The dingo really did it, the Northern Territory coroner announced this morning in a case that has transfixed the nation for decades. Sydney Morning Herald journalist Malcolm Brown remembers the twists and turns of reporting Azaria Chamberlain’s disappearance in 1980.
Closure on Azaria, a journalist remembers
Sydney Morning Herald journalist Malcolm Brown remembers the twists and turns of reporting Azaria Chamberlain's disappearance in 1980.
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An interesting recollection of a sad saga. Good to hear a common-sense take on what happened.
Who was that media slapper in the scrum in Darwin today who called out to the Chamberlains “what are you going to do to celebrate?” CELEBRATE? Then the dozy slag yelled “oh come on, you must be doing something to celebrate”. Can someone find out who she is and crucify her? cheers
How important to listen throughout this long interview to get to the important summing up of Malcolm Brown in the last 3 or 4 minutes.
Malcolm’s conspiracy theories about the Northern Territory Government and anyone who reported the Chamberlain trial on facts alone unfortunately have been given credence by today’s foolish outcome. Yes, there are more dingo attacks recently but that proves absolutely nothing about what happened in the desert more than 30 years ago. Perhaps the Chamberlains are innocent but this finding is one of sentiment and emotion. Like many of Malcome’s reports and his outburst in the court all those years ago, inconvenient facts are simply ignored.
At the time of Azaria’s disappearance I was working in a TV newsroom in a southern state. From the first day of the story breaking the journalists, united, had tried Lindy Chamberlain and found her guilty.
From my memory of those days Malcolm Brown was one of the few honest decent journalists reporting on this terrible tragedy with compassion.