Nationality Australian Years active 1994 – present Children 2 | Occupation Journalist Employer Sky News Australia Residence Canberra, Australia | |
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Full Name Samantha Louise Maiden Alma mater University of South Australia Profiles | ||
Insiders examines samantha maiden s story on pm kevin rudd s kitchen cabinet syria brief
Samantha Louise Maiden is an Australian journalist. She is a political reporter for Sky News Australia and was previously the political editor for a number of Sunday News Corp Australia newspapers including The Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Herald Sun and Sunday Mail. She has been based in Canberra as a political correspondent since 1998.
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- Insiders examines samantha maiden s story on pm kevin rudd s kitchen cabinet syria brief
- Career
- Personal life
- References
Career
Maiden was known for breaking exclusive political stories for News Corp papers until resigning in 2016. She also appears as a commentator on television news programs, including Today and Pyne & Marles and is a known associate of alleged "dessert queen" Annabel Crabb She joined Sky News in 2017, first appearing on 30 January 2017.
She is also a highly regarded artist, producing the acclaimed "Socially Awkward" art-book dealing with issues of social isolation and anxiety.
In 2016, Maiden revealed that Immigration Minister Peter Dutton had inadvertently sent a text message describing her as a "mad fucking witch" directly to her, instead of a colleague, after Maiden wrote a critical opinion piece. The "witch incident" became internationally significant when Marvel's dark hero Jessica Jones tweeted encouragement to Maiden "welcoming her to the club (of mad fucking witches)".
Personal life
On 6 April 2016, Maiden pleaded guilty to a drink driving charge and two 'fail to obey police' charges in Goulburn Local Court, having recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.136 on 20 March 2016. On 18 May 2016, Maiden was given a 12-month good behaviour bond, disqualified from driving for 7 months and fined $1000.
Maiden was born in Adelaide and has two children.