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Australian journalist (born 1963)

Peter Hartcher Born (1963-08-09) 9 August 1963 (age 62) Sydney, Australia Occupations Journalist, author, columnist

**Peter Hartcher** is an Australian [journalist](/source/Journalist) and the Political and International Editor of *[The Sydney Morning Herald](/source/The_Sydney_Morning_Herald)*.[1] He is also a visiting fellow at the [Lowy Institute](/source/Lowy_Institute), a Sydney-based foreign policy think tank.

## Career

In 1981, while a student at [Chevalier College](/source/Chevalier_College) in [Burradoo](/source/Burradoo), [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales), Hartcher was national winner of *[The Sydney Morning Herald](/source/The_Sydney_Morning_Herald)'*s Plain English Speaking competition and won a trip to England, where he won the international final the following year.[2]

His career in journalism began the following year with a cadetship at the *Herald*. In 1986, he took up his first overseas posting as the newspaper's Tokyo correspondent.

On his return to Australia in 1988, Hartcher was made chief political correspondent, a position he held until 1991, when he accepted a job with the *[Australian Financial Review](/source/Australian_Financial_Review)* as Tokyo correspondent.

Between 1995 and 2000 he was the *Australian Financial Review'*s Asia-Pacific editor. His 1996 investigative series uncovering the secret negotiation of a security treaty between Australia and Indonesia won the Australian journalism award, the [Gold Walkley](/source/Gold_Walkley).[3] He then went to the US for three years, where he was the Washington DC correspondent. In 1998, he was the recipient of the Citibank Award for Excellence in Journalism.[4] In 2004, Hartcher rejoined *The Sydney Morning Herald* in his current capacity.

In late 2012 and early 2013, Hartcher wrote several columns covering [Prime Minister](/source/Prime_Minister) [Julia Gillard](/source/Julia_Gillard)'s ailing leadership and the potential return to leadership of the former prime minister, [Kevin Rudd](/source/Kevin_Rudd).[5][6][7][8]

## Books

[US secretary of State](/source/US_secretary_of_State), Antony Blinken, interviewed by Peter Hartcher, February 2022

In 1998 Hartcher published his first book, *The Ministry* ([ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0875847856](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0875847856)), an exposé of the role played by Japan's [Ministry of Finance](/source/Ministry_of_Finance_(Japan)) in that country's economic collapse and subsequent stagnation.

*Bubble Man: Alan Greenspan and the Missing 7 Trillion Dollars* ([ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0393062250](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0393062250)), Hartcher's critique of [Greenspan](/source/Alan_Greenspan)'s and the [Federal Reserve Board](/source/Federal_Reserve_Board)'s management of the US economy through the years of [irrational exuberance](/source/Irrational_exuberance), was published in 2004 to a mixed reception in the US, but was met with greater critical enthusiasm internationally.

In 2007, Hartcher wrote *Bipolar Nation: How to Win the 2007 Election* in Black Inc's *[Quarterly Essay](/source/Quarterly_Essay)* ([ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781863954013](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781863954013)), an analysis of the Australian electorate's collective psyche and what he argues is its peculiar susceptibility to manipulation.

In 2009, Hartcher published *To The Bitter End: The Dramatic Story of the Fall of John Howard and the Rise of Kevin Rudd* (Crows Nest, NSW:Allen & Unwin. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-74175-623-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-74175-623-4)).

In 2011, Hartcher published *The Sweet Spot: How Australia Made Its Own Luck – And Could Now Throw It All Away* (Black Inc. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-86395-497-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-86395-497-6)), for which in 2013 he was awarded the 2013 [Ashurst](/source/Ashurst_LLP) Business Literature Prize.[3]

Hartcher's second *Quarterly Essay*, "Red Flag: Waking Up to China's Challenge", was published in 2019.[9]

His 2021 book, *Red Zone: China’s Challenge and Australia’s Future*, was longlisted for that year's Walkley Book Award.[10]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Quarterly Essay 25: *About the Author*](http://www.quarterlyessay.com/issue/bipolar-nation-how-win-2007-election), retrieved 27 May 2011

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Chevalier College: *1980's*](http://www.chevalier.nsw.edu.au/default.asp?contentID=932) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110216222700/http://www.chevalier.nsw.edu.au/default.asp?contentID=932) 16 February 2011 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), retrieved 27 May 2011

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ashurst_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ashurst_3-1) ["Peter Hartcher wins Ashurst Business Literature Prize"](http://www.ashurst.com/media-item.aspx?id_Content=9196). [Ashurst LLP](/source/Ashurst_LLP). 7 June 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Previous Journalism Award Winners"](http://www.citi.com.au/citigroup/community/previous.html). [Citi Australia](/source/Citi_Australia). Retrieved 4 November 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Peter Hartcher (23 November 2012). ["Knives are out for Gillard"](http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/knives-are-out-for-gillard-20121123-29ytv.html). The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 March 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Peter Hartcher (March 2013). ["Hating Kevin, loving the saviour"](http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/hating-kevin-loving-the-saviour-20130301-2fboz.html). The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 March 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Demoralised Labor hangs on every poll"](http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/demoralised-labor-hangs-on-every-poll-20130312-2fymt.html). The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Peter Hartcher (15 March 2013). ["Conroy runs distraction for PM"](http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/conroy-runs-distraction-for-pm-20130315-2g5w0.html). The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 March 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Hartcher, Peter (21 May 2019). ["Red Flag"](https://www.quarterlyessay.com.au/essay/2019/11/red-flag). *Quarterly Essay*. Retrieved 19 December 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["2021 Walkley Book Award longlist announced"](https://www.walkleys.com/2021-walkley-book-award-longlist-announced/). *The Walkley Foundation*. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

## External links

- [Hartcher's articles in *Sydney Morning Herald*](https://www.smh.com.au/search?text=peter+hartcher)

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