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Newsroom: Dave Donovan, Independent Australia

David Donovan is the creator and publisher of Independent Australia, which he started in June 2010. It is now one of Australia’s most popular independent online news and opinion websites, with a strong focus on investigative journalism and breaking important national stories.

Examples include IA‘s ground-breaking Ashbygate and Jacksonville  investigations, and in 2015, IA published its first print publication, the book Ashbygate: The Plot to Destroy Australia’s Speaker, by Sydney bureau chief Ross Jones.

In 2015, David was a finalist at the MEAA Clarion  awards for his “chicken dance” interview with a Newman Government minister, which gained national attention.

Dave joined the Newsroom last semester and was very generous with his time and his encouragement of our students, even publishing some of their stories.

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David Donovan is the creator and publisher of Independent Australia, which he started in June 2010. It is now one of Australia's most popular independent online news and opinion websites, with a strong focus on investigative journalism and breaking important national stories.

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Editor-in-chief: Pam Walker Tutor in Media and Communications, University of Sydney, University of NSW; freelancer The South China Morning Post; communications teacher Sydney TAFE; editor, NewsLocal, The Fairfield Advance; former journalist and editor Courier Newspapers (Group Arts Editor, inaugural editor Central, editor and news editor The Wentworth Courier), editor The Glebe (Cumberland); journalist Fairfax Community Newspapers (the Fairfield City Champion); and editor AMG publications The City Hub, The Bondi View, The City News. Former media adviser for City of Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore.

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