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Parnell Palme McGuinness on unpacking thoughts from a ‘diversity hire’

January 13, 2026 • The Fifth Estate

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Parnell Palme McGuinness, as a former consultant for the Liberal Party and conservative-leaning columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, McGuinness jokes she’s the “diversity hire” for those left-ish leaning papers. These days, she’s also a senior fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies, a place where we would expect to find very few commonalities.

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