Padraic McGuinness | |
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| Born | 27 October 1938 |
| Died | 26 January 2008 (aged 69) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Other names | Paddy McGuinness, P. P. McGuinness |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, newspaper editor |
| Known for | Views 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]