Zoe Daniel

Zoe Daniel (born 28 November 1972)[2] is an Australian politician and former journalist. She is the independent member of parliament for the Division of Goldstein following the 2022 Australian federal election, having defeated the incumbent Liberal Party member Tim Wilson.

Zoe Daniel
MP
Zoe Daniel at a campaign event in February 2022
Member of the Australian Parliament for Goldstein
Assumed office
21 May 2022
Preceded byTim Wilson
Personal details
Born (1972-11-28) 28 November 1972[1]
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Political partyIndependent
Children2
OccupationJournalist
Known for
  • Foreign correspondent
  • television host
  • commentator
Websitezoedaniel.com.au

Early life

Her father is the former Essendon footballer Peter Daniel.[3] She moved to Launceston, Tasmania, when she was two years old,[4] when her father was working there as a football coach.[3]

Journalism career

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

In 2004, Daniel reported on the Summer Olympics.[5]

While working in Africa she reported on the regime of Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone civil war, the Darfur genocide and South Sudan.[6]

In 2009, she moved to Phnom Penh where she reported on the Khmer Rouge tribunal.[7]

From 2010 until 2013, Daniel took up a posting in Bangkok as the ABC's Southeast Asian correspondent.[8] At the time, Daniel's posting while a mother of young children was unprecedented for ABC correspondents.[9] During her time there she reported on the 2010 Thai political protests and interviewed Aung San Suu Kyi.[10]

After 27 years with ABC News, Daniel decided to finish her career with the organisation, leaving in July 2020.[11][12]

The New Daily

As of November 2021 Daniel was writing a column for The New Daily.[13]

Politics
Daniel with Ian Macphee, former MP for Goldstein

Daniel was endorsed by Voices of Goldstein as an independent candidate to run in the 2022 federal election in the seat of Goldstein.[14] Her candidacy was endorsed by former member for Indi, Cathy McGowan, former leader of the Liberal Party, John Hewson, and minister in the Fraser government and former Liberal member for Goldstein, Ian Macphee.[15][16]

Daniel is a self-described swinging voter, as a consequence of her father's "negative experience of party politics".[17] She describes herself as a "social progressive, economic conservative".[18][19] She cast her vote for the Liberals at the 2016 Australian federal election on the basis of what she perceived to be Malcolm Turnbull's commitment to addressing the climate crisis.[20] During the campaign, she stated that she had campaigned for "faster and stronger action on climate change, restoration of integrity and trust in politics and real equality and safety for women."[21]

Daniel is part of a network of female community independents that campaigned in safe Liberal seats.[22]

Daniel was successful at the election, defeating the incumbent, Tim Wilson.[23]

Personal life

Daniel is married to husband Rowan and has two children.[8] She lives in Hampton.[14]

Daniel is a supporter and member of the Essendon Football Club.[24]

Bibliography
  • Storyteller: A Foreign Correspondent's Memoir, ABC Books, 2014, ISBN 978-0733332319
  • Angel: Through My Eyes – Natural Disaster Zones, Allen & Unwin, 2018, ISBN 978-1760113773
  • Greetings from Trumpland: How an unprecedented presidency changed everything, Harper Collins, 2021, ISBN 978-0733341519


References
  1. Perkins, Miki (25 November 2021). "Former ABC reporter Zoe Daniel to fight Liberals on climate and integrity". The Age. 9 Entertainment. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. "Ms Zoe Daniel MP". Parliament of Australia.
  3. "Windy Hill or Washington, 'dare to be a Daniel' | Footyology". Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  4. Abblitt, Ebony (11 March 2021). "Foreign correspondent returns home for book launch". The Examiner. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  5. "Zoe Daniel". The Wheeler Centre. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  6. "Zoe Daniel appointed Washington bureau chief". About the ABC. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  7. Dimase, Jacinta. "Zoe Daniel". Jacinta Dimase Management – Literary Agency. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  8. DANIEL, ZOE (9 May 2014). "'I'm a mum and I work in a war zone'". news.com.au. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  9. "Life on the road". About the ABC. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  10. "Zoe Daniel – a working journalist profile". upstart. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  11. "Correcting Sharri Markson and Remy Varga in The Australian". About the ABC. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 11 April 2022. ... Zoe Daniel left the ABC in July 2020...
  12. Daniel, Zoe. "Zoe Daniel – Posts Facebook". Facebook. Facebook. Retrieved 11 April 2022. I've decided to leave ABC news after 27 years...
  13. Brown, Greg (26 November 2021). "Former ABC journalist to take on sitting Lib". The Australian. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  14. "Former ABC journalist Zoe Daniel to run as an independent against Liberal MP Tim Wilson in Victoria". the Guardian. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  15. Perkins, Miki (25 November 2021). "Former ABC reporter Zoe Daniel to fight Liberals on climate and integrity". The Age. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  16. Hislop, Madeline (25 November 2021). "Former journalist Zoe Daniel to run as an independent against Liberal MP Tim Wilson". Women's Agenda. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  17. Margo Kingston [@margokingston1] (22 February 2022). "16. Statement by @zdaniel in response to @TimWilsonMP's email to supporters (Tweet 9)" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 May 2022 – via Twitter.
  18. The Project [@theprojecttv] (8 May 2022). "Independent candidate Zoe Daniel is fighting for the seat of Goldstein this election. Zoe joins us, and shares which party she will side with if elected. #TheProject" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 May 2022 – via Twitter.
  19. Millar, Royce (15 May 2022). "Zoe on Zoe: What the Goldstein independent wants from the next government". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  20. Seccombe, Mike (4 December 2021). "Independents: Inside the insurrection of the centre". The Saturday Paper. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  21. Crowe, David. "'Not a reason not to talk': Key independent candidates list demands in event of hung parliament". Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  22. "Meet three independent women aiming to conquer Liberal strongholds". The New Daily. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  23. "Bridget Archer considers running for Liberal deputy as Peter Dutton tipped as potential leader". SBS News. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  24. "The private interests of Zoe Daniel MP". openpolitics.com.au.


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