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Cameron Forbes is an Australian journalist and author. Born in Rockhampton in Queensland on 1 September 1938. He worked for The Age as Europe correspondent and became foreign editor of The Age in the early 1980s. In the late 80s, Forbes was posted in Singapore as Asia correspondent. He was also Washington correspondent for The Australian from 1997 to 2000.

Cameron has reported from conflict zones in Northern Ireland, Portugal, Middle East, Rwanda, Myanmar, Kashmir, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bougainville.

Notable interviews include Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, Cardinal Sin, Prince Sihanouk, Rajiv Gandhi, Benazir Bhutto, Benjamin Netanyahu, Aung San Suu Kyi, Cory Aquino, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and many other politicians, dignitaries, rebel leaders and insurgents including those in the council of the Taliban and Tutsi rebels. [1]

An outstanding journalist known for his perceptive overseas coverage, he has been the recipient of many awards including:

Retiring from print journalism in 2002, he has written a number of non-fiction books, [4] including Hellfire: The Story of Australia, Japan and the Prisoners of War . [5]

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References

  1. Black Inc Publishing Cameron Forbes Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 25 March 2015
  2. "Award recognises journalistic excellence". The Age . 6 May 2010. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. "Walkley Winners Archive". Walkley Award for Most Outstanding Contribution to Journalism. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  4. Pan Macmillan Australia Cameron Forbes Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 25 March 2015
  5. The Monthly May 2005 Explaining the Unexplained Archived 25 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 24 March 2015