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There are more than 1000 journalists at the ABC, and several thousand more across Australia’s media industry. Almost all of them were Googling Simon Robinson’s name on Thursday, having never heard of the new ABC News boss.
Robinson, the executive editor of global wire-agency Reuters, is an Aussie, but he’s been living and working outside the country during the 21st century. He has been stationed as far afield as Nairobi, Johannesburg, New Delhi and Baghdad before settling in London. It is, indeed, a triumphant homecoming.
ABC appoints Reuters exec Simon Robinson as news director
Simon Robinson will be the ABC news director from September. (ABC)
Simon Robinson has been appointed the ABC's next director of news, becoming the first external hire to fill the position in decades.
Managing director Hugh Marks announced the appointment in an email to ABC staff on Thursday, saying, "Simon Robinson is one of the most experienced and respected newsroom leaders in global journalism."
"His track record leading large, complex news operations and his deep commitment to fact‑based reporting make him an outstanding choice to lead the ABC's News division," Mr Marks said.
Robinson replaces Justin Stevens who resigned on Wednesday after four years in the role citing "both professional and personal" reasons.
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The nation’s eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, has retained external lawyers as the regulator weighs enforcement action against social media platforms over Australia’s under-16 ban.
Inman Grant has told a Senate estimates hearing that investigations into industry compliance remain ongoing nearly six months after the law took effect.
By March there had been a 37 per cent reduction in under-16s holding accounts, she said, but she stopped short of declaring platforms compliant with the “reasonable steps” required under the legislation.
“We do not have a fine-issuing button,” she told the Senate committee. “Systemic non-compliance needs to be proven in court with solid evidence and complex legal proceedings.”
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