Australian Dictionary of Biography

13 December, 1922
Woking, Surrey, England

6 December, 1994 (aged 71)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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• Murdoch, Keith Arthur (employer)

• cook (1947-1947) Northern Territory, Australia
• journalist (1951-1952) Queensland, Australia
• journalist (1952-1954) New South Wales, Australia
• journalist (1955-1957) Victoria, Australia
• foreign correspondent (1957-1968) Australian Capital Territory, Australia
• journalist (1957-1994) Australian Capital Territory, Australia
• Indigenous rights activist/supporter (1971-1994) Australian Capital Territory, Australia
• political writer (1971-1994) Australian Capital Territory, Australia

• Vietnam War (war correspondent)

• Springbok tour (1971) (journalist)

• Northern Land Council (adviser, 1977-1978)
• Aboriginal Treaty Committee (member, 1978-1983)

• Aboriginal tent embassy (ACT, 1972) (founder)

• Courier-Mail (Brisbane) newspaper (journalist, 1951-1952)
• Sydney Morning Herald (newspaper) (journalist, 1952-1954)
• Times (London) newspaper (journalist, 1955-1973)
• Australian National University (anthropology) (academic, 1973-1979)
• Canberra Times (employee, 1980-1984)
• Canberra Times (editorial writer, 1980-1984)