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Russell Marks is a lawyer, a writer and an adjunct research fellow at La Trobe University, noted for his book Black Lives, White Law: Locked Up and Locked Out in Australia which was shortlisted for the 2023 Prime Minister's History Prize, and for his writing on the law and other topics in The Monthly.

Biography

Early life and education

Marks grew up in Adelaide.^[1] After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Adelaide, he completed his PhD at La Trobe University in 2011 under the supervision of Robert Manne and Judith Brett.^[2]

He works as a lawyer and has written or compiled a number of books including Crime and Punishment: Offenders and Victims in a Broken Justice System (2014)^[3] and Black Lives, White Law: Locked Up and Locked Out in Australia (2022),^[4] both published by Black Inc. He also writes journalism and opinion in The Monthly^[5] and The Saturday Paper,^[6] and in 2014 replaced Nick Feik as The Monthly's online editor; he was succeeded by Sean Kelly.

Awards and recognition

His book Black Lives, White Law: Locked Up and Locked Out in Australia about the history of the application of criminal law to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and nations in Australia was shortlisted in 2023 for both the Prime Minister's History Prize^[7] as well as the Australian Political Book of the Year.^[8]

Bibliography

Books

Tony Speaks! The Wisdom of the Abbott, Black Inc, Melbourne, 2012 (as compiler);^[9] revised edition 2014.^[10]
Kattertonia: The Wit and Wisdom of Bob Katter, Black Inc, Melbourne, 2013 (as compiler).^[11]
The Book of Paul: The Wit and Wisdom of Paul Keating, Black Inc, Melbourne, 2014 (as compiler).^[12]
Crime and Punishment: Offenders and Victims in a Broken Justice System, Black Inc, Melbourne, 2014.^[13]
Black Lives, White Law: Locked Up and Locked Out in Australia, Black Inc in collaboration with La Trobe University Press, Melbourne, 2022.^[14]

References

[1] ttps://www.quarterlyessay.com.au/correspondence/correspondence-russell-marks

[2] ttps://opal.latrobe.edu.au/articles/thesis/Rejection_redemption_ambivalence_the_New_Left_and_Australian_nationalism/21853608/1

[3] ttps://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/crime-punishment

[4] ttps://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/black-lives-white-law

[5] ttps://www.themonthly.com.au/author/russell-marks

[6] ttps://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/contributor/russell-marks

[7] ttps://creative.gov.au/advocacy-and-research/events/prime-ministers-literary-awards/

[8] ttps://auspolbookaward.com.au/2023-awards/

[9] ttps://find.slv.vic.gov.au/discovery/fulldisplay/alma9924797113607636/61SLV_INST:SLV

[10] ttps://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/6416665

[11] ttps://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/6150608

[12] ttps://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/book-paul

[13] ttps://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/crime-punishment

[14] ttps://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/black-lives-white-law

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