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On Friday afternoon, staff at the ABC received an email telling them that proposed changes to Indigenous teams across the ABC would be delayed for further consultation until September 3. The movefollows frustration and outcry from ABC staff and sections of the screen industry over the removal of a key Indigenous TV role as well as the axing of the ABC's 40-year-old dedicated Indigenous TV department.

Here's what we have for you this week: Killer Grabs: A media circus turns dangerous, Darth Vader opposes facial recognition, and the ABC's Indigenous TV cuts spark a strong reaction. The ‘Miscarriage of Justice’ the Media Won't Report + Will Anyone Call Out Israel's Hind Rajab Lies?—By Osman Faruqi and Scott Mitchell The Good Ones: The best journalism, opinion and entertainment for you to enjoy. It has been a heavy week of news, difficult to watch, and difficult for the people covering it.

The ‘Miscarriage of Justice’ the Media Won't Report + Will Anyone Call Out Israel's Hind Rajab Lies? A "serious miscarriage of justice" is usually something that would be reported widely, so why is the media silent on this one? Plus, the media refuse to call out Israel's lies during coverage of Zomi Frankcom's killing.

Last week, Lamestream broke the news that the ABC was set to announce a major shake-up of its Indigenous teams, after making the position of Head of Indigenous for ABC TV redundant. Now, we can reveal that Managing Director Hugh Mark’s latest restructure will put an end to the decades-long ABC tradition of commissioning and developing TV shows that tell Indigenous stories, overseen by a specialist department. The last person to hold the role of Head of Indigenous was Kelrick Martin.

Here's what we have for you this week: Killer Grabs: Quotes from around the traps. The Daily Aus Promotes Its Investors, Hannah Ferguon’s Rocky Campaign Start and News Corp Cuts Arts Coverage —By Osman Faruqi The Good Ones: New York Magazine goes Habibi, a new thick mystery to stream and a stunning new investigation on Australian arms exports.

Beyond The Valley is one of Australia’s largest remaining multi-day music festivals. Every summer, 40,000 people descend upon the Barunah Plains in Victoria for four days of live music. This year’s lineup includes The Black Eyed Peas, Skepta, The Veronicas, Vince Staples and The Jungle Giants. Tickets to this year’s festival sold out entirely through pre-sale, which is an impressive achievement considering the state of the live music industry.

When the exit of Jo Puccini from the ABC was announced on Thursday afternoon, in sections of the ABC it felt like a funeral. It was not just the exit of a colleague, but for some it was the death of a culture that has defined investigative journalism at the ABC for over a decade. For the last few weeks, as stories about Four Corners continued to emerge in the press, some had speculated and gossiped that Puccini could go.

On Monday night, Media Watch broke another story on the continuing saga of Mahmood Fazal, the Four Corners reporter fired earlier this year who is facing a series of allegations about his reporting and use of confidential and anonymised sources. This story was about another source of Fazal’s, identified in his reporting as ‘Remy’.

The ABC’s Managing Director Hugh Marks has apologised for airing an episode of the broadcaster’s documentary program Race Around the World, which featured a satirical joke aimed at Gina Rinehart, despite an investigation by the ABC Ombudsman finding the episode did not breach any editorial policies.

A source turns on Media Watch, Hugh Marks is rewriting the rules of what can be said on ABC, and journalists are shell-shocked after Jo Puccini's exit. This post is for paying subscribers only Subscribe now Already have an account? Sign in This post is for paying subscribers only Subscribe Already have an account?