Philippa McDonald is a 30-year veteran of ABC News and one of the most recognised, respected, and trusted faces in Australian journalism.
She is a greatly admired storyteller with a profound interest in the human experience, borne out of decades of covering stories from triumphs to tragedies. During her career she's reported extensively on the Black Summer bushfires, earthquakes, political upheaval, disasters, corporate collapses, coups, terrorist attacks, serial killers and royal commissions. She has interviewed prime ministers, governors-general, Indigenous leaders, major politicians, business leaders, judges, criminals and famous names from arts and entertainment. Throughout her career she has mentored younger journalists.
Her journalism has taken her all over Australia and the world. Philippa's interest in international affairs includes a fellowship at the University of Oxford's Reuters Institute of Journalism.
