Brendan Shanahan (author)
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Brendan Shanahan is an Australia
n journalist and author. Shanahan was born in Sydney
, but grew up in Canberra
, the Australian Capital. He has an honours degree in Art History and Curatorship from the Australian National University
in Canberra. While at university, Shanahan was the editor of the ANU Student Newspaper, Woroni
, where he gained notoriety among the University's political groups (and debating society) for his strongly satirical writing style. He is the author of 2008's In Turkey I Am Beautiful: Between Chaos and Madness in a Strange Land, a memoir of his travels in Turkey, The Secret Life of the Gold Coast, "an energetic and searching book" and of an unpublished biography of Australian celebrity Rose Porteous
which was commissioned by publishers Duffy and Snellgrove but suppressed on legal grounds. He is currently working on a number of other books.
He currently resides in Sydney and writes an opinion column for Sydney's The Daily Telegraph
. He recently moved there from The Sunday Telegraph where he'd written a successful music column for the last 7 years. Shanahan's parents are Dennis Shanahan
, political editor of the major Australian newspaper The Australian
, and Angela Shanahan, columnist at The Australian
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n journalist and author. Shanahan was born in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, but grew up in Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, the Australian Capital. He has an honours degree in Art History and Curatorship from the Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
in Canberra. While at university, Shanahan was the editor of the ANU Student Newspaper, Woroni
Woroni
Woroni is the student newspaper of the Australian National University, based in Canberra, ACT, Australia. The name ‘Woroni’ derives from an Indigenous Australian word meaning ‘mouthpiece’...
, where he gained notoriety among the University's political groups (and debating society) for his strongly satirical writing style. He is the author of 2008's In Turkey I Am Beautiful: Between Chaos and Madness in a Strange Land, a memoir of his travels in Turkey, The Secret Life of the Gold Coast, "an energetic and searching book" and of an unpublished biography of Australian celebrity Rose Porteous
Rose Porteous
Rose Porteous , a Filipino-born Australian, is best known for her marriage to Lang Hancock, a West Australian iron ore mining magnate, and the protracted legal battle with her step-daughter, Gina Rinehart, over the circumstances that lead to the death of Hancock, and the distribution of his estate...
which was commissioned by publishers Duffy and Snellgrove but suppressed on legal grounds. He is currently working on a number of other books.
He currently resides in Sydney and writes an opinion column for Sydney's The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph (Australia)
The Daily Telegraph is an Australian tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, by Nationwide News, part of News Corporation.The Tele, as it is also known, was founded in 1879. From 1936 to 1972, it was owned by Frank Packer's Australian Consolidated Press. That year it was sold to...
. He recently moved there from The Sunday Telegraph where he'd written a successful music column for the last 7 years. Shanahan's parents are Dennis Shanahan
Dennis Shanahan
Dennis Shanahan is a political editor of The Australian, a conservative newspaper in Australia. His son is author and journalist Brendan Shanahan.-References:...
, political editor of the major Australian newspaper The Australian
The Australian
The Australian is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia from Monday to Saturday each week since 14 July 1964. The editor in chief is Chris Mitchell, the editor is Clive Mathieson and the 'editor-at-large' is Paul Kelly....
, and Angela Shanahan, columnist at The Australian
The Australian
The Australian is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia from Monday to Saturday each week since 14 July 1964. The editor in chief is Chris Mitchell, the editor is Clive Mathieson and the 'editor-at-large' is Paul Kelly....
.
External links
- brendanshanahan.net: Official Website
- In Turkey I Am Beautiful: Between Chaos and Madness in a Strange Land Official Website
- Extract of The Secret Life of the Gold Coast Penguin Group (Australia) (Retrieved 14 September 2007)