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Joe Aston

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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]

  1. Aylmer, Sean. "What it's like to manage Joe Aston". Mumbrella.
  2. "Joe Aston to leave the Financial Review". Australian Financial Review. 2023-10-06.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "AFR columnist Joe Aston quits". The Australian. 2023-10-06.
  4. Sharpe, Annette (2023-10-08). "Door shuts for high flyer AFR columnist Joe Aston". The Daily Telegraph.
  5. Lewis, Charlie (13 October 2023). "Farewell, Joe Aston: The hits, the scalps and the misses". Crikey.
  6. Sainty, Lane (2020-12-01). "AFR columnist Joe Aston accused of sexism in columns about Blue Sky ex-director Elaine Stead". News.com.au.
  7. Fordham, Ben (8 October 2023). "'History of hissy fits' - Joe Aston drops truth bomb on Alan Joyce". 2GB.
  8. McGuire, Amelia (2023-09-05). "New Qantas boss vows to restore trust after sudden Joyce exit". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  9. Jaspan, Calum (2024-01-22). "Former AFR columnist to write book on Alan Joyce's final years at Qantas". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Joe Aston's guide to travelling to the US and navigating LAX". The Australian Financial Review. 18 February 2024.
  11. Sharp, Annette. "Packer MIA at gossip writer's eastern suburbs nuptials". The Daily Telegraph.



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