Geraldine Doogue

Geraldine Doogue is a renowned Australian journalist and broadcaster with a distinguished career in news and current affairs. She is presenter of the ABC Local Radio program Saturday Extra and ABC Television’s Compass. Prior to this, she was the presenter of the ABC Radio National’s Life Matters.
Whilst originally planning a career as a schoolteacher after completing her Arts degree, in 1972 Geraldine applied on an impulse for a journalism cadetship with The West Australian instead.
Since then she has thrived on that impulsive decision. Within the first ten years of her career, Geraldine had carved out a reputation in print, television and radio, including two years at the London Bureau working for the Murdoch group's Australian papers.
Geraldine Doogue moved to Sydney to host the NSW edition of the program and established herself as one of the most respected and popular personalities on national television. Geraldine then worked for a time on commercial radio with 2UE and on commercial television, co-presenting Channel 10's main news bulletin, before returning to the ABC in 1990.
She played a major role in ABC TV's coverage of the Gulf War. During this period Geraldine was awarded two Penguin Awards and a United Nations Media Peace Prize.
In 1992 Geraldine began presenting Life Matters, a new ABC Radio National program which set out to cover the full gamut of social issues in everyday life.
After 11 years with Life Matters, she moved to Saturday mornings to host a program focussing on international politics, Australia's role on the world stage, and business. Geraldine Doogue is an expert on topical discussion and leading hypathetical speaker, conference facilitator or master of ceremonies.

Speaker Topics Include:

Discussion of Australia’s place in our region… and the vital need for friendships to develop between Australians and others
Making sense of some of the bigger issues that swirl around the community - social cohesion, fairness within communities and the politics of change
My career - the ups and the downs, complete with some laughs
Relationships - An International Business Success Story
Social Issues and Their Relevance to Bottom Line Performance
The Workplace – Keeping the “Too Hard Basket” Empty