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Bettina Arndt – 179 times media falsely depicted her

As at January 26, 2020

Key facts and explanatory text appear on the last page of this document.

Misidentification as ‘Dr Arndt’ Article featuring ‘Dr Bettina Arndt’ Author/s Publication/Broadcast Date Year 1. Left Speechless Augusto Institute of Public Affairs April 2019 Zimmerman Review 2. Dan Tehan: Protesters should pay for costs of security on Staff writer/s OutInPerth Sept 23 2018 campuses 3. Uni cases decided on probabilities Rebecca Urban /Weekend Oz Oct 18 2018 4. Uni protester ‘yet to see charges’ Richard Ferguson The Australian/Weekend Oz Oct 09 2018 5. The Problems of Gender Dysphoria [Audio is ‘Dr’, Text is Miranda Devine 2GB – Nights with John Feb 23 2017 ‘’] Stanley

Misidentification as ‘psychologist’ by Australian/Weekend Australian newspaper Article featuring ‘Psychologist or clinical psychologist Bettina Author/s Publication Date Year Arndt’ 6. A choice between activism and true higher education Editorial The Australian/Weekend Oz Jun 18 2019 7. Campus debate is not optional Editorial The Australian/Weekend Oz Dec 10 2018 8. ‘Blatant spin’: SBS accused of sifting data Sam Buckingham The Australian/Weekend Oz Nov 22 2018 Jones

9. Teaching universities to think Editorial The Australian/Weekend Oz Nov 15 2018 10. Unis question need for free speech review Tim Dodd The Australian/Weekend Oz Nov 15 2018 11. A chance for universities to think again Matthew Lesh The Australian/Weekend Oz Nov 15 2018 12. Phelps’s daughter heckled in student clash Rosie Lewis The Australian/Weekend Oz Nov 05 2018 13. Sexual politics on campuses Editorial The Australian/Weekend Oz Oct 20 2018 14. Activist says free speech includes the right to protest Sian Powell The Australian/Weekend Oz Oct 10 2018 15. Uni protester ‘yet to see charges’ Richard Ferguson The Australian/Weekend Oz Oct 09 2018 16. Off with the campus gag: give all opinions a voice Jeremy Sammut The Australian/Weekend Oz Oct 09 2018 17. University protester ‘yet to see charges’ Richard Ferguson The Australian/Weekend Oz Oct 08 2018 18. Free speech fines put onus back on unis Sian Powell The Australian/Weekend Oz Oct 08 2018 19. Free exchanges of ideas unis’ life blood Editorial The Australian/Weekend Oz Oct 06 2018 20. Australian universities urged to resist push for social justice Rebecca Urban The Australian/Weekend Oz Oct 05 2018 activism 21. Arndt’s free speech catch-22 Chris Merritt The Australian/Weekend Oz Sept 28 2018 22. We need laws to ensure sickly unis allow free speech Matthew Lesh The Australian/Weekend Oz Sept 28 2018 23. Chinese ‘soft’ power not so soft Editorial The Australian/Weekend Oz Sept 27 2018 24. No decent campus curtails the free exchange of ideas Editorial The Australian/Weekend Oz Sept 19 2018 25. Counsellor came unstuck for daring to share Arndt article Ewin Hannan The Australian/Weekend Oz Sept 06 2018 26. comes first as uni upgrades campus rally Samantha The Australian/Weekend Oz Aug 07 2018 security Hutchinson 27. Victory for free speech as uni lifts ban on talk rejecting rape Samantha The Australian/Weekend Oz Aug 02 2018 crisis Hutchinson 28. We just clicked Deborah Bartlett Australian Weekend Jul 20 2013 Pitt Magazine 29. Authors And Presenters - Writers Festival Staff writer/s The Australian/Weekend Oz Aug 1 2009

Misidentification as ‘psychologist’ by Article featuring ‘Psychologist or clinical psychologist Bettina Author Publication/Broadcaster Date Year Arndt’ 30. [Audio] Andrew Bolt Sky News – The Bolt Report Jul 15 2019 31. Hate dressed up as idealism Andrew Bolt Daily Examiner (Grafton) July 2019 32. Hate dressed up as idealism Andrew Bolt Fraser Coast Chronicle July 2019 33. Hate dressed up as idealism Andrew Bolt Gympie Times July 2019 34. Hate dressed up as idealism Andrew Bolt Toowoomba Chronicle Jul 02 2019 35. Hate dressed up as idealism Andrew Bolt Northern Star (Lismore) Jul 02 2019 36. Hatred hides in a cloak of idealism Andrew Bolt Courier Mail Jul 01 2019 37. Hate dressed up as idealism Andrew Bolt Jul 01 2019 38. Hate dressed up as idealism Andrew Bolt NT News Jul 01 2019 39. The Bolt Report [Audio] Andrew Bolt Sky News – The Bolt Report Feb 28 2019 40. The Bolt Report [Audio] Andrew Bolt Sky News – The Bolt Report Dec 13 2018 41. Eyes closed to the fascist left Andrew Bolt NT News Sept 24 2018 42. Eyes are closed to the fascist left Andrew Bolt Morning Bulletin Sept 24 2018 (Rockhampton) 43. Eyes closed to fascist left Andrew Bolt Herald Sun Sept 24 2018 44. Eyes closed to fascist left Andrew Bolt Sunshine Coast Daily Sept 24 2018 45. Eyes closed to fascist left Andrew Bolt Toowoomba Chronicle Sept 24 2018 46. Eyes closed to fascist left Andrew Bolt Northern Star Sept 24 2018 47. Eyes closed to fascist left Andrew Bolt Gympie Times Sept 24 2018 48. Eyes closed to fascist left Andrew Bolt Northern Star Sept 24 2018 49. Uni boss a dunce Andrew Bolt Daily Telegraph Sept 24 2018

50. Vice-chancellor ignores attacks on free speech Andrew Bolt Courier-Mail Sept 24 2018 51. Unis have heads in the sand as Leftists run riot Andrew Bolt Advertiser Sept 24 2018 52. Sydney University vice-chancellor has eyes closed to fascist Andrew Bolt The West Australian Sept 23 2018 Left 53. Leftists playing with fire Andrew Bolt Daily Mercury Sept 17 2018 54. Leftists playing with fire Andrew Bolt Northern Star Sept 17 2018 55. Leftists playing with fire Andrew Bolt Herald Sun Sept 17 2018 56. Leftists playing with fire Andrew Bolt Queensland Times Sept 17 2018 57. Leftists playing with fire Andrew Bolt Sunshine Coast Daily Sept 17 2018 58. Leftists playing with fire Andrew Bolt Toowoomba Chronicle Sept 17 2018 59. Leftists playing with fire Andrew Bolt NT News Sept 17 2018 60. Leftists playing with fire Andrew Bolt Daily Mercury Sept 17 2018 61. Victims usurp strong women Andrew Bolt Herald Sun Sept 17 2018 62. Victims usurp strong women Andrew Bolt The Chronicle Sept 17 2018 63. Victims usurp strong women Andrew Bolt Fraser Coast Chronicle Sept 17 2018 64. Victims usurp strong women Andrew Bolt Queensland Times Sept 17 2018 65. Victims usurp strong women Andrew Bolt Northern Star Sept 17 2018 66. Victims usurp strong women Andrew Bolt NT News Sept 17 2018 67. We need heroines Andrew Bolt Daily Telegraph Sept 17 2018 68. Leftist incitement to violence threatens dialogue and lives Andrew Bolt Daily Telegraph Sept 17 2018 69. Why are Aussie women playing the victim card? Andrew Bolt Courier-Mail Sept 17 2018 70. Victim culture and the end of strong women Andrew Bolt Adelaide Advertiser Sept 17 2018 71. The Bolt Report [Audio] Andrew Bolt Sky News – The Bolt Report Sept 10 2018 72. How a monoversity tried to shut up Bettina Arndt Andrew Bolt Herald Sun Blog Aug 02 2018 73. The Bolt Report [Audio] Andrew Bolt Sky News – The Bolt Report Nov 02 2017

74. The Bolt Report [Audio] Andrew Bolt Sky News – The Bolt Report Sep 07 2017 75. The Bolt Report [Audio] Andrew Bolt Sky News – The Bolt Report Aug 01 2017 76. The Bolt Report [Audio] Andrew Bolt Sky News – The Bolt Report Jun 20 2017 77. The Bolt Report [Audio] Andrew Bolt Sky News – The Bolt Report Apr 24 2017 78. The Bolt Report [Audio] Andrew Bolt Sky News – The Bolt Report Apr 13 2017

Misidentification as ‘psychologist’ by News Corp publications Article featuring ‘Psychologist or clinical psychologist Bettina News Corp Publication/Broadcast Date Year Arndt’ Author/s 79. speaks out against Day award winner Nina Funnell* News.com.au Jan-26 2020 Bettina Arndt* 80. Rosie Batty speaks out against Australia Day award winner Nina Funnell* Gold Coast Bulletin Jan-26 2020 Bettina Arndt* 81. #METOO movement has devolved into 'male bashing' Staff writer/s Daily Telegraph Sept 06 2019 82. #METOO movement has devolved into 'male bashing' Staff writer/s The Weekly Times Sept 06 2019 83. #METOO movement has devolved into 'male bashing' Staff writer/s Sky News Online Sept 06 2019 84. #METOO movement has devolved into 'male bashing' Staff writer/s NT News Sept 06 2019 85. #METOO movement has devolved into 'male bashing' Staff writer/s Cairns Post Sept 06 2019 86. #METOO movement has devolved into 'male bashing' Staff writer/s Adelaide Now Sept 06 2019 87. #METOO movement has devolved into 'male bashing' Staff writer/s Gold Coast Bulletin Sept 06 2019 88. #METOO movement has devolved into 'male bashing' Staff writer/s Sept 06 2019 89. #METOO movement has devolved into 'male bashing' Staff writer/s Herald Sun Sept 06 2019 90. #METOO movement has devolved into 'male bashing' Staff writer/s Townsville Bulletin Sept 06 2019 91. Freedom of Speech 101 Jeremy Sammut Daily Telegraph Dec 07 2018 92. 'A lot of men are quite scared': Sunrise slammed Stephanie Bedo Sunshine Coast Daily Dec 04 2018

93. Alan Jones & Co – Bettina Arndt [Audio] Jones Sky News – Jones & Co Aug 14 2018 94. Miranda Devine Live: Mission Australia forgetting men Staff writer Daily Telegraph Jun 6 2018 95. Time for good counsel Miranda Devine Daily Telegraph May 30 2018 96. Women’s sharp turn left Peta Sky News – Credlin Dec 8 2017 97. Programs are indoctrination not education Dr Kevin Donnelly Herald Sun Oct 27 2016 98. Too much blame falls on men Julian Tomlinson Cairns Post Aug 25 2016 99. Sexologists and sex therapists are divided over sex addiction Rebecca Sullivan News.com.au Oct 30 2014 100. Lion Ready To Turn Page At Festival Lauren Murada North Shore Times Oct 17 2014 101. Books - What Men Want In Bed Lizzie Stafford Sunday Mail Jan 08 2012 102. Relationship Health Seminar Mikey Cahill Herald Sun May 05 2012 103. Let's talk about sex Margaret Linley Geelong Advertiser Mar 26 2011 104. In Brief Staff writer/s Gold Coast Sun Mar 17 2011 105. Social commentator guest at fundraiser Staff writer/s Central Coast Express Aug 05 2011 Advocate 106. Free events Staff writer/s Progress Leader Nov 09 2010 107. De factos are just as happy Staff writer/s Sunday Times Jul 04 2010 108. We don't care about a piece of paper... Elissa Doherty Herald Sun Jun 30 2010 109. Inklings of mischief Phil Brown Brisbane News Aug 26 2009 110. INSIGHT: The stories Claire Harvey Cairns Post May 23 2009 111. Secret World Of Our Footy Stars Claire Harvey Sunday Times May 17 2009 112. Ugly truth behind wanting to be just one of the boys Claire Harvey Sunday Telegraph May 17 2009 113. Ups, downs of sex lives laid bare Elisa Black Sunday Mail Mar 15 2009 114. Therapist book talk Staff writer/s Macarthur Chronicle Jun 09 2009 115. Snoring shatters marital bliss Bettina Arndt Adelaide Advertiser Jan 20 2007 116. Medicare jolt a mental boost Bettina Arndt Sunday Tasmanian Oct 29 2006

117. New plan sure to improve our mental health Bettina Arndt Adelaide Advertiser Oct 27 2006 118. Medicare for the mind Bettina Arndt Herald Sun Oct 30 2006

Misidentification as ‘psychologist’ by Fairfax publications Article featuring ‘Psychologist or clinical psychologist Bettina Fairfax Author/s Publication/Broadcast Date Year Arndt’ 119. counsellor 'resigned' over sharing David Marin- Australian Financial Review Sept 05 2018 critic's views Guzman 120. It was 1984, the radio station was 3XY… Staff writer/s Wyndham Weekly Jul 04 2018 121. Health Discussion Max Olijnyk, Zak May 05 2018 Hepburn 122. 's film on the men's rights movement shocked Greg Callaghan Sydney Morning Herald Jul 28 2017 Australia. Why? 123. Check it out: Men's Edition Feature William Verity Illawarra Mercury Aug 27 2011 124. Speakers: ahm 'Check It' Staff writer/s Illawarra Mercury Sept 02 2011 125. Intimate Details: Feature Neil Jameson Newcastle Herald Dec 11 2010 126. Australian writers; International writers; Sydney Writers' Tony Falkner Sydney Morning Herald Mar 28 2009 Festival 127. Program: Sydney Writers' Festival Tony Falkner Sydney Morning Herald Mar 28 2009 128. Women should say yes, yes, yes more Jennie Curtin Sydney Morning Herald Feb 28 2009 129. The Planner - Sex Diaries Lynne Dwyer Sydney Morning Herald Jun 13 2009 130. No sex please, I'm too busy vacuuming, dusting, washing Helen Elliot The Age Mar 06 2009 131. Secret to more sex? Don't tie the knot: Life Matters Mia Freedman Sun-Herald Nov 02 2008 132. Mia Freedman Mia Freedman Sunday Age Nov 02 2008 133. Economist whose life reflected torrid times The Age Apr 10 2007

134. Arndt top bet as sexism watchdog Annette Sharp Sun-Herald Apr 08 2007 135. Getting the good word from between the sheets Staff writer/s Times (formerly Jun 06 2007 Rural Press) 136. Some thoughts on outsourcing child-rearing Doug Anderson Sydney Morning Herald Nov 01 2007 137. The diary Annette Sharp Sun-Herald Apr 09 2006

Misidentification as ‘psychologist’ by other publications/broadcasts Article featuring ‘Psychologist or clinical psychologist Bettina Author/s Publication/Broadcast Date Year Arndt’ 138. The Firefighter In A Viral Photo That Sparked A Gender Cameron Wilson Buzzfeed Nov 15 2019 Debate Says His Female Colleagues Are Just As Good 139. #mentoo interview – ABC Far North Queensland Adam Stephen ABC North Queensland Jan 23 2019

140. Campaigning for men: Has the #metoo movement gone to Samantha Channel 7 – Sunrise Dec 6 2018 (sic) far [Video] Armytage 141. Whatever happened to evidence-based policy making Gary Banks The Mandarin Nov 30 2018

142. Blatant propaganda': SBS is accused of 'skewing data' to Brittany Chain Daily Mail Nov 23 2018 make Australia look sexist in its new documentary 143. Right wing commentators repeatedly being slammed with Alan Jones 2GB (online) Sept 11 2018 hefty bills for free speech 144. Psychologist attacked because her lecture stuck up for Chris Smith 4BC (online) Sept 07 2018 men 145. Psychologist attacked because her lecture stuck up for Chris Smith 2GB (online) Sept 07 2018 men

146. Bettina Arndt and the demonization of men Steve Austin ABC - On Drive with Steve May 02 2018 Austin 147. Australia is the safest country in for women - Sam Duncan Daily Mail Feb 06 2018 and the most dangerous nations are all in Africa and the Middle East 148. “Pathetic, fragile, complaining wimps”: Where Bettina Jessie Stephens Mamamia Dec 05 2018 Arndt thinks feminism went so wrong. 149. Special pleading: free speech and Australian universities Glyn Davis The Conversation Dec 05 2018 150. Is it time for the #MenToo movement? How psychologist Sophie Tanno Daily Mail Dec 04 2018 believes the rise of ‘male bashing; could be down to the ‘destructive’ 151. University backs down over decision to bar controversial Zoe Zaczek Daily Mail Aug 02 2018 sex therapist from addressing students about the 'mythical' campus rape crisis 152. The Woman Telling Uni Campuses There's No Rape Crisis Gina Rushton Buzzfeed Aug 30 2018 Says She Would Never "Denigrate Rape Victims" 153. backflips on decision to ban Bettina Tom Elliot 3AW Aug 2 2018 Arndt’s “rape crisis” talk [Audio and Text] k 154. Leaving Boys Behind Staff writer/s ABC - Counterpoint with Jun 1 2018 Amanda Vanstone 155. Bettina Arndt and the demonization of men Steve Austin ABC Brisbane – On Drive May 02 2018

156. An extraordinary attempt to cook the figures': Sex Kate Darvall Daily Mail Aug 02 2017 therapist rubbishes reports of a rape culture at Australian universities after figures showed half of all students were sexually harassed

157. Bettina Arndt discusses White Ribbon Miranda Devine 4BC (online) Feb 14 2017

158. Domestic Violence Industry: Nights with Miranda Devine Miranda Devine 2GB (online) Jan 12 2017

159. Jones & Co (hosted by Mark Latham – misidentification in Staff writer/s Sky News – Jones & Co Nov 29 2016 the video captioning) 160. Telling the truth about domestic violence [Video] Peter Beattie, Sky News – Beattie & Reith Oct 10 2016 Peter Reith 161. Alan Jones – Bettina Arndt Alan Jones 2GB – Alan Jones Breakfast Jan 31 2016 Show 162. The Morning Show with Luke Grant – Bettina Luke Grant 2GB – Ray Hadley Breakfast Jan 07 2016 Arndt [Audio and print] Show with Luke Grant 163. Celibate priests should masturbate more: sex therapist* Nick Grimm ABC World Today (audio) Dec 12 2014

164. Catholic Church: Psychologist Bettina Arndt questions how Nick Grimm ABC World Today (Print) Dec 12 2014 priests can be trained to cope with enforced celibacy pressures 165. Psychologist Bettina Arndt slams gender-neutral parenting Staff writer/s Daily Mail Nov 16 2014 166. ‘It’s doomed for failure’: Psychologist slams gender- Freya Noble Daily Mail Nov 16 2014 neutral parenting and voices her support for gendered roles in relationships

167. Why Are Older Divorcing More? [Video] Staff writer/s Channel 10 – Studio 10 Oct 26 2014

168. "Single mother was not a title I wanted to own. A year Mavis King Mamamia Oct 06 2014 later it still isn’t."

169. The ‘perfect family’ has created an ethical and moral Zoe Krupka The Conversation Sept 12 2014 vacuum 170. The Real Marriage Question Bettina Arndt The Sydney Institute Jun 17 2013 171. ABC Talking Heads – Bettina Arndt Peter Thompson ABC – Talking Heads Mar 13 2013 172. Big Porn Inc [Video] Mia Freedman Mamamia – Sky News (TV) Nov 19 2011 173. Sex? I'd rather have a pet hamster: Why women's libidos Corinna Honan Daily Mail Aug 18 2011 simply don't match up to men's 174. 30 Ways To A Better Life: Bettina Arndt On Revitalising ‘Observer writers’ Jan 3 2010 Your Sex Life 175. Remember ‘blue balls’? Mia Freedman Mamamia Mar 2 2009 176. It’s business time Mia Freedman Mamamia Nov 3 2008 177. Bettina Arndt and Victimhood New Matilda New Matilda Jun 27 2007 178. Sex therapist tipped for federal post Staff writer/s Australian Associated Press Apr 08 2007 (AAP) 179. Sex therapist tipped for sex-discrimination post Staff writer/s Australian Associated Press Apr 07 2007 * Text attached to radio story was corrected, although online story remains uncorrected.

HOW TO READ THIS DATABASE This list records Australian media and organisations wrongly identifying Ms Arndt as a “doctor”, a “psychologist” and/or a “clinical psychologist” (or sometimes a combination or more than one) from January 2006 until January 26 2020. The database includes print, online, radio and television. It does not purport to be a complete list of the misrepresentations that occurred over that time period - New Matilda considers this database a ‘living document’, and it will be updated as more and more examples come to hand. Where possible, online stories which are not behind paywalls have been hyperlinked in this document. All of the Sky News errors before December 2016 are listed in the ‘Other publications table, because Sky News was jointly owned by News Corporation, Channel 9 and Channel 7 prior to this time. All errors after this date are credited to News Corp, which fully acquired Sky News from its partners. If you have an additional story/s that you think should be added to this database, or you believe a story has been unfairly included, you can contact the editor by emailing here.

KEY FACTS • Of the 179 times Ms Arndt was falsely identified, New Matilda could find only four occasions where the error was corrected. The first of those is a radio story which appeared on the ABC in 2014 (although a print version of the story remains uncorrected online). The second is a story that appeared in New Matilda in 2007. The third and fourth story, ironically, were written by Nina Funnell on January 26 this year. Ms Funnell, who is the co-author of this investigation, wrote an article for news.com.au, and it was syndicated to the Gold Coast Bulletin and other publications. A subbing error captioned two images wrongly – describing Ms Arndt as a “psychologist” and a “clinical psychologist”. Ms Funnell sought and received an urgent correction. • Of the 179 false representations, more than half (107) occurred within the last two years. Two-thirds of the false representations (118) came from News Corp publications. • One out of every five mistakes (24) were made by The Australian/Weekend Australian, despite the fact Ms Arndt has written for the publication for around a decade, and despite the fact News Corp has hundreds of mastheads and programs.

• The Australian/Weekend Australian falsely described Ms Arndt as a “psychologist” 21 times in the second half of 2018 alone. Seven of those errors were in the publication’s editorial. • During the same period, The Australian/Weekend Australian twice falsely described Ms Arndt as a doctor. • Thanks to News Corp’s syndication of his writing, conservative columnist Andrew Bolt has wrongly described Ms Arndt as a “psychologist” or “clinical psychologist” in at least 39 separate reproductions of five articles over 11 months (August 2018-July 2019). The articles were circulated in print in every Australian state and territory, plus online. In a single month - September 2018 – Mr Bolt falsely described Ms Arndt in 30 individual publications. And that’s just print. • Mr Bolt also regularly repeated the false descriptions of Ms Arndt on his Sky News program, The Bolt Report. Since 2016, Ms Arndt has been interviewed by Mr Bolt on the show on 11 occasions, and she was misidentified on nine of them. • Andrew Bolt has, by a considerable margin, the worst record in this database for falsely describing Bettina Arndt, and that doesn’t take into account the syndication of his columns, or the syndication of The Bolt Report on Sky News. In September last year, for example, a clip of The Bolt Report featuring Ms Arndt was posted on at least 10 News Corp sites around the country, with all of them wrongly describing her as a “clinical psychologist”. These errors have not been attributed to Mr Bolt, because they were likely written by a staff member (although it’s reasonable to assume the errors were based on Mr Bolt’s false introduction in the show). Mr Bolt falsely identified Ms Arndt in five different articles, and on nine occasions on The Bolt Report, giving him at least 14 individual false descriptions in a period spanning just two years. • The second worst performer in this list is the ‘editorial writer’ for The Australian with seven errors in a nine-month period, followed by Ms Arndt herself. This list includes four occasions (in 2006/07) when Ms Arndt’s own biography on her News Corp column falsely described her as a “clinical psychologist”. • Miranda Devine is also a ‘top performer’, both in print and on radio, with at least five false representations – four on radio, one in print. In one radio interview alone, Devine falsely describes Ms Arndt three times. • Fairfax publications have falsely described Ms Arndt as a “psychologist” or “clinical psychologist” at least 19 times since 2006. An online search of media archives reveals Fairfax misidentified Ms Arndt as far back as 1997, around the time Ms Arndt began writing for Fairfax. However she wasn’t misidentified again until 2006, shortly after Ms Arndt began writing for News Corp. • Almost every article published on the Daily Mail website which includes Ms Arndt falsely identifies her (eight out of 10 articles). Several times that appears to have simply been because the Daily Mail churned the story from another publication, which also misrepresented Ms Arndt’s title.