Nine Entertainment chief executive officer Mike Sneesby was spotted on Monday on his way to work as his future remains in limbo and the network’s independent investigation into allegations of misconduct is unlikely to be handed down before the Paris Olympics, reports The Australian’s Sophie Elsworth . Two weeks have passed since The Australian first revealed veteran news boss Darren Wick resigned from the media company after he was the subject of a complaint from a female staff member. An external review by consulting firm Intersection will delve into complaints of sexual harassment and bullying with past and present employees and this process is expected to be completed by early July.
[Read More] Australia will get its first glimpse of the fifth Mrs Rupert Murdoch on July 25 when Elena Zhukova joins her new husband at the Australian Museum in Sydney for a gala celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of The Australian newspaper, reports Nine Publishing’s Andrew Hornery . It’s shaping up to be a swanky party – one which the Russian-born Zhukova, 67, has been looking forward to for some time, although hundreds of Murdoch’s nervous Australian staff probably do not share her excitement, given sweeping cost-cutting that is under way and job losses in coming weeks. [Read More] Australia’s biggest media union has called for the federal government to address the burgeoning use of artificial intelligence, claiming jobs will be lost and public trust undermined if the tec.
