John McDuling
The Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney, NSW, Australia
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‘The market misunderstands us’: Delany pitches growth as Foxtel finds its footing
Foxtel’s Patrick Delany is determined to change the narrative around the News Corp controlled pay TV business, which thanks to streaming is growing once again. → Read More
Siobhan McKenna: Meet the woman calling the shots at News Corp
With the ear of Lachlan Murdoch, she is widely considered the most powerful individual at the historic media company in Australia. → Read More
Why technologists are limiting their families' screen time
Australians are besotted with technology – so much so that even the experts are worried. → Read More
15 years of Facebook: has it made the world, and Australia, a better place?
Monday will mark 15 years since Mark Zuckerberg started the social media platform from his Harvard dorm room in what has now become Silicon Valley lore. → Read More
From ideas boom to innovation bust: How Australia turned against tech
In the space of a few short years, Canberra has gone from being besotted with tech, to ignoring it, to actively undermining it → Read More
End of the Fairfax era: The complex legacy of Greg Hywood
It's hard to deny Fairfax's last CEO was a success on a corporate level. But his stewardship of its mastheads is much more open to debate. → Read More
Billionaire tackles government 'dishonesty' on renewables
Atlassian's Mike Cannon-Brookes has accused Prime Minister Scott Morrison of being dishonest over the cause of rising power bills. → Read More
The $4b 'buy now, pay later' startup built on a legal loophole
Afterpay has a devoted army of users and has taken the sharemarket by storm. But consumer groups are concerned, and regulators are circling. → Read More
The politicisation of Mike Cannon-Brookes
The co-founder of $25 billion Australian software firm Atlassian has now taken an interest in politics – but just what does he think needs to be done? → Read More
'It weighs very heavily on me'
Telstra CEO Andy Penn has announced a drastic plan to cut costs at the struggling telco, including a reduction of 8,000 jobs. → Read More
SBS to screen World Cup games after Optus fail
The embattled telco has struck a deal with the free to air broadcaster. → Read More
Elon Musk’s meltdowns, Tesla’s predicament, and tech’s culture wars
The iconic entrepreneur has gone to war with the media, but he has an even bigger battle on his hands. → Read More
Time to stop multinationals eroding our tax base
There is "absolutely no reason" why internet giants such as Google shouldn't pay more tax in Australia says Paul Bassat. → Read More
Stop dreaming, Australia: Google is staying in Sydney
Google isn't leaving Sydney, but the excitement around that mere possibility tells us a lot about the rest of the country, and the world economy. → Read More
Google, Facebook defend role in media amid ACCC probe
In its ACCC submission, the search giant said it sends news websites "billions of visits" in traffic for "free". → Read More
How the volatile fight for cricket rights could reshape Australian media
David Peever has been involved in tense negotiations throughout his career, but he hasn't had his finest moments this year. → Read More
Fixing Foxtel: This man has the toughest job in Aussie media
Patrick Delany has TV and sport running through his veins. But will it be enough to save Foxtel from Netflix? → Read More
Revealed: the powerful Facebook data matching tool the Liberal Party rejected over legal fears
The combination of the two data sets would allow parties to target Australians identified as swinging voters with tailored ads. → Read More
Revealed: the powerful Facebook data matching tool the Liberal Party rejected over legal fears
The combination of the two data sets would allow parties to target Australians identified as swinging voters with tailored ads. → Read More
Ashes cricket ratings fall puts sports rights deal in doubt
A sharp decline in ratings for The Ashes highlights the challenge Cricket Australia faces to secure a $1 billion windfall from the sale of broadcast rights. → Read More