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Rodney Tiffen

Emeritus Professor, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney
Professor Tiffen is one of Australia’s leading scholars of the media. His teaching and research interests are in the mass media, Australian politics, comparative democratic politics, democratisation and Australian relations with Asia.

His most recent book, co-authored with Ross Gittins, is How Australia Compares (Cambridge University Press, 2004).

He is also author of Diplomatic Deceits: Government, Media and East Timor; Scandals: Media, Politics and Corruption in Contemporary Australia; News and Power; The News from Southeast Asia and numerous articles on mass media and Australian politics.

He is editor of Mayer on the Media: Selected Essays on Australian Media, and co-editor of Australia’s Gulf War. He acted as an observer of South Africa’s media during that country’s first democratic election, and has worked with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reviewing Radio Australia. He currently holds an ARC Discovery Grant to analyse changes in the Australian press’s political reporting over the last 50 years.

Rupert Murdoch’s real-life succession drama is underway in a Nevada courtroom. What might happen next?

Sep 19, 2024 01:23 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

A unique court case is getting under way in Nevada this week. At stake is the future of the Murdoch empire. The case, which begins on September 17 local time, is scheduled to run (in secret) for two weeks, and sometime...

As the FBI raids Mar-A-Lago, Donald Trump reaches for unconvincing historical parallels

Aug 10, 2022 01:38 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

These are dark times for our nation, former US President Donald Trump declared when he announced his mansion at Mar-A-Lago had been raided by FBI agents on Monday night Florida time. An assault like this could only take...

Can Fox News survive without Trump in the White House?

Feb 20, 2021 12:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business

Sadly, history has largely forgotten the Rector Thomas Beverley. In 1695, he wrote a book predicting the world would end in 1697. In 1698 he wrote another book, complaining the world had ended but no-one had noticed. If he...

From irreverence to irrelevance: the rise and fall of the bad-tempered tabloids

Apr 01, 2019 17:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business

Kick this mob out shouted the front page of The Daily Telegraph on the day that Tony Abbott triumphed in the 2013 federal election. Restraint and modesty have never been the hallmarks of tabloid newspapers. Sometimes they...

Economy

Asian Stocks Mixed as Trade Policy Uncertainty Roils Markets

Asian stocks showed a mixed performance on Wednesday as uncertainty surrounding U.S. President Donald Trumps trade policies unsettled global markets. Equities in Australia and Malaysia led losses, while South Korean shares...

Oil Prices Rebound Amid Tariff Worries and Supply Concerns

Oil prices edged higher in Asian trade Wednesday, recovering slightly after hitting three-year lows due to growing concerns over U.S. tariffs and slowing global economic growth. Market focus is now on OPECs monthly report,...

U.S. Recession Risk Rises to 40% Amid Economic Uncertainty

The probability of a U.S. recession this year has climbed to 40%, according to Bruce Kasman, J.P. Morgans chief global economist. Speaking in Singapore, Kasman expressed growing concerns over economic instability, marking...

Dollar Struggles Near Five-Month Low Amid Economic Concerns

The U.S. dollar remained weak near a five-month low against major currencies on Wednesday, weighed down by ongoing concerns over the U.S. economy and uncertainty surrounding President Donald Trumps trade policies. The...

Euro Hits Five-Month High Amid Ukraine Ceasefire Talks; Stocks Volatile on U.S. Tariffs

The euro soared to a five-month high, reaching $1.0947 in New York before stabilizing at $1.0913 in Asia, following Ukraines agreement to a month-long ceasefire proposal. European equity futures climbed, with FTSE futures...

Politics

Putin Visits Troops in Kursk, Orders Swift Offensive Amid Ukraine Retreat

Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to troops in the Kursk region, ordering them to press forward and reclaim remaining territory from Ukrainian forces. His visit followed Washingtons request for a...

Rodrigo Duterte Arrested: Former Philippine President Faces ICC Charges

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been taken into custody by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on murder charges linked to his controversial war on drugs. Arrested in Manila, the 79-year-old was...

Sara Duterte Travels to Netherlands Following Father’s Arrest in Manila

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested in Manila and transferred to The Hague as part of the International Criminal Courts (ICC) investigation into alleged crimes against humanity during his brutal war on...

Greenland’s Pro-Business Party Takes Lead in Election Amid U.S. Interest

Greenlands pro-business opposition party, Demokraatit, surged to a commanding lead in Tuesdays parliamentary election, a race closely watched due to U.S. President Donald Trumps previous interest in acquiring the Arctic...

Rodrigo Duterte’s Flight to ICC Delayed, Stops in Dubai for Medical Check

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested in Manila and is being transported to The Hague to face charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged crimes against humanity tied to his bloody war...

Science

Leonardo da Vinci’s incredible studies of human anatomy still don’t get the recognition they deserve

Wikimedia, CC BY-SA The mere mention of Leonardo da Vinci evokes genius. We know him as a polymath whose interests spanned astronomy, geology, hydrology, engineering and physics. As a painter, his Mona Lisa and Last Supper...

One of the largest searches for alien life started 30 years ago. Its legacy lives on today

In February 1995, a small research organisation known as the SETI Institute launched what was then the most comprehensive search for an answer to a centuries-old question: are we alone in the universe? This Sunday marks...

South African telescope discovers a giant galaxy that’s 32 times bigger than Earth’s

Inkathazos glowing plasma jets are shown in red and yellow. The starlight from other surrounding galaxies can be seen in the background. K.K.L Charlton (UCT), MeerKAT, HSC, CARTA, IDIA, CC BY You may not know it, but right...

It’s science, not fiction: high-tech drones may soon be fighting bushfires in Australia

Picture this. Its a summer evening in Australia. A dry lightning storm is about to sweep across remote, tinder-dry bushland. The next day is forecast to be hot and windy. A lightning strike tonight could spark a fire that...

Earth is bombarded with rocks from space – but who gets to keep these ultimate antiques?

Every day, about 48.5 tonnes of space rock hurtle towards Earth. Meteorites that fall into the ocean are never recovered. But the ones that crash on land can spark debates about legal ownership. Globally, meteorite hunting...

Technology

SpaceX Delays NASA Crew-10 Launch Amid Technical Issue, Stranded Astronauts Await Return

SpaceX postponed the NASA Crew-10 mission set to bring back astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS), citing a technical issue. The launch, originally scheduled for Wednesday night from Kennedy Space...

AI Boom Fuels 10% Growth in Semiconductor Market for 2025, but Challenges Remain

The global semiconductor market is set to grow 9.5% in 2025, driven by soaring demand for AI and data center chips, according to ING analysts. While this growth lags the 11.2% forecast by the World Semiconductor Trade...

TSMC Proposes Joint Venture to Run Intel’s U.S. Foundry with Nvidia, AMD, and Broadcom

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (NYSE:TSM) is in early talks with Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), AMD (NASDAQ:AMD), Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO), and Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) to form a joint venture (JV) to manage Intels...

Salesforce Invests $1B in Singapore to Advance AI and Digital Innovation

Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) is making a major investment in Singapore, pledging $1 billion over the next five years to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) development and digital transformation. The move reinforces the...

Reliance Jio Partners with SpaceX’s Starlink for Satellite Internet in India

Mukesh Ambanis Reliance Jio has signed a deal with Elon Musks SpaceX to bring Starlink satellite internet services to India. This move comes after months of disputes between the two billionaires over how the country should...