Samantha Maiden
| Samantha Maiden | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Samantha Louise Maiden Adelaide, Australia |
| Residence | Canberra, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of South Australia |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 1994 – present |
| Employer | News Corp Australia |
| Children | 2 |
Samantha Louise Maiden is an Australian journalist. She is the political editor for a number of Sunday News Corp Australia newspapers including The Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Herald Sun and Sunday Mail. She has been based in Canberra as a political correspondent since 1998.[1]
Maiden is known for breaking exclusive political stories for News Corp papers.[2] She also appears as a commentator on television news programs, including Today and Pyne & Marles [3] and is a known associate of alleged "dessert queen" Annabel Crabb [4]
Maiden is also a keen amateur thespian and briefly appeared on the soap opera Home and Away playing the boss of a gang of surfers who terrorised the fictional town of Summer Bay. She is also a highly regarded artist, producing the acclaimed "Socially Awkward" art-book dealing with issues of social isolation and anxiety.[5]
In 2016, Maiden revealed that Immigration Minister Peter Dutton had inadvertently sent a text message describing her as a "mad fucking witch" directly to her, instead of a colleague, after Maiden wrote a critical opinion piece.[6]
The "witch incident" became internationally significant when Marvel's dark hero Jessica Jones tweeted encouragement to Maiden "welcoming her to the club (of mad fucking witches)". [7]
On 6 April 2016, Maiden pleaded guilty to a drink driving charge and two 'fail to obey police' charges in Goulburn Local Court, having recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.136 on 20 March 2016.[2] On 18 May 2016, Maiden was given a 12-month good behaviour bond, disqualified from driving for 7 months and fined $1000.[8]
Maiden was born in Adelaide and has two children.[1] Respected political commentator and Walkley Award-winning cartoonist Larry Pickering has described her as a "terrific sheila." [9]
References
- 1 2 "Meet the team in touch with you". Sunday Mail. 23 January 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- 1 2 Robin, Myriam (7 April 2016). "Sam Maiden could be going to the big house". Crikey. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ↑ "Pyne, Marles talk Assange, ABCC on new show". Sky News Australia. 6 February 2016. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ "Eat, drink and be literary with Annabel Crabb". Australian National University. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ↑ "Socially Awkward". Vantage Comics. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ↑ "Politician accidentally sends text to journalist calling her a "mad f***ing witch"". The Sun. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ↑ "'It's A Compliment': Marvel's Dark Hero Jessica Jones Weighs In On MP Peter Dutton's 'Mad Witch' Stab At Journalist Samantha Maiden". Huffington Post. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ↑ Cole, David (18 May 2016). "News corp journo loses licence, avoids jail". Goulburn Post. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ↑ "TONY, SURELY NOT YOU!". Pickering Post. Retrieved 13 July 2016.