From The Wandering Journo at Stories that Matter Studios - I’m Nance Haxton - and this is - the Streets of Your Town - The Journo Project.

This podcast is all about recognising great Australian journos, wherever they may be around the world.  With the media in Australia under increasing attack and hard won freedoms under threat, there’s no better time to celebrate and highlight the work of the top journalists from down under.

He’s the kid from Brisbane’s tough outlying northern suburbs who went on to win two Walkley Awards for his powerful feature writing. Now Trent Dalton adds screenwriter and international bestselling author to his credits. His first novel Boy Swallows Universe recently cleaned up the Australian Book Industry Awards, where all four major prizes were won by the same author for the first time in its history. But as he explains in this episode of Streets of Your Town - The Journo Project, he credits all of his success to his grounding as a reporter, considering himself a journalist first, and author second.

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