Start your day the right way, with a stimulating discussion of the latest news headlines and hot button topics from The Advertiser and Sunday Mail. Today, hear from journalist and broadcaster Dr Julia Baird, investigative reporter Louise Milligan and Advertiser Deputy Editor Ben Hyde.  Julia Baird Dr Julia Baird is a globally renowned author, award-winning journalist, host of The Drum on ABC TV and columnist for The New York Times and The Sydney Morning Herald. Julia’s most recent book is the bestselling Phosphorescence and her biography of Queen Victoria, Victoria: the Queen, was one of The New York Times' top ten books of 2016. Louise Milligan Louise Milligan is an investigative reporter for the ABC TV’s Four Corners. Her award-winning stories for ABC’s 7.30 on the abuse allegations against George Pell led to the book Cardinal: The Rise and Fall of Cardinal Pell, which was awarded the Walkley Book Award in 2017 and won the 2018 Civic Choice Award for the Melbourne Prize for Literature. Milligan is Irish-born and was raised a devoted Catholic. Ben Hyde Ben Hyde started as a cadet with The Advertiser in 2009 and has worked across various rounds including sport, general news, regional affairs, real estate and police reporting. He became Head of News in 2017 and was last year appointed Deputy Editor of The Advertiser and Sunday Mail.

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