Nathan Morris
Nathan Morris reports for the ABC on climate, regional communities and how major shifts such as the rise of electric vehicles flow through everyday life and local economies. His coverage of the automotive sector focuses on electric vehicles as part of a wider transition in energy, transport and consumer behaviour rather than as isolated product news. He brings more than a decade of regional reporting experience to national stories, using local voices and data-heavy analysis to show how policy and markets land on the ground.
EV enthusiasm continues
In recent work on the electric vehicle market, Morris tracks how battery electric vehicles are moving from niche to mainstream by leaning on national sales figures and trend data. In a piece examining July sales, he highlights that battery electric vehicles accounted for more than one in five new car sales and that their market share has tripled year-on-year.
He sets these numbers against broader context, including global fuel shocks and a domestic fuel crisis, to show how geopolitical events accelerate shifts in the car market.
Brand-level detail is central to his approach, with comparisons between established manufacturers and newer entrants such as Chinese electric vehicle makers to illustrate competitive pressure and changing consumer preferences. He anchors the narrative with expert voices from transport and logistics research, using their language of “phases” and “market maturity” to frame the current moment in the electric vehicle transition.
The result is coverage that treats automotive stories as indicators of structural change in energy, technology and household budgets, not simply quarterly sales movements.
More drivers switching to EVs
On broadcast formats, Morris continues this focus on the social and economic dimensions of electric vehicle uptake. In a recent segment reporting that almost half of all new vehicles sold over three months were electric or hybrid, he foregrounds the scale of the shift in simple, comparative terms that are easy to grasp.
Rather than emphasising model launches or technical specifications, he concentrates on the aggregate share of electric and hybrid vehicles in the new car market, underlining how quickly the mix on Australian roads is changing.
His treatment of these figures is explanatory rather than promotional, presenting electric vehicles as a consumer and infrastructure story that touches power prices, charging access and long-term cost of ownership. Across his automotive coverage, he uses short, direct lines and a restrained tone, focusing on what the numbers and expert testimony say about where the market is heading.
The River
Morris’ work on water and river systems shows the same interest in how national rules play out in local lives.
In The River, an ABC News special on Australia’s largest river network, he co-reports a snapshot of communities along the Murray as new laws reshape how water is shared. The project pairs environmental and policy detail with portraits of people whose livelihoods depend on the river, from food producers to towns that rely on it for daily life.
This blend of legal change, ecological context and community experience mirrors his approach to electric vehicle stories, where regulation, markets and households appear in the same frame. It underlines a broader reporting pattern: he consistently uses specific places and industries to make complex policy shifts visible and concrete.
Regional storytelling
Morris has built his career at the ABC through regional and climate reporting, beginning in regional roles in the mid-2010s and moving into national work that still keeps regional communities central. Profiles of his career emphasise a longstanding commitment to regional storytelling and rural reporting, treating those areas not as a stepping-stone but as a core focus. He has been recognised for coverage of topics such as Aboriginal languages and youth suicide, indicating an ability to handle sensitive subjects that intersect with culture, health and policy. That background shapes his automotive and climate stories, which pay close attention to how transitions in technology and regulation affect people outside major metropolitan centres.
Across formats, his distinguishing traits are a regional lens on national issues, an emphasis on verifiable data and expert analysis, and a preference for stories where environmental change and everyday decisions meet.
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