Paul Kelly is a well-known Australian political journalist and historian. He has worked in a variety of roles, and is currently editor of The Australian, Australia's only national broadsheet. He has also written several books on the political events of the 1970s and 1980s. His books about the Australian constitutional crisis of 1975 are regarded by many as the definitive accounts of the crisis. The Australian is a national daily broadsheet newspaper published by Rupert Murdochs News Corporation. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... The Australian constitutional crisis of 1975 is generally regarded as the most significant domestic political and constitutional crisis in Australias history. ...

His books include:

• "The Unmaking of Gough" 1976
  • Republished as "The Dismissal" 1983
• "The Hawke Ascendancy" 1984
• "The End of Certainty" 1992