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  • Suppressing Negative Results from News.com.au – What Australian Businesses Can Do

    When an article from News.com.au ranks on Page 1 of Google for your name or company, it can be incredibly difficult to shake — even years after the issue is resolved. News.com.au articles are highly indexed, syndicated, and built to last. But they’re not untouchable.

    At Reputation Ace, we specialise in removing, suppressing, and de-indexing damaging media results — including those from News.com.au and other major Australian publications — so your name isn’t dragged through outdated or harmful content every time someone runs a search.

    Why News.com.au Content is a Real Threat

    These articles are:

    • Often sensational in tone
    • Optimised to rank well for names and topics
    • Frequently syndicated across other platforms (Herald Sun, NT News, Courier Mail, etc.)
    • Very hard to challenge through standard support channels

    If your name is in the headline or body, expect it to rank high — and cause ongoing reputational damage.

    Our Three-Pronged Strategy

    1. Targeted Legal-Style Takedown Requests

    We draft direct communications to News Corp’s editorial or legal team, focusing on:

    • Outdated or irrelevant information
    • Privacy violations
    • Unfair naming or misrepresentation
    • Spent convictions or court suppression angles

    Even if full removal isn’t granted, sometimes we achieve edits, headline changes, or updated tags.

    2. Google De-indexing

    We escalate to Google Australia, requesting the article be removed from search results — even if it stays live on News.com.au. We do this under:

    • Personal harm / outdated personal data
    • Irrelevant legal coverage
    • Spent conviction laws
    • Inaccurate reporting or privacy breach

    We’ve had strong success using these methods, even when News won’t cooperate.

    3. Full Suppression Campaign

    This is the long-term fix. We build a wave of powerful, branded or neutral content to take over Page 1:

    • Press releases, bios, business listings
    • Articles on controlled domains
    • Video content and social signals
    • Microsites and SEO-optimised landing pages
    • Link architecture designed to outrank the news content

    Within 4–6 weeks, the search results start to shift — and the article starts falling.

    How Long It Takes

    We work month to month and begin the moment you’re onboard. Usually, we start seeing traction within the first 72 hours, with more significant shifts within 3–4 months.

    You don’t lift a finger — we handle all copy, publishing, link-building, and monitoring.

    Let’s Remove or Bury That News.com.au Article

    Just send us:

    • Your full name or company name
    • The link(s) to the News.com.au article(s)
    • Any specific info that supports your case (privacy, outdated facts, etc.)

    We’ll review and come back with a clear path forward.

    📞 Click to call: 1800 622 359
    ✉️ info@reputationace.com
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  • How to Remove Articles from The Age (and other Nine sites) from Google in Australia — What Actually Works

    When The Age, SMH, AFR, WA Today or Brisbane Times puts your name in a headline, it can live on Page 1 of Google for years — even if it’s outdated, misleading, or flat-out unfair. Nine won’t pull stories just because they embarrass you. So you need a structured, aggressive reputation clean‑up that targets both the publisher and Google.

    At Reputation Station, we don’t “send you a template” — we do the work: legal-framed takedown requests, Google de-indexing applications, and a full suppression campaign to flood Page 1 with stronger, high-authority assets.

    The reality with Nine newspapers

    Nine mastheads (The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, AFR, etc.) generally only alter or remove content when you can show:

    • Defamation / serious harm
    • Clear factual inaccuracy
    • Privacy breaches / doxxing
    • Court suppression / spent convictions / Children’s Court
    • Safety, harassment, or ongoing risk

    If you don’t have one of those angles, we pivot to Google and outrank the article.

    Our playbook (no fluff)

    1) publisher-facing action (if viable)

    We draft and send a targeted legal-style notice to Nine outlining the precise harm, the breaches, and the requested remedy (edit, update, de-index tag, headline change, or full removal). We don’t waste time with emotional pleas — it’s fact, harm, remedy.

    2) Google de-indexing (even if the article stays live)

    If removal isn’t happening, we go straight to Google. Under their policies, you can sometimes get links removed from search for:

    • Outdated / irrelevant personal info
    • Excessive / harmful exposure (naming, personal data)
    • Court order / privacy / safety grounds

    We prepare the evidence, wording, and supporting docs. You don’t have to touch it.

    3) Page 1 suppression (the part that actually wins)

    We build and distribute authoritative, optimised, branded and neutral assets that outrank Nine:

    • Long-form profiles, media placements, and directories
    • Press releases and explainer content
    • Branded microsites & controlled profiles
    • YouTube & supporting social signals
    • Strong internal link architecture to stack authority

    We don’t stop until Google’s page 1 looks clean for all targeted queries:

    • Your name
    • Your company
    • “Name + city”
    • “Name + article title/keywords”
    • Variations of the accusation/topic

    4) Ongoing defence

    Once we’ve buried it, we hold the ground so it doesn’t resurface — persistent content updates, link reinforcement, and SERP monitoring.

    Timelines & expectations

    We work month-to-month and start immediately. We typically see movement quickly as the new assets index and gain authority. No fake deadlines, no locked contracts — we stay on it until your search looks how it should.

    What we need from you (so we can move now)

    Send us:

    • Your full name / company name exactly as searched
    • All article URLs (or we’ll find them if you don’t have them)
    • Any legal context, inaccuracies, or privacy angles
    • The exact searches showing the worst results

    We’ll map the SERPs, prioritise targets, and reply with a concrete action plan.

    Let’s fix it.
    📞 1800 622 359
    ✉️ info@reputationstation.com.au
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