Why Does TDMG Invest in stocks and other assets?

We understand the significant challenges small media enterprises and newsrooms face, and there are a few reasons why we have decided to allocate capital here. Our main reason is to diversify our revenue streams from advertising, membership and product sales as we don’t bring in enough from those sources to sustain our operation in the short term. The returns from the market also funds future growth and expansion. This funding model is similar to how scholarships and association trusts work and we’ve adjusted this idea to suit our needs.

At our current size, TDMG allocates excess cash and revenue in ways that are utilized, and provides greater returns than through more traditional methods.

Do These Positions Impact Your Editorial?

No, our reporting is not impacted by the financial interests disclosed here. TDMG adheres to a strict separation of our business and editorial components. When stories may be substantially connected or potential impact the positions we hold, we strive to make active disclosures in our reporting, and go through a stringent process to ensure the content we provide does not inadvertently benefit us.

Associated Organizations

This is a list of some of the organizations we have been in connected to, or where team members have either been affiliated with or were past members.

Liberal Party of Australia	Australian Labor Party	The Australian Greens	One Nation	Andrew Wilkie MP
Peter George MP	University of Tasmania	University of Sydney	University of Sydney Union	University of Melbourne
Staple Acqusitions	Offcourt Sports	Democracy Counts	LINA	Australian Press Club

Political & Professional Associations

This is a log of previous and current staff members who have voluntarily disclosed their political interests.

Heath Clark

Heath is a former member of the Australian Liberal Party (Tasmania Division) participating between January 2024 – March 2025