Sarrah Le Marquand
Armed with an honours degree in government and a federal parliamentary internship, Sarrah Le Marquand left university determined to become a political reporter. Yet an early detour on a magazine devoted to the surprisingly intricate world of daytime soap operas redirected her career.
Having worked as an entertainment journalist in several magazines and on television, she joined The Daily Telegraph in 2005 as the television writer, and went on to assume various incarnations as film editor, columnist, features chief of staff and deputy features editor. In 2008 she was appointed features editor.
Sarrah is currently on maternity leave, during which time she is determined to honour a lifelong vow to never own a pair of tracksuit pants.
Articles by Sarrah Le Marquand
Advocating risk management is not “victim blaming”
In a world in which there are still people who subscribe to the vile notion that certain victims of sexual…... Read more
Stressed out students need a longer school day
If it’s true the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different…... Read more
Didn’t she almost have it all
It’s not fair that Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer is expected to become the poster girl for working mothers the world…... Read more
Hey little Taylor, sometimes you really are a jerk
Anyone who happens to be a regular on the toddler party circuit can confirm that pass the parcel is not…... Read more
Faith should not mean freedom to discriminate
Religious schools are to bigots what the Cayman Islands are to a tax evader. For those seeking a place that…... Read more
Keeping up with K-Rudd
Somewhere amid the fanfare over his ability to speak fluent Mandarin and his merciless work ethic, it has slipped by…... Read more
Flagging this change is not unAustralian
For a country obsessed with home improvement, we are remarkably apathetic about any attempts to renovate our national emblem. From…... Read more
It’s impossible to please the ladies at Motherhood Inc.
It’s a little known fact that you don’t actually need to be a so-called dinosaur to attract the ire of…... Read more
Time to say Hooroo USA
Every year they gather to toast one another’s success. Nicole, Keith, Hugh, Elle, Hoges, Rose, Naomi… the gang’s all there.…... Read more
Who are the real dopes in our worship of sporting “heroes”?
For all the talk about doping that has dominated the news since Lance Armstrong finally admitted to using performance enhancing…... Read more
Behind every struggling man is a self-absorbed woman?
Who knew dating a Kardashian could prove detrimental? If modern popular culture has taught us anything, it’s that reality TV…... Read more
Embrace the spirit of giving and regift this Christmas
It has long been considered the ultimate faux pas of gift giving, but it would seem the act of redirecting…... Read more
What are the ethics of concealing parents’ choices?
It’s the mantra any organisation ignores at its peril: don’t be afraid of a little healthy competition. If having a…... Read more
Finally, something both sides of politics agree on…
According to the perennially well-dressed Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, former first lady of France and retired supermodel, it’s time for women concerned…... Read more
Now your shop can flop on the street AND on the net!
In the unlikely event anyone needed further proof of the embarrassingly quaint view of online shopping held by Australian retailers,…... Read more
Hey princess, don’t be a muppet - get a real job
Sesame Street has a message for Kate Middleton: Get a real job, you bum. That was the sage career advice…... Read more
Conservatives for Kevin
“Show me your friends and I’ll tell you who you are.” Such was the proverb employed by my late mother…... Read more
The shine went off Sheen a long time ago
Does anything churn the stomach so much as news that Londoners are willing to part with more than $20 for…... Read more
My name is Sarrah and I don’t watch MasterChef
After a week in which the country went into a collective meltdown following the eviction of someone called Marion Grasby,…... Read more
Wacko the diddle oh it’s a dead-set dinki di Avatar
A red carpet in Los Angeles. March 7, 2010: A handsome yet self-conscious Australian actor, who happens to have recently…... Read more
Hillary and Barack: a love story
No doubt there will be swooning all round when President Barack Obama descends upon Australia next month for his first…... Read more
Sniping at working mothers is no solution at all
Since recently becoming a mother, I seem to have developed an obsession with cake. And it has nothing to do…... Read more
Elusive search for footage of women ageing naturally
As any regular moviegoer could attest, it is a truth regretfully acknowledged that to glimpse an actress with a wrinkled…... Read more
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