Nine chair Peter Costello resigns after altercation with journalist

Checkpoint - A podcast by RNZ - Fridays

It's been a remarkable few days in the Australian media industry after a high profile chairman was forced to quit one of the nation's top broadcasting and publishing companies. The casualty here is Peter Costello - perhaps best known as Australia's longest serving Treasurer - who resigned after an altercation with a journalist late last week. Australia correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to Lisa Owen. 

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