Vikki Campion
Vikki Campion is a writer from Far North Queensland who now lives in Northern NSW with her husband Barnaby Joyce and their two sons. She has been a journalist since 2002, and a political adviser since 2014. She writes about politics and the realities of life for those living at the lower end of the socio-economic scale who struggle to get fair representation. Her columns are published weekly by The Daily Telegraph and regularly syndicated across Australia in other titles such as The Courier Mail, The Townsville Bulletin, The Weekly Times, The Herald Sun and The Cairns Post.
Recent writing
New class action: Elites want online safety – for themselves
Children facing cyberbullying are told to touch grass, but million-dollar public servants want social media censored to shield themselves from scrutiny of their own public testimony, writes Vikki Campion.
‘Greek’ tragedy: Why Labor hubris is losing heartland voters
Jim Chalmers has cast Labor as ancient Athens’ great statesman Pericles and One Nation as the villain – but the Secret Harbour by-election tells a very different story, writes Vikki Campion.
Dehumanise her: My battle with the ABC’s online mob
The ABC campaigns against bullying yet allowed hundreds of dehumanising comments about my severe perinatal depression to remain published for days, writes Vikki Campion.
‘Financial cliff’: A trillion reasons to get rid of Labor
It would take 31,709 years to count to a trillion seconds – and Australia now owes that many dollars, with the interest bill growing faster than the economy, writes Vikki Campion.
Wishful thinking: You can’t dress up failure of renewable expense
If renewable energy is truly cheap and abundant, Vikki Campion asks why our biggest industrial energy user has needed a $2.5bn taxpayer rescue package.
‘Kim Il-Bowen’ rewrites reason at Pyongyang Press Club
Australians cannot afford food or fuel, yet Chris Bowen is handing out portraits of himself and calling the crisis a climate success, writes Vikki Campion.
Speech bullies are shutting up good people
Pauline Hanson lost in court, a councillor was escorted out by police, and a professor was silenced – free speech in Australia has never looked more fragile, writes Vikki Campion.
Barnaby, Stellar and ABC highlight the great working dog divide
As soon as I heard Barnaby yell at our farm dog Stella on national TV, I knew the condemnation would be fierce from certain quarters, writes Vikki Campion.
Power-hungry tech bros: Why we should fear the next wind moguls
Farmers have celebrated Squadron Energy’s decision to scrap the Boorolong Wind project, but Vikki Campion warns a new wave of Silicon Valley energy billionaires poses a far greater threat.
Rich in the virtue signal but poor in the welcome
Despite Australians voting No to the Voice, the Albanese government has backed mandatory Welcome to Country – a move Vikki Campion says makes citizens feel like strangers in their own country.
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