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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox person David Ewan Marr FAHA (born 13 July 1947) is an Australian journalist, author and progressive political and social commentator. His areas of expertise include the law, Australian politics, censorship, the media and the arts. He writes for The Monthly, The Saturday Paper and Guardian Australia.

Career

Marr attended Sydney Church of England Grammar School in North Sydney and subsequently graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts in 1968 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1971. While at university, he was a resident of St Paul's College. He worked for a time as an articled clerk at the law firm Allen, Allen and Hemsley, and was admitted as a barrister and solicitor before turning to journalism.

Marr began as a journalist working for The Bulletin magazine and The National Times newspaper in 1972 before being appointed editor in 1980. During this period, he oversaw publication of the articles by David Hickie, which detailed long-suppressed allegations of corruption against former New South Wales premier Robert Askin. The first article, headlined "Askin: friend of organised crime", was famously published on the day of Askin's funeral in 1981.

In 1980 Marr published his first book, Barwick, a hostile biography of Chief Justice Sir Garfield Barwick. It won the NSW Premier's Literary Award for Non-Fiction, but was received poorly by its subject, who accused the author of fabricating quotes.

Marr was a reporter on the ABC TV program Four Corners (1985, 1990–91), a role in which he won a Walkley Award, and presenter of Radio National's Arts Today program (1994–1996). From 2002 to 2004, he hosted the ABC TV program Media Watch. He was a frequent guest on ABC TV's Insiders program. During his term as presenter of Media Watch he played a key role in exposing the ongoing cash for comment affair, which Media Watch had first raised in 1999, concerning radio commentators Alan Jones and John Laws. In 2004 the program's exposé of Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA) head David Flint – who had written letters of support to Jones at a time when Jones was being investigated by the ABA – played a significant role in forcing Flint's resignation.

In 2002 Marr stated on Media Watch that conservative newspaper columnist Janet Albrechtsen had misquoted a French psychiatrist, Шаблон:Ill, and claimed that she had done this deliberately to make it look as though violence and gang rape were institutionalised elements of the culture of Muslim youths. Albrechtsen did not deny the misquote, but responded by accusing Media Watch of inherent left-wing bias and of deliberately leading a witch-hunt against contrary views. When the Minister for Communications, Senator Helen Coonan, appointed Albrechtsen to the board of the ABC in February 2005, Marr publicly questioned whether she was qualified for such a position in light of what he described as "breaches of proper conduct as a commentator and as a journalist".

In 2008 Marr was named by Same Same as one of the 25 most influential gay and lesbian Australians for his coverage of the Bill Henson case.

Marr has advocated drug law reform and has written candidly about his life experiences: "I've had a lot of fun on drugs ... I've had a lot of marvellous experiences. I've danced a lot. I've had a great time. I'm not ashamed of it. And I don't see what's wrong with it."

Marr resigned from The Sydney Morning Herald on 13 July 2012, saying "People underestimate what a deeply conventional person I am. I'm turning 65 and that feels like the right time to go." However, in April 2013, Marr joined Guardian Australia.

In 2013, Marr penned the essay (later expanded to a book) The Prince: Faith, Abuse and George Pell about Cardinal Pell's dealing with Sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. In 2020 Marr appeared in episode 3 of ABC's series Revelation. Pell, wrongfully convicted of sexual abuse in 2019, was acquitted in 2020.

Marr appeared as a semi-regular panellist on the ABC television programs Q&A and Insiders until 2020.

Bibliography

• 1980 Barwick, Allen & Unwin, Шаблон:ISBN
• 1984 The Ivanov Trail, Nelson, Шаблон:ISBN
• 1991 Patrick White: A Life, Vintage Classics, Шаблон:ISBN
• 2000 The High Price of Heaven
• 2000 Шаблон:Cite book
• 2004 Dark Victory (with Marian Wilkinson), Шаблон:ISBN
• 2007 His Master's Voice: The Corruption of Public Debate under Howard in the Quarterly Essay, Issue 26, Шаблон:ISBN
• 2008 The Henson Case, The Text Publishing Company, Шаблон:ISBN
• 2010 Power Trip: The Political Journey of Kevin Rudd, in the Quarterly Essay, Issue 38
• 2011 Panic, Black Inc, Шаблон:ISBN
• 2012 Political Animal: The Making of Tony Abbott, in the Quarterly Essay, Issue 47, Шаблон:ISBN
• 2013 The Prince: Faith, Abuse and George Pell, in the Quarterly Essay, Issue 51, Шаблон:ISBN
• 2015 Faction Man: Bill Shorten's Path to Power, in the Quarterly Essay, Issue 59.
• 2017 The White Queen: One Nation and the Politics of Race, in the Quarterly Essay, Issue 65.
• 2018 My Country: Stories, Essays & Speeches, Black Inc, Hardback Шаблон:ISBN eISBN 9781743820674
• 2023 Шаблон:Cite book

Awards

• Honorary Doctor of Letters, University of Newcastle, 2011
• Honorary Doctor of Letters, University of Sydney, 2013
• Honorary Fellowship, Australian Academy of the Humanities, 2013
• Liberty Victoria Voltaire Award, 2012
• Alfred Deakin Prize for an Essay Advancing Public Debate, for 'Do Not Disturb: Is the Media Asleep?'Шаблон:Citation needed
• Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, 2006Шаблон:Citation needed
• Walkley Awards 2004 (jointly), 1991 and 1985Шаблон:Citation needed

External links

• David Marr, The Guardian Australia index of articles
• Articles and videos Шаблон:Webarchive at The Monthly