David Marr
David Marr is a Guardian Australia journalist. 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 Walkley awards for journalism
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Laura Murphy-Oates speaks to David Marr and Melissa Davey about the high court decision that quashed George Pell’s child sexual abuse convictions
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Australian Politics Live 2020s vision: big ideas to make Australia better – Australian politics live
A live panel of Guardian editors and writers discusses the challenges of the next decade, and how we can best meet themPodcast
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PM tries to present himself as a leader reborn – but you just can’t take the marketing out of Scotty
As the bushfire crisis became even more grave, the PM’s office released his promises of ships and troops to music. Yes, a jingle
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The pattern of bushfires is part of our lives. But these fires are not going out
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The Scanlon Foundation’s annual report on social cohesion finds a country still largely welcoming of migrants, although 40% admit negative feelings towards Muslims
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The frontier massacres were very public murders – known about, sometimes complained about – but the killings went on
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In the next few months the government will vote on a religious freedom bill. David Marr and Paul Karp analyse how this bill could change AustraliaPodcast
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Thomas, Timothy and the ‘miserably homosexual’ Paul are rendered real in Tsiolkas’s new book. But it’s more than just an epic of sex in the ancient world
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The 1843 resistance campaign from Multuggerah and his men near Toowoomba was about standing up and saying ‘No more’
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Why did two judges reject his plea and why did the third judge disagree? David Marr and Melissa Davey discuss the casePodcast
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The cardinal’s defenders will cry foul again – but this time it was the judges and not a jury who destroyed their hero
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As the archbishop of Sydney decries the rugby player’s sacking for his words, his church insists on sacking teachers for their sexuality
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Former PM’s achievements praised by former colleagues and family for 90 minutes before widow steals show with final line
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Over two days in Melbourne, lawyers put to the Victorian court of appeal arguments about whether George Pell’s convictions should be put aside. David Marr and Melissa Davey highlight the most interesting discussions from the courtPodcast
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The prosecution stumbled at the final hurdle of Pell’s appeal, but the judges have a wider canvas to take into account
The hidden findings on George Pell are now clear: he could have protected children from abuse. He didn't