Overdue books from the Sydney Morning Herald library, when newspapers had libraries, 2 December, 1986.

Not sure why this letter was sent to Adelaide when I was already working for them in Sydney.

Writers in the Park Book Launch with David Malouf. 1986.

Writers in the Park. Book Introduction, Fab Press, 1986

Aborigines bid for TV licence, Financial Review, 25 July, 1986.

Media Pass 1986-1987.

A rational, definitive look at a nation's drug dependency, Financial Review, 13 June, 1986

On the Job, pix, The Joys of General News Reporting, Sydney Morning Herald, 1986 or thereabouts.

Why the Drug Offensive May Fail, Financial Review, 23 May, 1986.

A PATHETIC DEFENSE FROM THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH NEIL BLEWETT AS TIME HAS SO AMPLY DEMONSTRATED, THE GOVERNMENT GOT THIS POLICY OFFENSIVE COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY WRONG. THE GOVERNMENT HAS REPEATEDLY IGNORED ACADEMIC AND EXPERT ADVICE IN FAVOUR OF SHORT TERM POLITICAL GAIN. THE ENTIRE COUNTRY NOW REAPS THE CONSEQUENCES OF POLITICAL, BUREAUCRATIC AND JUDICIAL IGNORANCE AND INCOMPETENCE.

The Return of the Terrorist, Financial Review, 17 May, 1986

Better copy not available.

Pearl from a Heart of Darkness, Sydney Morning Herald, 16 May, 1986

ActivePaper ArchiveSydney Morning Herald, 16/05/1986

Grosser than life, flashier than fiction, Lamont Cranston, Financial Review, 16 May, 1986.

AIDS: Anatomy of fear, testament of hope, Review of Dennis Altman's AIDS and the New Puritanism, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 May, 1986

ActivePaper ArchiveSydney Morning Herald, 10/05/1986

Aids and the New Puritanism, The Sydney Morning Herald, Original Copy, 10 May, 1986.

Blooming Mushroom bodes well for Australia, Financial Review, 2 May, 1986.

Mea Culpa re mistake in music column, Australian Financial Review, Circa Early 1986.

SA musos deserve wider recognition, Financial Review, 27 March, 1986.

Voss, March, 1986.

I was friendly with many of the people mentioned in this story, including Richard Meale, David Malouf, Jim Sharman and Jim Waites.

Meale, Sharman and Waites have all passed on. The opera Voss was a massive event in everybody's life; and proudly regarded as a pinnacle of the country's cultural achievements.

A scene depicting Richard Meale's funeral is contained in the book Hunting the Famous. He became an increasingly difficult recluse in his final years. At the time this was written, Meale would regularly invite a group of us around to his house, including Ian Farr, where the party went on into the early hours...

JIM SHARMAN

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Sharman

 RICHARD MEALE

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Meale

DAVID MALOUF 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Malouf 

JIM WAITES 

http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/james-waites-theatre-critic-whose-life-became-the-drama-20140226-33hwq.html