Guardian Australia political reporter takes a step up

November 7, 2025 11:04

Introducing Dan Jervis-Bardy: Guardian Australia's newest chief political correspondent.

Guardian Australia political reporter Dan Jervis-Bardy has been promoted to the news outlet’s chief political correspondent.

An experienced political journalist, Jervis-Bardy has operated in the Parliament House press gallery for the last four years, reporting on elections, federal politics and budgets.

He joined the Guardian in December 2024 after spending nearly two years at The West Australian as a journalist.

In 2014, he interned at South Australian independent digital news source InDaily for two months before becoming an editorial intern at News Corp Australia in the Messenger Community News division.

Jervis-Bardy spent almost nine years at News Corp, having been promoted to journalist and editor roles during his time there.

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His promotion sees him succeed the Guardian’s former chief political correspondent, Tom McIlroy, who was named political editor in mid-September 2025. McIlroy was one of several fresh appointments announced in March this year.

Over one month before then, the publication’s commercial department promoted Delwyn Smith to sales director for VIC and SA, and Justin Easter to sales director for NSW and QLD.

Now, Jervis-Bardy is expected to work closely with McIlroy, chief of staff Josh Butler and the publication’s Canberra team in his role.

“Dan has a strong record for breaking news and I am sure he will excel in this new role,” Guardian Australia editor, Lenore Taylor, said in a comment emailed to Mumbrella.

“With political editor Tom McIlroy, chief of staff Josh Butler, economics editor Patrick Commins, political reporter Sarah Basford Canales and political live-blogger Krishani Dhanji we have a formidable Canberra team.”