Monica Ann Attard OAM (born 12 December 1958[citation needed]) is an Australian journalist and academic.
[4] In the same year, she received the 2002 Walkley Award for Broadcast Interviewing, and graduated with a law degree from the University of New South Wales.
She interviewed NSW magistrate Pat O'Shane, former HIH Insurance director Rodney Adler and Douglas Wood, a former hostage in Iraq.
[6] She hosted Media Watch for two years, until announcing her retirement at the end of the 2007 series, citing the "extremely taxing" nature of making the program as well as radio presenting commitments.
[8] In June 2016 Attard was appointed head of journalism at Macleay College and took up the position in September that year.
[9] Her appointment as professor and Head of Journalism at the University of Technology Sydney faculty of Arts and Social Sciences was announced in February 2018.