tax, and an analysis piece critical of the (then Liberal) government's proposed company tax cuts. Later that day in parliament, Prime Minister at the time, Malcolm Turnbull, referred to the news story as "one of the most confused and poorly researched articles I've seen on this topic" The ABC later took down both the news story and analysis, claiming they did not meet editorial standards. Alberici brought in a lawyer to negotiate with ABC management, and both pieces were edited and republished about a week later. Other media outlets speculated that Malcolm Turnbull had put pressure on the ABC to withdraw the story, and claimed the ABC was being unfairly targeted by the government since other economic commentators had also questioned the merits of company tax cuts. A letter from Alberici's lawyer to the ABC Managing Director was later leaked to other media outlets. It claimed the head of ABC news had told Emma "that she is the cause of the ‘prime minister ringing him’ with complaints". In April 2018, in response to the Australian Senate, the ABC claimed it had found a number of errors or misleading statements in Alberici's story, and that her analysis piece lacked impartiality. Former ABC journalists have accused the ABC of "buckling to government pressure". Following this episode, Alberici did not write much more on economics, and instead made several TV programs for the ABC's Foreign Correspondent. She was made redundant by the ABC in 2020. After taking a complaint to the Fair Work Ombudsman, she reached a settlement with the ABC. Post-ABC career After leaving the ABC in 2020, Alberici took on the role of chief strategy, government relations and communications officer for financial comparison website Compare the Market. She left Compare the Market in April 2021. She is currently writing a memoir titled Rewrite the Story for Hardie Grant Books. Personal life Alberici was married to Jason McCauley, a sound recordist on 60 Minutes. They separated in 2017. She has three children and resides in Sydney. Alberici has also lived in London, England, where she was based as the ABC's Europe correspondent. References External links Alberici's 7.30 Report stories ABC News (Australia) presenters Deakin University alumni University of Melbourne alumni Australian people of Italian descent Australian radio journalists Journalists from Melbourne Living people 1970 births ABC radio (Australia) journalists and presenters University of Melbourne women Australian women television journalists Women radio journalists