Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly is the editor-at-large of The Australian and was previously editor-in-chief of The Australian (1991–1996). He is a writer, historian and political analyst. After graduating from Sydney University, he worked in the Prime Minister’s Department in Canberra (1969–71) before transferring to journalism. He served as chief political correspondent and Canberra bureau chief for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian. Paul Kelly is the author of The Unmaking of Gough (1976), which later became The Dismissal (1982); The Hawke Ascendancy (1984); The End of Certainty (1992) on the politics and economics of Australia in the 1980s; November 1975; and, more recently, a collection of articles Paradise Divided (2000). The End of Certainty was described in The Times Literary Supplement as “the most comprehensive account of Australian polity since that of Sir Keith Hancock half a century ago.” He wrote and presented a 2001 five-part television documentary for the Australian Broadcasting Company on Australian history and character “100 Years — The Australian Story.” He has also released a book with the same title. Paul Kelly has written widely on international affairs in America, Europe and Asia, and has interviewed Margaret Thatcher, Lee Kuan Yew, Madeleine Albright, Tony Blair and Jiang Zemin. He is currently adjunct professor of journalism at the University of Queensland and is a participant in the Australia-America Leadership Dialogue. Mr. Kelly is also a visiting scholar at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. His research will focus on the role of race in Australia’s 2001 general election.