Overview
- Ryan died in Sydney on Friday at age 64, his family confirmed.
- He retired in June after 45 years at the ABC to enter palliative care following a metastatic thyroid cancer diagnosis in 2014.
- Over a career that began as a copyboy at the Daily Mirror, he served as the ABC’s Washington bureau chief, head of TV news in Victoria, founding editor of Lateline Business, business editor and senior business correspondent.
- His 2017 Walkley-winning exposé on the Commonwealth Bank scandal helped prompt a banking royal commission, and he received finance journalist of the year honours in 2018 and an Order of Australia medal in 2022.
- ABC News director Justin Stevens and Treasurer Jim Chalmers paid tribute to his mentorship, professionalism and enduring influence on Australian business journalism.