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1,194 journalists at ABC News (Australia) (September 2026)

1,194 journalists are on file at ABC News (Australia), a broadcaster in Australia. 641 are reporters and 246 are editors.

Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026

Updated 2026-09-15

1,194 Journalists on file
641 Reporters
246 Editors
2.61 Reporters per editor

Counted on abc.net.au. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

Roles

RoleJournalistsShare of the newsroom
Reporters 641 53.7%
Editors 246 20.6%
Anchors and presenters 226 18.9%
News producers 37 3.1%
Correspondents 27 2.3%
Other editorial 8 0.7%
Critics and reviewers 7 0.6%
Columnists 2 0.2%

Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

Beats

214 of the 1,194 journalists on file at ABC News (Australia) carry a beat word in their title or headline.

BeatTitled journalistsShare of the newsroom
Sports 31 2.6%
Politics 26 2.2%
Entertainment 25 2.1%
Foreign affairs 23 1.9%
Culture and arts 20 1.7%
Investigative 20 1.7%
Business 15 1.3%
Crime and courts 11 0.9%
Science 8 0.7%
Health 7 0.6%

Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

Seniority

SeniorityJournalistsShare of the newsroom
Chief 9 0.8%
Executive 11 0.9%
Deputy 23 1.9%
Senior 56 4.7%
Staff 1 0.1%
Unknown 1,094 91.6%

Seniority comes from the words in the job title. Most titles carry none, and those rows read unknown. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

Journalists listed (60 of 1,194)

Seniority first, then name. A row is listed only when the name, the job title, the outlet and the country are all present.

NameTitleRoleCountry
Chris McLoughlin Reporter Chief of Staff Reporters Australia
Elise Fantin Chief of Staff Reporter ABC Canberra Reporters Australia
Greg Jennett Bureau Chief Editors Australia
Jayne Arthur Chief Subeditor Editors Australia
Kaitlyn Offer Newsgathering Producer and Journalist (Chief of Staff) Reporters Australia
Mazoe Ford Europe Bureau Chief, London Editors United Kingdom
Patrick Mitchell Chief Subeditor Editors Australia
Simon Obrien Acting Chief Subeditor Editors Australia
Thea Dikeos Melbourne Bureau Chief Editors Australia
Brian Rogers News Director and Editor Editors Australia
Emma Vincent Studio Director & Editor Editors Australia
Gavin Fang Editorial Director Other editorial Australia
Jan Stradling Commissioning Editor Executive Producer Editors United Kingdom
Jeff Siberry Series Producer - Director - Dop - Editor Editors Australia
Kirstin Murray Journalist Director Supervising Producer Script Editor Reporters Australia
Peter Cowling Senior Editor, Mosart Studio Director Editors Australia
Ryan Malcolm Studio Director Video Editor Editors Australia
Suzanne Smith Producer Director Writer Journalist Compass ABC TV Reporters Australia
Tim Latham Executive Producer ABC Media Watch - with Presenter, Paul Barry Anchors and presenters Australia
Adam Dunn Assistant Editor - Miniseg Editor Editors Australia
Anastasia Safioleas Deputy Editor Editors Australia
Andy Lee ABC Made Casual Editor Assistant Editors Australia
Camellia Aebischer Deputy Editor, Asia Editors Australia
Clint Jasper Deputy Editor Editors Australia
Dan Smith Deputy Editor Editors Australia
Donna Thorne Deputy News Editor Editors Australia
Emily Sakzewski Deputy News Editor Digital Editor, Nt Editors Australia
Eyasu Gutjahr Assistant Editor & Digital Producer Editors Australia
Jaide Innes Assistant Video Editor Editors Australia
James Dunlevie Deputy Digital Editor Editors Australia
Jeanavive McGregor Deputy Editor, ABC Investigations Editors Australia
Jessica Bahr Deputy Digital Editor Editors Australia
Joanna McCarthy Deputy Editor, Indigenous Affairs Team Editors Australia
Joel Benetti Administrative Assistant Presenter Anchors and presenters Australia
John Dobson Deputy Editor - Regional Wa Editors Australia
Louise Willis Deputy Editor ABC Canberra Editors Australia
Meredith Griffiths Deputy Planning Editor Editors Australia
Michael Slezak Deputy Editor, Specialist Reporting Team Editors Australia
Nick McLaren Senior Reporter and Deputy Cos Reporters Australia
Suzie Raines Acting Deputy Editor Editors Australia
Troy Cuthbertson Deputy News Editor Editors Australia
Zain Nabi Deputy Regional Editor, Victoria Editors Australia
Adele Ferguson Senior Investigative Journalist and Business Columnist Columnists Australia
Adrian Wilson Senior Camera Operator Editor Editors United Kingdom
Alexia Hamilton-Smith Senior Journalist Presenter TV and Digital and Radio Anchors and presenters Australia
Amy Greenbank Nsw Investigations Lead, Fill-in 7pm Presenter Anchors and presenters Australia
Ann Newton Senior News Producer and Learning Consultant News producers Australia
Bitto Ghosh Senior Editor, Travel and Tourism Editors United States
Brett Worthington Senior Digital Political Correspondent Correspondents United Kingdom
Bruce Atkinson Senior Multimedia Reporter Reporters United Kingdom
Carrington Clarke Senior Business Correspondent Correspondents United States
Cheryl Hall Senior Reporter Producer Reporters Australia
Chris Kimball Reporter Development and Training Lead - ABC News Reporters Australia
Cindy Wockner Senior Reporter Reporters Australia
Damian Porombka Senior Editor Media Coordinator, ABC News Editors Australia
Dan Oakes Senior Investigative Reporter Reporters Australia
David Rowlands Senior Broadcast Journalist (News & Sport) Reporters Australia
Duncan White Senior Editor Compositor Editors Australia
Dustin Skipworth Senior Producer & Presenter Anchors and presenters Australia
Emma Morris Senior Producer Journalist Reporters Australia

Updated 2026-09-15. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

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JournalistLabs, 1,194 journalists at ABC News (Australia), September 2026, https://journalistlabs.com/outlets/abc-news-australia/.

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