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Amanda Meade

Amanda Meade is Guardian Australia's media correspondent and writes media diary the Weekly Beast. Email: amanda.meade@theguardian.com 

May 2025

  • The acting leader of the opposition, Sussan Ley, in January.

    Australia news live
    Simon Birmingham calls out ‘broken’ Liberal party model as Sussan Ley says Coalition reflecting on results ‘with humility’ – as it happened

  • Sky News Australia panel looking downcast after the broadcaster declared Labor as the winner of the 2025 election.

    Andrew Bolt says it was the voters who were wrong as Sky News commentators grieve Dutton election loss

    Amanda Meade
  • Collage of politicians in the Australian election shown on multiple screens.

    Where and how to watch and follow live Australian election coverage tonight

  • Sky News host Sharri Markson ‘officially’ endorsed the Coalition leader, Peter Dutton, to be prime minister.

    Weekly Beast
    Sharri Markson issues own Dutton endorsement as ACM says ‘Australia is Tanya Plibersek’

    Amanda Meade
  • Australian politics live with Krishani Dhanji
    Coalition plans to have two nuclear power plants operating by mid-2030s – as it happened

  • Kim Williams now ‘very clear’ on responsibilities, ABC managing director says after Media Watch allegations

April 2025

  • Antoinette Lattouf walking towards camera surrounded by lawyers

    Pro-Israel group who complained about Lattouf’s ABC employment claim Age and SMH breached suppression order

  • Anthony Albanese visits a housing project in Stones Corner in the electorate of Griffith in Brisbane on Tuesday.

    Australian politics live with Krishani Dhanji
    PM takes aim at Max Chandler-Mather while campaigning in Brisbane – as it happened

  • ABC chair Kim Williams

    ABC chair Kim Williams says email criticising staff for declining to interview Austen Tayshus was ‘inappropriate’

  • On Sky News Australia Sharri Markson says the polls are all wrong about Labor being ahead in the 2025 election.

    Weekly Beast
    Sharri Markson’s ‘exclusive inside information’ puts Coalition in poll position

    Amanda Meade
  • Australia news live
    Pocock calls Coalition’s planned public service cuts ‘pure Canberra bashing’ – as it happened

  • Labor spends more than Coalition on election TV ads but Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots leads YouTube outlay

  • Australian politics live with Krishani Dhanji
    Turnbull says negative gearing ‘examined by every government’ – as it happened

  • Weekly Beast
    Nothing to see here, Press Council says after News Corp tabloids’ front-page undisclosed advertorial gassing up fossil fuel

    Amanda Meade
  • Australian politics live with Krishani Dhanji
    David Pocock says major parties lack the ‘courage’ to tackle housing crisis – as it happened

  • Weekly Beast
    Uhlmann and Bowen’s big debate night – plus News Corp puzzled at audience verdict on Dutton

    Amanda Meade
  • Taylor Auerbach says he was shunned and vilified after Seven’s statements about his role in securing Thai massage for Lehrmann

  • Judge used ‘arguably archaic’ definition of consent in Lehrmann defamation case, Wilkinson argues

  • Weekly Beast
    No playing favourites with ABC journalists as Dutton vows to slash broadcaster’s ‘waste’

    Amanda Meade
  • Australian politics live with Krishani Dhanji
    PM falls from stage after speech – as it happened

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