Padraic McGuinness

Padraic McGuinness
Born(1938-10-27)27 October 1938
Died26 January 2008(2008-01-26) (aged 69)
NationalityAustralian
Other namesPaddy McGuinness,
P. P. McGuinness
Occupation(s)Journalist, newspaper editor
Known forViews as a political commentator

Padraic Pearse "Paddy" McGuinness AO (27 October 1938 – 26 January 2008) was an Australian journalist, activist, and commentator. He began his career on the far left, then worked as a policy assistant to the more moderate Labor parliamentarian Bill Hayden. Later he found fame as a right-wing contrarian and finished his career as the editor of the conservative journal, Quadrant. He had also worked as a columnist for The Australian and The Sydney Morning Herald and as the editor of The Australian Financial Review.[1]