Rachel Withers

Rachel Withers is a freelance writer and host of RRR's Spin Cycle, a show that aims to make sense of Australia's maddening 24-hour news cycle, including the hot takes we are bombarded with from media outlets, politicians and pundits. Rachel has freelanced for Slate, Vox, Crikey, The Saturday Paper and The Monthly, and previously spent three years helming the latter's daily newsletter, The Politics, offering in-depth analysis of the day’s events. In 2021 she was awarded Mumbrella’s “Columnist of the Year” award for providing bold new perspectives on the assault and harassment allegations that rocked federal parliament. She regularly appears on ABC Melbourne and 2SER's Fourth Estate, where she is always keen to discuss how our media can do a better job of serving the public and holding power to account.