About the Author

Brad Norington has more than 30 years experience as a journalist writing for The Australian and The Sydney Morning Herald. As The Australian's chief reporter in Sydney, he tracked the real story behind disgraced corruption whistleblower Kathy Jackson and her partner Michael Lawler in a lengthy investigative series.


He was The Australian's Washington correspondent during the first term of the Obama administration, has written extensively on politics and industrial relations, and is the author of several books.