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Garry Ellis Sturgess is an Australian journalist, writer, film-maker, lawyer, publisher and oral-historian. He is currently the publisher of Franklin Street Press and the oral history and biography website, Inside Lives.

Life

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Sturgess grew up in Melbourne and is a graduate of Monash University (LLB; B.Juris) and Australian National University (PhD).[1]

From 1977 to 1980 he was a freelance reporter and documentary-maker in Australia and the United States.[1]

Sturgess was the legal correspondent for The Age in 1980–84 and was the presenter of The Law Report on ABC Radio National in 1984–85.[1]

Sturgess practised as a barrister from 1985–89 (Barrister & Solicitor, Supreme Court of Victoria; Barrister, Supreme Court of New South Wales; Barrister, High Court of Australia), specialising in media law with appearances in a wide range of jurisdictions and was a Lecturer of Media Law, at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.[1]

Sturgess worked as a freelance reporter and correspondent in Washington in 1989–91.[1]

From 1990-1991, Sturgess was the Senior Reporter for Legal Times: Law and Lobbying in the Nation's Capital (Washington D.C.) covering the Federal Courts.[2] Sturgess reported on the nomination and confirmation of Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Supreme Court for American Lawyer L.P. and for Court TV.[3][4][5][6] Sturgess was the winner of the American Lawyer Group's Best Story 1991.[citation needed]

In 1994 he co-founded the communications provider Global Vision Media Pty Ltd.[1] From 2003-2008, Sturgess was a consultant publisher at DigiTravel Publishing Pty Ltd.[1]

Since 2010, Sturgess has been a regular interviewer of politicians, diplomats and senior public servants for the Oral History and Folklore branch of the National Library of Australia, conducting more than 60 oral histories.[7] Interviews include former Prime Ministers' John Howard and Bob Hawke,[8] as well as Australian cultural icons Barry Jones,[9] Thomas Keneally[10] and Ron Barassi.[11]

In 2020, Sturgess was awarded a PhD from the Australian National University, for a documentary feature film, Barry Jones in Search of Lost Time – A Film Story, film script and accompanying exegesis explaining and defending the film.[12][13] It examines the unique power of film as a medium for political biography using the extraordinary Australian polymath politician as the focus of the film and exegesis.[14] It was the first time, the ANU school of Politics and International Relations had accepted a creative practice PhD combined with an exegesis explaining and defending the film.[14]

Broadcasts

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Television

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Sturgess was a Senior Researcher for the ABC's five-part television series on the Hawke/Keating governments, Labor in Power (1993).[15][16] The series won the 1993 Gold Walkley,[17] and the 1994 Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Factual or Documentary Program.[18] Sturgess also produced the BBC Television's version of Labor in Power.

Sturgess was also Associate Producer for the BBC Television program The Republic of Oz with former Primer Minister Bob Hawke.[19]

Sturgess was the originator, co-creator, co-writer, interviewer & researcher for the SBS's three-part television series on the Howard government, Liberal Rule: The Politics that Changed Australia (2009).[20] The series won the AFI Award for Best Documentary Series 2010,[21] and won the Australia Directors Guild award for Best Direction in a Documentary Series 2010.[22]

Radio

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Notable broadcasts on the ABC:

  • Judging the World: Law and Politics in the World's Leading Courts 1986, 6 hour-long programs.[23]
  • Judges on Judging, 1986, 5-part interview series with the world's leading judges.[24]
  • Prime Minister, 1980, 6-hour investigation of the office of Prime Minister in the post war period.[25]
  • Federation, 1979, 2-part series examining the political economy of Australian Federation.[26]
  • The Great Depression, 1977, 8-part oral history account of the 1930s economic crash.[27]

Documentaries on other subjects include:

Nicaragua; Mexican Oil; Chile; Global Corporations; Human Rights; Abortion 'Theolegalogy'; Science Politics & The Bomb; Medical Malpractice; November 11; The Great War; Phar Lap; [28] Ned Kelly; [29][30]Donald Bradman; Aboriginal Land Rights; Unemployment; Alcoholism; Managing the Media.[31]

Publications

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Books

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Garry Sturgess and Philip Chubb, Judging the World: Law and Politics in the World’s Leading Courts (Australia : Richmond, Vic: Butterworths ; W. Heinemann, 1988).[32][33][34] This includes Judging By What They Say: Interviews with 42 of the World's Leading Judges, (Butterworths Pty. Ltd., William Heinemann, Sydney, London, Singapore, Toronto, Wellington, 1988).

The book was launched in Australia by the Governor General, Sir Ninian Stephen,[35] and in London by Geoffrey Robertson, KC.

"I doubt whether Australian authorship or publishing has seen before any so daring and ambitious a project as the creation of this book, "Judging the World", represents. Certainly nothing like it has ever been attempted before in the realm of legal authorship or publishing on this continent, and I know of no other in the English language with its wide sweep and all-embracing grasp of subject matter..

The remarkable thing about this book is that it does not confine itself either to one broad system of law, the common law courts familiar to us, nor even to national courts but ranges over the whole field of judicial work, covering seventeen major courts world-wide, interviewing judges from each of them and including, in addition to national courts, the international court at the Hague, the European Communities Court of Justice and two international courts of human rights, as well as the European Commission of Human Rights...

The authors modestly describe the book as a work of journalism, conceived as a journalistic exercise. What a wonderful world it would be if all journalism reached these heights. I proudly declare "Judging the World" duly launched.

Sir Ninian Stephen, Melbourne, 15 November 1988.[35]

Bob Hawke, The Hawke Memoirs (Port Melbourne, Vic: Heinemann Australia, 1994).[36][37] Sturgess was a writer and researcher for The Hawke Memoirs.[38][39]

"Garry Sturgess, was both diligent and patient throughout and I am deeply indebted to him." Bob Hawke[39]

Garry Sturgess, "Murphy and the Media" in Lionel Murphy: A Radical Judge, an appraisal by eleven prominent Australians, eds. Jocelynne A. Scutt (Carlton, Vic.: McCulloch Pub. in association with the Macmillan Co. of Australia, 1987), 211-229.[40][41][42]

Antony Anghie, and Garry Sturgess, eds., Legal Visions of the 21st Century: Essays in Honour of Judge Christopher Weeramantry (The Hague ; Boston: Kluwer Law International, 1998).[43][44][45]

Garry Sturgess and Bill Birnbauer, The Journalist Who Laughed (Richmond Victoria: Hutchinson, 1983).[46][47]

Film

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Sturgess is the director, editor and creator of Barry Jones In Search of Lost Time – A Film Story (2018)[48][49] about the inspirational Australian polymath, politician and public intellectual Barry Jones. The film had screenings in Canberra, Melbourne (six-week season at Cinema Nova),[50] Jerusalem[51] and London.[52] Barry Jones In Search of Lost Time was screened at the 2019 Portobello Film Festival,[52] and was a finalist for Best Documentary.[53] It was the first cinema release documentary feature of an Australian politician.[54]

Articles

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  • Garry Sturgess, Letter From Washington, Victorian Bar News, No. 79, Summer 1991, about the Justice Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings.[5]
  • Garry Sturgess, A Letter from America: Impeachment  Law Institute Journal, Victoria, 64(4), April 1990.[6]

Personal Life

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Garry Sturgess married Kim Rubenstein in 1997.[55]

Garry Sturgess is often confused with his cousin Gary Sturgess.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Sturgess Collection". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  2. ^ "Our Roll Call". National Law Journal. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  3. ^ Gersh, Debra (7 March 1992). "Judicial Leaks". Editor & Publishor. Vol. 125, no. 10. pp. 13, 40.
  4. ^ Till, Laura A. (1999). "Justice Clarence Thomas: The Emerging New Federalist on the Rehnquist Court" (PDF). Regent University Law Review. 12: 593 – via Hein Online.
  5. ^ a b Sturgess, Garry (November 16, 1991). "Letter From Washington" (PDF). Victorian Bar News. 79 (Summer): 66–70.
  6. ^ a b Sturgess, Garry (April 1990). "A Letter from America: Impeachment". Law Institute Journal. 64 (4): 308–309.
  7. ^ "Sturgess Collection". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  8. ^ "Bob Hawke interviewed by Garry Sturgess in the Old Parliament House political and parliamentary oral... - Catalogue | National Library of Australia". catalogue.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  9. ^ "Barry Jones interviewed by Garry Sturgess in the Old Parliament House political and parliamentary oral... - Catalogue | National Library of Australia". catalogue.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  10. ^ "Tom Keneally interviewed by Garry Sturgess for the Australia-China Council oral history project - Catalogue | National Library of Australia". catalogue.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  11. ^ "Ron Barassi interviewed by Garry Sturgess - Catalogue | National Library of Australia". catalogue.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  12. ^ Sturgess, Garry (2020). "Barry Jones In Search of Lost Time - A Film Story". doi:10.25911/5e709969c7812. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  13. ^ School, Head of; admin.rsss@anu.edu.au (2021-08-27). "Graduated PhD Students". School of Politics & International Relations. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  14. ^ a b Sturgess, Garry (2020). "Barry Jones In Search of Lost Time - A Film Story". doi:10.25911/5e709969c7812. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  15. ^ Labor in Power (Documentary), Bob Hawke, Paul Keating, Gareth Evans, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), 1993-06-08, retrieved 2024-01-29{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  16. ^ "Labor In Power (1993) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  17. ^ "'Labor in Power' takes out Walkley". Canberra Times. 1993-12-02. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  18. ^ "Australian Television: 1994-1997 Logie Awards". www.australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  19. ^ Assignment Special: The Republic of Oz (Documentary), Bob Hawke, Andrew Olle, Bronwyn Bishop, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), 1993-09-13, retrieved 2024-01-29{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  20. ^ Liberal Rule: The Politics That Changed Australia (Documentary), John Howard, Stan Howard, Nick Torrens Film Productions Pty. Ltd., 2009-07-21, retrieved 2024-01-29{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  21. ^ "2010 Australian Film Institute Awards", Wikipedia, 2023-12-22, retrieved 2024-01-29
  22. ^ "Showreelfinder - Australian Directors Guild Awards 2010". www.showreelfinder.com. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  23. ^ "Memories of a year spent in France". Canberra Times. 1986-08-18. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  24. ^ "Sturgess Collection". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  25. ^ "Sturgess Collection". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  26. ^ "Sturgess Collection". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  27. ^ "Sturgess Collection". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  28. ^ "Documentary about Phar Lap recorded by Garry Sturgess for the Garry Sturgess collection - Catalogue | National Library of Australia". catalogue.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  29. ^ "Ned Kelly documentary by Garry Sturgess for the Garry Sturgess collection - Catalogue | National Library of Australia". catalogue.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  30. ^ "Songs and other material related to Ned Kelly including Jerilderie letter in Garry Sturgess collection - Catalogue | National Library of Australia". catalogue.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  31. ^ "Sturgess Collection". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  32. ^ "Judging the world : law and politics in the world's leading courts / Garry Sturgess, Philip Chubb - Catalogue | National Library of Australia". catalogue.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  33. ^ Sturgess, Garry; Chubb, Philip (1988). Judging the World: Law and Politics in the World's Leading Courts. Butterworths. ISBN 978-0-409-30116-8.
  34. ^ "[Judging the World] | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  35. ^ a b "JUDGING THE WORLD — Address by His Excellency The Right Honourable Sir Ninian Stephen, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, on the occasion of the launching of the book "Judging the World: Law and Politics in the World's Leading Courts" in Melbourne on Tuesday, 15 November 1988" (PDF). Victorian Bar News. 67 (Summer): 41. 1988. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-10-22.
  36. ^ "The Hawke memoirs / Bob Hawke - Catalogue | National Library of Australia". catalogue.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  37. ^ Hawke, Bob (1994). The Hawke Memoirs. Penguin Random House. ISBN 978-0-434-31391-4.
  38. ^ Black, Joshua (2020-10-14). "A Life Triumphantly Well Written: Producing the Hawke Legacy, 1979–2019". ANU Historical Journal II. 2: 91. doi:10.22459/anuhjii.2020.05. ISSN 2652-015X.
  39. ^ a b Hawke, Robert James Lee (1994). The Hawke memoirs. Port Melbourne, Vic: Heinemann Australia. pp. xi. ISBN 978-0-85561-502-4.
  40. ^ Scutt, Jocelynne A. (1987). Lionel Murphy: A Radical Judge. McCulloch Publishing. ISBN 978-0-949646-17-0.
  41. ^ "Book on Murphy damns the media". Canberra Times. 1987-06-13. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  42. ^ "Lionel Murphy and "The Age Tapes"". Tribune. 1987-09-02. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  43. ^ Anghie, Antony; Sturgess, Garry (1998-10-29). Legal Visions of the 21st Century: Essays in Honour of Judge Christopher Weeramantry. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. ISBN 978-90-411-1116-6.
  44. ^ Legal Visions of the 21st Century: Essays in Honour of Judge Christopher Weeramantry, Brill Nijhoff, 2023-12-11, ISBN 978-90-04-64099-3, retrieved 2024-01-29
  45. ^ Weeramantry, Christopher Gregory (2012). Towards One World: The Memoirs of Judge C.G Weeramantry. Volume II: The Australian Years. Moratuwa: OPRO Printing & Publishing Solutions. p. 56. ISBN 9789550304066.
  46. ^ "The journalist who laughed / Garry Sturgess and Bill Birnbauer ; illustrated by Vane Lindesay - Catalogue | National Library of Australia". catalogue.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  47. ^ Sturgess, Garry; Birnbauer, Bill (1983). The Journalist who Laughed. Hutchinson of Australia. ISBN 978-0-09-148470-5.
  48. ^ Sturgess, Garry (2018-04-22), Barry Jones in Search of Lost Time: A Film Story (Biography), GKCE Media, retrieved 2024-01-29
  49. ^ "Barry Jones In Search of Lost Time - A Film Story (2018) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  50. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20180503035633/http://cinemanova.com.au/films/barry-jones-in-search-of-lost-time-a-film-story. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2024-01-29. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  51. ^ Sturgess, Garry (Dec 20, 2018). "Play it Sam – Political Film Stories". The Times of Israel.
  52. ^ a b "PORTOBELLO FILM FESTIVAL 2019" (PDF). Portobello Film Festival.
  53. ^ "PORTOBELLO FILM FESTIVAL 2019 WINNERS". Portobello Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  54. ^ Sturgess, Garry (2020). Barry Jones In Search of Lost Time-A Film Story (PDF) (PhD thesis). The Australian National University (Australia). p. 6.
  55. ^ "Family Notices". Australian Jewish News. 1997-09-12. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
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