Serial Liars by Evan Whittonserial-Liars Ebook[1]
Evan Whitton received the Walkley Award for National Journalism five times and was Journalist of the Year 1983 for ‘courage and innovation’ in reporting a corruption inquiry. He was editor of The National Times, Chief Reporter and European Correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald, and Reader in Journalism at the University of Queensland. He is now a columnist on the online legal journal, Justinian. www.justinian.com.au Praise for Evan Whitton’s Work ‘Whitton QC not here? What a pity.’ - NSW Premier Neville Wran QC, 1983 “Evan Whitton is exactly the right person to write about any subject that interests him, because of the rare insight that sets him apart from all other Australian journalists.” - Michael English, 1987 Can of Worms (1986) ‘No decent person could read it without being possessed of utter rage at the way our public institutions have been corrupted over the past 15 years or so by criminal elements in politics, the police and even the courts.’ - Senator (Australia) John Stone. Amazing Scenes (1987) ‘... combines literary elegance with real sinew.’ - Denis Butler, The Newcastle Herald ‘Australia’s premier journalist …’ - Mike Ryan, Sunday Press, Melbourne The Hillbilly Dictator (1989) ‘ ... compelling reading, a popular history with a light touch but a serious moral message ... a wealth of anecdotes, humorous, scandalous, shocking, surprising ...’ - Dr Mark Finnane, The Sydney Morning Herald ‘Evan Whitton is a dazzling writer, incisive and addictive; a master journalist, prodigious in his knowledge and effort.’ - Dr George Miller, film director. ‘The Whitton wit is evident … but the tragedy of it all was also evident to him.’ - Christopher Masters, The Herald, Melbourne 2 Trial by Voodoo (1994) ‘The only book in the language that critically examines the law as a whole.’ - Law Professor Alex Ziegert, University of Sydney.
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