Dear Rachelle takes home the 2026 National Press Club Award

4 June 2026 It has been a phenomenal awards season for the News Corp Australia and The Daily Telegraph podcast Dear Rachelle where host and journalist Ashlea...

Dear Rachelle wins top honour and success for ABC and Tapt Media at the New York Festivals Awards

22 May 2026 News Australia's true crime podcast Dear Rachelle won three awards at the 2026 New York Festivals Radio Awards, including the National Press Club Award....

Australian and NZ winners at the International News Media Association Awards

8 May 2026 Congratulations to NZME and News Australia who were recognised at the International News Media Association (INMA) Global Media Awards in Berlin. News...

Australia well-represented on the shortlist for New York Festivals Awards

26 March 2026 Some high-profile Australian podcasts feature strongly among the finalists for next month’s New York Festivals Radio Awards. Due to take place on April 26, the awards honour global excellence in radio and podcasting across all platforms and genres. All up, 18 Australian entries have been shortlisted for 2026. News Corp Australia’s Dear Rachelle is up… Read More

Dear Rachelle podcast wins major global award in New York

16 October 2025 News Corp Australia’s true crime podcast Dear Rachelle has won Gold at New York’s prestigious Signal Awards overnight for its investigation into an unsolved murder. Dear Rachelle was awarded the top honour in the True Crime Show category at the awards, which recognise the most meaningful and unprecedented audio projects being made today. Other winners… Read More

‘We have an opportunity to choose wisely and to choose broadly. Perhaps in a community sense we have an obligation to do so’ – Andrea Ho and the future of listening

22 June 2025 It is impossible to feel pessimistic about the future of radio and podcasting when surrounded by its students. I felt it when I headed into...

Dear Rachelle: New True Crime podcast explores unsolved murder

24 March 2025 News Corp Australia has launched an explosive new cold case investigative multimedia series spanning podcast, video and editorial called Dear Rachelle: The Hunt For My Sister’s Killer.Across ten episodes, investigative journalist Ashlea Hansen and cold case specialist Damian Loone explore the unsolved murder of 23 year old Rachelle Childs in 2001.Hours after she planned to… Read More