Nic Christensen
Nic Christensen is a journalist, radio producer and self confessed ‘politics geek’.
He is currently employed as a journalist with The Australian where he writes the ‘Twitterati’ column and does other assorted reporting jobs. On Sunday evenings you can also find him moonlighting as producer at Radio 2GB on the Reverend Bill Crews show.
He has previously worked as a general news reporter with The Daily Telegraph and before that as freelance journalist for Fairfax Media.
In 2009, his investigation of Chinese businessmen Dr Chau Chak Wing outed the Chinese born billionaire as the biggest foreign-based donor to Australia’s political parties. This investigation saw him awarded Student Journalist of the Year by the Walkley Foundation.
At various times he has also tackled investigations on the NSW Liberal Party inter-factional war, waste and mismanagement in Australia’s foreign aid program and lax regulation of foreign investment in Australia’s agricultural sector.
Articles by Nic Christensen
The sad side of modern Santa
Rule 1 - Santa never asks children whether they have been naughty or nice. These days all kids are nice…... Read more
You just did what? The rise of the oversharers
The image below is map of Australia but it’s not just any map, it is taken from a social media…... Read more
AusAid could tell you, but then they’d have to…
When you think of Canberra’s more secretive agencies, Australia’s spy agencies – ASIO and ASIS – usually come to mind.…... Read more
Gerbilgate
If you thought the Catherine Deveny-Fairfax-Twitter saga was over, think again. Another similar but less blockbusting sequel has unfolded which…... Read more
Bad week for free speech on social media
We’re often keen to highlight the democratic benefits of social media, especially in bringing greater openness to a country such…... Read more
More censorship? Rudd ‘epic fail’ group goes offline
Yesterday, we told you about the South Australian government’s attempts at internet censorship. Today, we can reveal that online political…... Read more
Introducing the Kevin Rudd cliché drinking game
Dear Mr Rudd, can I just say this that while there are no silver bullets to the problem could you…... Read more
You need to be a super spy to find a Turnbull supporter
It’s Monday morning and my phone rings. The voice on the other end of the line booms “You mission should…... Read more
Giving school leavers a fair suck of the uni sauce bottle
High school students in NSW may not know how they are judged by prospective universities and the admissions system needs…... Read more
Poor to pretentious in one generation: Balmain
Standing outside the Unity Hall Hotel, in Darling Street Balmain, Jan doesn’t hold back. She stands for everything that Old…... Read more
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From: Punch on: Open thread 09/02/2012
marley says:
I'm one of the older ones, so I've certainly seen a few changes in my time. When I started school I learned to write with a nib pen, dipped in an inkwell (no, I'm not kidding). My mother became a dab hand at getting inkstains out of my clothes. Flicking ink at one another in the classroom was an essential… [read more]From: I’d rather have a piece of toast than listen to crap lyrics
Erick says:
Led Zeppelin are responsible for my all-time favourite mixed metaphor: "There you sit, sit and stare, like a book on a shelf rusting." (Misty Mountain Hop) I laugh every time I hear it. Hmmm, I believe I've decided what to play on the way to work today. [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
No wuckin forries. These nuckin futs are tuckin fops
Well, puck me with a fitchfork. The F-word is apparently an acceptable part of Australian speech. That’s… Read more
