Jon Faine

Vice Chancellors Fellow at the University of Melbourne

Jon started professional life as a solicitor in commercial litigation in private practice for four years, then with Fitzroy Legal Service for three.

He joined the ABC to present the Law Report on Radio National in 1989 and after four years was offered the chance to present talkback programmes on local radio and hosted several TV shows. After 23 years hosting the agenda-setting morning shift on ABC Melbourne, Jon resigned in 2019. He has since been a weekly columnist for The Age.