Job Description

Guardian Australia is part of Guardian News & Media (GNM), publisher of theguardian.com. As a leading global media organisation, we are renowned for our pioneering independent journalism and our award-winning digital products.

We are seeking for a New South Wales state correspondent to join our reporters team in the Sydney office to lead coverage of New South Wales news for Guardian Australia’s state and national audiences.

This role is being offered on a full-time, permanent basis, requiring occasional weekend work with early starts or late finishes.

In this role you will…

• Lead coverage of the New South Wales news agenda for Guardian Australia’s state and national audiences by breaking news and writing features and analysis on topics including, but not limited to, state politics
• Pursue complex stories in consultation with editors, through multiple sources, using different channels of investigation
• Liaise with senior editors on story ideas/choices, coverage, planning and execute priorities as directed by the newsdesk
• Nurture contacts, including in specialist areas
• Help to cover stories across multiple formats, including podcasts, liveblogs, video and interactive reports
  

You’ll bring….

Knowledge and experience

• 5+ years demonstrated experience in initiating and breaking news stories, investigations and features to deadline, preferably in NSW
• Track record in leading coverage of stories, including politics and broader issues, preferably in NSW
• Experience of working in a fast-changing and high-pressure digital news environment,
• Able to work with editors on planning coverage
• Good understanding of media law
  

Skills / behaviours

• Excellent writing, communication, interpersonal skills
• Ability to deal with the stresses associated with tight deadlines
• Track record of building strong internal relationships
• Strong news sense and ability to generate fresh ideas and angles
• Ability to multitask
• Creative/inquisitive
• Organised and flexible team player
• Open to challenge and correction
• A passion for independent journalism and an understanding of our editorial code and values
  

About working at Guardian Australia…

• Hybrid working
• Employee assistance program (EAP) to support employee wellbeing
• Paid volunteer leave
• Dedicated diversity and inclusion employee groups, action plans (including our Reconciliation Action Plan) and cultural competency training
• Guardian digital subscription

For more information please view the full job description here

This role is being offered on a full-time, permanent basis, requiring occasional weekend work with early starts or late finishes.

To apply for this position, please apply online and upload your résumé (maximum three pages) plus covering letter. In your covering letter please outline your motivation for applying for the role and why you think you are suitable.

Closing date for applications 17 August 2026

If you have application questions or if you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process, please email australia.hr@theguardian.com

GNM Australia Limited (Guardian Australia) is proud to be a fair and ethical employer. Australian editorial minimum rates of pay by band and grade are outlined in theJournalists (GNM Australia Pty Ltd) Enterprise Agreement 2024 for roles that fall under its coverage.

We believe that our role in the Australian media is to give a voice to the most marginalised people in society and value and respect all differences in all people — including people of colour, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from different social classes, people with diverse gender and sexual identities, and people with disabilities (seen and unseen). We believe that these communities must be centred in the work we do, bringing a new perspective and a diversity of thought. We also encourage flexible working and aim to create a work environment where all employees feel respected.