Bendigo Writers Festival Saturday Keynote: Ita Buttrose

She set agendas, dictated style, and changed the way magazine publishing was done in Australia. One of the most respected speakers in Australia and the author/co-author of ten books, Ita Buttrose speaks with feature writer Di Dempsey about the passions that shaped her life. From business to the arts, this is a woman whose determination and ability has kept her at the forefront of public life for many decades.
This session will be held at the Capital Theatre.
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Ita Buttrose became the first woman to ever edit a major metropolitan newspaper in Australia when she was appointed editor-in-chief of News Limited‘s Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph. She later became Editor-in-Chief of Fairfax Media’s Sun-Herald, having worked as a senior feature writer on ... Read more
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