Campbell Cooney

Getting back in the freelance saddle -My early lessons to hopefully make it pay For much of 2019 the scene in the photo above, watching a pen full of cattle being sold, was a big part of my life. I was a national beef writer with one of Australia’s…

A new year and a new premier. But for Gladys Berejiklian the political landscape has changed, not just here but everywhere. Premier Berejiklian may have taken over as leader of the same conservative coalition ruled by her predecessor Mike Baird, but…

A FEW weeks back my NewsLocal colleague Nick Calacouros, the editor of the Manly Daily, wrote about his frustration at the number of uninvited and unwanted telephone calls he receives at home. My bet is you know exactly what sort of calls he’s…

If there’s one thing I take my hat off to it’s people who are prepared to embrace their passion. The sort of person who puts their heart and soul behind a cause, a sport, a sporting team, a music band or even a particular type of music. Take your…

Fiji's military commander relinquished some of the power he's wielded since the 2006 coup, but the promised democratic future isn't assured just because an election nears, writes Campbell Cooney. Earlier today Fiji's military commander, and the man…

For many families the topic of organ donation is an emotional and divisive one. But sometimes it can take the saddest of events to help make up your mind. For the ABC's Pacific Correspondent Campbell Cooney, the death of a mate who wanted to donate,…

It's not often Australians get an insight into Pacific-style politics, but last week's expulsion of the Australian Federal Police from Vanuatu is providing it. First, a brief recap. On April 27, Vanuatu's prime minister Sato Kilman and his advisors…