Luke Williams (journalist)

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Luke Williams
Occupation(s)Journalist, author

Luke Williams is an Australian journalist. He has worked as a reporter for ABC Radio, written for The Sydney Morning Herald , The Guardian , Brisbane Times , Crikey, The Global Mail, The Weekend Australian and Eureka Street . [1] [2] He is the author of The Ice Age, an account of his experiences with addiction to crystal meth. [3] [4] [5]

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  1. "Contributor profile". The Saturday Paper . 19 April 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. "Luke Williams profile". The Guardian . Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  3. Capp, Fiona (6 May 2016). "The Ice Age review: Inside the grim delusional world of addiction". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  4. "Luke Williams: to the edge of crystal meth and back". Conversations with Richard Fidler . 10 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  5. Wagner, Rachel (28 September 2016). "Luke was a lawyer. And then he decided to move into a meth house". Mamamia. Retrieved 23 December 2021.