Proudly indie’ – Why Caroline Catterall sold Keep Left to Hardie Grant Media

Welcome to an audio-led edition of Unmade.

Today, we talk to both buyer and seller in Hardie Grant’s deal to buy PR agency Keep Left, and find out what boss Nick Hardie-Grant thinks of the AI tech lobby’s push to weaken Australian copyright law.

We’ve announced the schedule for this year’s Compass series. Our panel-in-the-pub, end-of-year tour kicks off in Sydney on November 3 and concludes in Hobart a fortnight later. Reflecting on 2025 and projecting into 2026, please hold the date for your city:

• November 3 – Compass Sydney