Zoe Daniel

Zoe Daniel
MP
Zoe Daniel in 2023
Member of the Australian Parliament for Goldstein
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 May 2022
Preceded byTim Wilson
Personal details
Born (1972-11-28) 28 November 1972 (age 51)[1]
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Political partyIndependent
Children2
OccupationJournalist
Known for
  • Foreign correspondent
  • television host
  • commentator
Signature
Websitezoedaniel.com.au
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Zoe Daniel (born 28 November 1972)[2] is an Australian politician and former journalist. She was elected as the first independent member of parliament for the Division of Goldstein at the 2022 Australian federal election.[3] Daniel's candidacy was part of a number of community independents dubbed "Teal independents".

Prior to entering Parliament, Daniel was a journalist for the ABC, from 1993 until 2020. She was an ABC foreign correspondent in three different postings, including Southeast Asia, the USA and Africa. Her most recent posting was as the ABC’s U.S. bureau chief between 2015 and 2019, where she led the ABC's coverage of the presidential election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.[4]

  1. ^ Perkins, Miki (25 November 2021). "Former ABC reporter Zoe Daniel to fight Liberals on climate and integrity". The Age. 9 Entertainment. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Ms Zoe Daniel MP". Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  3. ^ Wahlquist, Calla (23 May 2022). "Teal independents: who are they and how did they upend Australia's election?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Zoe Daniel". Q+A. Retrieved 23 September 2024.