Katharine Murphy’s departure from Guardian Australia ruffled feathers, however she’s not alone in crossing over to politics from the media.
Guardian Australia political editor and press gallery veteran Katharine Murphy final week moved over to the darkish facet, taking a job with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. It’s at present unclear what her particular function will entail, though it’s anticipated to be in communications.
Murphy’s transfer, whereas a high-profile one, is just not distinctive within the incestuous crossover universe of journalism and politics. It does, nonetheless, mark the primary transfer of a chief correspondent or political editor to a main minister’s workplace since former ABC chief political correspondent Mark Simkin joined Tony Abbott’s workplace in 2014.
As the moral debate about journos leaping ship rages on, your correspondent determined to take a non-exhaustive look again at among the different journalists over the previous 20 years who took their skills from the fourth property to the large, unhealthy world of politics.
Disclosure: your correspondent labored at some point every week for now-Industrial Relations Minister Tony Burke for eight months in 2018.
- Lanai Scarr: A journalist at Information Corp for greater than a decade earlier than becoming a member of Seven as its federal political editor. Spent three years at Seven earlier than taking a job with Minister for Social Providers Amanda Rishworth after Labor’s 2022 election victory.
- Anna Patty: A well being and state political reporter at Information Corp for six years, together with a stint at The Instances in London, earlier than becoming a member of The Sydney Morning Herald as training editor in 2006. After 17 years on the SMH, together with three as a state political reporter, she joined NSW Deputy Premier Prue Automotive’s workplace after Labor’s 2023 election victory.
- Lizzy Aboud: A journalist with Seven in Queensland for 2 and a half years earlier than becoming a member of Queensland Labor frontbencher Glenn Butcher in 2023.
- Tom Richardson: A Information Corp reporter for 3 years earlier than becoming a member of Adelaide impartial outlet InDaily as a columnist from 2006 to 2014. Labored as a state political reporter for 9 in Adelaide till 2014 earlier than rejoining InDaily as a senior journalist. Joined Labor SA Transport Minister Tom Koutsantonis’ workplace in August 2022.
- Madeline Collins: Labored throughout a lot of shops within the 2010s earlier than becoming a member of Sky Information to provide for the likes of Peta Credlin, Paul Murray, Andrew Bolt and Chris Kenny. Joined Liberal MP Michael Sukkar in October 2022.
- Wendy Fitzgibbon: Labored as a journalist for 27 years, main digital for Information Corp’s native mastheads and changing into The Every day Telegraph’s affiliate editor of digital. Left journalism in September 2022 and joined NSW Minister for Regional Transport Jenny Aitchison after Labor’s 2023 election victory.
- Brigid Delaney: Everybody’s favorite Guardian Australia columnist was a function author and editor throughout a number of shops for greater than 20 years earlier than becoming a member of Minister for Finance Katy Gallagher’s workplace as a speechwriter in October 2022 after Labor’s federal election victory.
- Madeline Hayman-Reber: Spent 4 years at NITV/SBS as a reporter, producer and Victoria correspondent earlier than briefly changing into Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe’s media adviser after Thorpe entered the Senate in 2020.
- Sally Whyte: Started her profession at this prestigious masthead whereas nonetheless a pupil. Spent three years at SYN Media earlier than returning to Crikey, changing into deputy editor in 2017. Joined The Canberra Instances in 2018, the place she would report on the general public service and federal politics for 3 and a half years earlier than becoming a member of impartial MP Helen Haines as media adviser in June 2021. After the 2023 election was promoted to Haines’ chief of workers.
- Sarah Whyte: Labored in Parliament Home for Fairfax from 2010 to 2015 earlier than becoming a member of the ABC. Joined impartial MP Zali Steggall as a media adviser in 2019 after Steggall’s 2019 federal election win within the Sydney seat of Warringah. Left in October 2021 to hitch the Australia-India Institute.
- Clive Mathieson: Labored at Information Corp in numerous roles, largely at The Australian, from 1999 to 2016, earlier than becoming a member of Liberal NSW Premier Mike Baird’s workplace. In October 2017, would be a part of then-Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s workplace till Turnbull was deposed in 2018.
- Stephen Spencer: Labored within the Canberra press gallery as a reporter at 2CH Radio, 2GB and AAP for 15 years earlier than becoming a member of then-Labor deputy opposition chief Simon Crean as press secretary in January 2001. Would return to journalism in 2005 as a political reporter with 2GB and Community 10, earlier than becoming a member of politics once more as media adviser to then-shadow well being minister Catherine King. Additionally labored for Penny Wong earlier than becoming a member of present Legal professional-Normal Mark Dreyfus in August 2019.
- Nicky Hamer: Labored at Sky Information for slightly below three years earlier than becoming a member of then-assistant minister for house affairs Linda Reynolds as a media adviser in November 2018. Left Reynolds’ workplace in April 2021 to hitch mining firm Fortescue.
- Justine Landis-Hanley: Labored at The Sydney Morning Herald, Crikey and Guardian Australia earlier than becoming a member of Queensland Greens Senator Larissa Waters in July 2020. Would launch a politics podcast in 2021 earlier than returning to journalism with Schwartz and Guardian Australia. At present a federal politics and public sector reporter at The Canberra Instances.
- Stephanie Anderson: A journalist for over a decade throughout publications, together with time within the Canberra press gallery with Fairfax and the ABC, earlier than becoming a member of Labor MP Andrew Leigh’s workplace in Might 2017.
- Stephen Fitzpatrick: An skilled journalist with Information Corp and former Indonesia correspondent for The Australian, joined former NSW Labor opposition chief Jodi McKay’s workplace earlier than bouncing to Senator Tony Sheldon, after which NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey.
- Stela Todorovic: Labored as a political reporter at Community 10 for round 4 years after the same period of time at Sky Information, earlier than quitting in June 2023. Todorovic now works for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
- Mark Simkin: Was the ABC’s Canberra-based chief political correspondent for over 5 years earlier than taking on the function of head of the Prime Minister’s Workplace for Tony Abbott in 2014.
- Katharine Murphy: Labored within the Canberra press gallery for the Monetary Evaluate, The Australian and The Age earlier than becoming a member of Guardian Australia in 2013 as political editor. Joined Prime Minister Anthony Albanese this 12 months after nearly 30 years within the Canberra press gallery.
- Clint Thomas: A senior journalist with over a decade of service on the ABC, Thomas joined WA Surroundings Minister Reece Whitby in 2020.
- Jason Koutsoukis: A former Fairfax, Bloomberg and Nikkei Asia journalist for nearly 30 years, Koutsoukis joined Minister for House Affairs Clare O’Neil after Labor’s 2022 election victory.
- James Jeffrey: A columnist and sketch author for The Australian for 16 years, Jeffery left Information Corp in 2019 to hitch Anthony Albanese’s crew whereas in opposition.
Correction: A earlier model of this text erroneously acknowledged that Stephen Fitzpatrick left NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey’s workplace to hitch Premier Chris Minns. Fitzpatrick on the time of writing stays in Mookhey’s workplace.
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