Melissa Doyle, a former Channel 7 Sunrise host, is appointed chair of the Australia Day Council board. Multiple outlets report the appointment as the next leadership step for the council ahead of Australia Day activities.

The reports agree on Doyle’s background and the role she will take on, but they provide limited additional detail. They do not broadly diverge on the core facts of the appointment, and neither outlet specifies a start date, term length, or any accompanying changes to the council’s operations in the material provided.