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Peta Credlin
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Peta Credlin AO is a weekly columnist with The Australian, and also with News Corp Australia’s Sunday mastheads, including The Sunday Telegraph and Sunday Herald Sun. Since 2017, she has hosted her successful prime-time program Credlin on Sky News Australia, Monday to Thursday at 6.00pm. She’s won a Kennedy Award for her investigative journalism (2021), two News Awards (2021, 2024) and is a joint Walkley Award winner (2016) for her coverage of federal politics. For 16 years, Peta was a policy adviser to Howard government ministers in the portfolios of defence, communications, immigration, and foreign affairs. Between 2009 and 2015, she was chief of staff to Tony Abbott as Leader of the Opposition and later as Prime Minister. Peta is admitted as a barrister and solicitor in Victoria, with legal qualifications from the University of Melbourne and the Australian National University.

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Sorry, Gladys. The abortion bill will haunt you forever

Sorry, Gladys. The abortion bill will haunt you forever

I don’t know what’s more gutless: Trying to ram through abortion laws or hiding in her office, refusing to even speak on the bill that will now come to define Gladys Berejiklian’s time as premier, writes Peta Credlin.

Gravy train leaves a nasty taste with taxpayers

Gravy train leaves a nasty taste with taxpayers

Taxpayers can’t be blamed for suspecting some public officials are more focused on themselves than their job. What is clear is that the codes of conduct on outside-parliament life need an urgent rewrite, argues Peta Credlin.

Energy ‘what if’s are no basis for running a country

Energy ‘what if’s are no basis for running a country

When it comes to powering our nation, Australia’s problem is not that demand is too high, the problem is that supply is too low. It’s time our nation’s leader have a serious conversation about the issue once and for all, writes Peta Credlin.

Jacinda Ardern is missing the point yet again

Jacinda Ardern is missing the point yet again

Australia and New Zealand may be allies, but that’s no excuse to allow criminals to enjoy our way of life while obeying none of the laws. A point which Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern seems to be overlooking, writes Peta Credlin.

Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/journalists/peta-credlin/page/36