Who's covering universities? The state of specialist journalism and its role in Australian higher education

Ed Nauseam · Oct 22, 2026 · 29m

Julie Hare goes from asking the questions to answering Ant Bagshaw's. Recorded at Parliament House as guests of Innovation Aus, this episode follows Julie from women's magazines to Campus Review, The Australian and the AFR, and on to freelancing and The Hare Report. She explains what makes a story worth publishing, why press releases almost never make the cut, and how a leaked spreadsheet becomes a scoop. She also recalls being yelled at by her editor over The Australian's coverage of fee deregulation, and carrying on regardless.

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