Charles Happell

Charlie has been a journalist and writer since his cadetship at the Herald & Weekly Times in 1985.

He has worked as a political reporter in the Canberra Press Gallery, covered sporting events such as the Italia90 World Cup and the Sydney and Athens Olympic Games.

He has worked at the Sunday Correspondent newspaper in London, Reuters news agency in Milan, as sports editor at The Age, and as Crikey’s chief sports columnist. He has authored three books and is a regular judge for the Melbourne Press Club’s Quills awards, and the Harry Gordon Award for sports journalist of the year.