John Silvester
John Silvester is Australia's longest-serving crime reporter, having covered the beat since 1978. He has won four Walkley Awards, the Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year Award, nine Melbourne Press Club Quills, nine Victorian Law Foundation Awards, a Ned Kelly Award for true crime writing, a Ned Kelly lifetime achievement award, an ASEAN Fellowship to study crime and corruption in South-East Asia, and has been elevated to the Australian Media Hall of Fame.
Friday April 25
5.30pm
90 mins
Halcyon Hall, The Continental
The Evening Feed & Drinks With The Journos
This session is supported by Pitcher Partners.
Moderators:
Corrie Perkin
Tom Wright
Speakers:
Caroline Wilson,
John Silvester,
David Marr
Saturday April 26
3.00pm
60 mins
Sorrento Community Centre
Shining Light In Dark Corners
Is investigative journalism an endangered species?
Presented in partnership with The Wheeler Centre
Moderator:
Sally Warhaft
Speakers:
John Silvester,
Rick Morton,
Adele Ferguson
Sunday April 27
10.30am
60 mins
Halcyon Hall, The Continental
Stop Hurting Women
Enough is enough
Moderator:
Stephen Lunn
Speakers:
John Silvester,
Anne Summers,
Kate Fitz-Gibbon,
Tarang Chawla
Sunday April 27
3.00pm
60 mins
The Ballroom, The Continental
Between Us
Andrew Rule and John Silvester
Moderator:
Peter Wilmoth
Speakers:
John Silvester,
Andrew Rule