Guardian News & Media (GNM) has today announced that Lenore Taylor has been appointed editor of Guardian Australia as Emily Wilson returns to the London office to become assistant editor, following the completion of her two-year tenure in Australia.

Lenore has been with Guardian Australia since its launch in May 2013, when she joined as political editor. With 30 years’ experience, Lenore has been honoured with two Walkley Awards and has twice won the Paul Lyneham Award for excellence in press gallery journalism.

In her three years as Guardian Australia’s political editor, Lenore has provided astute analysis and maintained a high profile as a formidable commentator on the Australian political landscape.

Katharine Viner, editor-in-chief, Guardian News & Media said: “I’m delighted that Lenore Taylor has agreed to be the new editor of Guardian Australia. Lenore has been with Guardian Australia from the very beginning, and an integral part of its success; she is a brilliant journalist and the ideal person to take Guardian Australia to the next stage of its development. I can’t wait to see what she does as editor.

“I’m also thrilled that Emily Wilson will be returning to our London office as assistant editor this August. Under Emily’s leadership Guardian Australia has gone from strength to strength, with unique browser numbers increasing by over 40% in the last two years. She has been instrumental in developing the Guardian’s position as an independent and highly credible voice in Australia’s political and cultural landscape and her team have produced some fantastic journalism that we should all be proud of.”

Lenore Taylor said: “The opportunity to lead Guardian Australia is a huge honour. We’ve come so far in just three years and my aim is to expand our quality, independent coverage of all the issues that are important to our readers. I’m following two inspiring editors in Katharine Viner and Emily Wilson and I have the great privilege of leading a dedicated and talented team.”

In her new UK role, Emily will have responsibility for global themes including environment, technology, global development, cities and global aspects of science and health.

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For more information please contact:

Guardian News & Media press office: media.enquiries@theguardian.com or +44 20 3353 3696

Guardian Australia press office: katie.haffner@theguardian.com or +61 403 357 831

About Guardian News & Media

Guardian News & Media (GNM) publishes theguardian.com, one of the largest English-speaking quality newspaper websites in the world. Since launching its US and Australia digital editions in 2011 and 2013 respectively, traffic from outside of the UK now represents over two-thirds of the Guardian’s total digital audience.

In the UK, GNM publishes the Guardian newspaper six days a week, first published in 1821, and the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper, The Observer.

The Guardian is most recently renowned for its Pulitzer Prize and Emmy-winning revelations based on the disclosures made by whistleblower Edward Snowden. In 2014, the Guardian was named newspaper and website of the year at the Society of Editors UK Press Awards and is the most trusted news source in the UK (Ofcom digital media report, 2014).

The Guardian is also known for its globally acclaimed investigation into phone hacking, the launch of its groundbreaking digital-first strategy in 2011 and its trailblazing partnership with WikiLeaks in 2010.

About Guardian Australia

Launched in 2013, Guardian Australia is a premium digital news brand in Australia, with a total reach of 2.9m unique audience each month (Nielsen, March 2016). We engage our audience with up-to-the-minute reporting, investigations, commentary, blogging, in-depth analysis, cutting-edge data visualisation and humour. Our team is committed to open journalism and supporting a diverse range of voices in Australia. Guardian Australia now offers national news coverage and has expanded to five offices/bureaus located in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and Darwin.