| Annabel Crabb | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1973 (age 38–39) South Australia |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | Political journalist and commentator |
Annabel Crabb is an Australian political journalist and commentator who is currently the ABC's chief online political writer. Previously she has worked for Adelaide's The Advertiser, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, the Sunday Age and The Sun-Herald, and won a Walkley Award in 2009 for her Quarterly Essay, 'Stop At Nothing: The Life and Adventures of Malcolm Turnbull'. In addition, she has authored two books covering events within the Australian Labor Party.
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Crabb studied at University of Adelaide graduating with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws and briefly became involved in student politics, holding the position of Women's Officer at the University's Student Association.[1]
Originally intending to enter Law, she changed direction and undertook a cadetship at The Advertiser in 1997. She moved to The Advertiser's Canberra bureau two years later, having worked for The Advertiser in both state and federal politics, before departing in 2000 to move to The Age as a political columnist and correspondent.
Three years later Crabb travelled to the United Kingdom and spent several years there working as the London correspondent for the Sunday Age and Sun-Herald, and acting as an occasional and largely non-political correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald. During this time she wrote her first book, Losing It: The Inside Story of the Labor Party in Opposition.[2]
She returned to Australia in 2007 and started work as a senior writer and political columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald, and until recently, Crabb's opinion pieces featured in a regular column in the publication.[3] During this time, Crabb served as a commentator for the ABC's coverage of the 2007 Australian federal election.
In 2009 her Quarterly Essay, entitled "Stop At Nothing: The Life and Adventures of Malcolm Turnbull", won a Walkley Award for best magazine feature writing.[4]
Crabb resigned from her job with The Sydney Morning Herald in November 2009 to take up a position with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, working as their chief online political writer.[5] Crabb is also one of the presenters of 'The Drum' on the 24 hour news channel, ABC News 24.[6]
She is married to Adelaide lawyer Jeremy Storer, son of GP Brian Storer and retired teacher Jennifer Storer. They have one daughter named Audrey, and a son named Elliot born in February 2010.
Crabb has worked extensively in the media and is contributor to major print publications, public talks and television and radio. She is a regular panelist on the ABC Television political show Insiders, a guest on panel shows such as Network Ten's Good News Week and the ABC's Q&A. Crabb was a panelist on the 2010 ABC Federal Election series, Gruen Nation.