''In Conversation with Alex Malley'' was an Australian television interview show on the

Nine Network The Nine Network (stylised 9Network, commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of five main free-to-air television netw ...

. The program was funded by

CPA Australia CPA Australia ("Certified Practising Accountant") is a professional accounting body in Australia founded in 1886. As of 31 December 2020, it has 168,736 members working in 150 countries and regions around the world. CPA Australia currently has 1 ...

and featured its controversial then-CEO

Alex Malley Alex Malley, is the former chief executive of CPA Australia. He was removed by the CPA board of directors in late June 2017 after months of controversy regarding his excessive salary and the use of CPA funds for self-promotion of his book and TV ...

interviewing leaders from the world of politics, business and entertainment.

Cancellation

The TV show was abruptly cancelled in 2017 when Malley was fired as CPA Australia's CEO and stripped of his lifetime membership. Malley's termination followed a dispute with CPA members over his $1.7m salary as well as the use of CPA funds to produce and promote ''In Conversation with Alex Malley'' and otherwise build Malley's personal profile. A report published following Malley's departure revealed that CPA paid Channel Nine $4.16 million to broadcast the program as well as spending another $1.2 million to advertise the program on billboards. All mentions of the TV show were removed from CPA's website within days of Malley's termination.>

Season One

Season Two

Season Three

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External links

* * {{Nine Network programming Australian television talk shows Nine Network original programming 2016 Australian television series debuts