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Australia Lisa Wilkinson is an Australian journalist and television presenter, known for her contributions to national magazines and breakfast television, and her advocacy for women's issues.
Lisa Wilkinson is one of Australia's most respected journalists and broadcasters. Brand ambassador, keynote speaker, corporate facilitator and MC.
Lisa Wilkinson is one of Australia's most esteemed journalists and corporate presenters. She received an Honorary Doctor of Letters for her significant impact on journalism, media and business.
Co-host of The Project and Executive Editor of Ten Daily, Lisa is one of Australia's most respected media identities. An early ground-breaking publishing icon, she maintains a strong presence for women in business.
Lisa Wilkinson is one of Australia's most respected journalists and broadcasters. A renowned brand ambassador, keynote speaker, corporate facilitator and MC.
Lisa Clare Wilkinson, born on December 19, 1959, in Wollongong, New South Wales, began her career in journalism early in life. She started working for the magazine Dolly and, at the age of 21, became its editor, making her the youngest ever editor of a national magazine in Australia. During her tenure at Dolly, she was instrumental in discovering young female talent, including Nicole Kidman. Her success led to Kerry Packer personally approaching her to become the editor of another Australian Consolidated Press women’s lifestyle magazine, Cleo. Under her leadership, Cleo’s circulation tripled, and she mentored emerging journalists like Mia Freedman and Deborah Thomas. Wilkinson served as Cleo’s longest-serving editor, overseeing unprecedented circulation growth and expanding the title internationally with editions in New Zealand and Asia. From 1999 to 2007, she also served as editor-at-large for the Australian Women’s Weekly.
Wilkinson transitioned into television in the late 1990s, appearing as a regular panelist on Network Ten and Foxtel’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’. She co-hosted ‘The Morning Shift’ on the Seven Network during the 2000 Summer Olympics. In April 2005, she started hosting ‘Weekend Sunrise’ on the Seven Network. Her prominence grew further when she joined the Nine Network’s breakfast television program ‘Today’ as co-host on May 28, 2007. Working alongside Karl Stefanovic, she helped lead the show to become number one in the breakfast TV ratings for the first time in 12 years in 2016. In August 2015, Arianna Huffington appointed her as the Australian Editor-at-large of the Huffington Post, a role she held until 2018. Wilkinson’s career has also included co-hosting the Nine Network’s ‘Carols by Candlelight’ from 2008 to 2016. She resigned from the Nine Network in 2017 due to a contractual dispute over a gender pay gap and subsequently joined Network 10 to co-host ‘The Project’ in 2018, a role she departed in 2022.
Throughout her career, Wilkinson has been an advocate for women’s issues and gender equality. In 2013, she delivered the prestigious Andrew Olle Media Lecture, highlighting gender inequality in the media industry. She was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2016 for her significant service to print and broadcast media, and to various youth and women’s health groups. Her portrait was a finalist and winner of the Packing Room Prize in the Archibald Prize in 2017. In 2021, she was named a finalist in the Walkley Awards for her interview with Brittany Higgins. Wilkinson has published her autobiography, ‘It Wasn’t Meant to Be Like This’, in 2021, which became a bestseller.
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