AU & NZ

In today’s fast-paced, hyper-connected world, radio remains an influential and captivating medium. Whether you’re tuning into your traditional stations or new digital platforms, listening in your car or on your phone, radio plays the same vital role to many listeners, regions and communities, acting as their cultural hub, point of information, and daily source of entertainment…. Read More
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Thanks to a tip from a teacher, Alison Hall (pictured) landed a job with 7 Spencer Gulf News as a news reporter straight out of university, so she packed her bags and moved to Port Lincoln in South Australia, receiving a crash course as a journalist in the scenic location.Days on the job were spent sailing… Read More
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The Australian Film Television & Radio School (AFTRS) has announced the recipients of five merit-based scholarships that will support students from underrepresented groups in the Australian film and broadcast to continue their studies.Scholarships include the Pariya Taherzadeh Radio Scholarship, ABC Selwyn Speight Excellence Radio Scholarship, Glenn Daniel Smooth FM Scholarship, Onbass Gentle Giant Scholarship and the Women in Cinematography Scholarship.For… Read More
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Many Australians were left heartbroken as they missed out on tickets to Taylor Swift’s upcoming The Eras Tour recently, which has led to increasingly desperate efforts from fans as one Sydney girl contacted ABC Radio Sydney’s Josh Szeps for help. The young girl who had called from school caused an eruption of laughter in the ABC studios when she asked… Read More
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Bendigo Bank has partnered with The Peers Project to launch the NAIDOC week podcast short series A Yarn with our Elders.The podcast takes listeners on a journey into the world, history and stories of First Nations people to deepen their knowledge of the world’s oldest living culture. The podcast is led by Bendigo Bank Inclusion Specialist and Munanjali Woman, Simone Sexton as… Read More
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Are radio heavyweights Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O Henderson shopping around for a new station to call home? The KIIS duo are reportedly open to offers from rival stations as they enter the final 18 months of their contract signed with ARN’s KIIS in 2019, worth an estimated $8 million a year each. According to The Australian Financial Review, reliable sources say rival network SCA has… Read More
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