Unpack the big political and policy issues with Clare Armstrong, national political editor of the Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, Adelaide Advertiser and Courier Mail.

Speakers

Clare Armstrong — National Political Editor, News Corp

Clare Armstrong is the national political editor of the Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, Adelaide Advertiser and Courier Mail based in Canberra.

She was previously a federal political reporter at the Daily Telegraph, and has also reported for the Townsville Bulletin. In 2021, Clare received the Wallace Brown Award recognising the best young journalist in the federal parliament press gallery.

Ebony Bennett — Deputy Director of the Australia Institute

Ebony Bennett is deputy director of the Australia Institute and host of its popular webinar series and Follow the Money podcast.

Beginning her career as a journalist in the Canberra press gallery for The Sydney Morning Herald and Australian Financial Review, Ebony has worked in federal politics in a variety of roles for almost 20 years and has published research on climate change and energy, gender and street harassment and contributed a chapter to Morrison’s Miracle: The 2019 Australian Federal Election (ANU Press 2020) and The Nordic Edge: Policy Possibilities for Australia (MUP 2021).

Ebony is a regular commentator and contributor across broadcast and print media, she appears regularly as a commentator on ABC and Sky News and has a fortnightly column in The Canberra Times.