An article in The Age on September 26 suggested that Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska has controlled the world’s biggest aluminium empire since winning a mafia showdown in the 1990s, and that he succumbed to political demands in order to continue running this business. The Age accepts that Mr Deripaska’s acquisition of the business was not [...]
The quotes attributed to Yvette Coyne in the article “Disappointing negatives hamper the catwalk’s plus size” (August 25) did not accurately represent what she said. The Herald withdraws them unreservedly and apologises to Ms Coyne for any distress caused. This appears to be the offending column, but there aren’t any quotes from Ms. Coyne. The [...]
LAST week’s story about a solar recharging system for the Ford Focus stated the solar panels would be mounted on the roof of the car. This was misleading, as the panels are planned to be mounted on the roof of the owner’s house. A similar correction appeared by the Sydney Morning Herald, though the correction [...]
MONDAY’S story “Children thrive on words” included a statement about the clothes and toys used by children at Hebersham Public School, attributed to a deputy principal, Deidre O’Brien. She did not use the words reported, and the article did not accurately paraphrase what she said. The Herald apologises to Ms O’Brien, the school and parents [...]
IG Markets Pty Limited, its director, Tamas Szabo, and its executive and solicitor, Peter Richards, believe that an article published in The Sydney Morning Herald on October 28, 2010, titled “Cat’s Dinner” contained a number of errors and misleading assertions. The Sydney Morning Herald apologises to IG Markets Pty Limited, Tamas Szabo and Peter Richards [...]
In some editions of Saturday's Herald a picture of Malcolm Williams, director of Outreach Media, was incorrectly identified as that of David Nicholls, president of the Atheist Foundation of Australia. Link This mistake takes on extra significance when you know that Outreach Media "exists to promote the Christian Gospel through various media channels and to [...]
Monday’s story ‘‘Good crims, bad crims in the Cross’’ wrongly said that the co-author of a new book, the police informant Tony, had a role in helping to frame Phuong Ngo for the murder of John Newman. Thanks, Steve! Report an error
A story on January 13, “Suspect in $150m loan scam fronts court”, listed people said to have been charged as part of a fraud syndicate. In fact only seven of those listed in the article – Hiba Cornell, Ahmad Hamze, Adam Zraike (aka Adam Perez), Rachid Kabhara, Hammoude Badr, Mohamad Sowaid and Mohamad Diab – [...]
Lilith’s astrology column for the week starting March 6 was wrongly published last weekend. We are republishing it today. The Herald apologises for any sense of deja vu readers experience this week. Report an error
The story “Suspect in $150m loan scam fronts court” on Wednesday listed people said to have been charged as part of a fraud syndicate. In fact, only seven of the persons listed in the article, namely Hiba Cornell, Ahmad Hamze, Adam Perez, Rachid Kabhara, Hammoude Badr, Mohamad Sowaid, and Mohamad Diab have been so charged. [...]
The obituary of Alan Eager, “City lad knew rural news could reach a much wider audience” on December 31, incorrectly reported that his former wife, Gaye Eager (now Gordon), was deceased. Report an error
Paul Byrnes’s film review of Mao’s Last Dancer, published in full and extract form since October 2, took issue with the film’s dialogue, in particular quoting: ‘‘Life in China not so good. I dance better here because feet more free.’’ This was incorrect. The full quote should have read ‘‘… in China, not so easy. [...]
From February 8, 2007, the Herald published a number of articles in print and online, including a news blog, concerning Professor Di Yerbury who had served as Vice-Chancellor of Macquarie University for more than 19 years to February 2006. Professor Yerbury has alleged that the articles depicted her as dishonestly commingling her private art collection [...]
A caption on Thursday’s story "Dying seconds that last forever” should not have said that video of the Palestinian boy and his father had been revealed to be fake. Debate continues on the veracity of the footage. Link Thanks, Steve! Report an error
Saturday’s graphic on household expenditure showed the difference in spending between the December quarter and the September quarter of last year. Figures were for millions of dollars, not percentages. Report an error
In the article “Injuries the hidden distress of road toll“ (January 10-11), Peter Farrell should have been quoted as saying:  “The lifetime care of a disabled person, usually by the family, is an enormous burden. In some ways it is easier [on families] when people don’t make it.” Mr Farrell believes people with spinal cord injuries can [...]
The Timelines reference on Tuesday to Samuel Morse’s first public demonstration of his telegraph should have said it was 1838, not 1938. Report an error
In a letter published yesterday (“A choired taste”), the word “ironic” was mistakenly substituted for “irenic”. Link Report an error
In Saturday’s story “Afghanistan slips under a blind eye” the date used when referring to the terrorism attacks in the United States was wrong. It was, of course, September 11, 2001. Link Also see this. Report an error
The unconfirmed rumour in the Words column of September 6-7 about the way Ikea’s product-naming system offended the Danes turned out to be just that – a rumour and false. Background here. Report an error
Yesterday’s Good Living incorrectly said that the award-winning Canberra restaurant Aubergine had closed. In fact, the restaurant has changed ownership and remains open for business. Thanks, Steve! Report an error
A headline on Tuesday’s page one pointer to an inside article relating to the inquest into the death of Ms Joyce Germain should not have suggested she had been murdered. The coroner has yet to make his finding. Report an error
AN ARTICLE “Neal sent to committee for demon child taunt” (June 18) said the Liberal MP Sophie Mirabella had called the Labor MP Annette Ellis a “man-hater” in Federal Parliament. The exchange was recorded as such in the unedited Hansard but Ms Mirabella has since corrected the record to show that she was referring to [...]
Yesterday’s story ‘Stan’s ban for swimmer’, should not have stated that former national squad member Tatiana Holodnow was banned for three months by Softball Australia for testing positive to cocaine. She tested positive to cannabis. Report an error
Another article, “China fears the power of its society”, incorrectly calculated 2 million yuan as $301. The right amount is $301,000. Report an error
