Tom McIlroy
Tom McIlroy is a prominent journalist and the newly appointed chief political correspondent for The Guardian's Press Gallery bureau, having previously served as the Canberra bureau chief for The Australian Financial Review. He is also an author, with his upcoming book 'Blue Poles: Jackson Pollock, Gough Whitlam and the Painting That Changed a Nation' set to be launched by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
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Tom McIlroy was appointed as the new political editor after a lengthy HR investigation.
Lenore Taylor resigns after a decade in the role
Australia· 2026-02-10
Tom McIlroy was promoted to political editor at Guardian Australia after leaving a gap.
Kyle Sandilands brain surgery update and the $180 million questionAustralia· 2025-11-06
Tom McIlroy travelled to Finland as a recipient of the EU-Qantas journalism prize.
‘China is watching’: Finland warns defeating Russia’s invasion of Ukraine key to stability in Indo-Pacific | Ukraine
United Kingdom· 2025-10-28
Tom McIlroy has been promoted to political editor at The Guardian after joining the outlet earlier this year.
Masthead finally lands its new political editorAustralia· 2025-09-15
Tom McIlroy replaced the previous political editor at The Guardian.
Guardian struggles to fill political editor role eight months after Middleton exitAustralia· 2025-08-19
Incoming chief political correspondent Tom McIlroy joined Guardian Australia just days before polling day.
Guardian Australia faces its biggest test. Has it lost its edge?Australia· 2025-04-11
Tom McIlroy will replace Paul Karp as chief political correspondent at The Australian Financial Review.
Guardian staff stonewalled over status of absent political editorAustralia· 2025-03-05
Tom McIlroy wrote a book about Jackson Pollock’s painting Blue Poles and its history.
Andrea Goldsmith, Victoria Amelina, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Omar El Akkad and otherAustralia· 2025-03-04
The Guardian had made a big shock signing, nabbing The Australian Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief Tom McIlroy.
Clive Palmer goes full tilt at the High Court again. Guess the outcomeAustralia· 2025-02-12
