Award winning journalist Liz Jackson passes at age 66

June 29, 2018 1:20

ABC management has expressed their sadness at the passing of acclaimed journalist and broadcaster Liz Jackson at the age of 66.

Jackson won nine Walkley Awards over her thirty year career with the ABC. Her last work, A Sense of Self, documented her struggles with Parkinson’s disease and won a 2017 Walkley award to a standing ovation.

Jackson started with ABC’s Radio National in 1986 and joined Four Corners in 1993. She spent a year as presenter of Media Watch in 2005.

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Paul Wallbank

Paul Wallbank was news editor at Mumbrella between June 2017 and June 2019. Previously he's covered business and technology issues for outlets ranging from The Australian and Sydney Morning Herald to the ABC and Business Spectator.

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