Ben Eltham

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Ben Eltham is an Australian writer, journalist, researcher, creative producer and social commentator based in Melbourne.

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He is a lecturer in media and communications at Monash University's School of Media, Film and Journalism and was a fellow of the Centre for Policy Development and a research fellow at Deakin University's Centre for Memory, Imagination and Invention. Eltham studied neuroscience and philosophy at the University of Queensland, and did a PhD at Western Sydney University on cultural policy. He has served as national affairs correspondent for New Matilda .

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DateReview articleWork(s) reviewed
April 2013"[Untitled review]". Australian Book Review . 350: 62. April 2013.Scourfield, Stepen (2013). As the river runs. Crawley, WA: UWA Publishing.

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  1. "Ben Eltham - the Drum Opinion (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". www.abc.net.au. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2022.