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Sky News AU
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
‘We want a leader': Albanese accused of ducking questions on global alliances
Radio veteran Ray Hadley jumps on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's "indecision" in whether to "offend" the United States or China. 'When he's got to make a decision about whether he's going to offend our biggest trading partner or offend our most close ally, he can't make up his mind,' Mr Hadley told Sky News host Danica De Giorgio. 'An indecision in this type of area, it just paralyses us, we want a leader. "If Taiwan falls and the Americans go after the Chinese, well, I know what side we have to be on, it's fairly simple. "(Mr Albanese) won't enunciate that, he sort of ducks and weaves and he's just not a statesman.'
Sky News AU
07-07-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
‘As useful as a sunroof in a submarine': Penny Wong's shocking foreign affairs performance
Former radio host Ray Hadley says Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong is "as useful as a sunroof in a submarine' when dealing with American politicians. 'He's about to have his fourth visit with the Chinese leader,' Mr Hadley told Sky News host Sharri Markson. 'It all started with Penny Wong … as useful as a sunroof in a submarine. 'Penny tried to deal with the Americans, and after her views on Gaza and the rest of it, and putting herself at odds with the Americans over a whole range of things, and now this oration over the course of the weekend.'
Sydney Morning Herald
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
2GB dominates Sydney radio as Triple M tanks and ABC Mornings struggles
Talkback network 2GB* is continuing to dominate Sydney radio ratings despite the departure of long-serving host Ray Hadley in December, posting a 13.6 per cent audience share in the third ratings survey of the year. The station's listener share was ahead of runner-up and FM leader Smooth FM by 1.2 percentage points. 2GB's overall share lifted by 0.8 percentage points, the largest increase of any station during this survey period (March 9 to May 31). However, the morning slot, which is now hosted by Mark Levy following Hadley's exit, remained unchanged at a 15.5 per cent listener share. Notably, survey time slots do not always correlate precisely with program time slots. This marks a relative slowdown since the previous survey, which posted a 2 percentage point jump. Levy, a former sports broadcaster, was appointed as the new Mornings host last year when Hadley stepped down after leading Sydney radio ratings for two decades. Fellow 2GB host Ben Fordham's Breakfast show (5.30-9am) continued to lead the early slot, boosting its audience share by 1.1 percentage points to 16.7 per cent. This figure beats runner-up station KIIS' Breakfast slot, hosted by Kyle Sandilands and Jackie 'Jackie O' Henderson, by 4.2 percentage points. However, The Kyle & Jackie O Show did enjoy a bump, posting a 12.5 per cent listener share, up from 12.3 per cent following a 1 percentage point decline during the previous survey. It is the No.1 FM show for the 51st ratings survey in a row. But in Melbourne the show's listener share dropped by 0.7 percentage points, less than two months after Sandilands threatened to pull the show out of Melbourne if its listener share failed to improve. Triple M suffered the greatest drop of all Sydney stations, losing 1.5 percentage points of its listener share since the previous survey. It's now at 4.9 per cent, putting it slightly ahead of 2UE (4.7 per cent). Its Drive show shed 1.9 percentage points following the departure of Marty Sheargold following a furious backlash to controversial comments he made about the Matildas in February.
The Age
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
2GB dominates Sydney radio as Triple M tanks and ABC Mornings struggles
Talkback network 2GB* is continuing to dominate Sydney radio ratings despite the departure of long-serving host Ray Hadley in December, posting a 13.6 per cent audience share in the third ratings survey of the year. The station's listener share was ahead of runner-up and FM leader Smooth FM by 1.2 percentage points. 2GB's overall share lifted by 0.8 percentage points, the largest increase of any station during this survey period (March 9 to May 31). However, the morning slot, which is now hosted by Mark Levy following Hadley's exit, remained unchanged at a 15.5 per cent listener share. Notably, survey time slots do not always correlate precisely with program time slots. This marks a relative slowdown since the previous survey, which posted a 2 percentage point jump. Levy, a former sports broadcaster, was appointed as the new Mornings host last year when Hadley stepped down after leading Sydney radio ratings for two decades. Fellow 2GB host Ben Fordham's Breakfast show (5.30-9am) continued to lead the early slot, boosting its audience share by 1.1 percentage points to 16.7 per cent. This figure beats runner-up station KIIS' Breakfast slot, hosted by Kyle Sandilands and Jackie 'Jackie O' Henderson, by 4.2 percentage points. However, The Kyle & Jackie O Show did enjoy a bump, posting a 12.5 per cent listener share, up from 12.3 per cent following a 1 percentage point decline during the previous survey. It is the No.1 FM show for the 51st ratings survey in a row. But in Melbourne the show's listener share dropped by 0.7 percentage points, less than two months after Sandilands threatened to pull the show out of Melbourne if its listener share failed to improve. Triple M suffered the greatest drop of all Sydney stations, losing 1.5 percentage points of its listener share since the previous survey. It's now at 4.9 per cent, putting it slightly ahead of 2UE (4.7 per cent). Its Drive show shed 1.9 percentage points following the departure of Marty Sheargold following a furious backlash to controversial comments he made about the Matildas in February.
Sky News AU
16-06-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Albanese not a ‘priority' for Trump ahead of meeting at G7
Former 2GB host Ray Hadley discusses the upcoming meeting between Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump, claiming the Prime Minister isn't a 'priority' for the US President. 'I don't think that at the current time that Albanese at the G7 in Canada is high on the list of President Trump's priorities,' Mr Hadley told Sky News host Sharri Markson. 'I think it'll be a very short meeting … there are other world leaders in far more prominent positions that'll want a bit of the President, and I think that's where he'll go.'
