Mandal leader Ashish Kumar. Present at the meeting were BJP Chandigarh President Jatinder Pal Malhotra, BJP Himachal Pradesh leader Sanjay Tandon, former Chandigarh Mayor Ravi Kant Sharma, and other party leaders. The BJP delegation apologised to Handa and assured him that such an incident would not recur. They also assured him that a new mobile phone would be provided to replace the one allegedly damaged during the incident. Speaking to Influencing, Handa said, "I'm thankful to the Press Club and the senior police officials for taking the matter seriously and coming forward in my support, following which the BJP's senior fun

The Bombay High Court has postponed the Mumbai Press Club elections to July 24 after hearing petitions challenging the rejection of several nomination papers by the Returning Officer. During the hearing, Justice Arif Doctor observed that the Returning Officer's action in rejecting the nominations was "grossly mala fide." The court accepted the contention of plaintiffs Anil Singh, Madhu Nainan and O.P. Tiwari that their nominations had been wrongly rejected. Justice Doctor initially indicated that he was inclined to grant interim relief allowing the three plaintiffs to contest the elections. However, following submissions by the petitioners' legal team that all candidates whose nominations had been rejected should be given an opportunity to contest, the court permitted an amendment to the petition and adjourned the matter. The court later recorded consent terms between the parties and directed that the elections be held on July 24. Advocate Michail Behl has been appointed as the ob

In November 2025, a man walked into a press conference hosted by Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma and quietly took a seat among accredited journalists. It did not take long for reporters to realise something was wrong. Police were called, and the individual was taken into custody for allegedly posing as a journalist while carrying microphones bearing the logos of several national news organisations. The incident is one of a growing number of cases across India involving people allegedly impersonating journalists, using fake press credentials or unregulated digital platforms to gain access, spread misinformation or extort money. Media bodies and journalists warn that the trend is damaging public trust and making it harder for genuine reporters to do their jobs. Upender Singh Rathore, National Vice President of the Indian Federation of Working Journalists (IFWJ), said the problem has escalated rapidly over the past few years. "Earlier, fake journalists could be counted on fi