Hugh Marks refuses to confirm or deny to Senate estimates that he threatened to terminate Stevens if he didn’t resignFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter hereA top news executive from Reuters, Simon Robinson, is expected to be appointed as news director of the ABC in coming days, Guardian Australia can reveal.He will be the external replacement for Justin Stevens who resigned on Wednesday after four years in the role, citing personal and professional reasons.Sign up to get Guardian Australia’s weekly media diary as a free newsletter Continue reading...

Creatives sound alarm on copyright as Pocock calls $50bn datacentre proposal ‘ultimate dirty deal’
<p>Proposal has been put to cabinet to allow AI companies to mine content, in exchange for investment and $350m fund to compensate artists, sources say </p><p>Creatives are demanding fresh assurances from the Albanese government that it won’t water down copyright laws under a potential deal with tec



