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Louise Milligan

Louise Milligan is an Australian investigative reporter for the ABC TV 7.30 and Four Corners programs. As of March 2021, she is the author of two award-winning non-fiction books. Her first novel was published in 2024.

Louise Milligan
Born
Ireland
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Reporter and author
Years active2004–present

Career edit

Born in Ireland, Milligan grew up in the Roman Catholic faith.[1] She graduated from Monash University with an Arts/Law degree.[2] Early in her career she was High Court reporter for The Australian. She subsequently spent seven years reporting for Seven News before joining ABC News.[3]

Melbourne University Press (MUP) published Milligan's first book, Cardinal, in May 2017. A month later MUP withdrew the book from bookshops across Victoria in response to Victoria Police charging Cardinal George Pell with historic sex assault.[4] Cardinal was returned to Victorian bookshops in February 2019.[5] The charges against Pell were withdrawn in February 2019 for the "swimmers trial" and he was acquitted in April 2020 regarding the cathedral trial.

In 2019, she was invited to give the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law annual lecture. Her talk was titled "A journalist's defence of trial procedures".[6]

In March 2024 Milligan published her first novel, Pheasants Nest, a crime fiction thriller.[7]

Defamation suits edit

In 2021, the Australian Attorney-General Christian Porter commenced defamation proceedings against Milligan for an article published on 26 February 2021 which he says made a false rape allegation against him.[8] Porter discontinued the action in May 2021 after the ABC agreed to post an editorial note to the original publication and to pay mediation costs.[9]

In 2021, federal MP Andrew Laming commenced defamation proceedings against Milligan for four tweets sent on March 28, 2021.[10] He alleged one tweet implied he admitted to illegally taking a photo of a woman's underwear as she bent over in Brisbane in 2019. In August 2021 Milligan agreed to pay Laming approximately $130,000 in damages and fees.[11][12]

Awards and recognition edit

Reporting awards edit

Book awards edit

Bibliography edit

Books edit

  • Milligan, Louise (2017). Cardinal : the rise and fall of George Pell. Melbourne University Press.
  • —— (2020). Witness : an investigation into the brutal cost of seeking justice. Hachette Australia.
  • —— (2024). Pheasants Nest. Allen & Unwin.

Interviews edit

  • "Open page with Louise Milligan". Australian Book Review. 428: 64. January–February 2021.

Critical studies and reviews of Milligan's work edit

Witness
  • Silcox, Beejay (January–February 2021). "Curial bollockings : the monstrous cost of seeking justice". Australian Book Review. 428: 15–16.

References edit

  1. ^ "Louise Milligan". Melbourne University Publishing. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Alumni pick up awards across the globe". Monash University. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Speakers". Monash University, School of Media, Film & Journalism. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  4. ^ "MUP withdraws Cardinal from Victorian shops". Books+Publishing. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Cardinal available in Victoria after suppression order lifts". Books+Publishing. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  6. ^ "2019 The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law / King & Wood Mallesons Annual Lecture". Castan Centre for Human Rights Law. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Pheasants Nest (Louise Milligan, A&U)". Books+Publishing. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  8. ^ Grattan, Michelle. "Christian Porter sues ABC and reporter Louise Milligan for defamation". The Conversation. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  9. ^ Maiden, Samantha (31 May 2021). "Shock twist in Porter's defamation case". news.com.au. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  10. ^ McGowan, Michael (28 June 2021). "Andrew Laming targets MPs, journalists with legal letters in campaign to remove tweets". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  11. ^ Wells, Jamelle (10 August 2021). "ABC journalist Louise Milligan agrees to pay MP Andrew Laming $79,000 in defamation settlement". ABC News. Australia. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  12. ^ James Madden; Sophie Elsworth (11 August 2021). "Milligan tweet costs ABC $130K in Laming settlement". The Australian. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  13. ^ "2016 Quills: Coverage of an Issue or Event". Melbourne Press Club. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Previous winners". Sport Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Law Reporting Award". Sir Owen Dixon Chambers. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  16. ^ "ABC's Louise Milligan wins Press Freedom Medal". ABC.net.au. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Australian Press Council awards 2019 Press Freedom Medals". Australian Press Council. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Milligan wins 2017 Walkley Book Award for Cardinal". Books+Publishing. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  19. ^ "Davitt Awards 2018 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Melbourne Prize for Literature". Melbourne Prize Trust. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  21. ^ "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2021". Wheeler Centre. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  22. ^ "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2021 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  23. ^ "Stella Prize 2021 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  24. ^ "Woman and fiction dominate the 2021 Colin Roderick Literary Award Shortlist". James Cook University. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  25. ^ "Davitt Awards winners announced". Books+Publishing. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

External links edit

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