Paul Kelly (journalist)
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| Born | Paul John Kelly 11 October 1947 née Leckie) |
| Children | Joseph, Daniel |
Paul John Kelly (born 11 October 1947) is an Australian political journalist, author and television and radio commentator from
In 2006, Kelly's work was described by fellow Australian journalists Toby Creswell and Samantha Trenoweth as being "distinguished for his broad and deep grasp of the inter-relationship of economics and political shifts, and his ability to place Australian domestic developments into an international and historical context".[2]
Life and career
Paul John Kelly was born on 11 October 1947 in Sydney, New South Wales.[3] He is the son of Joseph Kelly and Sybil (née Mackenzie). He completed a Bachelor of Arts degree and Diploma of Education at the University of Sydney in 1969.[2] He worked in the Prime Minister's Department in Canberra from 1969 to 1971 before changing to journalism.[4] He is a Doctor of Letters from the University of Melbourne.[5]
He joined the
Aside from journalism, Kelly has written books describing political developments starting with The Unmaking of Gough (1976) on the
His book The Dismissal was used as the basis of the television miniseries
In November 1991, after the massacres at Santa Cruz (near Dili, East Timor), Kelly had supported Indonesian president Suharto and declared him to be a moderate with no alternative to his rule.[9] Kelly's support for Suharto continued to 1998 and earned criticism from fellow journalist John Pilger who compared it to the appeasement of Hitler in the 1930s.[10]
In November 2012, Kelly criticised the decision of the Gillard government to create the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, calling it "profoundly ignorant" and "a depressing example of populist politics".[11]
Personal life
He is married to Margaret (née Leckie). They have two sons, Joseph and Daniel. Kelly was previously married to Australian Labor Party federal member of Parliament and minister Ros Kelly (née Raw).
Kelly opposed Australia's same-sex marriage legislation, questioning the "real ideology" of the same-sex marriage campaign and its impact on "religious freedom".[12]
Bibliography
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Books
- Kelly, Paul (1976). The unmaking of Gough. Sydney: Angus & Robertson.
- — (1983) [1976]. The Dismissal : Australia's most sensational power struggle : the dramatic fall of Gough Whitlam. Sydney: Angus & Robertson.[13]
- Kelly, Paul (1984). The Hawke Ascendancy – A Definitive Account of Its Origins and Climax, 1975–1983. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. ISBN 0-207-14727-2.
- Kelly, Paul (1986). The Political Outlook. Melbourne: Syntec Economic Services. ISBN 0-7316-2270-7.
- Kelly, Paul (1992). The End of Certainty: The Story of the 1980s. ISBN 1-86373-227-6.
- Kelly, Paul (1994) [1992]. The End of Certainty: Power, Politics and Business in Australia (Rev. ed.). St Leonards: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86373-757-X.
- Kelly, Paul (1994) [1976]. The Unmaking of Gough (Rev. ed.). ISBN 1-86373-788-X.
- Kelly, Paul (1995). November 1975 : the inside story of Australia's greatest political crisis. St Leonards: Allen & Unwin.
- Kelly, Paul (1996). Ethics, politics and democracy : held in the Banco Court of New South Wales Queen's Square, Sydney, Tuesday 10 December 1996. Sydney: St James Ethics Centre.[14]
- ISBN 1-86508-034-9.
- Kelly, Paul (2000). Paradise Divided: The Changes, the Challenges, the Choices for Australia. St Leonards: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-291-0.
- Kelly, Paul (2001). 100 Years : The Australian Story. ISBN 1-86508-531-6.
- Peter Dawkins, Paul Kelly, ed. (2003). Hard Heads, Soft Hearts : A New Reform Agenda for Australia. St Leonards: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-74114-021-8.
- Kelly, Paul (2006). Howard's Decade : An Australian Foreign Policy Reappraisal. ISBN 978-1-921004-24-7.
- Kelly, Paul (2007). Religion and Politics : Contemporary Tensions. St Leonards: ISBN 978-1-86432-120-3.
- Kelly, Paul (2009). The March of Patriots: The Struggle for Modern Australia. Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press. ISBN 978-0-522-85619-4.
- Kelly, Paul (2014). Triumph and Demise: The Broken Promise of a Labor Generation, Carlton, Vic: Melbourne University Press. ISBN 9780522862102
- Kelly, Paul; Troy Bramston (2015). The Dismissal : in the Queen's name. Penguin.
- Kelly, Paul & Troy Bramston (2020). The truth of the Palace Letters : deceit, ambush and dismissal in 1975. Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press.
Essays and reporting
- Kelly, Paul (January–February 1996). "The Dismissal, twenty years on". Politics. Quadrant. 40 (1–2): 40–47.
Critical studies and reviews of Kelly's work
- The Dismissal : in the Queen's name
- Flint, David (January–February 2016). "Blame Whitlam and Fraser, not Kerr". Quadrant. 60 (1–2): 76–80..[15]
- November 1975
- Manne, Robert (December 1995). "November 1975 : character and crisis". Books. Quadrant. 39 (12): 83–86.
- The truth of the Palace Letters
- Piccini, Joe (January–February 2021). "'An endless tussle with the past' : two different readings of the Palace Letters". Australian Book Review. 428: 9–10.
Awards
- 1990 Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year Award[16]
- 2001 Walkley Awards for both Journalism Leadership and Commentary, Analysis, Opinion & Critique[17]
- 2005 Dunlop Asialink Medalist[18]
- 2014 Walkley Book Award for Triumph and Demise[19]
See also
- Australian settlement, term coined by Kelly and widely adopted
Notes
- ^ Melbourne University Publishing Archived 14 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine; online 2014
- ^ ISBN 978-1-86403-361-8.
- ISBN 978-1-74095-166-1.
- ^ a b "Honorary-award holders – Paul John Kelly". University of Sydney. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Paul Kelly – Lowy Institute Staff Member". Lowy Institute. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
- ^ "The March of Patriots". LawBooks (Emporium Retail Group). 2009. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
- ^ Lewis, Rosie (26 August 2014). "Government's age of reform isn't over, just interrupted, says Abbott". The Australian.
- ^ "The Dismissal – Paul Kelly 1983 Paperback Used – TV tie-in". Australian Politics Books. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
- Sydney Morning Herald. 13 February 2005. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
- ^ "Chomskyist-Pilgerism". Outlook. Maheshwer Peri (The Outlook Group). 28 January 2004. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
- ^ Kelly, Paul (17 November 2012). "Commission on child abuse a depressing example of populist politics". The Australian.
- ^ Kelly, Paul (11 July 2015). "The same-sex marriage debate and the right to religious belief". Weekend Australian. p. 16. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018.
- ^ Previously published as The unmaking of Gough.
- ^ "Ethics, politics and democracy : held in the Banco Court of New South Wales Queen's Square, Sydney, Tuesday 10 December 1996 / delivered by Paul Kelly". catalogue. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ An edited version of the Neville Bonner Oration, 2015.
- ^ "Award recognises journalistic excellence". The Age. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ "Walkley Winners Archive". The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ "Citation – Paul Kelly" (PDF). University of Melbourne. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
- ^ "DT Editor Paul Whittaker picks up third Walkley". PerthNow. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
External links
- December 2001 Speech (PDF) about Australian journalism and anti-intellectualism
- Profile for Insiders at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Paul Kelly at IMDb
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