Elle Halliwell is a fashion, beauty and entertainment journalist. She began her career covering style and celebrity for The Sunday Telegraph and is currently Digital Editor – Luxury & Lifestyle at The Australian. Elle is also an author, inspirational speaker, passionate advocate for blood cancer research and currently living – and thriving – with Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia.

Ellen Whinnett is The Australian’s associate editor. She is a dual Walkley Award-winning journalist and best-selling author, with a specific interest in national security, investigations and features. She is a former political editor and foreign correspondent who has reported from more than 35 countries across Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Gladys serves as Digital Content Producer on Vogue, Vogue Living and GQ. Previously, she worked in museums and galleries before becoming an intern and freelancer at Vogue. Currently, she’s working on a thesis for her Art History major and completing the last year of her law degree. You’ll probably find her somewhere in Sydney sketching strangers on the train.

Peter Hoysted is Jack the Insider: a highly placed, dedicated servant of the nation with close ties to leading figures in politics, business and the union movement.

Dr Jennifer Oriel is a columnist with a PhD in political science. She writes a weekly column in The Australian. Dr Oriel’s academic work has been featured on the syllabi of Harvard University, the University of London, the University of Toronto, Amherst College, the University of Wisconsin and Columbia University. She has been cited by a broad range of organisations including the World Health Organisation and the United Nations Economic Commission of Africa.

John Lehmann is Managing Director of The Australian, the News Prestige Network and NSW mastheads including The Daily and Sunday Telegraphs. He was Editor of The Australian for four years, leading the masthead to two Newspaper of Year Awards and record audience growth. John believes that world-class storytelling and riveting content is the key to commercial success. Before taking on executive roles, he worked as an editor and reporter in Australia and the United States for 25 years, covering business, media, politics and crime. At the New York Post, he reported extensively on the September 11 terror attacks and hunt for Osama bin Laden. John is a former Editor at Large of The Daily Telegraph, where he helped create major advocacy campaigns including the Bradfield Oration, and has covered Olympic Games in the United States, Russia and Sydney. He also once ran a liquor distribution business and writes a weekly column for The Australian Wine Club, where he moonlights as Cellar Director.

Ley Butterworth is chief sub-editor of The Weekend Australian Magazine, a position he has held since 2005.

Mahalia currently serves as Head of Digital Content for Vogue, Vogue Living and GQ. She has previously worked with fashion brands ELLE, Harper’s BAZAAR, marie claire and InStyle, as well as also launching youth title Syrup in 2020. Originally from Western Australia, Mahalia is now Sydney-based and is extremely passionate about long lunches.

Matthew Denholm is a multi-award winning journalist with more than 30 years’ experience. He has been a senior writer and Tasmania correspondent for The Australian since 2004, and has previously worked for newspapers and news websites in Hobart, Sydney, Canberra and London, including Sky News, The Daily Telegraph, The Adelaide Advertiser and The Australian.

Michael Miller was appointed Executive Chairman Australasia of News Corp Australia in November 2015. Mr Miller is currently the Chairman of the Premium Content Alliance and a Director of Foxtel.

Roger Montgomery is the founder and Chief Investment Officer of Montgomery Investment Management, which won the Lonsec Emerging Fund Manager of the Year award in 2016. Prior to establishing Montgomery, Roger held positions at Ord Minnett Jardine Fleming, BT (Australia) Limited and Merrill Lynch. He is the author of the best-selling, value-investing guide book Value.able and has been writing his popular column about investing and markets for The Australian since 2012. Roger is an unconventional investment thinker, launching one of the earliest retail funds in Australia with a broad mandate to be able to hold large amounts of cash when perceived risks exceed implied returns.

Rowan Callick is a double Walkley Award winner and a Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year. He has worked and lived in Papua New Guinea, Hong Kong and Beijing.

Sam King is a journalist with News Corp, based in Gadigal Country, Sydney. His work has appeared in The Australian, Review & The Weekend Australian Magazine, as well as The Daily Telegraph and news.com.au.

Simon Kuestenmacher is a Co-Founder and Director at The Demographics Group. His columns, media commentary and public speaking focus on current global socio-demographic trends and how these impact Australia. Follow Simon on Twitter for daily data insights on demographics, geography and business.

Stephen Romei writes on books and films. He was formerly literary editor at The Australian and The Weekend Australian.

Tim is one of Australia’s best-known small-cap share analysts and business journalists. He has more than 30 years of experience writing for major business publications. He is known for the highly-respected Criterion investment column which ran for many years in The Australian.

Yeong Sassall is a lifestyle journalist with over 10 years experience in the industry. Her short attention span means she’s adept at writing across a number of subjects, from pop culture, music and fashion, to luxury travel, design and interiors; and she’s held titles at a number of Australian mastheads, including Shop Til You Drop, Cosmopolitan and Buro 24/7 Australia. Currently at home among the world’s best interiors as the digital editor on Vogue Living, she spends her free time reading, bingeing Netflix and devouring any pop culture podcast she can find. She welcomes any media recommendations you can throw at her.

Mick Keelty is an Adjunct Professor at the Charles Sturt University Centre for Policing and Security Studies; he is a member of the National Leadership Group of the Safer Places/Safer People initiative of the Department of Social Services; he was formerly the inspector-general for the Murray-Darling Basin; a member of the former Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics; a part-time corruption commissioner at the Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission and AFP commissioner.