Virginia Haussegger

Virginia Haussegger, AM (born 21 March 1964), is an Australian journalist, academic advocate for gender equity, media commentator and television presenter.

In addition to broadcast, she is a columnist and leading commentator on a range of social and gender issues and is published across various Australian media.

The first 7-part series of BroadTalk in 2020 focused on a 'feminised' style of leadership that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic and included interviews with Marise Payne, Kate Ellis, and Julia Gillard among others.

She is also the former Chief Editor of BroadAgenda, a news platform created to shine a gender lens on academic research for a mainstream audience.

Haussegger has promoted public awareness of the non-government organisation Mahboba's Promise that assists women, widows and orphans in Afghanistan.

"[8] In the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours, Haussegger was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), for "significant service to the community, particularly as an advocate for women's rights and gender equity, and to the media".