McCallum, Mungo

Born Sydney 1941, educated Cranbrook School, Sydney University (BA (Hons) in Pure Mathematics). Graduated 1962. Travelled in Asia and Europe 1963-4.
Joined The Australian in 1965. Sydney bureau 1965-69. Canberra Press gallery 1969-71. Political correspondent for Nation Review 1971-79. Freelanced in Press gallery 1979-88, working for (among others) The Age, The Financial Review, The Melbourne Herald, Sydney Morning Herald, ABC, SBS, Channel Nine, Channel Ten, and numerous magazines including The Listener (NZ), The Spectator (UK), and Penthouse.

Moved to the north coast of New South Wales in 1988 to continue work as occasional political commentator for various media.

Books: Mungo’s Canberra, Mungo on the Zoo Plane, Mungo: the Man Who Laughs, How to be a Megalomaniac, Mungo’s Political Anecdotes, Run Johnny Run — the 2004 Election, Poll Dancing – the 2007 Election.

I once was an over-achiever
A true journalistic believer
But now I relax
With a phone and a fax
And a large curly-coated retriever.

(actually the retriever has passed on, but there are other dogs).

Mungo MacCallum appears courtesy of the Byron Bay Writers Festival.

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Lahir di Sydney tahun 1941, mengenyam bangku di Cranbrook School, Sydney University (BA (Hons) in Pure Maths). Mengunjungi Asia dan Eropa tahun 1963-64. Bergabung dengan The Australian tahun 1965. Sydney Bureau tahun 1965-69. Canberra Press Gallery 1969-71. Koresponden politik untuk Nation Review tahun 1971-79. Koresponden lepas untuk Press Gallery pada tahun 1989-88, bekerja untuk beberapa media, antara lain The Age, The Financial Review, The Melbourne Herald, Sydney morning Herald, ABC, SBS, Channel Nine, Channel ten, dan banyak majalah lagi, termasuk The Listener (Selandia Baru), The Spectator (UK), dan Penthouse.

Pindah ke pesisir utara New South Wales pada tahun 1998 untuk melanjutkan bekerja terkadang sebagai komentator politik untuk beragam media.

Buku-bukunya: Mungo’s Canberra, Mungo on the Zoo Plane, Mungo: the Man Who Laughs, How to be Megalomaniac, Mungo’s Political Anecdotes, Run Johnny Run – the 2004 Election, Poll Dancing – the 2007 Election.

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