Political Reporter

**What's the role?**

Are you passionate about politics? Do you thrive on breaking news, delivering sharp analysis, and capturing the pulse of Australia's political landscape?

With a Federal Election just around the corner, Sky News is looking for a dynamic political reporter to join our award-winning team of journalists in Canberra.

**Key Responsibilities**

+ **Report on Federal Politics** : Deliver live updates, attend press conferences, conduct interviews, and write news packages for broadcast under tight deadlines.

+ **Live Coverage** : Broadcast breaking stories at short notice while coordinating effectively with the news desk and technical staff.

+ **Build Contacts** : Develop relationships across political and stakeholder groups to uncover and verify stories.

+ **Legal and Ethical Compliance** : Ensure all content meets legal standards, consulting pre-publication lawyers when necessary, and adhere to company policies.

+ **Collaborate with Leadership** : Take direction from the Canberra Bureau Chief and contribute to smooth production workflows.

+ **Versatile Reporting** : Cover a range of political and regional stories as required.

**Who are you?**

+ Passionate about politics and have a good working knowledge of our political scene

+ Ability to report in both a live and non-live setting

+ Write and prepare clear and concise news packages

+ Ability to generate original news stories

+ Excellent organisational and interpersonal communication

+ Outstanding research skills

+ Sound editorial judgement

+ Excellent time management skills and the ability to multitask and work to strict deadlines

+ Flexible work schedule and understanding that this is a 24/7 newsroom that may require you to work early mornings/nights and weekends

**News Benefits**

News Benefits is our way of saying thank you to our people for their valued contribution to News, our audiences, clients and communities. Thanking them for the great things they do daily, for the greater good of Australia. Our benefits include:
+ **Exclusively ours** - Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family

+ **Health & wellbeing** - Advice, support and facilities for healthy minds and bodies (including an onsite gym at our Adelaide, Brisbane & Sydney offices)

+ **Time off** - News offers a range of leave options to support your personal needs and moments that matter in life: Parental leave, Birthday leave, Volunteer leave, Career break and Compassionate leave.

+ **Helping you grow** - Development opportunities (including diversity and inclusion - focused education series) and recognition

+ **Financial wellbeing** - Support on making the most of your money

+ **Perks & discounts** - Exclusive offers across a range of products and services

+ **Giving back** - Make a difference to our communities.

+ **Workplace Inclusion and facilities** - Engage with your passions through various employee-resource groups and accessibility to multi-faith quiet rooms & parents' rooms

Who are we?

Sky News is Australia's leading 24-hour multi-channel and multi-platform news service provider.

Operated by Australian News Channel Pty Ltd (ANC), a subsidiary of News Corp Australia, its channels include Sky News Live, Sky News Weather, Sky News Extra, Sky News UK, FOX SPORTS News and Australia Channel for international audiences.

Sky News Australia's unrivalled broadcast and digital news content features award-winning journalists, exclusive insights from the biggest names in politics, ground-breaking special investigations, and live breaking news, sport and weather.

What's next?

**Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion** _We know that diversity strengthens our teams and newsrooms as we seek to tell stories that represent the diverse communities of Australia that we serve. Our people make us unique and we all have a story. We encourage people of all ages, backgrounds, races, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, abilities and gender identities to apply. Inclusion is important to us and we want everyone at News to bring their whole-selves to work. If you require any accommodations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process, or would like to outline which pronouns you prefer, please feel free to let us know._

**Category**:
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