My Country - Stories, Essays And Speeches

David Marr is the rarest of breeds: one of Australia’s most unflinching, forensic reporters of political controversy, and one of its most subtle and eloquent biographers. In Marr’s hands, those things we call reportage and commentary are elevated to artful and illuminating chronicles of our time.

My Country collects his powerful reflections on Australian religion, sex, censorship and the law; striking accounts of leaders, moralists and scandalmongers; elegant ruminations on the arts and the lives of artists. 

And some memorable new pieces.

David Marr

David Marr has written for the Australian Newspapers The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Saturday Paper, The Guardian and The Monthly, and has served as editor of the National Times, reporter for the Australian Broadcasting Commissions Flagship and long running current affairs TV program 'Four Corners' and presenter of ABC TV’s 'Media Watch'. 

His books include the acclaimed biography of the Artist 'Patrick White', 'The High Price of Heaven', 'Dark Victory' (with Marian Wilkinson), 'Panic' and no less than six bestselling 'Quarterly Essays': 'His Master’s Voice', 'Power Trip', 'Political Animal', 'The Prince', 'Faction Man' and 'The White Queen'.

He is widely regarded as one of Australia's most influential commentators, writing on subjects such as politics, censorship, the media and the arts. He has been a journalist since 1973 and is the recipient of four Australian Walkley awards for excellence in journalism.

He lives in Western Sydney, Australia, along with his long-term partner and husband of over four decades Sebastian.