Andrew West

Andrew West is a long-time journalist and broadcaster. He is now the presenter of The Religion & Ethics Report on ABC Radio National. He has been a senior reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Sun-Herald and The Australian and a columnist with the online magazine newmatilda.com. He is the author of two books, Bob Carr: A Self Made Man (HarperCollins, 2003) and Inside The Lifestyles of the Rich and Tasteful (Pluto, 2006). His piece on Kevin Rudd's faith was featured in The Best Australian Political Writing (MUP, 2008). His work has also appeared in leading international publications, including The Monthly, The New York Times, The South China Morning Post and The Christian Science Monitor, where he has been a contributing correspondent. In 2009 he presented and produced The New Politics for the ABC.

In 1997 and 1998, Andrew was an editor and writer with United Press International in Washington, D.C., covering the Clinton White House.
Andrew has degrees from the University of Sydney (BA Hons., politics and modern history) and Columbia University in New York City (MSc.), which he attended on an International Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship.
Andrew has been a judge of the Whitlam Institute's What Matters? essay competition since its inception.