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Devine's column is printed weekly in the The Sydney Morning Herald. Her writing style is always provocative and intended to polarise her audience^[1], often inspiring hundreds of fiery emails from readers.^[1] A column a recurring piece or article in a newspaper, magazine or other publication. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Her political commentary has been described as right-wing by Frank Sartor^[2], pro-John Howard by Geraldine Doogue^[3] (a description the Prime Minister rejects), and pro-America and pro-Bush by Laurie Oakes^[4] Frank Sartor is an Australian Labor Party (ALP) politician in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939), Australian politician, is the Prime Minister of Australia. ... Geraldine Doogue AO is an Australian journalist and radio and television host. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... Laurie Oakes is an Australian political journalist and commentator. ...

Biography

Born in New York in the early 1960s, Devine's family later moved to London and then Tokyo where they resided for six years. She is the eldest of three children of famous newspaper editor Frank Devine. Afterwards, her family settled on Sydney's North Shore. Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...   , literally Eastern capital) is a unique subnational administrative region of Japan with characteristics of both a prefecture and a city. ... Editing may also refer to audio editing or film editing. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920 in the City of Sydney. ... The North Shore or Northern Suburbs refers to those suburbs of Sydney, Australia which are located on the north shore of Sydney Harbour, and between Middle Harbour and the Lane Cove River. ...

Whilst in Tokyo, she and her two younger sisters attended an American International School, but were able to speak Japanese fluently. A devout Roman Catholic, Devine's high school education was completed at Loreto Kirribilli, a Catholic girl's private school. After school, she completed a mathematics degree at Macquarie University. On receipt of her degree, Devine joined the CSIRO in their textile physics division. She would however only spend a year there, finding the work unrewarding. International schools are private schools that cater mainly to children who are not nationals of the host country, often the children of the staff of international businesses, international organizations, embassies, missions, or missionary programs. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Loreto Kirribilli is a private Roman Catholic girls school in Sydney, Australia with an enrolment of approximately 1050 girls from Kindergarten to Year 12. ... Macquarie University is an Australian university located in Sydney. ... The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is the national government body for scientific research in Australia. ...

On recommendation from her father, Devine travelled to Chicago to attend the Medill graduate school of journalism. There, she worked for the Boston Herald as a city-beat reporter. Devine returned to Sydney in 1989 and soon after joined The Daily Telegraph as a general reporter. She was promoted in the early 1990s by the Telegraph's then editor Col Allan who wanted a strong female voice representing the then very masculine newspaper. There, Devine would establish herself as a staunch conservative, and politically polarising figure. Devine's name became so entrenched with her right-wing commentary that when she married and wanted to change her name, Allan objected. Nickname: Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Northwestern Universitys Medill School is one of the premier journalism, integrated marketing, and media schools in the United States. ... The Boston Herald is a tabloid newspaper (not to be confused with tabloid press periodicals), the smaller of the two big dailies in Boston, Massachusetts, with a daily circulation of 230,543 in September 2005. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The Daily Telegraph is a tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, by Rupert Murdochs News Corporation. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

In 2000, after Allan had left for New York, Devine turned down the Telegraph's offer of more money and took up an offer to write for its main rival The Sydney Morning Herald. 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Miranda Devine also sits on the Editorial Advisory Board of the conservative Quadrant magazine.^[5] Quadrant is an Australian literary and cultural journal founded in 1956 by Richard Krygier, a Polish-Jewish refugee who had been active in social-democrat politics in Europe, James McAuley, a Catholic poet. ...

Controversy

In their book, Silencing Dissent (Allen & Unwin), Clive Hamilton and Sarah Maddison accuse Miranda Devine of belonging to a "syndicate of right-wing commentators who receive favour from the Howard Government."^[6] Allen & Unwin, formerly a major British publishing house, is now an independent, Australia-based book publisher and distributor. ... Growth Fetish is a book about economics and politics by the Australian left-wing political theorist Clive Hamilton. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Left-Right politics. ... John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939), Australian politician, is the Prime Minister of Australia. ...

Radio broadcaster and columnist Mike Carlton criticised the same commentators (which included Miranda Devine) for accepting paid positions offered by the Howard government.^[7] In Miranda Devine's case, she was appointed to the Australian Government's National Inquiry into the Teaching of Literacy from 2004 to 2005.^[7][8][9] Said Carlton, "I don't think working journalists should take even one lousy cent from government paymasters."^[7] A columnist is a journalist who produces a specific form of writing for publication called a column. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and the Internet. ... Mike Carlton is a Sydney Radio announcer. ... John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939), Australian politician, is the Prime Minister of Australia. ...

References

1. ^ ^{a b} The Australian, 12 April, 2007, "You've got hate mail"
2. ^ The Bulletin, 11 December, 2002, "Lunch: Frank Sartor"
3. ^ Australian Broadcasting Corporation 'Sunday Profile', 01 February, 2004
4. ^ The Bulletin, 02 October, 2002, "Oakes: Bush the bogey man"
5. ^ Quadrant — Editorial Advisory Board, Quadrant magazine website
6. ^ The Australian newspaper, January 31, 2007, published an extract from the book "Silencing Dissent"
7. ^ ^{a b c} The Sydney Morning Herald, March 3, 2007. Columnist Mike Carlton criticises right-wing journalists who are on the government payroll
8. ^ The The Australian Government's Department of Education website lists Devine as a member of its committee
9. ^ The NSW Government website details Committee report tabled in 2006

Quadrant is an Australian literary and cultural journal founded in 1956 by Richard Krygier, a Polish-Jewish refugee who had been active in social-democrat politics in Europe, James McAuley, a Catholic poet. ...

External links

• Miranda Devine's Sydney Morning Herald column