Brendan Gullifer (born 1959) is an Australian writer based in Melbourne who was chief of staff to the independent Victorian senator John Madigan.[1]
Brendan Gullifer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1959 Melbourne, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Notable works | The Pocketbook of Aussie Patriotism, Sold |
His first book, The Pocketbook of Aussie Patriotism,[2] a compact guide to Australian history, was published by Black Inc books[3] in January 2007. Gullifer's debut novel, Sold, a black comedy set in the Melbourne real estate industry, was published in April 2009 by Sleepers Publishing.[4]
Gullifer produced and hosted two podcasts, The Naked Novelist, for fiction writers, and The Chill Factory, featuring new releases in jazz, ambient, new age and world music. They had upwards of 50,000 downloads. In May 2007, he began co-hosting Published or Not, a weekly program for writers on Melbourne radio station 3CR. He has also made appearances at Scotch College as part of its Literature Festival.[5][6]
Gullifer has a master's degree in creative media from RMIT University and post-graduate qualifications in teaching English. He was given the Journalist of the Year Award in 2011 by WindTurbineSyndrome.com, being described as "An Australian. A novelist who's not afraid to 'muck-rake' ",[7] and compared favourably to Henry L. Mencken. Gullifer has also published material on "Stop These Things", an anti-wind website.[8]
He left Victoria to Danger Island, NSW, after leaving the role of chief of staff with John Madigan.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Senator John Madigan hit with financial claims as jilted DLP fires back".
- ^ "A bottler of a book from an Aussie battler". Openline. RMIT University. 8 February 2007. Archived from the original on 1 March 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ Gullifer, Brendan (2007). The Pocket Book of Aussie Patriotism. Black, Inc. ISBN 978-1-86395-358-0.
- ^ "Sleeper Publishing home website". Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ "Brendan Gullifer". Scotch College Library & Information Centre. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ Sweeney, Mrs (14 March 2008). "Brendan Gullifer launches this blog!". The Portal. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ "Gutsy journalist (Australia)". WindTurbineSyndrome.com. 2011.
- ^ Chapman, Simon (2017). Wind Turbine Syndrome: A Communicated Disease (PDF). Sydney University Press. p. 190. ISBN 9781743324998. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "League". Dangar Island. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "The ABC: The money is there to fund our broadcaster". News Line Australia. Retrieved 30 August 2020.