Biography

Patricia Karvelas is the presenter of Q+A on Monday nights on ABC TV and the host of ABC News Afternoon Briefing at 4pm weekdays on ABC News channel.

She is also the co-host of the weekly Party Room podcast with Fran Kelly and the host of the ABC's new politics and news podcast Politics Now.

Previously she was the presenter at Radio National for a decade, anchoring both RN Drive for seven years and RN Breakfast for three years.

She has been a prominent senior journalist in the Australian media for more than 20 years, beginning her professional career in broadcast journalism at the ABC and SBS as both a producer and presenter.

She has also worked for The Australian newspaper covering federal politics in the press gallery, also as the Victorian Bureau Chief and Editor and Senior National Affairs Journalist. Patricia specialised in Indigenous affairs and social affairs policy reporting for more than 10 years.

Karvelas was also appointed Honorary Professor with RMIT's School of Media and Communication, building on her existing engagement with RMIT and continuing to work with students and staff in various capacities.
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