Australian writer Bob Ellis dies in Sydney of cancer aged 73

Associated Press ^ | Apr 3, 2016 9:03 PM EDT | Rod McGuirk

[Olog-hai]

Australian author, journalist and speech writer for the center-left Labor Party Bob Ellis died at his Sydney home of liver cancer on Sunday, his son said. He was 73 years old. […]

Ellis’s accomplishments include the screenplay for the acclaimed 1978 Australian movie “Newsfront” and the autobiographical 1992 movie “The Nostradamus Kid.”

He wrote 19 books including best-selling “Goodbye Jerusalem” that was pulped in 1998 after then conservative government ministers Tony Abbott — who later became prime minister — and Peter Costello sued for defamation. …

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[libertylover]

speech writer for the center-left Labor Party Bob Ellis

Do they really mean far-left?

[Olog-hai]

Since it’s the AP, once they go as far as saying “center-left”, one can assume very far left.

[Mark17]

What say you bro?

[naturalman1975]

I will not speak ill of the dead.

Therefore I have nothing to say.

[Byron_the_Aussie]

I can’t speak ill of the dead but since you asked there are few more repulsive people in Australia’s political history than Ellis. A pathological fantasist who would say anything for a headline. I still have a pre pulp copy of Goodbye Jerusalem too. Story in there about (Labor party Leader) Kim Beazley taking an SMLE .303 into Parliament House and dry firing at conservative MPs through his office window as they walked into the building. Just ridiculous bizarre lies, Mark.

[Mark17]

Thanks bro. It's ok to talk bad about the dead, if they were dirt bags.

:-)

[Olog-hai]

I can commend adherence to the principle of de mortuis nil nisi bonum.