An anthology of oral histories of past and present public housing tenants in New South Wales

In Gerald Stone's recent best-seller, Who Killed Channel 9? (Macmillan Australia), Shelter from the Storm was included in the select bibliography of ten titles. The reference is to my extended interview with the elusive media mogul John Alexander, who grew up in public housing in the unlikely area of Turramurra, in northern Sydney. John Alexander rarely granted personal interviews, and due to demand, my (out of print) book is now available to download online through eBooks.com

Siobhan was appointed Lecturer in Journalism at the University of Wollongong from February 2008.

The audio clip below is of Gay Wilson from Sydney, who grew up in a mixed marriage in the '40s.

Siobhan's reflections on 25 years of interviewing punters and powerbrokers.

Siobhan's documentary was showcased as part of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Bringing Them Home report on the Stolen Generations.

Siobhan was one of three writers in the Scholastic ‘My Story’ series on a panel about history and truth in children’s fiction. The Diary of Eva Fischer, describes a year in the life of an eleven year old girl whose father works on the Snowy Mountains scheme.