11-743: Speers may refer to People [ edit ] David Speers , Australian journalist Hall Speers , Irish Anglican bishop Places [ edit ] Speers, Pennsylvania Speers, Saskatchewan Speers Point, New South Wales Speers, a town in Friesland Music [ edit ] Speer Family , also known as the Speers Television [ edit ] Speers Tonight , an Australian news program See also [ edit ] Spears (disambiguation) Speirs Speer (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
22-462: A presenter or journalist every year with the exception of 2010. The awards were discontinued after 2015. Speers won a Walkley Award in December 2014 for a notable interview with Attorney General George Brandis , in which Brandis struggled to explain what metadata was despite being the minister in charge of proposed new laws surrounding the storage and police access of metadata. Speers won
33-519: Is also a fill-in presenter for Michael Rowland on News Breakfast . In July 2023, Speers was appointed as ABC national political lead, a new position, following the departure of former political editor Andrew Probyn . Speers was chosen to moderate the leaders' debate between John Howard and Kevin Rudd for the 2007 Australian federal election and again in the 2010 Australian federal election between Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott , as well as
44-484: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages David Speers David Gordon Speers (born 9 September 1974) is an Australian journalist and host of Insiders on ABC TV . Previously he was political editor at Sky News Australia , as well as host of PM Agenda , The Last Word and Speers Tonight . Speers began his career in Geelong, Victoria , in
55-405: Is married to Liz, with whom he has two children who were born in 2010 and 2014. Speers plays the trumpet and demonstrated this ability while hosting the 2010 ASTRA Awards. Speers Tonight Speers Tonight is an Australian television program on Sky News Australia . The program sees host David Speers interview a prominent guest, followed by a discussion of political issues from
66-399: The 2013 Australian federal election between Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott. In 2020, Speers released the book On Mutiny ( ISBN 9780733644146 ) which covered the removal of Malcolm Turnbull as prime minister. Speers has also written regular articles for financial website Switzer. Between 2006 and 2015, Speers has been awarded with an ASTRA Award for "outstanding performance" by
77-772: The day on the 24-hour news channel. He also previously commuted from his home in Canberra once a week to Sky News' primary studios in Sydney to host primetime program The Nation with David Speers before the program ended in 2015. On 28 January 2016, Speers began hosting a new weekly Sky News format Speers Tonight from Canberra. In June 2019, Speers was appointed as host of the ABC's Insiders program, replacing Barrie Cassidy from February 2020. Speers regularly appears on ABC News , News Breakfast and ABC Local Radio including Mornings on ABC Radio Melbourne . Speers
88-513: The newsroom of radio station K-Rock . He then worked at 2GB , 2UE and 3AW . He has been a member of the National Press Club board since 2005 and is currently a director. In 2000, Speers joined Sky News as a political editor. During his time with Sky News, Speers hosted the channel's flagship PM Agenda program on Monday to Thursday afternoons. Additionally, he presented political updates and conducts interviews throughout
99-581: The same award at the 2015 event (which Speers also hosted) for his notable "The Fixer" interview with Christopher Pyne on PM Agenda . In 2016, Speers was named one of the 50 most powerful people in Australian television by News Corp Australia . Speers won the Subscription Television Award for Best Male Presenter at the 2017 AACTA Awards . Speers' parents are Peter Speers and Robyn (nÊe Cowled). He lives in Canberra and
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121-448: The week with journalists Paul Kelly and Peter Hartcher . The weekly program replaced similar format The Nation with David Speers on Thursday nights and was one of two programs hosted by Speers, the other being the four-times weekly PM Agenda . The program debuted on 28 January 2016 with Anthony Albanese as the inaugural guest. Episode 42 of the first season is the highest rated regular episode of Speers Tonight , when it
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