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3 4 Such a proud history The hard work of our A MESSAGE FROM provides the foundations employees is also celebrated. for our next generation of Programs such as News Awards MICHAEL MILLER community initiatives. and PaceSetters showcase our talent and encourage our & PENNY FOWLER These include our Shine company’s future leaders. Awards program to recognise the courage and resilience of We are honoured to tell stories rural women; our national and run campaigns that e are a company of At News, we have a passionate news website for primary support the building of Wstorytellers, driven by commitment to opportunity school children, Kids News; stronger communities, passion and commitment. for all. We believe in a and our support of the Ask Izzy champion education for all principled approach to initiative to help the homeless. Australians and ensure our We celebrate the unsung protecting our natural nation remains healthy to the heroes in our communities; resources and follow a We are equally proud of our benefit of us all. champion for change on behalf purposeful mission to improve employees and their of our audiences; and provide a the lives of others. commitment to their We are proud of the work we voice for those without one. communities, not just at News do, and the role we play in This program is about Corp, but within their homes, Australia. We hope you enjoy We tell the stories of Australia demonstrating our compassion schools and communities. We reading this book and it gives in our , on our for our communities and believe in empowering them to you greater insights into the digital platforms, and across highlights the work that we do be able to do more. This is community commitment that our broadcast channels. We beyond cycle. what gave rise to the success defines Australia. provide the news and of our Staff Donations Fund information that helps people Our commitment to which has so far provided live their daily lives. We tell the community initiatives is support to more 90 charities stories that matter and stand long-standing — the Good that our employees have up for ordinary, honest Friday Appeal to raise funds for nominated as being close Australians who need someone the Royal Children’s to their hearts. on their side. Hospital began in 1931; our support for Australia’s leading Equally, we understand that it We are advocates for change medical research centre into matters a great deal to our staff MICHAEL MILLER and a helping hand when childhood disease, the that we reflect and respect Executive Chairman, natural disasters strike. We Murdoch Children’s Research issues of community concern. News Corp Australasia believe in supporting the Institute dates back thirty We are very proud that in 2018 communities we serve and years; and for more than AUSTRALIA making Australia a better place. fourteen years, we have achieved White Ribbon heralded the work of our accreditation, after two years A very important part of communities’ quiet achievers of hard work to promote who we are and what we do through our Pride of awareness about violence is our News in the Community Australia awards. against women and to drive a PENNY FOWLER program. respectful culture, both on air, Community Ambassador and within their place of work. Chairman, & Weekly Times

5 6 STRONGER EDUCATION COMMUNITIES FOR ALL

We believe Australian communities We believe education is good for should be strong, liveable and our society and critical to long-term connected. We use our influence prosperity. Everyone should have access to help local economies, create job to good education and it is our goal to opportunities and support those help make sure this happens for that are disadvantaged. We strive to all Australians. ensure our communities are safe and inclusive.

NEWS IN THE COMMUNITY HEALTHY NATION NEWS

We believe health leads to A free press is the foundation of productivity. By championing health democracy. We take responsibility for and lifestyle issues, encouraging upholding it. We are vigilant on any participation in sport and supporting encroachment on our ability to report community groups, we can play without fear or favour. a broader role in improving the environment, health and well-being RESPONSIBILITY of all Australians. We believe in operating our business responsibly, treating our employees fairly, acting with integrity and supporting programs that contribute to the vitality of the media sector.

7 8 STRONGER COMMUNITIES Shine Awards There’s a type of woman across rural and regional Dedication, Spirit, Belief, Grace working across rural and Australia, we established the and Courage. BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES regional Australia. Shine Awards as a partnership THROUGH CONNECTION. between The Weekly Times, The awards culminated in a These women are passionate Australia’s leading rural and special 32-page magazine in and believe in their work. regional and The Weekly Times to announce retailer . the award winners and shine a They appreciate just what it light on their stories of hope, takes to achieve; they exhibit a The program is about courage and resilience. grace and spirit that shows discovering, and sharing the how such characteristics bring stories of these women whose success; and they display a stories deserve to be told. courage and dedication that They are inspiring, brave undoubtedly inspires others to and most of all, humbling. stand up and make their mark. We tell the stories through the They also make up 40 per cent pages of The Weekly Times, of Australia’s farmers. honouring the contribution and To celebrate the achievements commitment of rural women and contribution of women across six categories − Vision,

9 10 Whimn Doco180

A powerful documentary series, sharing realities, changing perceptions FOX SPORTS and starting much-needed Clontarf Foundation conversations. Doco180 launched by whimn.com.au was an original social FOX SPORTS has partnered with the media-friendly documentary series in Clontarf Foundation, an organisation collaboration with Screen Australia dedicated to improving the lives of designed to make the viewer ‘do a young indigenous men. Clontarf 180’ on a topic relevant to Australian Foundation established a network of women, in 180 seconds. football academies in partnership with local schools - starting with 25 boys in Designed to explain, provoke and 2000. There are now academies in 96 Defying Debbie tribute book entertain, five emerging filmmakers schools around Australia with more Commemorating heroes and shared their unique stories, all with than 6500 boys participating. supporting communities one objective, to change your mind. The FOX SPORTS partnership helps Cyclone Debbie may have knocked The Doco180 series went live once a the foundation and the students by Queensland and northern New South week on whimn.com.au and its social producing promotional reels, Wales over but it didn’t knock them channels. The works covered topics of providing training, offering tours and down. News Regional Media produced race, health, motherhood, work/life live-audience experiences for the a special publication, Defying Debbie, balance and body image and the series boys, providing work experience that features the stories of the heroes was supported with analysis and opportunities, supporting them with who helped overcome adversity in discussion around each topic on events, sporting carnivals and camps, and Queensland the website and its platforms for and creating business networking floods in March and April 2017. social media. opportunities to expand their operations. With the support of Suncorp, the book follows Debbie’s trail from To assist other partners to engage with Bowen to Lismore. Clontarf Foundation, FOX SPORTS hosts an OzTag challenge where staff The glossy 132-page book featured and corporate partners such as Clubs stories of bravery and local heroes NSW, and Caltex partner with and became a best seller. an Academy for the day to play. Most importantly, FOX SPORTS is proud to All proceeds of sales went to the be part of the Clontarf Foundation and official recovery effort, and the the program to engage boys through Australian charity GIVIT, which sport and encourage them in school. delivered support to people in need in both states.

11 12 Pride of Australia

Global Food Forum Scores of inspirational Australians are nominated each year ’s Global Food Forum, in by their community for a Pride partnership with Vis​​y and supported of Australia medal. They include by the ​​Wall Street Journal and Sky ordinary Australians thrust by fate News, is the nation’s leading event for into life-and-death situations − police informing and setting the agenda for officers, volunteer firefighters, Australia’s agribusiness sector. children who have displayed courage beyond their years, those who have Each year industry leaders, farmers, raised untold thousands for charity politicians, and international speakers and selfless individuals who have discuss how Australia can secure its Ask Izzy spent their lives in the service of position as the provider of premium, others and the protection of animals. safe food worldwide and provide Ask Izzy is a mobile site that connects expert insight into future growth people in need to housing, meals, Inspired by the Liberty Medal segments, cutting-edge innovation in support, counselling and more. established by the in farming, global trends and the need It was developed by Infoxchange the wake of the September 11 attacks, for agricultural businesses to in partnership with Google, REA Pride of Australia underpins the attract investment. Group and News Corp Australia, notion there is no greater measure and has had more than 800,000 of a society’s strength than its ability The Forum event brings together a searches for help on the site since to recognise, learn from and reward diverse audience of over 450 of its launch in early 2016. its true heroes. business leaders to discuss issues related to the agribusiness sector and It provides a free location based raise solutions. The Global Food online directory of services nationally Forum’s focus remains unchanged: it to help the homeless and those at risk is to ­promote the business of of homelessness. agriculture and its supply chain to help drive Australia’s prosperity. It is ”Ask Izzy is a game changer which has about value-adding to what we simplified access to information about have; it is about exploiting our a homelessness system that can be competitive advantages. both complex and confusing,” said Penny Fowler, News Corp Australia’s Community Ambassador.

13 14 EDUCATION FOR ALL Kids News

To inspire the next generation appropriate language. It helps well as from our regional ALL AUSTRALIANS NEED of readers through the power to improve children’s general papers and community titles. ACCESS TO A GOOD EDUCATION. of news, News Corp Australia knowledge and thirst for launched a free national news information, teaching them By investing in the national site site — Kids News. the importance of relying on as part of our News in the trusted news sources. The site Community program, we hope Kids News offers students and is isolated, so it does not link to that students around the teachers a valuable literacy outside news sources, meaning country will benefit, and that tool for the classroom, helping students can use it safely in a teachers will find it an invaluable to improve children’s general supervised or unsupervised tool to better educate and knowledge and thirst for environment, or for inform their students about information, and teaching independent learning. what is happening in Australia them the importance of relying and around the world through on trusted news sources. Content is sourced from News relevant news stories. Corp’s newspapers and The standalone site is a ready- websites including the Herald to-use literacy tool providing Sun, The Daily Telegraph, The two daily news stories Courier-Mail, The Advertiser, specifically written in child- and NT News, as

15 16 Little Big Book Club

Children are encouraged to run, jump, wave and swing through the pages of author Mike Dumbleton’s Jump and Shout!, in the Little Big Book Club free reading pack for toddlers.

Jump and Shout! is among four books published by Raising Literacy’s Little Book Press. More than 500 volunteers packed more than 500,000 books for babies to preschoolers to distribute across the state. Since 2006, more than & The Australian 370,000 bags have been given to Chamber Orchestra South Australian families with children Vogue Codes aged up to five. As a key partner of The Australian The time for women in tech is now. Chamber Orchestra, Sky News The Advertiser is a founding partner Momentum is building to reverse continues to support the of the Little Big Book Club. statistics that show women’s organisation’s Education Program, participation in the tech space one of the Orchestra’s is declining. finest accomplishments. #VogueCodes is an event that features The Sky News sponsorship helps The a range of inspirational female tech- Australian Chamber Orchestra host preneurs to further the discussion and comprehensive Education Programs, encourage greater female including String Workshops and participation in the tech space. A lot interactive Schools’ Concerts as well of this starts with education which is as sustain ongoing engagement with why a free coding for kids event was communities all over Australia. hosted to coincide with the event.

Almost every day, another research The day long event was born from the paper details the virtues of music on alarming statistics which proved children’s brains. And there is one female participation in the commercial inescapable finding at the core of all and education tech-sectors is in this research − which has been proven decline — the number of women by scientists the world over − music studying computer engineering is 24.6 helps humans learn, makes kids’ per cent today compared to 50 per brains bigger and better. It’s also fun cent in 1990. and stays with people for a lifetime.

17 18 HEALTHY NATION

BETTER LIFESTYLES LEAD Good Friday Appeal TO GREATER NATIONS. The Good Friday Appeal raises This incredible contribution The Appeal is a year-round money with the support of the demonstrates the power of the fundraising program that community to help The Royal community coming together to touches every part of the Children’s Hospital in support an invaluable cause. community — be it local raffles, provide world class care for jazz days or cake sales, through our children. The enduring strength of the to large scale events such as Good Friday Appeal are the Run for The Kids and the Good Since its inception in 1931, the thousands of volunteers who Friday telethon. Small or large, brainchild of a group of sports work tirelessly all year round from individual to corporate, journalists at the , to raise money for The Royal every donation makes the Good Friday Appeal has Children’s Hospital. The a difference. raised more than $340 million grassroots support is what to aid the care and treatment makes the Appeal so special, of sick children. so unique and ultimately, so successful.

19 20 Murdoch Children’s Research Institute

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute is made up of a group of more than 1500 scientist, clinicians and administrative staff who strive to discover new solutions that can make a difference to Australian children. The Institute take the toughest issues affecting Australian children’s health with the hope that every child can live Special Olympics a healthy and fulfilled life. National games

MCRI’s vision is to solve the Special Olympics National Games challenges faced by the rise in health Adelaide will play host to the 11th Kidspot Cares issues that are common among our Special Olympics Australia National children: allergy, obesity, cancer, Games in April, 2018. With over 1000 Committed to bringing parents the learning problems, depression and participants, across 12 sports and best advice and information about the anxiety. It is their goal to ensure demonstration events, these Games safety and health of their family, Australians live in a world of wellness promise to show the ability of these particularly Kidspot.com.au is rather than illness. To achieve this, athletes, not the disability. We ran an partnering with You Can Sit With Me MCRI are focusing on prevention and editorial campaign to tell the stories to raise awareness of their early intervention, rather than waiting of the athletes attending the games kindness initiative. for disease and trying to treat it. They and to assist in raising funds to are pushing the boundaries by support their participation. Championing inclusiveness You Can investing in digital technologies Sit With Me is simple, safe and together with medical science to In addition, News Corp Australia changes lives by using a wristband make healthcare more accessible sponsored an advertising campaign in schools to send a message that and we’re leading the way for across our publications to rally the everyone is welcome and included disadvantaged children both locally community under the key message, in the playground. and abroad. “Can you see what I see?” Children, youth and adults with an intellectual Children are trained what to do and disability can often not fit into say if someone comes to sit with them mainstream sports programs and by asking “Are you ok?” At no time clubs − the Special Olympics makes does the child need to offer advice or participation in sport possible. The intervene in the problem rather advertising campaign has a strong call offering a safe place to sit and to action asking the community to referring them to a teacher if they feel help raise the necessary funds to help they need help. these athletes compete in the games.

21 22 NEWS RESPONSIBILITY

WE ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF LOOKING AFTER OUR STAFF. Staff Donations Fund

Many employees across our protect Australia’s wilderness; which provides assistance to company have a personal a non-executive director for men, women and children who connection with a charity volunteer therapy dogs; and a have escaped domestic or not-for-profit group. grandfather who arranges the violence; and the Jodi Lee DS Charity Cup to raise money Foundation which promotes Our staff donate their time, for the Down Syndrome the importance of being tested some their money and others Association of Queensland for bowel cancer. volunteer for a worthy cause. − these are just three of our And this year the Staff News Corp Australia’s Staff Since its inception in 2015, Donations Fund continued to Donations Fund recipients. our staff donations fund has give them a helping hand. supported over 90 charities Others included providing that our employees are From an artist producing more funds for the Friends directly engaged with. artworks to promote and with Dignity organisation

23 24 PaceSetters

PaceSetters is a program to encourage, reward and develop our high performing sales team members. White Ribbon Accreditation This program, successfully launched in Australia, has now been adopted by FOX SPORTS is the first media our company globally. organisation in Australia to be White Ribbon Accredited. The program sees our top 100 high performers secure a spot to attend The White Ribbon Workplace the PaceSetters Sales Conference Accreditation Program recognises each year where they will experience workplaces that are taking active two days of specialist sales training steps to stop violence against women, and presentations from world class accrediting them as a White sales leaders. Ribbon Workplace. News Awards The Global PaceSetters program White Ribbon Workplaces engender a The News Awards showcase those seeks to reward and recognise high whole of organisation commitment to with a deep commitment to achievement by creating a network stop violence against women, meeting excellence in all areas of editorial − of our brightest sales talent from 15 criteria under three standards to from news gatherers and storytellers; across the globe. create a safer and more to designers, illustrators, editors, respectful workplace. photographers and digital innovators. The awards recognise great journalism The Accreditation is a reflection of across our community, regional and two years of hard work to promote metropolitan news brands and our awareness about violence against news and sport broadcast channels. women and drive a respectful culture that is well equipped to both support As News Corp CEO Robert Thomson victims and respond to perpetrators. has said, great journalism is important Some initiatives that we have for the future of our company, of our undertaken over the past two years to country, and of our democracy. drive change include holding events to raise funds and awareness; introducing a family and domestic violence policy; conducting surveys to understand attitudes and how these have changed; staff training; as well as providing White Ribbon with a voice through our media channels.

25 26 1 Degree

News Corp publicly reports its This reduction was achieved greenhouse emissions through through a combination of the CDP Climate Change energy efficiency projects in organisation each year. our print and office facilities; Globally, emission reductions our IT software 1Switch; for the company have behaviour change initiatives; exceeded our FY2020 goal of facility consolidation; and 40 per cent reduction from a reduction in total the baseline year FY2006, with newsprint tonnage. FY2017 emissions down by 43 per cent. The Forest 500 is the world’s first rainforest rating agency. This incredible result is due to It identifies and ranks the Fox Footprint global business units, including most influential companies, alternatives. Since then they’ve even more ingenious ideas in News Corp Australia, reaching investors and governments At the end of last year, a group negotiated a discount at the the Fox Footprint pipeline. the global target ahead of time in the race towards a of eco warriors came together coffee shop for employees and reducing its emissions by deforestation-free global to make Fox Sports a more who use their Fox Sports “Next on our agenda is a ‘Solar 40 per cent by focusing on economy. Forest 500 environmentally aware place branded KeepCup and set up Buddy’ event as part of Earth smarter and more efficient assessments are based on and launched Fox Footprint. a communal library where Hour where we’ll assemble and ways to minimise our impact a company’s policies and people can donate and borrow ship solar powered lights to on the environment. commitments to addressing Fox Footprint is a volunteer pre-loved books. They’ve also marginalised communities in deforestation risk on the group of passionate employees issued a “how to” guide to turn Papua New Guinea,” Alice said. Between FY2016 and FY2017, information that is publicly who want to help us the TVs in the building green, we achieved a reduction of 7 available. News Corp achieved become more conscious set up a collection point for per cent in our greenhouse the highest ranking score of 5 about sustainability. battery recycling and emissions, which is more than out of 5 points by the Forest introduced better signage to 10,000 tonnes of CO2e. This 500 in 2017, ranking in the The first quick win the group help staff sort general and result sees us also exceeding Top 20 Global Companies. set out to achieve was to recyclable waste. our annual target to reduce our replace all disposable cutlery carbon footprint by 5 per cent and crockery in the company’s Fox Sports Eco Warrior and EA every year. kitchens with reusable Alice Hoving said there are

27 28 Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience

RECONCILIATION To support the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME) Hoodie Day, we created an editorial, OUR RECONCILIATION ACTION advertising, PR and social PLAN IS ALL ABOUT RESULTS. media campaign across print, online and broadcast media nationally.

The campaign conceptualised, Australian Indigenous designed and created by our Education Foundation trade marketing and creative services team − asked The Australian to buy a hoodie, “THE AUSTRALIAN’S Education Foundation (AIEF) to join the conversation and INFLUENCE AND provides scholarships which ADVOCACY HAS spread the AIME message of enable Indigenous students to BEEN A GAME mentors for a fairer world. attend some of Australia’s CHANGER FOR AIEF leading schools and AND THE SINGLE In doing so, the community universities. The Australian BIGGEST FACTOR supported Indigenous kids to tells the stories of the scholars IN OUR SUCCESS.” finish school at the same rate in the program and stories of as their fellow Australians. their success. AIEF started in ANDREW PENFOLD 2008 with one scholarship and Executive Director, Australian has built to have delivered over Indigenous Education Foundation 500 scholarships to date.

The AIEF now boasts a 94 per Indigenous Literacy cent retention and high school Foundation completion rate with indigenous students from over We partnered with Harper on their bookshelves to in remote locations. Working 250 communities across the Collins Australia to support support the initiative. with more than 30 publishers, country, according to its last the Indigenous Literacy the Foundation has already annual report. The program Foundation’s The Great Book The Foundation works to donated 250,000 new books has supported 396 secondary Swap campaign. supply books to remote to over 250 remote Indigenous and 31 university graduates indigenous communities; raises communities through schools, since it began in 2008 During the campaign students, money for reading and writing libraries, playgroups, women’s and monitors their progress teachers and parents were programs; and publishes books centres, youth centres and beyond schooling into encouraged to mix things up written by children and adults other service organisations. career ­pathways.

29 30 I love News in the We proudly Community because support countless We’re building a stronger, it’s about real stories initiatives better nation. in real communities, within the just like mine. communities in which we work and live.

Liliana Molina Adam Jacob Joyce Gutierrez MARKETING MANAGER — BRAND, CONTENT & PR, CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER, ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, AD SALES — QLD COURIER MAIL & PROPERTY VIC METRO AND REGIONAL PUBLISHING

We care about our We’re really proud We are passionate about our communities, to actively contribute community and have a strong helping hundreds to the communities commitment to local causes of Australians. we serve. such as the Good Friday Appeal.

Jarrah Petzold Jay Vo SENIOR MARKETING MANAGER — Liz Jones MARKET MANAGER, BRAND & RETAIL, THE AUSTRALIAN, COMMUNICATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS NATIONAL DIRECT SALES COMMERCIAL & OPERATIONS — MANAGEMENT MANAGER, VIC — METRO PUBLISHING

We drive the agenda We’re working to improve the health for social change and wellbeing of all Australians. within our communities.

Erin Barker Shannon Moriarty EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO MANAGING DIRECTOR, NSW, SALES MANAGER — RETAIL, NSW — COMMERCIAL & OPERATIONS NATIONAL SALES