Tony Stephens
Tony Stephens is a Walkley Award winning journalist, editor and author.
Renaissance woman who blended hard work and sophistication with idealism
Marie Bashir, the first woman, first professor and first person of Lebanese descent to become governor of NSW, was an optimist with a deep belief in the essential decency of humankind.
- Tony Stephens
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Betty Cuthbert: Barefoot sprinter who became a record-breaking ‘golden girl’
Betty Cuthbert met Usain Bolt in Barcelona in 2012. The champion sprinter, sitting in a hotel foyer, spotted the Australian and leapt towards her. “Four gold medals and 16 world records!”
- Tony Stephens
Ice-cream, cake and Olympic gold: Our last high jump winner’s perfect day
John Winter ruled the word of high jump in the years after World War II.
- Tony Stephens
From the Archives, 1993: Bishop rejects ministry post
Thirty years ago today, the election campaign of John Hewson hit a snag when Senator Bronwyn Bishop rejected a portfolio ranked third in the outer ministry.
- Tony Stephens
From the Archives, 1998: Cheers, tears and the tang of eucalypts
The Herald’s Tony Stephens was there when the Constitutional Convention voted in favour of the nation becoming a republic, paving the way for a referendum.
- Tony Stephens
From the Archives, 1989: Forget the bard, it’s true-blue Trevor
A book written by “Dr” John Clarke offered proof that Australian writers had been plagiarised and discredited over centuries by British and US writers.
- Tony Stephens
From the Archives, 1987: How a Labor media event was upstaged
When a carefree Bob Hawke was snapped travelling by Navy barge to the 1987 election campaign launch, it was a “victory for Labor in managing the news.”
- Tony Stephens
From the Archives, 1991: Dr John’s tax show goes on tour
30 years ago, Opposition Leader Dr John Hewson hit the campaign trail, on a mission to sell his proposed GST. “This is a revolution,” he told the Herald.
- Tony Stephens
From the Archives, 1991: A bogan? Jeez, mate, look it up
The new Australian edition of the Collins English Dictionary contained an entry for bogan, as "language is dynamic and should reflect changes".
- Tony Stephens
From the Archives, 1991: Roycie, the good guy who finished first
The 1991 Rugby League grand final showed, through an ordinary looking bloke called Royce Simmons, how there is nothing quite as cut and dried as sport.
- Tony Stephens