The New Daily is a trusted source of national news and information and is provided free for all Australians.
The New Daily delivers the day’s most relevant news – national, state, world, finance, sport, entertainment, lifestyle, weather – in text, pictures, audio and video. Written and edited by media professionals, it provides objective coverage of each day’s biggest stories. It aims to provide fair, balanced and unbiased coverage of major events around the world and across Australia.
Our team of top editors and journalists, headed by Neil Frankland, publishes throughout the day across desktop, social, mobile and tablet. The site is backed by Industry Super Holdings and is produced by Motion Publishing, with key executives including former Herald Sun and The Age editor, Bruce Guthrie, and digital publishing pioneer, Eric Beecher.
NEIL FRANKLAND
Editor
Neil’s journalism career spans more than 20 years and has seen him report for, and edit, newspapers, magazines and websites throughout Australia and Asia. Neil joined The New Daily in 2016 after more than a decade covering on major events around the world for The Associated Press from its Sydney bureau and Bangkok regional head office. He has also worked in academia, teaching an advanced journalism course at Latrobe University.
CARLEY OLLEY
Deputy Editor
Carley has been a journalist and sub-editor in print and digital media in New Zealand and Australia for more years than she cares to remember. She spent 10 years at The Age, working in a variety of production roles (including as letters editor). She has also worked for News Limited and Domain.
ANGELA COSTANZO
Senior Editor
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ANTHONY COLANGELO
Senior Editor
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JAMES ROBERTSON
Political Editor
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ROSS McGRAVIE
Homepage Editor PM
A sports tragic in every sense of the word, Ross is an experienced journalist/sub-editor whose passions in life include family, football (of the round ball variety), good food and life-long learning. Recognised for his coverage of sport, property, news and entertainment, his career has taken him from Moruya to Murarrie and almost everywhere in between, for newspapers and magazines of all shapes and sizes. His goal is to catch up on his sleep once the World Cup finishes.
ROD MYER
Superannuation Editor
Rod has extensive experience as a writer, broadcaster, author, media trainer, speech writer, poet and public speaker. Rod has written extensively on business for major newspapers covering a wide range of areas including energy, infrastructure, media, banking, telecommunications and corporate finance. In addition, Rod has written the biographies of two leading Australian business figures,
LOUISE TALBOT
Entertainment Editor
Louise started off as a daily news reporter for the Herald and Weekly Times in 1987. In 1991, Louise became a researcher and field producer for for NINE Network’s A Current Affair and worked with senior reporters flying out on location across eastern Australia. After settling down in NSW, Louise became the Melbourne Correspondent for WHO Magazine and spent the next 21 years covering major national and international news stories from her home base. In January 2017, Louise joined The New Daily team in the capacity of news editor/weekend home page editor and is now an integral part of The New Daily’s weekend coverage.
JOHN ELDER
Science Editor
John Elder has been a journalist and writer for nearly 40 years. He was the last editor-in-chief of the notorious Truth newspaper, a New York correspondent for Fairfax, a senior writer for The Sunday Age for 21 years. He writes about health and science for The New Daily. And he’s writing two books about birds and their relationship to people.
MATTHEW ELMAS
Finance Reporter
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SEZEN BAKAN
Reporter
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ASH CANT
Reporter
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JAMES REID
Reporter
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