Media contradictions laid bare as leaders unclear on AI future

Usually staged as a sit-down dinner in a hotel or event center ballroom, this year’s Andrew Olle Media Conference instead took place in Studio 22 at ABC’s Ultimo headquarters.

Held annually in honor of ABC broadcaster Andrew Olle, who died of an undiagnosed brain tumor in 1995, the annual conference has long served as an annual inventory of Australian journalism; It’s a rare occasion when rivals put aside competition to ponder the industry’s future while raising money for brain cancer research.