Elisha Newell joined Business News in 2024 to drive data-led journalism across the masthead.
She cut her teeth as a markets and finance reporter, sub-editor and broadcaster at The Market Herald (now The Market Online) in 2019, covering mining, economic and technology news across Australia’s listed company sphere.
Ms Newell joined Proactive in 2021 to further her passion for data as a features editor and broadcaster, where she interviewed leaders across the nation’s resources and biotechnology sectors.
She was nominated for best student journalist at the 2018 WA Media Awards.
Ms Newell has a double degree in Broadcasting and Creative Writing from Edith Cowan University. She is currently completing her Masters of Business Administration (MBA) at the Australian Institute of Management.
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