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Nicholas Charles Cater (born 7 July 1958) is a British-born Australian journalist and author who writes on culture and politics. He is a columnist for ''The Australian'' newspaper. Cater’s book ''The Lucky Culture''〔(The Book - THE LUCKY CULTURE )〕 has been compared to Donald Horne’s ''The Lucky Country''〔('Australian Notes' ), Peter Coleman, ''The Spectator'', 4 May 2013.〕 for its substance and influence. == Career == Cater was born in Billericay, Essex〔(Thatcher’s Utopian Dreaming Ruined My Education ), 19 April 2013〕 and grew up in Hythe near Southampton.〔(''The Lucky Culture and the Rise of an Australian Ruling Class'' ), Nick Cater, 2013, p.2〕 His parents were teachers. He graduated from the University of Exeter with an honours degree in sociology in 1980 and drove laundry vans for a year before joining the BBC as a trainee studio manager.〔(The end of an era at Bush House )〕 He worked as a producer in the London bureau of Australia’s Channel Seven from 1983 to 1986 before rejoining the BBC as a journalist. He produced and directed the documentary ''Bridge Builders'' comparing the construction of the Tyne and Sydney Harbour Bridges. Cater migrated to Australia in July 1989 where he joined Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp Australia, then News Limited. He worked on ''The Advertiser'' in Adelaide and became group Asia correspondent in 1993, where he was best known for tracking down paedophile Robert 'Dolly' Dunn, reported on the front page of ''The Daily Telegraph'' under the headline "Hello Dolly" on 17 April 1996.〔(Diplomatic impunity ), ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 23 January 2004〕 Cater worked in senior editorial roles at ''The Daily Telegraph'' and ''The Sunday Telegraph''〔(Nick Cater - The Wheeler Centre )〕 in Sydney before joining ''The Australian'' in 2004.〔(Welcome to Oz, where no one rules ), Spiked Online, 22 April 2013〕 He was appointed Editor of ''The Weekend Australian'' in 2007. Cater left ''The Australian'' in September 2013, but continues to write a weekly column.〔(Nick Cater bids farewell to The Australian ), ''The Australian'', 9 September 2013〕 In 2014, Cater was appointed Executive Director of the Menzies Research Centre.〔(New Executive Director ), Menzies Research Centre〕 He has co-edited with Helen Baxendale a selection of the writings of Christopher Pearson under the title ''A Better Class of Sunset'', with introductions by Tony Abbott and Jack Snelling.〔(A Better Class of Sunset: Collected Works of Christopher Pearson )〕 He has contributed 'Barons versus bureaucrats: the history of the grain trade in North America and Australia' to ''Only in Australia. The History, Politics and Economics of Australian Exceptionalism'', to be published by Oxford University Press in 2016, which he has co-authored with Henry Ergas and Geoffrey Blainey (among others). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nick Cater」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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