Kerry O'Brien is one of Australia's most respected journalists with six Walkley Awards including the Gold Walkley and the Walkley for Outstanding Leadership in journalism. In 33 years at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation he was the face of its pre-eminent current affairs programs, Lateline, 7.30 and Four Corners.
His acclaimed four-part interview series with Paul Keating was broadcast on the ABC in 2013, and he has also interviewed most of the influential world leaders of his time, including Nelson Mandela, Barack Obama, Mikhail Gorbachev, Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair.