Hamish Macdonald
AustraliaunknownMale5.5Global Dominance: 0.00%Hamish Macdonald is an accomplished Australian journalist and radio presenter known for his work in both news and entertainment. He recently took over as the Mornings host at ABC Sydney, positioning himself to engage audiences with his sharp interviewing skills and insightful commentary.
Country presence
Recent news mentions
Hamish Macdonald hosted the panel at the ABC’s annual Andrew Olle lecture.
Karl Stefanovic spotted back in Sydney, metres from the Nine officeAustralia· 2026-07-22
Hamish Macdonald asked Marks about the ABC’s ongoing negotiations over a commercial deal with Anthropic.
Global AI giant seeks access to decades of radio and television archives for model trainingAustralia· 2026-07-22Hamish Macdonald is the moderator for the panel discussion at the Andrew Olle Media Lecture.
Gina Rinehart’s media monitoring tests her commitment to freedom of speechAustralia· 2026-07-16
Host Hamish Macdonald is ending proceedings with a quote from Scolyer himself.
Australian cancer researcher farewelled at Sydney Opera HouseAustralia· 2026-07-13
Hamish Macdonald pressed Albanese on the government’s responsibility to the children of Islamic State brides.
Albanese calls Hanson’s anti-Muslim remarks ‘disgraceful’; US military build-up fuels speculation Trump is headed for war with IranAustralia· 2026-02-19
Hamish Macdonald is a broadcast journalist and host of Sydney Mornings on ABC Radio.
Tathra swims wash away “the year, the work, the noise”Australia· 2026-01-11
Hamish Macdonald is the Mornings host whose show dropped 1.3 percentage points.
ABC Sydney slumps as Chris Bath resignsAustralia· 2025-11-25
Hamish Macdonald took over as host in 2020.
Who killed the political panel talk showAustralia· 2025-06-11
Hamish Macdonald replaced Tony Jones as host but left after 18 months.
ABC axes political panel show after 18 years on airAustralia· 2025-06-11
Hamish Macdonald is the new Mornings host who offered a marginal increase in audience share.
ABC Melbourne scores worst-ever result; Kyle and Jackie O is a tale of two citiesAustralia· 2025-03-27
