Malcolm Quekett

Malcolm Quekett is the Opinion Editor of The West Australian. Starting at The West in 1986, Malcolm has been a police reporter, environment writer, worked in the Sydney and Canberra bureaus, covered State politics and been News Editor and the paper's Deputy Editor.

Recent articles by Malcolm Quekett

THREE MINUTE BIOGRAPHY: For years Barnesy lived life at 11 out of 10. He’s The Working Class man. The survivor. And he’s heading back out on the road.
Music
Malcolm Quekett

‘It’s good to be f. . .ing anywhere’ Barnes BACK on road

THREE MINUTE BIOGRAPHY: For years Barnesy lived life at 11 out of 10. He’s The Working Class man. The survivor. And he’s heading back out on the road.

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Wally Lewis, The King who ruled over rugby league.
Australia
Malcolm Quekett

Wally Lewis: ‘The King’ who ruled over rugby league

THREE-MINUTE BIOGRAPHY: Dubbed ‘The King’, his reign stretched across one of the game’s most memorable eras as he became the ultimate State of Origin warrior.

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ANZAC Day 2024: WWII veterans Fred Marshall, Ron Dix and Frank Quinlivan share their stories of war
Australia
Malcolm Quekett

They stood up to be counted in WWII’s dark days

The WWII contributions of three members of The Greatest Generation remain undiminished by the passage of time.

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Sam Kerr
Sport
Malcolm Quekett

Why Sam Kerr was always destined to be Australia’s best

THREE-MINUTE BIOGRAPHY: Boxing, horse racing, Aussie Rules football. . .The sporting bloodlines run deep for Australia’s greatest soccer export.

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Perth-raised Isla Fisher, who has found herself back in the headlines, ascended to global fame in the US but never lost her love for Australia
Pop Culture
Malcolm Quekett

Isla Fisher: The hilarious actor who’s an Aussie to her core

THREE-MINUTE BIOGRAPHY: Perth-raised Isla Fisher, who has found herself back in the headlines, ascended to global fame in the US but never lost her love for Australia

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Senator Jacqui Lambie. Mick Tsikas.
Australia
Malcolm Quekett

Senator and straight shooter. Jacqui Lambie is one-of-a-kind

THREE-MINUTE BIOGRAPHY: Jacqui Lambie is the embodiment of the quirky, no-bull...t type that Australia seems to specialise in throwing into the political arena

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Born in the US, brought up in Sydney, she’ll always be our Nic. The woman who first graced movie screens as a teen in BMX Bandits is now one of Hollywood’s leading women.
Australia
Malcolm Quekett

THREE-MINUTE BIO: Nicole Kidman’s fair dinkum career

Born in the US, brought up in Sydney, she’ll always be our Nic. The woman who first graced movie screens as a teen in BMX Bandits is now one of Hollywood’s leading women.

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Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has been called the rising star of Australian politics.
Politics
Malcolm Quekett

3 MINUTE BIO: Jacinta Price is the rising star of politics

The success of the No vote established Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price as the rising star of Australian politics. As one Nationals former leaders says, she ‘could be anything’.

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How billionaire Anthony Pratt became the ‘Cardboard King’.
Australia
Malcolm Quekett

THREE-MINUTE BIO: How Anthony Pratt became ‘Cardboard King’

Australia’s ‘Cardboard King’ moves in powerful circles. Here’s a three-minute biography on how he became the billionaire he is today.

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Peter V’landys is Australia’s Mr Sport.
NRL
Malcolm Quekett

THREE MINUTE BIO: Why Peter V’landys is Australia’s Mr Sport

From humble beginnings in Greece he has grown to dominate NSW racing and now sits atop the world of rugby league. Meet Australia’s Mr Sport.

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Allan Border is an Aussie’s Aussie.
Australia
Malcolm Quekett

THREE MINUTE BIO: The cricketer’s cricketer Allan Border

Allan Border is an Aussie’s Aussie. The sort of bloke we like to think stormed up a hill into withering machine gun fire at Gallipoli. Have three minutes? Read his bio.

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