Australian Broadcaster to Host Internal Workshop on Politics and Economics

The sessions are intended for staff who want a short overview of 40 years of Australian politics or basic economic terms such as inflation, economic growth, and GDP. An invitation to the sessions asked whether participants had gaps in their knowledge of politics or economics.

It offered a 20-minute summary of political history and explanations of core economic measures. A column published on March 26 by the same presenter contained an editor’s note issued about a week later. The note corrected two points: the description of inflation over the past 30 years and the date of the May 12 budget.

Additional wording changes were made to the column without a separate note. References to government debt were simplified, a sentence about returning the economy to surplus was altered to refer to the budget, and a sentence on lending standards after the global financial crisis was removed.

A spokesperson for the broadcaster stated that the presenter is one of Australia’s most experienced journalists and described the workshop as a positive addition to internal training.

Separately, a media executive who holds investments in Sydney’s Point Piper area is scheduled to appear in court on June 17. The case concerns the valuation of an apartment purchased in 2018 for $7.55 million, which the Valuer General assessed at $41.5 million.

Court documents state the executive argues the property lacks views of the Harbour Bridge or Opera House and should be valued at no more than $33.3 million. The dispute centers on the amount of land tax payable.

A former chief executive of a media company has joined two other individuals to launch a podcast called The Contrarians. The new podcast will feature discussion of business and tax issues. The two co-founders include the chief executive of an online travel company and the chairman of a sports technology firm.