Samantha Donovan

Melbourne

Journalist at ABC News (Australia)

Journalist at PM (Podcast)

Journalist with ABC's Radio Current Affairs programs AM, PM and The World Today @amworldtodaypm

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Ley and Taylor battle for Liberal leadership

5 days ago | abc.net.au | Samantha Donovan

Angus Taylor and Sussan Ley have both confirmed they will contest the Liberal Party leadership. American Cardinal Robert Prevost has been chosen as the next Pope to the delight of his Australian brothers in the Augustinian order. Brisbane artist Julie Fragar has won this year's Archibald Prize for her portrait of fellow artist Justene Williams.
Nampijinpa Price moves to Liberals - ABC listen

6 days ago | abc.net.au | Samantha Donovan

Northern Territory Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has announced she's leaving the National Party room and moving to the Liberals. After a 12-week trial, two men have been found guilty of the murder of Indigenous Perth teenager Cassius Turvey in 2022. An animal hospital in Melbourne is sending volunteers and their dogs to work with troubled young people who've been in trouble with the law.
Greens Leader Bandt loses seat

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Samantha Donovan

In a shock result, the leader of the Australian Greens, Adam Bandt, has lost the seat of Melbourne. Observers are worried India and PakIstan may soon be engaged in an all out war after India launched missile strikes inside Pakistan and Pakistan-controlled Kashmir. A growing number of new fathers are coming forward for help with post natal depression. Samantha Donovan: Hello, welcome to PM. I'm Samantha Donovan, coming to you from the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation in Melbourne.
Bandt loss sends message to Greens - ABC listen

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Samantha Donovan

Pollster Kos Samaras is surprised Greens leader Adam Bandt has loss his seat of Melbourne. He believes it sends a message to the party that while it may still appeal to younger voters, their older progressive base is turning away from them and choosing Labor. And his polling is showing the reasons include perceptions the party is contributing to civil unrest, compounding community trauma and indirectly helping Peter Dutton and the Opposition.
Liberals reclaim Teal seat - ABC listen

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Samantha Donovan

As the Liberals continue to analyse why they lost the election, prominent Indigenous figures suggest divisive politics played a role. The only surviving guest of Erin Patterson's deadly mushroom lunch gives evidence in her triple murder trial. And, New Zealand's former top cop is named Victoria's next police chief - as the state grapples with the highest rates of youth crime in a decade.
Chaney thinks Julie Bishop may have changed Libs

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Samantha Donovan

Independent Kate Chaney has retained her Perth seat of Curtin despite the Liberal Party doing its best to reclaim it. The granddaughter and niece of Liberal parliamentarians, Ms Chaney believes the party may have retained more female voters if it had elected Julie Bishop leader in 2018.
Liberals ponder election defeat - ABC listen

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Samantha Donovan

The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is back in Canberra after Labor's shock landslide election win. The other parties and independents are assessing their results. The inquest into the stabbing attack at Bondi Junction last year has heard from Queensland police officers who dealt with the offender Joel Cauchi. The New South Wales government is offering up to $20,000 in incentives for international artists to book a local support act.
Trump sacks national security advisor - ABC listen

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Samantha Donovan

In what's being viewed as the first major shake-up of his inner circle since he took office in January, US President Donald Trump is dumping his national security adviser Mike Waltz. He's not leaving in disgrace though. The President is nominating him to be the new US Ambassador to the United Nations. The move comes just weeks after it emerged that Mr Waltz added a journalist to a group chat on the messaging app Signal, giving him access to sensitive military plans.
Election result tough to tip

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Samantha Donovan

Political journalist Karen Middleton thinks a Labor minority government is the most likely outcome of this election but says it's hard to made a prediction. She believes the Prime Minister has had a far better campaign than in 2022 while she's surprised the Coalition's bid has been a "mess". And she's pointing to Victoria and New South Wales as the states that could decide the result.
Election result hard to predict

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Samantha Donovan

The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have spent the final full day of their campaigns traversing the country. Some pundits say a hung parliament is highly likely, while others aren't ruling out clear wins for either side. The US President Donald Trump has dumped his National Security Advisor Mike Waltz after his Signalgate blunder.