Justin Stevens finds himself in one of the most high-profile - albeit unforgiving - roles in Australian journalism. But, you wouldn’t know it.
The ABC’s newly appointed news boss Justin Stevens is used to being yelled at down a phone.
If Stevens is feeling the pressure, he hides it well. When he enters Holy Duck!, a Chinese restaurant near ABC’s Ultimo headquarters close to Sydney’s CBD, he appears relaxed, wearing a suit and a mask .Holy Duck! was launched by Kaisern Ching, the man responsible for bringing dumpling chain Din Tai Fung to Australia, and property developer Dr Stanley Quek, in 2016. Stevens knows his way around the menu and targets the house speciality. Duck spring rolls? Tick. Duck pancakes? Even better.
His father, a paediatric oncologist at Westmead Children’s Hospital and co-founder of children’s hospice Bear Cottage, had asked Overton’s father, John, in the tea-room if it would be possible for his son to learn about news. Stevens, who says he was always fascinated by journalism, said the time Overton spent with him only solidified his interest.
“Are [the glasses] for close up or far away?” I ask. “I don’t know lately,” he says with a smile, “I’m loath to answer that.”
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