Ashleigh Wilson
Before starting in newspapers, Ashleigh Wilson considered himself a professional jazz pianist. Then fate intervened – that is, he failed to get accepted into the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. So he went on to serve as a copyboy, a now defunct journalistic hazing program, at News Limited in Sydney. In early 2000 he joined The Australian. He worked out of the Brisbane office before moving north to become the paper’s Darwin correspondent, a tumultuous period bookended by the Falconio trial and the intervention. He returned in 2008 to Sydney, where he is now deputy Arts editor.
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Annie Leibovitz: Still life
She’s shot the Queen, Obama, Nelson Mandela, George W. Bush’s cabinet and countless celebrities, not to mention a famously intimate…... Read more
How Peter Garrett lost the support of the art world
I once encountered Peter Garrett on the way to Coober Pedy. I was shooting down the Stuart Highway, several hours…... Read more
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The woman with her head down trying to save Labor
The fate of the Labor Government rests in significant part on the performance of one woman, and yesterday…
Eurovision, the only game worth watching this weekend
At about 8pm each Sunday night, having digested my fill of weekend sport, I sit down and pen a Monday…
Some sensible thoughts to stop us losing to boozing
How old were you when you first had a few drinks? There’s a good chance that by the time you turned…
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From: They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments
Michael S says:
"A teacher at Geelong Grammar had criticised her for using words that were too long, which had left her confused and had made her doubt her ability to write essays. She became ''quite distressed'' when her English marks began to fall." I can sympathise. My scholastic mentors conveyed to me a causal relationship… [read more]From: Welfare for breeders is a bonus for everyone
Change Up! says:
I have no problem paying my taxes. As a single, childless person on a very decent income, I can afford it and not have my life severely altered. Plus I understand that my taxes paying for things like schools, childcare and infrastructure is ultimately a good thing. A better community is better for me… [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments
A private school girl’s family is sueing her elite, extremely expensive private school for not… Read more
