Barrie Cassidy

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Barrie Cassidy is an Australian political journalist, as well as a radio and television host and presenter and commentator for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). He was the long-running host of the Sunday morning political commentary program Insiders from 2001 to 2019, and in 2020 took over as the host of the long form interview program One Plus One. Barrie began his career as a cadet on the Albury Border Morning Mail in 1969, before being hired as a court reporter for the Melbourne Herald. Joining the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, he initially covered state politics. In 1979 Barrie moved to Canberra to become the ABC's federal political correspondent for radio and television. In 1986, Barry was approached by the then prime minister, Bob Hawke, to become his personal press secretary. He remained in the job until Paul Keating took over the leadership in 1991 following a challenge. Barry was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2018 Quill Awards presented by the Melbourne Press Club on 15 March 2019.