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Joe Aston is an Australian business and current affairs journalist. He is known as one of Australia's most successful 'business gossip columnists'.[1][2][3]
Career
editAston is known for his career writing for the Rear Window column in the Australian Financial Review, which ended in 2023 after 12 years of publication.[3][4] The opinion column garnered a sizeable readership as his writing was characterised by very brazen and critical language.[5] He often went after figures in politics, business and media, though some attacks attracted defamation cases against him.[6]
Reporting on Qantas
editHe gained headlines in 2023 for writing about then Qantas CEO Alan Joyce, and his leadership of the airline.[7] Amidst Aston's consistent negative headlines and other media reporting, Joyce later resigned the same year.[8] In 2024, Aston released a book about his reporting on Qantas, entitled The Chairman's Lounge.[9]
Personal life
editAston now resides in Los Angeles, California.[10] He previously lived in Sydney, Australia.[10]
He married in 2022, reportedly at the home of media businessman James Packer.[11]
- ^ Aylmer, Sean. "What it's like to manage Joe Aston". Mumbrella.
- ^ "Joe Aston to leave the Financial Review". Australian Financial Review. 2023-10-06.
- ^ a b "AFR columnist Joe Aston quits". The Australian. 2023-10-06.
- ^ Sharpe, Annette (2023-10-08). "Door shuts for high flyer AFR columnist Joe Aston". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Lewis, Charlie. "Farewell, Joe Aston: The hits, the scalps and the misses". Crikey.
- ^ Sainty, Lane (2020-12-01). "AFR columnist Joe Aston accused of sexism in columns about Blue Sky ex-director Elaine Stead". News.com.au.
- ^ Fordham, Ben. "'History of hissy fits' - Joe Aston drops truth bomb on Alan Joyce". 2GB.
- ^ McGuire, Amelia (2023-09-05). "New Qantas boss vows to restore trust after sudden Joyce exit". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Jaspan, Calum (2024-01-22). "Former AFR columnist to write book on Alan Joyce's final years at Qantas". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ a b "Joe Aston's guide to travelling to the US and navigating LAX". The Australian Financial Review.
- ^ Sharp, Annette. "Packer MIA at gossip writer's eastern suburbs nuptials". The Daily Telegraph.