News stalwart John Durie in latest News Corp editorial cull

August 25, 2021 10:10

Two senior journalists from The Australian, John Durie, the paper’s senior business commentator and specialist sports writer Courtney Walsh have been confirmed as casualties in the latest round of redundancies at News Corp Australia.

Mumbrella understands that the latest round saw ten senior editorial staff made redundant, in Melbourne and Sydney at the publication.

Durie told Mumbrella that he was sorry to be leaving The Australian and that “the timing was not mine”.

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Olivia Kruimel

Olivia Kruimel was the managing editor at Mumbrella. She has more than 15 years of experience in journalism, communications and marketing. Her journalism career began at Fairfax Media (now part of Nine) and includes various B2B publications such as B&T, Travel Today and ALB. As a marketer Olivia has worked for Standard Chartered and various global law firms.