Peter Lalor (journalist)

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Peter Lalor is an Australian journalist and author.

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Lalor was born in Bendigo, Victoria and attended University of Melbourne. He worked as a journalist for News Limited for 30 years - initially as a news and feature reporter and then as The Australian chief cricket writer. Lalor played cricket in his youth but ceased playing when he moved to Melbourne to study. His first Test series in “cricket writer” capacity alone was 2004. [1] Lalor retired as The Australian's chief cricket writer in February 2024. [2] He provides commentary for Channel 7 and SEN. [3] Lalor and fellow The Australian journalist Gideon Haigh produced the cricket podcast "Cricket, Et Cetera".

He has written biographies on Phillip Hughes and Ron Barassi, Australian murderer Katherine Knight, the history of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and beer.

He is a member of the Chappell Foundation Board that raises funds for youth homelessness in Australia. [3]

In 2019, he was overcharged for a beer and paid £55,000 before realising the mistake. The bar eventually reimbursed him. [4]

In February 2025, Lalor was sacked by radio station SEN for his social media posts about the Gaza genocide, with CEO Craig Hutchinson claiming that his posts "made Jewish people in Melbourne feel unsafe". Lalor has strenuously denied that this was his intention. [5]


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References

  1. ↑ "An interview with Peter Lalor (Part I)". i3j3Cricket :: A blog for fans of Indian cricket... 31 October 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ↑ Meade, Amanda (9 February 2024). "No laughing matter: the context missing from a Sky News report on Steven Miles and youth crime". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Who we are". thechappellfoundation.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  4. ↑ Lalor, Peter (3 January 2025). "Experience: I paid £55,000 for a beer". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  5. ↑ Brettig, Daniel; Decent, Tom. "'Standing up for the people of Gaza is not antisemitic': Usman backs dumped cricket journalist". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Previous Winners: Best True Crime". Australian Crime Writers Association. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Media Awards - Previous winners". Australian Sports Commission. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  8. ↑ Wallbank, Paul (10 August 2018). "Sharri Markson wins Kennedy Journalist of the Year prize". Mumbrella. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
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