Paddy Manning
@paddymanning.bsky.social
ABC investigative reporter based in Hobart, Tasmania. Researcher and author "The Successor: The high-stakes life of Lachlan Murdoch" (Black Inc, 2022). Email: [email protected]
...more bad news for Tassal! Tasmanian salmon farm faces audit as wildlife death toll rises tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/tasmani...
Tasmanian salmon farm faces audit as wildlife death toll rises
The mounting wildlife death toll at a southern Tasmanian salmon farm will be investigated as part of an audit of the company’s sustainability accreditation. Eight cormorants were found dead in July an...
tasmanianinquirer.com.au
November 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
...more bad news for Tassal! Tasmanian salmon farm faces audit as wildlife death toll rises tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/tasmani...
Highly concerning! www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmani...
www.themercury.com.au
November 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Highly concerning! www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmani...
Tassal has another fish kill on its hands - this time its barramundi from WA not Tasmanian salmon www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Tassal eyes barramundi expansion despite parasite leading to fish kill
Foreign-owned aquaculture company Tassal suffers a fish kill at its barramundi farm in WA's Cone Bay, where the company has plans to expand. It follows a mass mortality in Tasmania's salmon industry, ...
www.abc.net.au
November 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Tassal has another fish kill on its hands - this time its barramundi from WA not Tasmanian salmon www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
"Essentially epochal" ...didn't see that coming! www.smh.com.au/business/com...
Murdoch’s closest adviser resigns from News Corp
Lachlan Murdoch’s closest adviser, Siobhan McKenna, has resigned from her overarching position as CEO of broadcasting at News Corp.
www.smh.com.au
October 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
"Essentially epochal" ...didn't see that coming! www.smh.com.au/business/com...
Worrying ... to put it mildly! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Russia's interest in Antarctic oil exposed after scientist's arrest
A document linked to the arrest of a scientist has raised questions about whether Russia has long-term ambitions to exploit oil resources in Antarctica, where mining is banned indefinitely.
www.abc.net.au
October 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Worrying ... to put it mildly! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Leaked documents reveal the truth about The Hobart Clinic closure. My investigation here: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
The Hobart Clinic failed audit before funding ended and CEO sacked
Documents obtained by the ABC show a failed audit at Tasmania's only large-scale private mental health facility, claims that staff concerns were ignored, and the lead-up to the departure of its CEO.
www.abc.net.au
October 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Leaked documents reveal the truth about The Hobart Clinic closure. My investigation here: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
This has got to happen www.theaustralian.com.au/culture/wher...
www.theaustralian.com.au
October 23, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This has got to happen www.theaustralian.com.au/culture/wher...
Can Pauline Hanson's One Nation really engineer a succession to her daughter Lee, in Tassie? Very different to Queensland! My first Tassiecast with the legend Airlie Ward: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Is the right on the rise in Tasmania? - ABC listen
A wave of anti-immigration rallies have swept the world and Australia including Tasmania are no exception. Pauline Hanson's daughter Lee stood unsuccessfully at this year's federal election for a Tasm...
www.abc.net.au
October 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Can Pauline Hanson's One Nation really engineer a succession to her daughter Lee, in Tassie? Very different to Queensland! My first Tassiecast with the legend Airlie Ward: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
High stakes! www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmani...
www.themercury.com.au
October 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
High stakes! www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmani...
The Hobart Clinic rescue bid is going down to the wire ... more to come on this story www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
The Hobart Clinic rescue hinges on Monday shareholder meeting
Despite the offer of a $2 million lifeline to keep a private mental health clinic in Hobart open, last-minute wobbles could yet scupper the rescue bid, as the clinic's shareholders prepare to meet on ...
www.abc.net.au
October 16, 2025 at 5:34 AM
The Hobart Clinic rescue bid is going down to the wire ... more to come on this story www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
A lifeline! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Breaking: Hobart Clinic offered government lifeline to stay open
A southern Tasmanian private mental health clinic has been offered a six-month funding lifeline in the face of its impending closure.
www.abc.net.au
October 14, 2025 at 2:33 AM
A lifeline! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
So sad!
Watching from Australia while Donald Trump targets my home of Chicago with armed troops prompts deep questions | Miles Herbert
Watching from Australia while Donald Trump targets my home of Chicago with armed troops prompts deep questions | Miles Herbert
I never again want to have to look back and wonder, could I have done more?
I have always called Chicago home.
My mind and my body are in Australia, but over the last week my home has come back to me in flashes. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:51 PM
So sad!
Hobart plumbers now charging a 'pain tax' ... check out my debut TV package on tonight's Tassie news! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Plumbers charge 'pain tax' for Hobart jobs as red tape frustrates
Tasmanian plumbers openly admit to inflating prices and charging up to 30 per cent extra on jobs in the Hobart City Council area, as "frustrating" red tape adds lengthy approval delays and costs.
www.abc.net.au
October 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Hobart plumbers now charging a 'pain tax' ... check out my debut TV package on tonight's Tassie news! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Good chat!
🎧: He’s next in line to the Murdoch throne, but what is Lachlan Murdoch’s story? Biographer @paddymanning.bsky.social joins Media Confidential with @arusbridger.bsky.social and @lionelbarber.bsky.social.
The Successor: Who is Lachlan Murdoch?
He’s next in line to the Murdoch throne, but what is Lachlan Murdoch’s story?
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Good chat!
Very interesting! www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
The far-right figures teaching students at a Sydney college
The dean of studies says the country will need political parties for white Australians. A senior lecturer wants an Anglo-Celtic club to inspire fear in “leftist thugs”.
www.smh.com.au
October 2, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Very interesting! www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Spoke to a cross-section of MPs and experts for this piece ... apparently the state's credit cards are all maxed out! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Lambie calls on Tasmanian independents to 'block this stadium'
Senator Jacqui Lambie tells the independents in Tasmania's upper house — who hold the fate of the Macquarie Point stadium in their hands — to "find the courage the premier can't" and stop the project.
www.abc.net.au
September 22, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Spoke to a cross-section of MPs and experts for this piece ... apparently the state's credit cards are all maxed out! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Today I bought Kirk's "MAGA Doctrine" book - not looking forward to reading it tbh www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
What were Charlie Kirk's views that so angered some and energised others?
Assassinated right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was an icon for young conservatives in the USA and Australia — so what were some of his views that so enraged some people, but energised others?
www.abc.net.au
September 12, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Today I bought Kirk's "MAGA Doctrine" book - not looking forward to reading it tbh www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Nice convo with Sam Hawley's ABC News Daily: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
How Lachlan Murdoch won the succession fight - ABC listen
At 94, Rupert Murdoch has finally achieved his succession plan.
The media mogul has secured a deal to have his son Lachlan take complete control of his empire once he dies, following a financial deal...
www.abc.net.au
September 10, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Nice convo with Sam Hawley's ABC News Daily: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Hat-tip! Grab from Australian Story's interview with James Packer last year: "I don’t think Lachlan is embarrassed by Fox News. I think Lachlan is proud of Fox News, and, you know, I think that’s probably one of the reasons why Lachlan is where he is." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/b...
Lachlan Murdoch, the Media Prince Who Would Be King
www.nytimes.com
September 10, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Hat-tip! Grab from Australian Story's interview with James Packer last year: "I don’t think Lachlan is embarrassed by Fox News. I think Lachlan is proud of Fox News, and, you know, I think that’s probably one of the reasons why Lachlan is where he is." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/b...
Huge news for the Murdoch media empire today - the succession is finally resolved - a bit of analysis from me: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
We now know what happens to Rupert Murdoch's empire when he dies
The deal secures Rupert Murdoch's legacy as the founder of the world's most powerful conservative media empire.
www.abc.net.au
September 9, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Huge news for the Murdoch media empire today - the succession is finally resolved - a bit of analysis from me: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
This is an outrageous attack on freedom of speech! www.theage.com.au/culture/book...
Authors ditch Bendigo Writers Festival over freedom of speech concerns
The festival’s code of conduct says speakers must “avoid language or topics that could be considered inflammatory, divisive, or disrespectful”.
www.theage.com.au
August 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This is an outrageous attack on freedom of speech! www.theage.com.au/culture/book...
Stop killing journalists! #ceasefirenowinGaza
August 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Stop killing journalists! #ceasefirenowinGaza
Every word of this johnmenadue.com/post/2025/08...
Open letter to Israeli foreign minister Sa’ar
The great threat to Israel’s survival is not the Arab nations, the Palestinians, or Iran, but the policies of Israel’s extremist government.
johnmenadue.com
August 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Every word of this johnmenadue.com/post/2025/08...
An incovenient truth for Lachlan Murdoch's critics is that, financially, both Fox and News have done well under him despite the obvious challenges for legacy media, despite Dominion/Smartmatic, and despite the family trust dispute in Nevada. fortune.com/2025/08/03/w...
August 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
An incovenient truth for Lachlan Murdoch's critics is that, financially, both Fox and News have done well under him despite the obvious challenges for legacy media, despite Dominion/Smartmatic, and despite the family trust dispute in Nevada. fortune.com/2025/08/03/w...