Books and bushfires. Karen is the author of Silent Death: the killing of Julie Ramage (2006 and updated in 2009) and has been one of the senior reporters on The Age’s bushfire coverage. One of three guest lecturers this semester in Advanced Journalism Practice.

Melburnians receive letter offering reward for info on pro-democracy activist
Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s spokeperson described the letter as “deeply worrying”.