Moguls and the Media

Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has spent 15 years in Parliament and has become one of the country's leading voices on women in politics, environment and nature protection, media policy and human rights. Her short book En Garde was a personal expose that helped break the silence on women’s treatment in modern Australian politics. Sarah is the Australian Greens spokesperson for the Environment, Media, Communications and the Arts. 

Paddy Manning is the author of several award-winning books, including biographies of Malcolm Turnbull and Nathan Tinkler. His 2020 book, Body Count: How Climate Change is Killing Us, won the 2021 Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Nonfiction. His latest book is Successor, a biography of Lachlan Murdoch.

Jim Middleton has been in journalism and media for more than 50 years. He was the ABC’s Chief Political Correspondent in Canberra from 1988-2007 and the ABC’s North America correspondent from 1980-86. He oversaw Sydney 2JJ’s transition to what is now the Triple J network, presented The World with Zoe Daniel on the ABC’s international service, and worked for Sky News from 2014-2018. He runs his own consultancy, has worked on election campaigns, and provides media and strategic advice to Climate 200. He is currently an adviser to Zoe Daniel.