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The Big Picture

Diary of a Nation

The Big Picture( )
Editor: Prisk, Max
Stephens, Tony
Bowers, Michael
Contribution by: Marr, David
Stevenson, Andrew
Huxley, John
Wyndham, Susan
Lawson, Valerie
Gittins, Ross
FitzSimons, Peter
McGeough, Paul
Masters, Roy
Wilkins, Phil
Foreword by: Scott, Mark
Author: Sydney Morning Herald Staff,
ISBN:978-1-86471-098-4
Publication Date:Nov 2005
Publisher:Random House Australia
Imprint:Doubleday
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $70.00
Book Description:

The journey from Australia's first European settlement of around 900 convicts and marines to today's nation of 20 million people is a rich and powerful story. And most of it has been reported as it happened by Australia's oldest newspaper, The Sydney Morning Herald.This beautifully illustrated book brings to life 175 years of The Sydney Morning Herald recording -- and sometimes making -- the news. Along the way, some of our finest writers, photographers and artists go in search of the...
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Book Details
Pages:384
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Customs & Traditions
History / Australia & New Zealand
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):25.3 x 32 x 3.3 cm
Author Biography
Sydney Morning Herald Staff (Editor)
David Marr was born on July 14, 1947 in Sydney, Australia. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Sydney. He began his career as an article clerk for the law firm. Later he was admitted as a barrister and solicitor.

His career in journalism began at ABC TV as a reporter for Four Corners (1985, 1990-1991). He won a Walkley Award for his work on the program. His other programs for ABC included Media Watch and Insiders. Currently he writes for The Montly, The Staurday Paper and Guardian Australia.

He is the author of over ten books. His first books were Barwick, Allen & Unwin (1980), The Ivanov Trail, Nelson (1984) and Patrick White: A Life (1991). His more recent work includes Power Trip: The Political Journey of Kevin Rudd (2010), Panic (2011), Political Animal: The Making of Tony Abbott (2012), The Prince: Faith, Abuse and George Pell (2013), and Faction Man: Bill Shortens Path to Power (2015).

His awards include the Liberty Victoria Voltaire Award (2012), Alfred Deakin Prize for an Essay Advancing Public Debate, for 'Do Not Disturb: Is the Media Asleep?', Victoria Premier's Literary Awards (2006), and Walkley Awards (1991 and 1985).

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