Mungo Wentworth MacCallum
Australian political journalist (1941–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mungo Wentworth MacCallum (21 December 1941[1] – 9 December 2020) was an Australian political journalist and commentator.
Mungo Wentworth MacCallum | |
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Born | (1941-12-21)21 December 1941 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | 9 December 2020(2020-12-09) (aged 78) Ocean Shores, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation(s) | Political journalist and commentator |
Spouse | Jenny Garrett |
MacCallum was once described by Gough Whitlam as a "tall, bearded descendant of lunatic aristocrats".[2] His father, Mungo Ballardie MacCallum (1913–1999), was a journalist and pioneer of television in Australia, and his great-grandfather, Sir Mungo MacCallum (1854-1942), had been a prominent scholar and university administrator. His mother, Diana Wentworth, was a great-granddaughter of the Australian explorer and politician William Charles Wentworth (1790–1872). Her brother, William Charles Wentworth IV (1907–2003), was a Liberal member for the Division of Mackellar in the House of Representatives, where he was a vociferous exponent of anti-communism, and of distinctive views on many other issues.