Vinyl Group CEO Josh Simons has taken to LinkedIn to voice his opposition to a “sustained pattern of inaccurate reporting, unsupported speculation and personal attacks concerning Vinyl Group”, published by Tim Burrowes and Mumbrella in the last 18 months.  Vinyl Media CEO Josh Simons Along with a four-page statement outlining Simons’ issues with Mumbrella, the CEO asserted that the line was first crossed when a “human-written article by one of our writers was falsely described as AI-generated and publicly dismissed as a “piece of crap” and “editorial slop”.”  Simons also rejected Mumbrella's assertion that Vinyl had lost credibility around its forecasts, saying the company had in fact hit the cash-flow milestone the claim was based on.  He said a complaint with the Australian Press Council had been filed. Yet the council “declined to exercise its discretion to consider the complaint because Mumbrella w

The Kyle Sandilands Live team: Alfie Laguzza, Bruno Bouchet, Pedro Cuccovillo Vitola, Josh Fox, Kyle, Mary Madigan, Jaimee Blazquez, Dean Royston.  Kyle Sandilands says he is picking up thousands of new subscribers every day, declaring “we’re pretty excited with the early numbers as it means that we’re onto something”. He said an initial subscriber-base of more than 20,000 looked feasible and revealed that, to date, 65 per cent of subscribers were female. In an extensive interview with James Manning for Mumbrella, Sandilands also admitted he explored buying his former employer, ARN, spoke about his new team, confirmed he was self-funding the entire Kyle Sandilands Live operation and opened up on the Mad Fucking Witches activist group that successfully targeted him. Asked about the team at the program, Sandilands said that manager Bruno Bouchet “will probably play a bigger role than he did over at KIIS... he’s been underutilised in the past&

Victoria hits reset: Ben Carroll takes over amid debt and corruption fears Ben Carroll has been sworn in as Victorian premier after Jacinta Allan’s resignation, inheriting a government under pressure over ballooning debt, crime and integrity concerns. His early agenda includes a construction-sector royal commission and potential rethinks on major projects like the Suburban Rail Loop, signalling a sharp political reset ahead of the next state election. Covered by: Herald Sun, The Age, Australian Financial Review, The Australian. Rates warning returns: RBA flags more hikes as households strain Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock has signalled another rate rise could be on the table in August if inflation and wages don’t cool, sharpening anxiety for mortgage holders and renters already under pressure. The warning lands as confidence weakens—particularly in WA—raising the political stakes for governments facing cost-of-living backlash. Covered by: Sydney Morning Herald, Austra

Cheek Media Founder Hannah Ferguson on Monday announced she'll be taking on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for the seat of Grayndler at the next federal election.  Ferguson took to Instagram on Monday to explain in a five-slide post why she would be running.  Having been born in Marrickville and now living in the Grayndler electorate (in Sydney's Inner West), Ferguson believes “we deserve better representation”.  Ferguson had previously announced she'd run for the Senate in 2025 as an Independent. "Towards the end of 2025, I realised that the more conversations I was having, the more the questions came up: 'Why not Grayndler? I have spent a long time considering this question, because it is a decision I take incredibly seriously", she wrote in the post. She added, "The political system is broken. The major parties are answering to vested interests, not the communities they have been elected to serve. The Albanese governm

This Week in Videogames (TWIV) managing editor Edmond Tran believes the biggest achievement in its first year was to differentiate itself from other gaming publications.  “Our approach to coverage is very clean, very straightforward, very averse to filler content,” he told Influencing.  “It's in direct opposition to digital media coverage that is driven by SEO, algorithms, commercial interests, and corporate interests.”  That is just one of Tran’s achievements over the last 12 months. TWIV also won two Lizzies earlier this year at the 2026 Samsung Australian IT Journalism Awards.  “We did commission several global games industry experts to write for us as columnists to set ourselves apart, to get actual expert voices from around different aspects of the games industry, to write for us and share their expertise.”  The publication’s team has expanded with Maddie Agne joining and Jamie Hore taking over from Patrick Dane as news editor. James Wood has also jo

West Bengal Chief Minister condemned the assault on journalists during a protest over alleged NEET irregularities in Kolkata, describing mediapersons as "our asset" and assuring strict action against those responsible. The Chief Minister visited the injured journalists at the state-run SSKM Hospital and directed authorities to ensure they received proper medical treatment.  The attack occurred while journalists were covering a march organised by Left-backed student organisations demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged NEET paper leak. Several reporters and camerapersons were injured, including a television journalist who was assaulted while reporting live from Dorina Crossing.   The Kolkata Press Club also condemned the incident, calling the targeting of journalists during protests an "extremely dangerous trend" and demanding action against those responsible.  &n

The Indian media fraternity is mourning the passing of two veteran journalists, Jaswinder Sidhu and Kavungal Narayanan Master, both remembered for their lifelong dedication to the profession. Sidhu, a respected sports journalist in his 50s, died in a road accident in East Delhi. Over his career, he worked with leading media organisations including Hindustan, Dainik Jagran, Amar Ujala, and the Hindustan Times, while also contributing as a freelancer. The Press Club of India, in a tribute on its official X handle, said: “His dedication to sports journalism, unwavering professionalism and insightful reporting earned him immense respect across the media fraternity.” Similarly, Mathrubhumi paid tribute to Narayanan Master, 77, who served as its Hosdurg correspondent for more than five decades. He was instrumental in strengthening the newspaper’s presence in the Kanhangad region and was widely recognised for highlighting public issues, including those affecting endosulf