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1 Walkley Awards Penny O'Donnell , David McKnight , single work companion entry
1 David McKnight Review of Sandra Hogan, With My Little Eye : The Incredible True Story of a Family of Spies in the Suburbs and of John Fahey, Traitors and Spies: Espionage and Corruption in High Places in Australia, 1901–50 David McKnight , 2022 single work
— Appears in: Australian Journal of Biography and History , no. 6 2022; (p. 223-225)

— Review of With My Little Eye : The Incredible True Story of a Family of Spies in the Suburbs Sandra Hogan , 2021 single work biography
'The seemingly never-ending public fascination with spies and espionage has produced two books that could not be more different. One is a family drama that verges on soap opera, the other, a scholarly study that points an accusatory finger. The subtitle of Sandra Hogan’s book, With My Little Eye, gives an accurate flavour of what is to come: ‘The Incredible True Story of a Family of Spies in the Suburbs’. It is over the top and yet true. Also over the top and more polemical and controversial is John Fahey’s Traitors and Spies. (Introduction)
 
1 1 y separately published work icon Populism Now! : The Case for Progressive Populism David McKnight , New South Wales : NewSouth Publishing , 2018 14221855 2018 multi chapter work essay

'Populism can be a dirty word. Brexit and the election of Donald Trump have certainly given it a bad name. But rather than associating it with demagoguery and exclusion, might we better see it as a backlash against free market globalisation? Might it be harnessed as a positive force able to thrive in difficult times?

'This timely and persuasive book exposes the failures of globalisation: greedy banks, predatory privatisation, corporate tax avoidance and a growing underclass of temporary overseas workers. David McKnight argues that a progressive populism could address the genuine economic grievances of everyday people, without scapegoating immigrants or ethnic minorities. In fact, a progressive form of populism may be the best way of defeating the racist backlash of right-wing populism. It may also be the best way to save the planet.

'In a world where the super-rich get richer, one that is charged with hate-filled language as people look for someone else to blame, the case for progressive populism must be heard. This important book helps give it voice.' (Publisher's abstract)

1 Terrorism and the Cold War David McKnight , 2015 single work essay
— Appears in: Griffith Review , April no. 48 2015; (p. 231-235)
1 Walkley Awards Penny O'Donnell , David McKnight , 2014 single work companion entry
— Appears in: A Companion to the Australian Media : W 2014; (p. 484-485)
1 The Watchers David McKnight , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Monthly , December no. 107 2014; (p. 68-70)

— Review of Australia Under Surveillance Frank Moorhouse , 2014 multi chapter work criticism
1 Core Issues Lost amid Trawl Through Ancient Histoty David McKnight , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 5 March 2012; (p. 24)
1 How an Unpretentious Charmer Became Fixated on an Conspiracy of Liberals David McKnight , 2012 extract biography (Rupert Murdoch : An Investigation of Political Power)
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 28 January 2012; (p. 18-19)
1 9 y separately published work icon Rupert Murdoch : An Investigation of Political Power David McKnight , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2012 Z1838858 2012 single work biography

'Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation is the most powerful media organisation in the world. Murdoch's commercial success is obvious, but less well understood is his successful pursuit of political goals, using News Corporation as his vehicle.

'David McKnight tracks Murdoch's influence, from his support for Reagan and Thatcher, to his attacks on Barack Obama and the Rudd and Gillard governments. He examines the secretive corporate culture of News Corporation: its private political seminars for editors, its sponsorship of think tanks and its recurring editorial campaigns around the world. Its success is reflected in the fact that the campaigns are familiar to us all: small government and market deregulation, skepticism on climate change, support for neo-conservative adventures such as Iraq and criticism of all things "liberal".

'While the phone hacking crisis has tarnished his reputation, Rupert Murdoch's influence is far from finished.' (From the publisher's webite.)

1 National Pride Held Captive by the Right David McKnight , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 31 May-1June 2008; (p. 8-9)

— Review of Tolerance, Prejudice and Fear : Sydney PEN Voices, the 3 Writers Project 2008 selected work essay
1 Resisting the Tide David McKnight , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Monthly , April no. 22 2007; (p. 62-64)

— Review of Your Most Obedient Servant : B. A. Santamaria : Selected Letters 1938-1996 B. A. Santamaria , 2007 selected work correspondence
1 Top Comrade Bucked Heavy-Handed Soviets David McKnight , 2005 single work obituary (for Laurie Aarons )
— Appears in: The Age , 11 February 2005; (p. 9)
1 Rupert Murdoch and the Culture War David McKnight , 2004 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 258 2004; (p. 12-15)
1 y separately published work icon Lardil : Keepers of the Dreamtime David McKnight , San Francisco : Chronicle Books , 1995 9319755 1995 single work Indigenous story

'An account of the heritage and wisdom of the aborigines of Australia. This exquisitely illustrated volume describes the subtle and complex culture, beliefs and customs of the Lardil, hunter-gatherers of the Wellesley Islands off the northern coast of Queensland. At the core of the Aboriginal religious thinking is the Dreamtime, the mythical period when the totemic Ancestral Beings appeared and began to transform the world. Rituals and ceremonies celebrate this heritage and are described and illustrated in this remarkable book.' (Source: Online)

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