Fourth Estate

To mark #InternationalWomensDay, @TinaMQ revisits some of the remarkable women who helped reshape Australian journalism. Featuring conversations with @margaretthrosby, @thelizhayes, @McKewMax, @latingle, @bridgeyb, @Virginia_Hauss & more! Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/39z4rO…

“We are not robots and we all bring our opinions and lived experiences to our craft.” @antoinette_news tells @TinaMQ about the scrutiny faced by journalists from diverse backgrounds. Listen to the full discussion here: open.spotify.com/episode/5dpCce… 🎧

“I saw how damaging and divisive the media can be.” @antoinette_news tells @TinaMQ why she got into journalism - and the responsibility media organisations carry in shaping public debate. Listen to the full discussion here: open.spotify.com/episode/5dpCce… 🎧

“I knew I had done nothing wrong.” @antoinette_news reflects on the day she was dismissed from the ABC - after pressure was placed on management by pro-Israel lobby groups. Listen to her full interview with @TinaMQ here: open.spotify.com/episode/5dpCce… 🎧

“While I wanted to honour their stories, it was helping me figure out mine as it was happening in real time.” @antoinette_news spoke to @TinaMQ about her battle with the ABC & how it intertwined with the stories of other courageous women. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5dpCce… 🎧

Are we too quick to accept rate rises as the only serious tool for fighting inflation? This week: 📉 inflation & the RBA 📺 Seven/SCA, Nine cuts & ARN fallout 🌎 Ted Turner’s legacy Joining @TinaMQ is @StephenLongAus, @EmiliaTerzon & @hughriminton. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/03EShM…

She was taken off air. Then she took on the ABC - & won. @antoinette_news joins @TinaMQ to discuss Women Who Win - inspired by her own fight, and the “difficult women” who challenged power and prevailed. Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/5dpCce… 🎧 Matthew Smeal 📷

“He gave me my first break in journalism.” Sarah Macdonald pays tribute to her friend & former colleague, James Valentine who sadly passed away this week, aged 64 after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Listen to her conversation with @TinaMQ, here: open.spotify.com/episode/7zfeli… 🎧

What a loss: Witty and warm, James Valentine lifted the spirits of a city smh.com.au/national/witty…

“People calling me up…telling me I should be lynched or bashed.” @Ageinvestigates speaks with @TinaMQ about the threats & pressure he has continued to face while reporting on the allegations against Ben Roberts-Smith. Listen in full, here: open.spotify.com/episode/38qsDC… 🎧

NEWS: NPR receives $113M toward digital transformation and to offer stations greater services as the loss of federal funds takes a big bite out of budgets. $80M from philanthropist Connie Ballmer $33M from anonymous donor My initial story: npr.org/2026/04/16/nx-… More to come

“It’s illegal for Australian soldiers to speak to journalists without authorisation.” And yet, some did. @Ageinvestigates explains to @TinaMQ how those who broke ranks helped bring the allegations against Ben Roberts-Smith to light. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/38qsDC… 🎧

“The idea that a soldier…would kick someone off a cliff…was unbelievable.” Years later, multiple witnesses told similar accounts. @Ageinvestigates on corroborating allegations against Ben Roberts-Smith, with @TinaMQ. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/38qsDC… 🎧

2,000+ ABC staff walked off the job last week, the first strike in two decades. @TinaMQ reports from the picket line on what drove the dispute & what lies beneath. @frankelly08 @QuentinDempster @s_mitchell @SaysEmmaField 🎙️ open.spotify.com/episode/10RxdG…

Israel had a plan to spur a mass rebellion inside Iran, potentially bringing a swift end to the war. That hasn’t happened. nyti.ms/41rXPdz

A great conversation with the brilliant @AmyRemeikis for this week’s @fourthestateau. 2 things you should do today: 🎧 Listen to the interview (duh). open.spotify.com/episode/6ExenG… 📚 Pick up her new bestseller, ‘Where It All Went Wrong: The Case Against John Howard.’

“To say that they are going to come and liberate our people…is a severe miscalculation.” @cmoezidis speaking with @TinaMQ about US and Israeli intervention in Iran. Listen to the full discussion here: open.spotify.com/episode/1enm3C… 🎧f

“People were shot in the face, in the chest, in the genitals. What other government do we have that’s murdering its citizens in this way?” @NassimKhadem describing the brutality of Iran’s regime under the IRGC to @TinaMQ. Listen to the full episode: open.spotify.com/episode/1enm3C… 🎧

Challenging discussion w @fourthestateau @TinaMQ I'm deeply sad and worried for Iran's people. I also know history has been unkind to Iran's people. What's certain is, we all want to see freedom for Iran's people, and for them to decide their own destiny open.spotify.com/episode/1enm3C…

Veteran CBS News producer Mary Walsh takes leave (first reported by Guardian) "We've been told to aim our reporting at a particular part of the political spectrum. Honestly, I don't know how to do that."