Hubris ends Costello's reign; ABC boss who hired Lattouf quits

Email Peter Costello’s two minutes of madness at the arrivals hall of Canberra Airport took down his eight-year chairmanship at the beleaguered media company.

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MEDIA Hubris brings a turbulent end to Costello’s reign Peter Costello’s two minutes of madness at the arrivals hall of Canberra Airport took down his eight-year chairmanship at the beleaguered media company. MEDIA DIARY ABC boss who hired Lattouf quits after Gaza saga Steve Ahern, who was acting head of the ABC’s Capital City Networks, recently announced his resignation - six months after giving approval for Antoinette Lattouf to fill in on mornings. MEDIA Brain snap meant Costello ‘had to go’ The nation’s politicians and business leaders have spoken in the wake of Peter Costello quitting Nine but stopped short of saying he needed to stay at the media company. MEDIA Women in media not satisfied with their jobs Rising levels of dissatisfaction among female workers in the media industry need to be urgently addressed, the latest Women in Media Insight report says. COMMENTARY Costello’s exit exposes deeper crisis at Nine Nine is now moving toward full-blown crisis mode as the media company lacks the authority to deal with its deep-seated cultural issues.   NEWSLETTERS TODAY'S PAPER MIND GAMES THE AUSTRALIAN PLUS   Want to change how you receive these emails? Manage your newsletter preferences or unsubscribe from this newsletter. Sent by The Australian, GPO Box 4245, Sydney, NSW, 2001 Australia.