The Drum is an Australian current affairs and news analysis program which appears on ABC News 24

ABC News 24

ABC News 24 is an Australian 24-hour news channel launched and owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The channel replaced the former ABC High Definition simulcast of ABC1 and commenced broadcasting at 7:30pm 5:30 on Thursday, 22 July 2010.-Pre-launch:The ABC announced in January 2010...

 weekdays at 6:05pm. The program is presented by Steve Cannane

Steve Cannane

Steve Cannane is a news journalist and current affairs reporter for ABC News. He currently presents The Drum on ABC News 24 and is a reporter on Lateline.Previously, Cannane worked as a reporter, producer and presenter for Triple J...

. It was formerly hosted by Chris Uhlmann

Chris Uhlmann

Chris Uhlmann is an Australian television presenter and journalist. He is chief political editor for ABC News 24, and in December, 2010, was appointed as co-host of the ABC Television current affairs program, 7.30....

 and has been hosted by Annabel Crabb

Annabel Crabb

Annabel Crabb is an Australian political journalist and commentator who is currently the ABC's chief online political writer. Previously she has worked for Adelaide's The Advertiser, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, the Sunday Age and The Sun-Herald, and won a Walkley Award in 2009 for her...

. The main fill in hosts are Peter Lloyd

Peter Lloyd (ABC correspondent)

Peter Lloyd is a journalist and senior producer for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's news and current affairs program Lateline...

, Tim Palmer and Peter Wilkins.

The program follows on from The Drum website which offers blogs and discussions from various commentators. Regular contributors include Annabel Crabb, Barrie Cassidy

Barrie Cassidy

Barrie Cassidy is a veteran Australian political journalist.Cassidy was born in Wangaratta and grew up in the Victorian town of Chiltern, attending Rutherglen High School. He had many brothers and an elder sister, and grew up with a love of football and sports...

, Leigh Sales

Leigh Sales

Leigh Sales, born 1973 is an author and award-winning journalist and presenter of 7.30 with the Australian national broadcaster, the ABC.-Biography:Sales grew up in Queensland and was a journalist with the Nine Network in Brisbane before joining the ABC...

, Jonathan Green, Michael Brissenden, Alan Kohler, Madonna King, Antony Green

Antony Green

Antony John Green is an Australian psephologist and commentator for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.-Early years and background:...

, Ben Knight, Craig Murtrie, Rhys Muldoon

Rhys Muldoon

Rhys Muldoon is an Australian actor, writer and director who has worked extensively in film, television, theatre and radio.-Television:...

and Jeff Waters. In addition there have been many more guest contributors.