Lisa Millar
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Lisa Millar is an Australian Walkley Award winning journalist
, primarily employed as a reporter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
, who is currently the Chief of the ABC Washington Bureau.
Millar grew up in the small country town of Kilkivan, before moving to Brisbane to begin her journalism career in newspapers, working for the The Gympie Times
and then Brisbane's afternoon tabloid newspaper, The Sun, until it closed down. She then moved north to Townsville, where she worked for the regional television broadcaster, WIN TV
, for a year. Millar then moved across to the ABC as its North Queensland correspondent, covering a large area stretching from the Torres Strait, to the outback mining community of Mount Isa and down to the island chain, the Whitsundays. She then worked in the Federal Press Gallery in Canberra for the ABC, including during the 1996 federal election campaign, which saw John Howard become Prime Minister.
She then moved back to Queensland where she became State Political Reporter, covering the rise and fall of the right wing politician Pauline Hanson and her party, One Nation. She was elected president of the 30-strong Brisbane press gallery and was co-anchor for the ABC's state election coverage in 1998 and 2001. She also reported for ABC radio in Queensland and was a regular commentator on Queensland issues for the ABC's Sydney metropolitan radio station, 702. In 2001 she was assigned as the ABC's North American correspondent, based in Washington, before returning to Australia in 2005. She was part of the team that won the 2005 Walkely Award for Investigative Journalism for the story that discovered Vivian Solon
in the Philippines.
In 2007 she was awarded a Ochberg Fellowship by the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma
for creating a DVD to assist journalists who experience grief or trauma.
She returned to Washington in July 2009, to become the ABC's bureau chief.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, primarily employed as a reporter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
, who is currently the Chief of the ABC Washington Bureau.
Millar grew up in the small country town of Kilkivan, before moving to Brisbane to begin her journalism career in newspapers, working for the The Gympie Times
The Gympie Times
The Gympie Times is a daily newspaper serving Gympie in Queensland, Australia. The newspaper is owned by APN News & Media and is published from Monday to Saturday.The Gympie Times is circulated north to Tiaro, west to Kilkivan and south to Noosa...
and then Brisbane's afternoon tabloid newspaper, The Sun, until it closed down. She then moved north to Townsville, where she worked for the regional television broadcaster, WIN TV
WIN TV
WIN TV may refer to:* WIN Television, an Australian regional television network* WIN TV Tamil, a Tamil regional television network* WIN TV , a television station in Trinidad and Tobago which is slated to begin broadcasting in April 2007...
, for a year. Millar then moved across to the ABC as its North Queensland correspondent, covering a large area stretching from the Torres Strait, to the outback mining community of Mount Isa and down to the island chain, the Whitsundays. She then worked in the Federal Press Gallery in Canberra for the ABC, including during the 1996 federal election campaign, which saw John Howard become Prime Minister.
She then moved back to Queensland where she became State Political Reporter, covering the rise and fall of the right wing politician Pauline Hanson and her party, One Nation. She was elected president of the 30-strong Brisbane press gallery and was co-anchor for the ABC's state election coverage in 1998 and 2001. She also reported for ABC radio in Queensland and was a regular commentator on Queensland issues for the ABC's Sydney metropolitan radio station, 702. In 2001 she was assigned as the ABC's North American correspondent, based in Washington, before returning to Australia in 2005. She was part of the team that won the 2005 Walkely Award for Investigative Journalism for the story that discovered Vivian Solon
Vivian Solon
Vivian Alvarez Solon is an Australian who was unlawfully removed to the Philippines by the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs in July 2001. In May 2005, it became public knowledge that she had been deported, although DIMIA knew of its mistake in 2003...
in the Philippines.
In 2007 she was awarded a Ochberg Fellowship by the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma
Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma
The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma is a resource center and think tank for journalists who cover violence, conflict and tragedy around the world...
for creating a DVD to assist journalists who experience grief or trauma.
She returned to Washington in July 2009, to become the ABC's bureau chief.