Cloe Read is now a journalist with the Brisbane Times. She had recently exited The Courier-Mail after over two years on the team. Follow Read on LinkedIn.

Marion Rae has started working as reporter with AAP Newswire. She is primarily assigned to cover Parliament from the AAP press gallery newsroom during sitting weeks. Rae was previously Canberra bureau chief for Schwartz Pro titles Australian Energy Daily, Australian Banking Daily, and Australian Health Daily. Follow Rae on LinkedIn.

Denee Savoia has resumed work with ABC News Breakfast in Melbourne. She tweeted that she was able to come back from Istanbul, Turkey after months of flight cancellations.  Savoia last worked with ABC News Breakfast Melbourne from June 2016 to February 2017 as senior producer, then flew to Turkey to take up a producer post with TRT World. Follow Savoia on @Dnee.

  From the WWE to Jiu-Jitsu, CNET’s Daniel Van Boom has a love for the mat. But as you’ll see in his 5 Minutes, he’s got some deep thoughts on longform writing too. Here we go.   What do you do and where does your work appear? I write, and that writing appears on CNET dot com.    Anything else in your career you’ve been known for? Writing is the only thing I've done in my professional life. If journalism doesn't work out I am a ruined man.    What did you really want to be when you were growing up? I wanted to be Stone Cold Steve Austin. The Texas Rattlesnake. The Bionic Redneck.   Then in Year 5 I discovered the thrills of writing reviews – my mania for critiquing led me, at 11 years young, to write customer reviews on EBGames.com for games that hadn't even come out yet – and decided I wanted to be a video game critic at GameSpot. Got close enough.    Which story or stories are you mo

Melissa Doyle is back before the TV cameras - as host of SKY News’ exclusive interview with Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert. Premiering on 9 March, the special will see Doyle talk to Moore-Gilbert about her ordeal in Iran, which included a long jail term over spying charges. Tehran released her in a prisoner exchange in November 2020, but later claimed she was working with a former Bahrain MP to spy for Israel. “Kylie is one of the most remarkable women I have had the privilege of interviewing. Her experience will both frighten and shock you, her determination to survive will leave you in awe, but above all, her grace and strength will inspire you,” said Doyle. “I do not know how she survived years of hell – solitary confinement, starvation and the constant fear of what could happen next. Her dignity can only be admired.”

Realtor industry title Elite Agent has welcomed Daniel Johnson as news editor. He took on the position after working part-time for several weeks while shuffling work with In Queensland. Johnson previously sub-edited for News Corp Australia and Pagemasters. Follow Johnson on LinkedIn.  

News Corp Australia travel brand ESCAPE has welcomed Jo Bainbridge to the crew as picture and commissioning editor. She recently stepped down from six years of content production at the Medium Rare Content Agency. Her photo experience includes photo editing for Daily Mail Australia’s newsdesk and content production at the G and C Photo Agency. Follow Bainbridge on LinkedIn.