Paul Kelly (journalist)
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Paul Kelly is an Australian political journalist, member of the Canberra Press Gallery and historian. He has worked in a variety of roles, and is currently "editor-at-large" for The Australian, Australia's only national broadsheet newspaper. He was previously described as the "Editor-in-chief" of that paper. He has also written several books on the political events of the 1970s and 1980s. His books about the Australian constitutional crisis of 1975 are regarded by many as the definitive accounts of the crisis.
Books
- "The Unmaking of Gough" 1976 (Republished as "The Dismissal" in 1983)
- "The Hawke Ascendancy" (1984)
- "The End of Certainty" (1992)
- "November 1975" (1995)
- "Paradise Divided" (2000)
Awards
- Graham Perkin Journalist of the Year (1990)
- Walkley award winner for journalistic excellence (2001)
Quotes
"It seems to me in Australia at the moment we are undergoing a profoundly anti-intellectual period." (from a speech in December 2001)External links
- [Biography] at The Australian
- [December 2001 Speech] (PDF) about Australian journalism and anti-intellectualism
- [Profile] at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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