As one of Australia's foremost political commentators, Laurie Oakes' career in journalism spans more than 30 years. Laurie is renowned for his incisive political commentary, probing interviews and Canberra-shaking scoops. In 1997 it was Laurie Oakes who, using leaked documents, broke the travel rorts saga that ended the careers of three Ministers and several other high ranking politicians and staf ...
In her multi-faceted career in media, Lee Lin Chin is best known as a newsreader on SBS. That role is now just one among several she plays within the network and these range from playing in comedy and satire to starring in promotional/marketing features on SBS's website and On Demand.
Leigh Hatcher is one of Australia’s most respected and experienced broadcast journalists. He’s had a career of 40+ years in radio and television . He’s a ‘survivor’ and a ‘veteran’ – no mean feat in the churn and burn of media and journalism!
Leigh has a deep and intimate knowledge of Australian politics – having worked in the Canberra press gallery between 1975-1977 and 1981-1983. He worked at the Seven Network in a range of capacities, including Canberra correspondent, Chief Olympic correspondent and European correspondent He was also a senior presenter at Sky News for 13 years, as it led the whole emergence of ‘the 24-hour news cycle’.
Elizabeth Hayes is one of Australia's most popular television journalists, best known for her ten years as co-host of the Nine Network's award winning national breakfast programme - "TODAY" and most recently on Channel Nine hosting '60 minutes' ...
The Hon. Malcolm Turnbull established an investment banking firm in 1987 specialising in the media and technology. During that time, he worked with some of the leading media moguls including Rupert Murdoch, Kerry Packer, Conrad Black and Bob Maxwell.
Maria Ressa is the co-founder, CEO, and executive editor of Rappler.com, an online news organization in the Philippines. Maria, one of TIME’s Person of the Year for 2018 and TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in 2019, has been honored around the world for her courageous and bold work in fighting disinformation, “fake news”, and attempts to silence the free press.
Marieke Hardy is a screenwriter, radio host, columnist, bon vivant and award-winning blogger. From inauspicious beginnings as a lisping child actor in The Henderson Kids II, she has both appeared in and written for many Australian dramas from Packed to the Rafters to Blue Heelers to Something In The Air. Marieke's blog, Reasons You Will Hate Me, won the Best Australian Blog at the 2008 Internat ...
The presenter of ABC Radio's current affairs program PM, Mark Colvin has almost given his life for his job. An award winning journalist, Mark first joined ABC radio news as a cadet after graduating from Oxford University with a B.A (Hons) in English. Mark was a reporter for Four Corners for 4 years, making films on the French massacre of Kanaks in New Caledonia, the extinction of Australia's f ...
Mark Readings is one of the state's most respected journalists, presenters and MCs, having spent 35 years in the media industry.
In 2003 Mark was presented with a Logie Award and a Walkley Award for his coverage of the Bali bombings. He was one of the survivors, having been in the Sari Club and inside Paddy's Bar during the first explosion. It's a remarkable story nearly 20 years later.
Born in New Zealand, Mary began her working life as a high school English teacher before moving to Australia to study law. Her career subsequently included stints as a legal officer at the Independent Teachers’ Union and as a senior advocate at the Legal Aid Commission, rising to become Deputy Chief Magistrate of the Local Court of New South Wales in 2000. At the end of 2001 Mary entered a pe ...
