Tamworth has been hand-picked as one of four regional towns to potentially host a new multicultural radio station to be beamed across the country. It is the brainchild of former Tamworth man Russell Anderson who has begun the lengthy lobbying process to establish the station through his work with the National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters’ Council (NEMBC).

Communications Minister Mitch Fifield knew the ABC board was planning to sack managing director Michelle Guthrie a fortnight before she was formally dumped. The Minister says that on September 12th the then chair of the ABC Board, Justin Milne, advised him that Guthrie would be dumped as the board no longer had confidence in her ability to lead the ABC. 

Foster, released from prison two-and-a-half months ago was at a swanky Marina Mirage eatery

At a protest at the Sydney Opera House this week, there were lots of signs attacking broadcaster Alan Jones and his use of the "bully pulpit". Jones had used the platform he has on radio — and an influence it gives him among spineless politicians way beyond the size of audience — to both bully and harangue the chief executive of the Sydney Opera House, Louise Herron, and bulldoze weak politicians into agreeing to let advertising go on Sydney's great architectural gem.