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Nine to axe 30 jobs at the Age and SMH due to ‘extreme’ AI disruption

The Guardian Tech Tuesday 21 July 2026, 06:05 UTC By Amanda Meade Media correspondent 1 min read
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Staff told positions will be cut via voluntary and targeted redundancies as part of ‘evolution’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s biggest media company Nine Entertainment has blamed the “extreme state of disruption” from AI for its decision to cut another 30 newsroom jobs at the Sydney Morning Herald and the Age. On Tuesday, the managing director of publishing, Tory Maguire, told staff the company was...

Staff told positions will be cut via voluntary and targeted redundancies as part of ‘evolution’

Australia’s biggest media company Nine Entertainment has blamed the “extreme state of disruption” from AI for its decision to cut another 30 newsroom jobs at the Sydney Morning Herald and the Age.

On Tuesday, the managing director of publishing, Tory Maguire, told staff the company was now looking to cut “around 30” positions in the newsrooms, made up of voluntary and targeted redundancies. Maguire said the exercise was not simply a matter of cutting costs, but was an “evolution” to adapt to structural change.

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