Morgan Mellish
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Henry Morgan Saxon Mellish (March 14, 1970 – March 7, 2007), better known as Morgan Mellish, was an Australian journalist.
Mellish was educated at Shore School in North Sydney (1982–1987). He then completed an economics degree at the Australian National University in Canberra and became a journalist with Foodweek, the Australian food industry's trade magazine.
In 1997 Mellish joined the business section of The Sydney Morning Herald as a staff writer. He moved to the Australian Financial Review in 2000, where he was employed as the financial services editor, and later became the chief economics writer based in Canberra. In 2004, he moved back to Sydney as a senior reporter covering business news.
Mellish won a Walkley Award for business journalism in 2006 for a series of articles he wrote in November, 2005, which revealed the details of former Reserve Bank of Australia board member Robert Gerard's 14 year battle with the Australian Taxation Office. Mellish revealed details of a Caribbean tax haven deal which resulted in a $AUD150 million out-of-court settlement for tax evasion and Gerard's resignation from the Reserve Bank of Australia.
In 2006 Mellish also became a foreign correspondent for the Australian Financial Review in Indonesia, based at the publication's Jakarta bureau.
Morgan Mellish was one of five Australians and 16 Indonesians killed when Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 crashed at Yogyakarta airport on 7 March, 2007. He was part of an advance party to cover the visit of the Foreign Minister of Australia, Alexander Downer.
[edit] References
- Aylmer, S., Burrell, A., "Journalism loses a rising star", The Walkley Magazine, Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, Issue 44, April/May 2007, p.33
- Australians dedicated to foreign service, The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 March, 2007.
- Morgan was 'living the dream life' when killed, The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 March, 2007
[edit] External links
- Morgan Mellish on Blogspot.com
- The Walkleys 2006 winners, All Media: Business Journalism Winner
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mellish, Henry Morgan Saxon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian journalist for Fairfax Media |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 7, 2007 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
