Thirteen regional radio stations will receive grants to provide high quality local news from the federal government's new PING project, Max Dudley has been named the new Content Director for Nine Radio's Brisbane operations, ABC's James Valentine is still under fire over 'Chess being racist' comments that he didn't make.

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Google has signed an agreement to pay Australian media companies for high-quality news it sources from them to use on its site, ABC Chair Ita Buttrose has allegedly accused the Communications Minister of lying over attempts by the national broadcaster to cut back-office costs, ACMA has proposed implementing a voluntary Code of Conduct for on-line news content.

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ABC staff and the wider community are rebelling against the Corporation's Five Year Plan that was released on Wednesday, Nine Radio's Deb Knight has been tested for COVID-19 after showing symptoms while reporting in Victoria, NSW Central Coast station Star 104.5 has launched its Kick Start the Coast campaign to aid in the recovery of local businesses.

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The ABC has released its Five Year Plan spelling out service cuts and 250 staff redundancies, The Community Broadcasting Foundation has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer, Group M reports that advertisers are avoiding being associated with commercial radio news services.

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The ABC is set to convert hundreds of casual roles into new permanent positions while at the same time cutting 200 jobs, Group M predicts Australian radio will bounce back strongly during 2021 with an anticipated 25% growth, Australian metro radio audiences have grown over 7% in the past month reaching 12-million listeners.

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The rules under which ACMA is compelled to investigate breaches by on-air talent have come under fire, A study by Reuters Institute has indicated that when combined ABC TV and Radio News is the most used news source by Australians, The Chair of BAI Communications Deena Shiff has resigned after five years on the Board of the broadcast services company.

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The ABC is repaying $11.9M to 1800 staff who were underpaid between 2012 and 2019, Nine is setting up a standalone traffic reporting service and is currently hiring traffic reporters for Sydney and Brisbane, WSFM's Jonesy and Amanda have spent time sharing experiences with the radio stars of tomorrow at AFTRS

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Advertisers need to be conscious of the platforms they're aligning their brands with to protect their image and reputation, Nine Radio has ended its 25-year relationship with the Australian Traffic Network and will go it alone, Have you ever thought about your smart speaker voice having a personality?

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The radio industry continues to abandon home studios in favor of their city studios as restrictions ease, ARN has teamed with Sony Music for a series of Living Room Concerts featuring Australian artists, The Voice's Kelly Rowland will be the new voice of RnB Fridays on the Hit Network starting tomorrow

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ACMA has found Ray Hadley breached decency rules by making threats against an individual during a broadcast in May 2019, Russel Howcroft has been re-appointed as the Chair of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS), International Sales Guru Pat Bryson says it's time to get those advertisers in for a chat about restarting their marketing.

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