News funding, X fines and Kim Williams on AI | Issue 1/2026
Michael Davis reviews the European Commission’s fine against X for breaching the Digital Services Act, clarifying that the fine was not in fact for misinformation or censorship. Derek highlights CMT’s new report - Funding the Way Forward for Australian News. With comments from Prime Minister Albanese that platforms must pay for news, the report's focus is on how tax revenue would be distributed. Sacha Molitorisz previews UTS Professor David Lindsay’s Jill McKeough lecture, which addresses copyright policy challenges posed by generative AI and the balance between AI and human creativity.
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Defending, verifying and bundling news - Issue 2/2026
Florencia Melgar – Editorial Standards Manager at SBS – reminds us of the importance of verification, not just to counter disinformation, but also to raise standards. Derek extends this theme and looks at the complications surrounding the latest adjudication from the Australian Press Council and the deluge of commentary from The Australian opposing it. Next, Monica examines the alarming emergence of news as a loss leader at The New York Times.
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Rules, risk and responsibility | Issue 3/2026
Derek examines the latest developments in Kyle Sandilands’ dispute with KIIS FM, ACMA’s powers, and the challenges of regulating repeat misconduct; Alena explores what the latest eSafety findings tell us about children’s use of AI companions' uptake among children, the risks they pose, and the emerging regulatory responses in the UK and Australia; and Sacha shares some reflections from the recent public lecture and symposium celebrating UTS Professor David Lindsay’s contributions to copyright, privacy, cyberlaw, and digital regulation in Australia.
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ABC breach, AI inventions, ending industry rules | Issue 4/2026
Derek discusses the communications regulator’s renewed vigour in scrutinising industry codes, with a companion code in the telco sector the latest to be rejected by the ACMA. Also on ACMA, Monica looks at the regulator’s latest investigation report about a Four Corners program. Finally, we have a fascinating and disturbing contribution from guest writer and acclaimed international journalist, Peter Charley, who tells us of the astounding contributions of AI to the launch of his latest book, The Truth Illusion: How America’s Addiction to Lies is Eating the Nation Alive.
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