After an exciting and diverse career, Robyn Willis is returning to familiar ground as lifestyle editor at The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) and The Age.  Reflecting on her return, Robyn shared a heartfelt message on Linkedln,  "You could say it's been a little while between drinks," acknowledging the gap since her time at Fairfax. Her journey, which includes a wealth of international experience, has led her back to SMH and The Age, where she plans to elevate its lifestyle section. Robyn’s expertise spans architecture, design, property, and investment, and her extensive network has shaped her editorial vision. Before returning to SMH and The Age, Robyn Willis was the editor-in-chief at Kanebridge Media, where she launched Kanebridge Quarterly, a high-net-worth magazine, and managed kanebridgenews.com. Encouraging pitches from potential contributors, Robyn said, “Shoot me a message, and I’ll pass on my details.”  

Change at Brisbane's 4BC as Paul Burt joins the radio station's 2025 lineup with a new show called Step Outside with Paul Burt which will replace Weekend Breakfast with Olympia Kwitowski. Kwitowski will continue to present traffic reports for the station. Burt’s new show starts in March and will be focused on all things camping, boating, fishing and outdoor adventures across Queensland. "I am looking forward to bringing local outdoors content to our listeners," Burt says. "Whatever the weather is doing, what the surf is doing, where the fish are biting, whether listeners are after gardening tips or if they want a good seafood recipe, I want to bring it all to the 4BC audience.” 4BC Content Manager Siobhain McDonnell said, “We are absolutely delighted to have Paul joining the 4BC team. Step Outside is a brilliant addition to our live and local lineup that celebrates all our city and local coastline has to offer.” Step Outside with Paul Burt will air from 6am to 8

  David Southwell is an experienced journalist who has worked and written for AAP, news.com.au, the Daily Mail and Balmain’s Village Voice local newspaper, but he didn’t start his working life as a journalist - he spent his early work years as a public servant and a teacher.  “I changed careers around 2000,” he told Influencing.  He worked as a media PR for the Department of Defence and that role got him interested in stepping to the other side and trying his hand at journalism.  In many ways that was an unusual step, usually it’s in reverse with journos going over to the better-paying world of communications and public relations.  “Well, the position [at Defence] finished up,” Southwell said. “I saw an opportunity and decided to try and move into journalism.' He did a six-month media course at UTS to learn the basics and says he probably got most out of the interaction with a seasoned journalist who came into the course to teach sub-editing skills.  'M

Freelance science journalist Felicity Nelson’s favourite story is a piece she wrote on the periodic table - not least because it turned into a fascinating investigation.  “In the middle of last year, I pitched a story to Chemistry and Engineering News about the periodic table of elements and how it’s actually incomplete. There are elements that have not been discovered and would fall on the next and eighth line of the periodic table.” “And so the feature was focused on interviewing the research groups based all over the world looking for element 119.” By the end of her research into the topic, Nelson found the results of the investigation “fascinating.”  “It was very clear that the Japanese were one step ahead on element 119, and the Americans were really focused on element 120. But what was very interesting was the impact of geopolitics as the US and Russia used to work together on the research but now don’t for various political reasons.  “It was a fas

    In a sign the sector is struggling, Federal Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has confirmed the federal government is suspending the Commercial Broadcasting Tax (CBT) for one year for commercial radio and television. The move should save commercial broadcasters around $55 million in the next 12 months. The minister said, “Free-to-air broadcasting services keep Australians informed and entertained with high quality programs that feature local voices and stories. “The sector continues to face a challenging operating environment, which is why the Government is providing relief by suspending the Commercial Broadcasting Tax for one year.” The one-year suspension runs from 9 June 2025 to  8 June 2026. During that period there will be  a 100% rebate of the CBT liabilities of all commercial television and radio broadcasters, reducing their liabilities to zero.  Regional commercial radio broadcasters currently eligible for a partial rebate of their CBT liabilitie

Following a campaign by Zee 24 TAAS against Wikipedia for hosting derogatory content on  Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, which sparked an outcry, authorities took swift action within  hours.    The blockbuster success of Chhawa, has renewed admiration for the legacy of Chhatrapati  Sambhaji Maharaj's legacy and exposed inaccurate Wikipedia content.      Zee 24 TAAS campaign sparked widespread outrage across Maharashtra, uniting political  leaders who lodged formal complaints and amplified calls for action. Responding to the issue,  Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered an inquiry and issued a formal notice to Wikipedia for  immediate correction.