Kenneth Bernard Cook (5 May 1929 â€" 18 April 1987) was an Australian
journalist, television documentary maker, and novelist best known for
his works Wake in Fright, which is still in print five decades after
its first publication, and the humorous Killer Koala trilogy.Born in
the Sydney suburb of Lakemba, Cook attended Fort Street High School.
After leaving school he worked around Australia in a variety of jobs
including laboratory technician, journalist and television
documentary-maker, and boatshed operator.In 1966, with businessman
Gordon Barton, Cook founded a new political party, the Liberal Reform
Group. Cook was vehemently opposed to the Vietnam War, and stood
(unsuccessfully) as an LRG candidate for the seat of Parramatta in the
1966 federal election.
journalist, television documentary maker, and novelist best known for
his works Wake in Fright, which is still in print five decades after
its first publication, and the humorous Killer Koala trilogy.Born in
the Sydney suburb of Lakemba, Cook attended Fort Street High School.
After leaving school he worked around Australia in a variety of jobs
including laboratory technician, journalist and television
documentary-maker, and boatshed operator.In 1966, with businessman
Gordon Barton, Cook founded a new political party, the Liberal Reform
Group. Cook was vehemently opposed to the Vietnam War, and stood
(unsuccessfully) as an LRG candidate for the seat of Parramatta in the
1966 federal election.
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