The Leveson report’s case for more rigorous press accountability was immediately undercut by David Cameron, but despite the cheers from the tabloids, the prime minister has backed himself into a dangerous corner, writes Rodney Tiffen
06 Dec 12 Comments (0)
It’s a year since News Corporation’s cover-up of phone-hacking in Britain began to unravel. Rodney Tiffen takes stock of the damage so far, assesses the News Corp split, and looks ahead
10 Jul 12 Comments (1)
Fairfax newspapers are part of the fabric of Australian democracy, argues Rodney Tiffen
27 Jun 12 Comments (3)
The Australian has it wrong at every step in its attack on Margaret Simons and the Finkelstein inquiry, writes Rodney Tiffen
31 May 12 Comments (3)
Comparisons with Watergate raise worrying prospects for News Corporation, writes Rodney Tiffen
03 May 12 Comments (0)
With the Leveson inquiry into the British press starting work in London, Rodney Tiffen looks at what the phone-hacking scandal has revealed so far about media, politics and the police – and what’s likely to happen next
15 Sep 11 Comments (3)
Forty years ago this week, the New York Times began publishing the Pentagon Papers – until recently, the largest leak of all. Rodney Tiffen recounts a tale of two leakers
16 Jun 11 Comments (0)
We can now start to see how the world has and hasn’t been changed by WikiLeaks, writes Rodney Tiffen
03 Jun 11 Comments (0)
Australia’s history of international broadcasting is littered with mis-steps, writes Rodney Tiffen. Will the government’s current tendering process see it turn its back on the ABC, and embrace Sky, just as Rupert Murdoch’s stake in that company is set to grow?
16 Mar 11 Comments (0)
Fox News isn’t only partisan – it’s now an active player within the Republican Party. The consequences could be serious, writes Rodney Tiffen
29 Oct 10 Comments (3)
Labor is still deciding who will review its election performance and how far back they will go for clues as to why the party nearly lost. Rodney Tiffen starts the ball rolling…
22 Sep 10 Comments (5)
Old political records keep being broken by the participants in this extraordinary election, writes Rodney Tiffen
23 Aug 10 Comments (1)
As Australian political records tumble, Rodney Tiffen looks at the pitfalls of poll-watching and the lessons of post-war Australian elections
06 Aug 10 Comments (0)
Combined with the shortcomings of the media’s reporting, the government’s weaknesses are hiding some pretty good news, writes Rodney Tiffen
17 Jun 10 Comments (3)
Sydney’s media moguls took off the gloves on a winter’s night in 1960 – and the Packers lost, writes Rodney Tiffen
03 Jun 10 Comments (1)
There are seven good reasons to suggest that the government’s backdown on emissions trading will have costs both in electoral and longer-term political terms, argues Rodney Tiffen
07 May 10 Comments (3)
The Australian talks about climate change with (almost) one voice, writes Rodney Tiffen in this analysis of the paper’s coverage of the glacier controversy
01 Apr 10 Comments (3)
Most coverage of the home insulation controversy ignored history and avoided simple mathematics, writes Rodney Tiffen
26 Mar 10 Comments (23)
For all its faults, it’s a miracle that it exists, writes Rodney Tiffen. But the Australian could be a whole lot better
14 Jul 09 Comments (2)
Two new reports spell out pragmatic and overdue reforms to Australia’s anti-terrorism laws. But does the political will exist to act, ask Jessie Blackbourn and Nicola McGarrity
Europe’s carbon pricing woes cast further doubt on the credibility of Australia’s scheme and on Treasury’s forecasts of the revenue it will reap for the budget, writes Fergus Green
