Niki Savva

Niki Savva

Niki Savva was one of the most senior correspondents in the Canberra Press Gallery. She was twice political correspondent on The Australian, and headed up the Canberra bureaus of both The Herald Sun and The Age. When family tragedy forced a career change, she became Peter Costello’s press secretary for six years and was then on John Howard’s staff for three. Her work brought her into intimate contact with the major political players of the last 30 years.

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Kevin Rudd, the man who wasn’t there

Kevin Rudd, the man who wasn’t there

03 Feb 10 This is a guest blog by journalist and former senior Howard Government press secretary Niki Savva, whose book So Greek,…... 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]

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