Peter Coleman died on March 31. He was Quadrant’s Editor for most of the period from 1967 to 1990. But that was only one of his many important contributions to Australian literary, cultural and political life over the past sixty years. * * * Keith Windschuttle: A Great Man of Letters In the 2015 Queen’s Birthday Honours list, Peter Coleman received an AO, making him an officer of the Order of Australia, a much deserved and long overdue accolade. The list said the award was for services “to the print media industry as a noted editor, journalist, biographer and author;…
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