''The Last Word'' is an Australian television news and commentary program, broadcast on
Sky News Live
Sky News Australia is an Australian news channel owned by News Corp Australia. Originally launched on 19 February 1996, it broadcasts rolling news coverage throughout the day, while its prime time lineup is dedicated to opinion-based programs f ...
. The program is hosted and moderated by
David Speers
David Gordon Speers (born 9 September 1974 in Inverell, Australia) is an Australian journalist and host of '' Insiders'' on ABC TV.
Previously he was political editor at Sky News Australia, as well as host of '' PM Agenda'', '' The Last Wor ...
, and features regular panellists
Paul Murray,
Janine Perrett
Janine Perrett is an Australian journalist and commentator who has worked across newspapers, radio and television for four decades. She currently works for ABC TV after working as a television presenter for Sky News Australia, until December 2 ...
and
Laura Jayes
Laura Jayes (born 24 December 1983) is an Australian journalist and television presenter. Jayes currently co-hosts ''First Edition'' and '' AM Agenda'' on Sky News Australia.
Career
Jayes joined Sky News in 2006 as a reporter, and in 2011 be ...
. The program sees the Sky News presenters discuss and debate news of the day, focusing primarily on political topics.
Speers typically presents the program from the
Parliament House studio in
Canberra, while the remaining panellists are usually in the Sky News centre in
Sydney.
The format originated as the 20 minute final segment of ''
PM Agenda'', which Speers hosts. In 2016 ''The Last Word'' broke out to become its own program, replacing the final 30 minutes of ''PM Agenda'', airing four-times weekly at 5:30pm
AEST.
James Bracey was a previous panelist before he left Sky News at the end of 2016.
References
External links
Sky News official site
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Sky News Australia
Australian non-fiction television series
2016 Australian television series debuts
English-language television shows