Christine Wallace

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Christine Wallace (born 1960) is an Australian political journalist and biographer.

During the 1990s Wallace's articles in the The Australian Financial Review were very critical of Dr John Hewson, then leader of the opposition Liberal Party and whose radical right-wing programme, "Fightback", anticipated the political agenda of the Howard Government. Her biography of Hewson and her influence contributed to his political demise. Later she broke the story that sparked the resignation of Liberal Party leader Alexander Downer, allowing John Howard to regain the post and later become Prime Minister.

A graduate of the Australian National University (BA, politics and history), Sydney University (BEc) and the Australian Graduate School of Management (MBA), Wallace's publications include "Greer, Untamed Shrew" (Pan Macmillan, 1997; Faber & Faber, 1999) and "The Private Don" (Allen & Unwin, 2004).

Recent journal articles include "Libertarian Nation By Stealth" (Griffith Review, 16, 2007) and "Clean, Orderly and Laminex Coloured" (Griffith Review, 19, 2008 - forthcoming).

Wallace is a member of the Canberra Press Gallery and has worked for a wide range of print and electronic media outlets there including "The Australian", "Australian Financial Review", "Business Review Weekly" and ABC-TV. She is a regular member of judging panels for the Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism each year. Wallace can be heard on regular radio spots with 666 ABC Radio in Canberra and breakfast on Adelaide's top rating talk station 5AA.

Bibliography

  • Hewson: A Portrait (1993)
  • Germaine Greer, Untamed Shrew (1997)
  • The Private Don (2004)



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NAME Wallace, Christine
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chris Wallace
SHORT DESCRIPTION Contemporary Australian political journalist and biographer
DATE OF BIRTH 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Australia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH


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