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John Norman Stubbs (born 2 February 1938 in Cunnamulla, Queensland, died 25 May 2015 in Lismore, New South Wales) was an Australian political journalist, author and Labor staffer.[1][2]

Stubbs worked as a political correspondent for The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald and Brisbane's Sunday Sun among others and authored three non-fiction books.

He worked as a press secretary for Clyde Cameron when he was a minister in the Whitlam Government, and for Hugh Hudson, a minister in the South Australian government of Don Dunstan.

Stubbs co-authored Nest of Traitors: The Petrov Affair, with Nicholas Whitlam in 1974 about the Petrov Affair. He also wrote The Hidden People, Poverty in Australia and Hayden, a biography of Bill Hayden.

John Stubbs received a Walkley Award[3] in 1995 for Most Outstanding Contribution to Journalism.

Books

  • John Stubbs, The Hidden People : Poverty in Australia, Lansdowne Press, 1966[4]
  • Nicholas Whitlam and John Stubbs, Nest of Traitors : The Petrov Affair, University of Queensland Press, Brisbane, 1974[5]
  • John Stubbs, Hayden, William Heinemann, 1989[6]

References

  1. ^ "Man of letters an all-round political tragic". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Journalist railed against inequality". The Courier-Mail. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. ^ Koc, Erdem. "The Walkley Foundation - Past Winners". Walkleys.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  4. ^ "The hidden people : poverty in Australia / John Stubbs. - Version details - Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Nest of traitors : the Petrov affair / [by] Nicholas Whitlam [and] John Stubbs. - Version details - Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Hayden / John Stubbs. - Version details - Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 8 December 2013.


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