Australian politician and journalist
Zoe Daniel
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Zoe Daniel 2023
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Assumed office
21 May 2022
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Preceded by
| Tim Wilson
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Born
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1972-11-28
)
28 November 1972
(age 51)
[1]
Melbourne
,
Victoria
, Australia
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Political party
| Independent
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Children
| 2
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Occupation
| Journalist
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Known for
| - Foreign correspondent
- television host
- commentator
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Signature
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Website
| zoedaniel
.com
.au
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Zoe Daniel
(born 28 November 1972)
[2]
is an Australian politician and former journalist. She is the independent member of parliament for the
Division of Goldstein
following the
2022 Australian federal election
, having defeated the incumbent
Liberal Party
member
Tim Wilson
.
Early life
[
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]
Her father is the former
Essendon
footballer
Peter Daniel
.
She moved to
Launceston, Tasmania
, when she was two years old,
[4]
when her father was working there as a football coach.
Journalism career
[
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]
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
[
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]
In 2004, Daniel reported on the
Summer Olympics
.
[5]
While working in Africa she reported on the regime of
Robert Mugabe
in Zimbabwe,
Sierra Leone civil war
, the
Darfur genocide
and
South Sudan
.
[6]
In 2009, she moved to
Phnom Penh
where she reported on the
Khmer Rouge tribunal
.
[7]
From 2010 until 2013, Daniel took up a posting in
Bangkok
as the ABC's
Southeast Asian
correspondent.
[8]
At the time, Daniel's posting while a mother of young children was unprecedented for ABC correspondents.
[9]
During her time there she reported on the
2010 Thai political protests
and interviewed
Aung San Suu Kyi
.
[10]
After 27 years with ABC News, Daniel decided to finish her career with the organisation, leaving in July 2020.
[11]
[12]
The New Daily
[
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]
As of November 2021
[update]
Daniel was writing a column for
The New Daily
.
[13]
Politics
[
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]
Daniel was endorsed by
Voices of Goldstein
as an independent candidate to run in the
2022 federal election
in the seat of
Goldstein
.
[14]
Her candidacy was endorsed by former member for
Indi
,
Cathy McGowan
, former leader of the Liberal Party,
John Hewson
, and minister in the
Fraser government
and former Liberal member for Goldstein,
Ian Macphee
.
[15]
[16]
Daniel is a self-described swinging voter, as a consequence of her father's "negative experience of party politics".
[17]
She describes herself as a "social progressive, economic conservative".
[18]
[19]
She cast her vote for the Liberals at the
2016 Australian federal election
on the basis of what she perceived to be Malcolm Turnbull's commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
[20]
During the campaign, she stated that she had campaigned for "faster and stronger action on climate change, restoration of integrity and trust in politics and real equality and safety for women."
[21]
Daniel is part of a
network of female community independents
that campaigned in safe Liberal seats.
[22]
Daniel was successful at the election, defeating the incumbent, Tim Wilson.
[23]
Personal life
[
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]
Daniel is married to husband Rowan and has two children.
[8]
She lives in
Hampton
.
[14]
Daniel is a supporter and member of the
Essendon Football Club
.
[24]
Bibliography
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]
- Storyteller: A Foreign Correspondent's Memoir
, ABC Books, 2014, ISBN 978-0733332319
- Angel: Through My Eyes ? Natural Disaster Zones
, Allen & Unwin, 2018, ISBN 978-1760113773
- Greetings from Trumpland: How an unprecedented presidency changed everything
, Harper Collins, 2021, ISBN 978-0733341519
References
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Perkins, Miki (25 November 2021).
"Former ABC reporter Zoe Daniel to fight Liberals on climate and integrity"
.
The Age
. 9 Entertainment.
Archived
from the original on 8 December 2021
. Retrieved
17 December
2021
.
- ^
"Ms Zoe Daniel MP"
.
Parliament of Australia
.
Archived
from the original on 20 February 2023
. Retrieved
20 February
2023
.
- ^
Abblitt, Ebony (11 March 2021).
"Foreign correspondent returns home for book launch"
.
The Examiner
.
Archived
from the original on 9 December 2021
. Retrieved
15 November
2021
.
- ^
"Zoe Daniel"
.
The Wheeler Centre
.
Archived
from the original on 9 December 2021
. Retrieved
15 November
2021
.
- ^
"Zoe Daniel appointed Washington bureau chief"
.
About the ABC
.
Archived
from the original on 8 December 2021
. Retrieved
15 November
2021
.
- ^
Dimase, Jacinta.
"Zoe Daniel"
.
Jacinta Dimase Management ? Literary Agency
.
Archived
from the original on 4 March 2022
. Retrieved
15 November
2021
.
- ^
a
b
DANIEL, ZOE (9 May 2014).
"
'I'm a mum and I work in a war zone'
"
.
news.com.au
.
Archived
from the original on 8 December 2021
. Retrieved
15 November
2021
.
- ^
"Life on the road"
.
About the ABC
.
Archived
from the original on 8 December 2021
. Retrieved
15 November
2021
.
- ^
"Zoe Daniel ? a working journalist profile"
.
upstart
. 27 August 2012.
Archived
from the original on 8 December 2021
. Retrieved
15 November
2021
.
- ^
"Correcting Sharri Markson and Remy Varga in The Australian"
.
About the ABC
. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Archived
from the original on 5 April 2022
. Retrieved
11 April
2022
.
... Zoe Daniel left the ABC in July 2020...
- ^
Daniel, Zoe.
"Zoe Daniel ? Posts Facebook"
.
Facebook
.
Archived
from the original on 9 November 2023
. Retrieved
11 April
2022
.
I've decided to leave ABC news after 27 years...
- ^
Brown, Greg (26 November 2021).
"Former ABC journalist to take on sitting Lib"
.
The Australian
.
Archived
from the original on 2 December 2021
. Retrieved
12 July
2022
.
- ^
a
b
"Former ABC journalist Zoe Daniel to run as an independent against Liberal MP Tim Wilson in Victoria"
.
the Guardian
. 25 November 2021.
Archived
from the original on 8 December 2021
. Retrieved
8 December
2021
.
- ^
Perkins, Miki (25 November 2021).
"Former ABC reporter Zoe Daniel to fight Liberals on climate and integrity"
.
The Age
.
Archived
from the original on 8 December 2021
. Retrieved
8 December
2021
.
- ^
Hislop, Madeline (25 November 2021).
"Former journalist Zoe Daniel to run as an independent against Liberal MP Tim Wilson"
.
Women's Agenda
.
Archived
from the original on 9 December 2021
. Retrieved
8 December
2021
.
- ^
Margo Kingston [@margokingston1]
(22 February 2022).
"16. Statement by @zdaniel in response to @TimWilsonMP's email to supporters (Tweet 9)"
(
Tweet
)
. Retrieved
13 May
2022
– via
Twitter
.
- ^
The Project [@theprojecttv]
(8 May 2022).
"Independent candidate Zoe Daniel is fighting for the seat of Goldstein this election. Zoe joins us, and shares which party she will side with if elected. #TheProject"
(Tweet)
. Retrieved
13 May
2022
– via Twitter.
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Millar, Royce (15 May 2022).
"Zoe on Zoe: What the Goldstein independent wants from the next government"
.
The Sydney Morning Herald
.
Archived
from the original on 16 May 2022
. Retrieved
16 May
2022
.
- ^
Seccombe, Mike (4 December 2021).
"Independents: Inside the insurrection of the centre"
.
The Saturday Paper
.
Archived
from the original on 8 December 2021
. Retrieved
8 December
2021
.
- ^
Crowe, David.
"
'Not a reason not to talk': Key independent candidates list demands in event of hung parliament"
.
Archived
from the original on 23 April 2022
. Retrieved
23 April
2022
.
- ^
"Meet three independent women aiming to conquer Liberal strongholds"
.
The New Daily
. 26 November 2021.
Archived
from the original on 3 December 2021
. Retrieved
8 December
2021
.
- ^
"Bridget Archer considers running for Liberal deputy as Peter Dutton tipped as potential leader"
.
SBS News
.
Archived
from the original on 23 May 2022
. Retrieved
23 May
2022
.
- ^
"The private interests of Zoe Daniel MP"
.
openpolitics.com.au
.
External links
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