“But the opportunity to do a new style of journalism is what attracted me to the ABC.”, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese, second from left, and Prime Minister Scott Morrison, right, pay tribute to Speers during his farewell from Sky News. “He joins Australia’s best and most trusted political journalism team.”, There’s a bit going on at ours: David Speers joins @abcnews as the host of Insiders https://t.co/aNExx3yNUB. Please enable JavaScript if you would like to comment on this blog. Police bodycam footage of Walter Wallace refusing to drop his weapon, After Labor's QLD win, Rudd's Murdoch conspiracy theory takes another direct hit, Emboldened by Biden, Twitter ups the anti-Trump, Genius Bob Merlote summarises the US election, Australia Institute nails the US election 'result' with the question on everyone's mind, Onya Peter Dutton - more NZ crooks sent home, Julia Gillard becomes a Partner at Slater and Gordon and is in the Industrial Relations Department of law firm, Letter to Bruce Wilson from Julia Gillard concerning a vacancy at the AWU, Julia Gillard brought her property at 36 Phillip Street, Abbotsford Vic property settled in July and she borrowed $40,000 from Slater & Gordon for the deposit and the rest from Westpac bank, Advertisement appeared in the paper for Incorporating the Workplace Reform Association - Theiss may have used it for reference. Sources close to Speers expect the News Corp-owned channel to assert its contractual rights over their long-serving presenter. [15], Speers won a Walkley Award in December 2014 for a notable interview with Attorney General George Brandis, in which Brandis struggled to explain what metadata was despite being the minister in charge of proposed new laws surrounding the storage and police access of metadata. David Speers will be leaving Sky News for a larger audience and greater autonomy on ABC Insiders. "The power of that amplification is a huge benefit for Sky," Allen says.
It happened in 2012 to Labor’s Bill Shorten, whose endorsement of a statement from then prime minister Julia Gillard (“I haven't seen what she's said but let me say I support what it is she said”) was likened to a scene from The Muppet Show. Here’s Why She’s Hopeful About Politics Today, Your Weekly Tarot Card Reading, Based on Your Sign. A work experience placement led to a job at Geelong radio station K-Rock in the mid-1990s, followed by stints at Triple M, 2WS, 2GB and 2UE.
Speers was chosen to moderate the leaders' debate between John Howard and Kevin Rudd for the 2007 Australian federal election[10] and again in the 2010 Australian federal election between Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott, as well as the 2013 Australian federal election between Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott. “One embarrassing interview shouldn’t be the end of your career,” says Speers, who presents his first episode of Insiders on Sunday. “We’re experimenting with a few ideas like taking the show out of the [Melbourne studio] and into the regions on occasion to look at things like the drought. Cassidy – a former press secretary to the late Labor prime minister Bob Hawke – founded Insiders in 2001. Ian Cambridge received bank records after the discussions with the bank back in April Ian Cambridge spoke to AWU Officials in Perth and they never heard of the Workplace Reform Association Inc. Diary entry Ian Cambridge - spoke to Branch Official Russell Frearson about the $400,000 going through the account, Geoff Shaw Slater & Gordon General Manager gets Subpoena to supply all documents relating to purchase of 1/85 Kerr Street, Memo from Investigating Detective Dave McAlpine about the AWU fraud. — David Speers (@David_Speers) June 5, 2019 “Insiders is essential viewing if you’re interested in politics and understanding how Australia is being led,” Speers said.
[19], Speers won the Subscription Television Award for Best Male Presenter at the 2017 AACTA Awards. “I loved my time at Sky,” he says. When he leaves with his little black book, it'll be a loss for Sky.". One ABC staffer says the decision has been welcomed inside the broadcaster's Ultimo headquarters. "He gave Sky News credibility," says media analyst Steve Allen. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen, Sky’s chief news anchor, Kieran Gilbert, says politicians from all sides respect Speers for his extensive research and tough-but-fair interviews.
My column: https://t.co/JaP4V1u0lS” If it scares off whistleblowers who want to bring information to the public, it’s a tragedy for all of us.”, The scarcity of Indigenous commentators on Insiders: “Panellists are typically drawn from the Press Gallery and there’s a lack of diversity in the Gallery … but as part of the ABC charter we’re obligated to represent multicultural Australia and we want to address that. "The announcement hit Sky like a bomb," says one source. There won’t be any radical changes though because it’s such a successful format and I don’t want to wreck that.”. Almost two weeks after Guardian Australia revealed the political journalist had accepted an offer to join the ABC to replace Barrie Cassidy, Sky News broke its silence and admitted Speers had resigned. We go to the pub on Sundays, we take family holidays together – but even I have no idea which way he votes.”, In recent years, Sky has filled its evening schedule with conservative commentators: a strategy some critics predicted would fail. Speers, who has remained silent on his defection until now, revealed he never missed an episode of Insiders.
David Speers Children David and Liz have two children, named Matilda who was born in 2010 and Olive, who in 2016 while aged two years old, was flown from Canberra to the Sydney Children’s Hospital and placed on life support for nine days following the onset of croup. While most established programs continue to shed viewers, Insiders has bucked the trend and grown its audience. (“You've set a standard for people in this place for people to aspire to,” Morrison told Speers during a toast. AEC's Senate count is a minefield - comment at your own risk! All rights reserved.
But a Sky spokeswoman confirmed Speers remains contracted to the 24-hour channel. I only lasted a few months.”, Social media: “There are upsides but one downside is that prosecuting arguments for genuine reform is much harder when they can be torn apart in a matter of days, let alone hours.”.
Former Sky News political editor David Speers is the new host of ABC’s Insiders. His wife, Liz, their two daughters and all their possessions are yet to arrive from Canberra so we take a seat on a wooden step.
“At his farewell party, both the Prime Minister and the Opposition Leader said they couldn’t guess who he votes for,” he says. On social media, all three congratulated their soon-to-be colleague. If it scares off whistleblowers who want to bring information to the public, it’s a tragedy for all of us.”, The scarcity of Indigenous commentators on Insiders: “Panellists are typically drawn from the Press Gallery and there’s a lack of diversity in the Gallery … but as part of the ABC charter we’re obligated to represent multicultural Australia and we want to address that.