Patricia Karvelas
Patricia Karvelas is the presenter of Q+A, RN Breakfast and co-host of the Party Room podcast.
Previously she was the presenter of RN Drive.
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 worked for The Australian newspaper from 2002 covering federal politics, most recently as the Victorian Bureau Chief and Editor and Senior National Affairs Journalist. Patricia specialised in Indigenous affairs reporting for more than 10 years.
Latest by Patricia Karvelas
The Cumberland City Council book ban threatens to erase queer families. It’s a threat that deserves a serious response
There is something deeply troubling about a local council trying to ban books that show the diversity of families that have legal status in our country.
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analysis:The curious case of the Sydney council book ban and what happens when free speech isn't applied equally
By Q+A and RN Breakfast host Patricia Karvelas
There is something deeply troubling about a local council trying to ban books that show the diversity of families that have legal status in our country.
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Australia leans towards supporting resolution extending Palestinians' rights as United Nations observer
By Patricia Karvelas and political reporter Georgia Roberts
Australia is leaning towards supporting a resolution to extend Palestinians' rights as a United Nations observer, sources have told the ABC.
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analysis:No-one gets a political leave pass because they didn't create the problem. Labor's messy week reveals deeper vulnerabilities
By Q+A and RN Breakfast host Patricia Karvelas
In its messy handling of the case surrounding a violent assault on a Perth grandmother last week, the government has revealed a vulnerability that — without a reset — could snowball into a lasting and enduring problem, writes Patricia Karvelas.
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Calls for federal government to fix 'gaping holes' in housing support or risk more violence against women and children
By Q+A and RN Breakfast host Patricia Karvelas
Violence is the biggest cause of homelessness for women and children, says Homelessness Australia CEO Kate Colvin, who has called on the federal government to "confront this challenge".
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analysis:The Albanese government is in the box seat as Australians rally against gendered violence
By Q+A and RN Breakfast host Patricia Karvelas
A lot of women in my generation started believing that younger men were the great hope to ending violence against women. We waited, but little shifted and women kept dying. It's time we start accepting there will need to be an emergency response to the epidemic of male violence.
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analysis:Australia shouldn't tolerate terrorism — but our normalisation of 'intimate partner terrorism' has become a national emergency
By Q+A and RN Breakfast host Patricia Karvelas
Our leaders agree that violence against women is a national crisis — an emergency. But a national emergency requires an emergency response.
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Rosie Batty says bail law changes won't keep victim-survivors safe
Former Australian of the Year Rosie Batty has reiterated calls for stronger language in cases of violence against women.
Is The Tortured Poets Department a sign of genius, or does Taylor Swift need an editor?
Taylor Swift commands the world's attention yet again with her new album The Tortured Poets Department. We unpack the best moments and greatest disappointments of this two-hour-long emotional rollercoaster.
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analysis:A housing crisis freight train is coming — and one question must be answered by the government and the Coalition
By Q+A and RN Breakfast host Patricia Karvelas
A fierce battle over housing is set to define the next federal election as Labor, the Coalition and the Greens target a growing cohort of voters who believe they've been locked out of home ownership for life.
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'Will you call it a genocide?': Police step in as protesters clash with Labor minister
By Q+A and RN Breakfast host Patricia Karvelas
Pressure is building on the Labor government over its stance on Gaza, with Labor minister Anne Aly confronted by pro-Palestinian activists who attended a constituent meeting on the weekend and new polling showing the extent of community anger.
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analysis:A quiet revolution threatens to change everything in our lives, yet there's little national debate over it
By Q+A and RN Breakfast host Patricia Karvelas
Before the government does anything to regulate and legislate AI, we need to have our own reckoning as a community about how we want to use this technology or face having those decisions made for us again, writes Patricia Karvelas.
Muslim and Arab leaders incensed over distribution of social cohesion grants five months into war
By Q+A and RN Breakfast host Patricia Karvelas
Muslim community organisations are unhappy after grants announced for Muslim and Jewish communities to improve social cohesion were given to two news organisations and the Human Rights Commission instead of Islamic and Arab groups.
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analysis:Voters have punished Joe Biden over the war in Gaza. Is Anthony Albanese next?
By Q+A and RN Breakfast host Patricia Karvelas
Some Labor insiders fear the relationship with Muslim and Arab communities is on the edge amid a growing perception the party has failed to respond to deep concerns about the war in Gaza. Elections in the US and UK suggest the ALP would be naive to ignore a potential backlash at the ballot box, writes Patricia Karvelas.
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analysis:The stark reality is Dutton's 'working-class' strategy wasn't a hit with voters
By Q+A and RN Breakfast host Patricia Karvelas
The relief among Labor MPs and officials was palpable, but the celebratory speeches at the Liberal Party function did appear incongruous with the stark reality of an election loss, writes Patricia Karvelas.
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analysis:Albanese will be hoping for a win in the Dunkley by-election. But Advance is back as bold as ever, fighting with fear
By Q+A and RN Breakfast host Patricia Karvelas
Strategists on the progressive side of politics are becoming increasingly anxious about the role right-wing lobby group Advance could play in future elections — starting with this weekend's by-election in Dunkley, writes Patricia Karvelas.
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analysis:Something disturbing is going on in Australian communities — and it's sparking many conversations in Canberra
By Q+A and RN Breakfast host Patricia Karvelas
Anthony Albanese has been trying to play the role of unifier when it comes to the conflict in the Middle East and the schisms it's causing in Australia. But as community tensions rise, so do frustrations about where this all ends, writes Patricia Karvelas.
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analysis:The image of Barnaby Joyce on the footpath sparks questions about double standards
The image of Barnaby Joyce, sprawled drunk on a Canberra footpath during a parliament sitting week, has raised uncomfortable questions for the political class about standards of behaviour and whether those expectations are consistently applied across gender and race, writes Patricia Karvelas.
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analysis:It's brutal Politics 101, but Albanese is already prepping for the day after the referendum
This week we witnessed the beginning of managing expectations when Anthony Albanese started framing what he might say if the nation votes No on October 14, writes Patricia Karvelas.
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analysis:Love him or loathe him, Andrews walks away as a leader who could not be vanquished
There is no other political figure who has towered over Victorian and National politics quite like Daniel Andrews, defying his critics and prevailing at times when his opponents were writing him off, writes Patricia Karvelas.
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analysis:The Matildas have risen against a toxic backdrop of rhetoric that sneered — women can't play soccer
This is so much bigger than one team, at one point in time, in one FIFA World Cup. This is the story of triumph against a backdrop of toxic rhetoric about women and their capacity for sporting greatness, writes Patricia Karvelas.
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analysis:Anthony Albanese stares down calls for rethink on timing of the Voice referendum
The prime minister has made clear that fear of the Voice referendum failing will not stop him from keeping his word to the late Yolngu leader and land rights legend Yunupiŋu, writes Patricia Karvelas.
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'We will not deny the urgency of this moment': Albanese promises to hold Voice referendum in 2023
In a speech at the Garma Festival, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promises to hold the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum this year, rejecting calls to delay or cancel it.
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Review announced into delivery of gender-affirming care in NSW following Four Corners investigation
By Ruby Cornish and Patricia Karvelas
A clinic at Westmead Children's Hospital has only seen three new patients this year and is struggling to operate in the wake of a string of staff resignations.
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'We did all we could': Noah was desperate for gender care. He died waiting for help
Desperate families have been unable to get appointments for their trans kids at this public hospital as resignations and a broader fight over gender care take a toll.
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