''The Last Word'' is an Australian television news and commentary program, broadcast on

Sky News Live Sky News Australia is an Australian news channel owned by News Corp Australia. Originally launched on 19 February 1996, it broadcasts rolling news coverage throughout the day, while its prime time lineup is dedicated to opinion-based programs ...

. The program is hosted and moderated by

David Speers David Gordon Speers (born 9 September 1974 in Inverell, Australia) is an Australian journalist and host of '' Insiders'' on ABC TV. Previously he was political editor at Sky News Australia, as well as host of ''PM Agenda'', '' The Last Word' ...

, and features regular panellists Paul Murray,

Janine Perrett Janine Perrett is an Australian journalist and commentator who has worked across newspapers, radio and television for four decades. She currently works for ABC TV after working as a television presenter for Sky News Australia, until December 20 ...

and

Laura Jayes Laura Jayes (born 24 December 1983) is an Australian journalist and television presenter. Jayes currently co-hosts ''First Edition'' and '' AM Agenda'' on Sky News Australia. Career Jayes joined Sky News in 2006 as a reporter, and in 2011 be ...

. The program sees the Sky News presenters discuss and debate news of the day, focusing primarily on political topics. Speers typically presents the program from the Parliament House studio in

Canberra Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...

, while the remaining panellists are usually in the Sky News centre in

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

. The format originated as the 20 minute final segment of ''

PM Agenda ''Agenda'' is the name given to a series of Australian television news and commentary programs, broadcast on Sky News Australia throughout the week. The ''Agenda'' series of bulletins serve as the channel's flagship program. The series focuses ...

'', which Speers hosts. In 2016 ''The Last Word'' broke out to become its own program, replacing the final 30 minutes of ''PM Agenda'', airing four-times weekly at 5:30pm

AEST Australia uses three main time zones: Australian Western Standard Time (AWST; UTC+08:00), Australian Central Standard Time (ACST; UTC+09:30), and Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST; UTC+10:00). Time is regulated by the individual state gov ...

. James Bracey was a previous panelist before he left Sky News at the end of 2016.

References

External links

Sky News official site
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