The Sydney Morning Herald

Rinehart's push for three board seats was rejected by Fairfax this week
Journalists at Fairfax Media have called on its biggest shareholder Rinehart to respect its charter of independence
Journalists at Fairfax Media have called on its biggest shareholder Rinehart to respect its charter of independence
The Australian media sector is enduring a turbulent period
Fairfax sent shockwaves through the media sector Monday by announcing it would sack 1,900 staff
Fairfax is to shift the Sydney Morning Herald and the Melbourne Age from broadsheet format to a more compact size

Australian PM seeks to rebuild after vote farce

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard set about rebuilding her Labor party's tainted image on Friday after a botched leadership coup as a slew of ministers who supported rival Kevin Rudd quit.
 

Australia PM seeks to rebuild party image after vote farce

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Friday set about rebuilding her Labor party's shattered image after a botched leadership coup dealt a huge blow to its already slim election prospects.
 

Australian FM Carr forced to hose down leadership talk

Australia's Foreign Minister Bob Carr was Tuesday forced to rebuff reports that he had lost confidence in embattled Prime Minister Julia Gillard, as speculation mounts that she could be ousted.
 

Flailing Australian PM vows to battle on

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard vowed not to buckle after a fresh poll showed her badly lagging in an election year, insisting she was "a hard bastard" who could take the pressure.
 

Billionaire 'offered daughter $300 mln to end feud'

Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart offered her estranged daughter Hope Aus$300 million (US$306 million) in a bid to end a sordid feud over the family fortune, according to emails published Thursday.
 

Australian billionaire's son sought 'sorry payment'

The son of Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, sought a Aus$15 million (US$15.4 million) "sorry payment" from his mother for how had she treated him over the years, a report said Wednesday.
 

Qantas on defensive after jumbo ended up in Iran

Qantas says it took all reasonable precautions in selling aircraft after a report revealed that a jumbo jet once owned by the Australian carrier had ended up in Iran despite sanctions.
 

Australia's Fairfax newspapers go tabloid

Australian broadsheet newspapers The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age on Monday ditched their century-old format for tabloid in a major overhaul at ailing media giant Fairfax.
 

Australia's Fairfax newspapers go tabloid

Australian broadsheet newspapers The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age on Monday ditched their century-old format for tabloid in a major overhaul at ailing media giant Fairfax.
 

Williams awaits comeback clearance

Former All Black Sonny Bill Williams's highly anticipated return to rugby league is yet to be approved by Australian officials, just days away from his first scheduled game, a report said Friday.
 

Doubts over Aussie cricket tour after India blasts

Cricket Australia said the safety of its players was paramount as doubts were expressed over whether the Test series against India starting on Friday could go ahead after deadly bomb attacks in Hyderabad.
 

Australia's Fairfax up on asset sales; revenues plunge

Ailing Australian media company Fairfax on Thursday unveiled a quadrupling of first-half profit to Aus$386.3 million (US$395.5 million) after offloading assets to guard against plunging revenues.
 

Williams eyes Olympic Sevens gold

Former All Black Sonny Bill Williams admits the chance to win Olympic gold could tempt him to switch to rugby Sevens for the 2016 Rio Games as he weighs up his future in the boxing ring.
 

Australian opposition leaps ahead in polls

Australia's opposition coalition has increased its lead as support for Prime Minister Julia Gillard and her Labor Party wanes ahead of September elections, according to a poll.
 

Uproar at Mossad over Australia spy story: reporter

The journalist who revealed the identity of a prisoner kept incommunicado in Israel described on Friday the frantic reaction of Israeli spy chiefs desperate to keep a lid on the mysterious story.
 

Australia spy case mystery grips Israel

Speculation over the top-secret arrest and suicide of an Australian-Israeli in prison reached fever pitch Thursday amid allegations he may have been about to blow the whistle on sensitive Mossad operations.
 

Recriminations in Israel over Australia spy case

Recriminations grew in Israel on Thursday as more details emerged about the mysterious life and death of a prisoner held in top-secret who was believed to be an Australian-Israeli spying for Mossad.
 

Israel confirms it held mystery 'Prisoner X'

Israel has confirmed it jailed a foreigner in solitary confinement on security grounds who later committed suicide, as Australia admitted Thursday it knew one of its citizens had been secretly held.
 

Son beheads father in Australia

A man was charged with murder after allegedly decapitating his father in Australia on Thursday, with reports saying he was killed as he attempted to intervene in a fight between his son and wife.
 

Israel confirms it held mystery 'Prisoner X'

Israel has confirmed it jailed a foreigner in solitary confinement on security grounds who later committed suicide, as Australia admitted Thursday it knew one of its citizens had been secretly held.
 

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The front page of The Sydney Morning Herald
on 30 March 2007.
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
OwnerFairfax Media
EditorPeter Fray
Founded1831
HeadquartersAustralia 201 Sussex Street,
Sydney, Australia
ISSN0312-6315
Official websitewww.smh.com.au