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David Ewan Marr FAHA (born 13 July 1947) is an Australian journalist, author, and progressive political and social commentator. His areas of expertise include the law, Australian politics, censorship, the media, and the arts. He writes for The Monthly, The Saturday Paper, and Guardian Australia.
Oct 10, 2023 · Marr found himself sinking into the historical quicksand of the violent reality after he tried to answer a question from an elderly uncle about his great grandmother Maud.
David Marr is acknowledged as one of Australia’s great progressive thinkers. A multiple Walkley Award-winning journalist, Marr has also penned biographies and tomes about politics, censorship and immigration. But his most recent book – Killing For Country – melded his own lineage with the troubled history of Australia. I spoke to him on Wednesday.
David Marr's profile on The Guardian, featuring articles and insights by the author.
David Marr’s history and family saga is a timely exercise in truth-telling about the killing of the Indigenous population in Queensland and elsewhere.
Sep 29, 2023 · Journalist David Marr discovered his family was responsible for massacring indigenous Australian’s in the 1860s. Good Weekend. This was published 9 months ago. ‘My people had blood on their hands’: uncovering a shocking family secret. For decades, he’d railed against racism.
Jan 8, 2019 · In David Marr's new book, the biographer, journalist, broadcaster and writer has collected a selection of his work from the past 40 years.
Feb 9, 2024 · David Marr is a prolific journalist and writer with more than 50 years experience who has made significant contributions to Australia’s conversation around race relations. When David discovered his ancestors' were in the native police he realised there was only one thing he could do.
Oct 13, 2023 · Killing for Country by David Marr is about the author’s great-great-grandfather, who served with the Native Police, which cleared land of its Aboriginal owners, often by murdering them.
David Marr is one of Australia's most influential commentators. An author, journalist and broadcaster, he has many areas of expertise and a broad range of interests, including politics, censorship, the media and the arts.
