The Stokes family has Channel Seven back. Kerry Stokes son, Ryan, has stepped up into the role of Chairman of Southern Cross Media, the media conglomerate that owns the Seven Network, The West Australian and former Austereo network. He becomes the fourth Chairman of the group this year, and solidifies the Stokes' families grip on the company, which it effectively gave away in the Seven/Southern Cross merger in February this year. Stokes is also Chief Executive of SGH Group, which owns construction group Boral, WesTrac and equipment rental firm Coates Hire. Former Chair Teresa Dyson will continue as a non executive director. In a statement to the ASX, Stokes said "Southern Cross has outstanding brands, audiences and reach, and a clear opportunity in front of it". “The role we play to engage, inform and entertain our audiences, and to connect them with our customers, remains essential to the communities we serve. The board’s focus is clear, to give Rohan and the management

One Nation’s early-super plan ignites election fight Pauline Hanson’s proposal to allow limited early access to superannuation for renters and mortgage-holders has triggered a sharp political clash, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers warning it would erode retirement savings and add inflation pressure. The story matters because it cuts across cost-of-living, housing stress and retirement security—likely becoming a defining wedge issue as parties position for the next federal campaign. Covered by: Australian Financial Review, Daily Telegraph, The West Australian, The Australian. Victoria’s anti-corruption overhaul on the brink A last-minute exemption proposed by the Victorian government has put IBAC reform legislation in jeopardy, with the Coalition and Greens threatening to block the package. The dispute is significant because it goes to whether the state’s anti-corruption watchdog can revisit major infrastructure-related allegations—testing Labor’s integrity agenda ahead of

Impressed by West Bengal’s recent decision to provide health insurance, higher pensions for retired journalists and a Durga Puja grant to media professionals, the Assam Union of Working Journalists (Assam Barta Jibi Sangha) has urged the Assam government to introduce similar welfare measures for journalists in the state. In a statement, union president Madhusudhan Medhi and general secretary Anjan Kumar Sarma urged Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to act on the demand. The union sought an increase in both the pension amount and the number of beneficiaries under Assam’s journalist pension scheme, introduced in 2017. It also demanded comprehensive health insurance, citing rising medical expenses. The union raised concerns over limited medical reimbursements and delays in issuing DIPR accreditation cards to working journalists, including senior journalists, India Today reported.  

The Andhra Pradesh government has called for applications for the 2025 Best Journalist Awards, honouring journalists for their work and contribution to the field. The awards will be presented in 12 categories, with cash prizes between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 2 lakh. Information and Public Relations Director K.S. Viswanathan said in a press release that eligible journalists must submit their applications by 5 p.m. on September 28. Applications should be sent to the Director, Information and Public Relations Department, second floor, NTR Administrative Building, Pandit Nehru Bus Station, Vijayawada-520013. The Kasinadhuni Nageswara Rao Pantulu Best Journalist Award carries Rs 2 lakh and is open to full-time journalists with at least 10 years of experience working with Telugu or English newspapers or periodicals published in Andhra Pradesh. Three Best Rural Journalist Awards, named after Khasa Subbarao, Mutnuri Krishna Rao and Madduri Chandrasekhar Rao, carry Rs 1 lakh each. The Savitribai

The Uttar Pradesh Association of Journalists (UPAJ) has demanded a pension scheme for journalists and an effective law for their protection. The demands were raised at the association’s provincial executive meeting held on Sunday at the common hall of MLA Niwas-2 in Darulshafa. The meeting discussed issues related to the safety, dignity and social security of journalists. UPAJ president Sarvesh Kumar Singh and general secretary Anand Lal Karna highlighted the role of journalists working in districts, tehsils and rural areas. The association demanded a pension scheme for accredited and unaccredited journalists after the age of 60. It also called for a journalist protection law and strict action in cases of assault and harassment. The meeting also sought financial assistance for the families of deceased journalists and support for elderly journalists. NUJ national general secretary Triveni Narayan Tiwari and former NUJI president Ashok Malik, Journalist Prasoon Shukla , JDU (S)

The Super Radio Network, which includes Sydney-based 2SM, is up for sale.   The Australian’s Steve Jackson revealed the news in MediaDiary on Monday, with sibling owners George Caralis and Despina Priala having enlisted KPMG to assist in the sale of the network. The duo's parents Bill and Pam Caralis first began the business in 1987, when purchasing its first radio station in Griffith. Currently, the network covers locations across coastal and regional New South Wales and Queensland with up to 40 stations. The siblings took over the company upon their father's passing in July 2024. Jackson cited in the column that his reveal followed news from March in which The Daily Telegraph’s Chief Entertainment Editor Jonathon Moran revealed the duo were looking to sell, which led to then new CEO Graham Mott having to deny such claims.  Jackson later wrote that “Super Radio insiders last week confirmed the network was “100 per cent” up for

  Monday, 7 September 2026 The Times of India, New Delhi #1  ·  Times City  ·  Ground report / In-depth feature Home Away From Home, But At What Cost? / Next To South Campus, Exorbitant Rates Don't Translate Into Safety, Amenities By Devanshi Mehta   ·   The Times of India, New Delhi  ·  Page Page 7 A ground-level investigation into the unsafe, overcrowded PG accommodation ecosystem in Satya Niketan, the student housing hub adjacent to Delhi University's South Campus, where landlords illegally modify buildings to pack in more rooms, charging up to Rs 20,000 a month for conditions students describe as unhygienic and dangerous. The story draws on named student testimonies, quotes from a former DDA planning commissioner, and contextualises decades of unregulated densification since DU's South Campus opened in 1973. The reporting forms the contextual backbone of the day's biggest breaking news