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David Hastings

David Hastings is an Australian/New Zealand journalist and historian. He began working as a copy boy on the Melbourne Sun in 1970 and ended in 2013 as editor of the Weekend Herald. His published histories include Over the Mountains of the Sea: Life on the Migrant Ships 1870–1885Extra! Extra! How the People Made the News, and The Many Deaths of Mary Dobie: Murder, Politics and Revenge in Nineteenth-Century New Zealand.

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Events

  • Harvest Festival ’26 Dinner with Lucy Ridge

    Scrumpers Kitchen 23 Malbon Street, Bungendore, NSW

    Featuring Lucy Ridge in conversation with Emma McDonald Join us for a special evening at Scrumpers Kitchen, Bungendore, as we officially launch the 2026 Bungendore Harvest Festival with a seasonal dinner celebrating the...

  • Professor Lelia Green discusses The Digital Child (Readings, Hawthorn)

    Readings Hawthorn Woi Wurrung Country, 701 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia

    Join us to hear Professor Lelia Green discussing The Digital Child: Creating Confident Children. For almost all parents, most of the time, digital parenting is a recipe for uncertainty and concern....