Christopher Pearson

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Christopher Pearson (28 August 1951 – 9 June 2013) was an Australian journalist who wrote for The Australian.

Although born in Sydney, he spent most of his life in Adelaide. He received a Bachelor of Arts with Honours from Flinders University as well as a Graduate Diploma in Education from the University of Adelaide. A member of the Council of the National Museum of Australia, he was also on the board of the government-owned SBS television station.^[1] In addition, he served as a speech writer to the former Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard.

He was employed with The Australian, a national broadsheet. There he wrote commentaries and articles that covered a wide variety of cultural and religious matters pertaining to Australian society. He had, on occasion, discussed international issues such as global warming.

In a September 2009 piece in The Australian, Pearson wrote about how he reconciled his homosexuality with his Catholicism.^[2] Pearson had converted to Catholicism in 1999.^[3]

References

↑ Council members, National Museum of Australia Annual Report 2005-06.
↑ "No regrets about act of faith despite church's woeful state". The Australian. 5 September 2009.
↑ "Respected journalist Christopher Pearson dies in Adelaide". 9 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.

Persondata
Name	Pearson, Christopher
Alternative names
Short description	Australian journalist
Date of birth	28 August 1951
Place of birth	Sydney
Date of death	9 June 2013
Place of death	Adelaide

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