Joe Aston
Joe Aston is an Australian business and current affairs journalist. He is described as a 'business gossip columnist'.[1][2][3]
Career
Aston 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 often focused on critiques of large Australian media, business and political figures, characterised by very brazen and critical language,[5] attracting defamation legal cases in the process.[6]
2023 reporting of Qantas and Alan Joyce
He 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
Aston 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "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 (13 October 2023). "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 (8 October 2023). "'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.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Joe Aston's guide to travelling to the US and navigating LAX". The Australian Financial Review. 18 February 2024.
- ↑ Sharp, Annette. "Packer MIA at gossip writer's eastern suburbs nuptials". The Daily Telegraph.
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