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Stephen Conroy: the Right's man of political intrigue
The whiff of political intrigue has rarely been distant from senator Stephen Conroy.
Tony Wright is the National Affairs Editor of The Age. He has been based in the Canberra Press Gallery for 20 years, working for The Canberra Times, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Bulletin before joining The Age in 2007. He has written two plays and two best-selling books, was named Magazine Feature Writer of the Year twice, has won several UN Media Peace Prizes and has been a Walkley Awards finalist five times.
The whiff of political intrigue has rarely been distant from senator Stephen Conroy.
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