Sydney Morning Herald taps Duffin to serve as crime reporter

Perry Duffin has taken over the role of crime reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald. Recently, he was a journalist at the Australian Associated Press, where he worked for more than five years. Duffin was also a journalist at Fairfax Media and interned at The Newcastle Herald, a local tabloid newspaper in Australia. Duffin graduated […]

Sydney Morning Herald names Eder sports reporter

Billie Eder, a cadet reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald, has been promoted to sports reporter. Eder joined The Sydney Morning Herald in February 2021 as a newsroom assistant. Prior to that, she interned at Nine. Eder graduated from the University of Technology Sydney. Be sure to congratulate Eder on Twitter.

Schultz joins Sydney Morning Herald as Sun-Herald reporter

The Sydney Morning Herald has hired Amber May Schultz as a Sun-Herald reporter. Recently, she was an associate editor at Crikey in Australia, where she joined as an investigative reporter. Schultz was a lecturer for Macleay’s College in Australia. She also worked at Nine  and was a general and breaking news reporter at The Age, […]

Carmody to cover Victorian state politics for The Age

Broede Carmody, a journalist working on the national blog at The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, has moved to the Spring Street bureau to cover Victorian state politics. Previously, Carmody was a business reporter at SmartCompany and a catalyst editor at RMIT University Student Union. Carmody graduated from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. […]

Shields named editor of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald has appointed Bevan Shields as editor. Recently, he served as the Sydney Morning Herald’s and The Age’s European correspondent. He has also served as federal editor and Canberra bureau chief for the mastheads. Shields replaces Lisa Davies in his new role. Shields began his career as a health reporter for the […]

Sydney Morning Herald editor Davies leaves

Lisa Davies, editor at The Sydney Morning Herald since 2017, has resigned. “After almost five years in the best job in journalism, I have decided it’s time to move on,” Davies said. “It has been an immense privilege to lead this newsroom, which is full of talented and passionate individuals wholly committed to delivering news […]

The Herald and The Age launch audio news bulletins

The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age have launched twice-daily audio news bulletins which are accessible through smart speakers and podcast platforms. The morning and afternoon bulletins will be presented by Herald and The Age journalists, covering topics including local, national and world politics, business, sports, and entertainment in a three-minute news hit. Tory Maguire, […]