Malcolm Brown (Australian journalist)

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Malcolm Craig Brown (29 May 1947 - )^[1] is an Australian journalist and editor and the co-author of books dealing with crime, forensic science, disasters and the Vietnam War.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Military service 3 Writing career 4 Publications 5 References

[edit] Early life

Brown was born in Dubbo, New South Wales, and was the second son of a solicitor, Samuel Brown, and the grandson of a Methodist Minister, The Reverend E E Hynes. He was educated at state schools in Dubbo^[2] before attending Newington College, Sydney, as a boarder in 1963 and 1964.^[3] Brown's father had taught at Newington (1932-39) before becoming a legal practitioner and his grandfather was Chaplain at Newington whilst serving in the Stanmore parish.^[4] In 1965, Brown entered the University of Sydney to study law and was a resident of Wesley College, University of Sydney until 1968 when he went down from the University and became a cadet journalist on the Dubbo newspaper, The Daily Liberal.^[5]

[edit] Military service

Brown was called up for National Service the following year and after Officer Training School graduated as a second lieutenant. He served as a platoon commander of the Third Training Battalion in Singleton, New South Wales.^[6]

[edit] Writing career

He joined the staff of the Sydney Morning Herald in 1972 and remains there today as a senior writer and editor. He covered the Azaria Chamberlain case for the Herald. [1]

[edit] Publications

• You're leaving tomorrow: conscripts and correspondents caught up in the Vietnam War (Nth Syd, Random House 2007) ISBN 9781741665819
• Cold Blooded Murder: true crimes that rocked Australia (Syd, Lothian 2006) ISBN 0734409613
• Australia's Worst Disasters (Sth Melb, Lothian 2002) ISBN 0734403380
• Bombs, Guns and Knives: violent crime in Australia (Syd, New Holland 2000) ISBN 1864366680
• Australian Crime: chilling tales of our time (Syd, Lansdowne 1993, 1995, 2001, 2004) ISBN 1863023127
• Rorting: the great Australian crime (Syd, Lansdowne 1999) ISBN 1863026053
• Justice and Nightmares: successes and failures of forensic science in Australia and New Zealand (Syd, University of New South Wales Press 1992) ISBN 0868400610

[edit] References