Michael Leunig has died age 79. By turns over his long career, he was a poet, a prophet and a provocateur.
Academic rigour, journalistic flair
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Lecturer in Creative Writing, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University, Flinders University
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Senior Lecturer, Animal Behaviour, Flinders University
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Senior Research Fellow (Lived Experience), Rural and Remote Health, Flinders University
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Lecturer in Government, Flinders University
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Matthew Flinders Professor (Health and Social Equity), Rural and Remote Health, Flinders University
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PhD Graduate in Social Geography, Flinders University
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Dean (Research), College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University
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Strategic Professor in Palaeontology, Flinders University
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Lecturer (Teaching Specialist) Disability and Community Inclusion, Flinders University
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Senior Lecturer, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University
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Senior Research Fellow in Mental Health (Lived Experience) College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University
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Lecturer, College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University
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Professor of English, Flinders University
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Adjunct Lecturer, Creative Arts, Flinders University
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Associate Professor of Creative Arts, Flinders University
