In Conversation with Alex Malley

In Conversation with Alex Malley is an Australian television interview show on the Nine Network.

The program was funded by CPA Australia and featured its controversial then-CEO Alex Malley 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.

Reception
Kylie Northover of The Sydney Morning Herald wrote of the interview with the violinist and conductor André Rieu, "It's a non-threatening half-hour chat with the world's most successful classical musician ... It's a pleasant enough half-hour, but don't expect any deep revelations. Justin Burke praised the show in The Weekend Australian, stating, "This might not be the most revolutionary TV format: seated interviewer facing seated interviewee. Readers, particularly of the business pages, will have their views about the host Alex Malley. (Mine are that he does a solid job here.) But there can be no debate that an interview with Andy Thomas, the only Australian-born professional astronaut, is anything other than unmissable TV."