Henry Morgan Saxon Mellish (14 March 1970 – 7 March 2007), better known as Morgan Mellish, was an Australian

journalist A journalist is a person who gathers information in the form of text, audio or pictures, processes it into a newsworthy form and disseminates it to the public. This is called journalism. Roles Journalists can work in broadcast, print, advertis ...

. Mellish was educated at

Shore School The Sydney Church of England Grammar School (commonly known as Shore or Shore School) is an independent Anglican school for boys located on Sydney's Lower North Shore, New South Wales, Australia. The school operates across two campuses, offer ...

in North Sydney (1982–1987). He then completed an

economics Economics () is a behavioral science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...

degree at the

Australian National University The Australian National University (ANU) is a public university, public research university and member of the Group of Eight (Australian universities), Group of Eight, located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton, A ...

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and became a journalist with ''Foodweek'', the Australian food industry's trade magazine. In 1997, Mellish joined the business section of ''

The Sydney Morning Herald ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine Entertainment. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuous ...

'' as a staff writer. He moved to the ''

Australian Financial Review The ''Australian Financial Review'' (''AFR'') is an Australian compact daily newspaper with a focus on business, politics and economic affairs. The newspaper is based in Sydney, New South Wales, and has been published continuously since its foun ...

'' in 2000, where he was employed as the financial services editor, and later became the chief economics writer based in Canberra. In 2004, he moved back to Sydney as a senior reporter covering business news. Mellish won a

Walkley Award The annual Walkley Awards are presented in Australia to recognise and reward excellence in journalism. They cover all media including print, television, documentary, radio, photographic and online media. The Gold Walkley is the highest prize and ...

for business journalism in 2006 for a series of articles he wrote in November 2005, which revealed the details of former

Reserve Bank of Australia The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is Australia's central bank and banknote issuing authority. It has had this role since 14 January 1960, when the ''Reserve Bank Act 1959'' removed the central banking functions from the Commonwealth Bank. Th ...

board member Robert Gerard's 14-year battle with the

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. Mellish revealed details of a Caribbean tax haven deal which resulted in a A$150 million out-of-court settlement for tax evasion and Gerard's resignation from the Reserve Bank of Australia. In 2006, Mellish also became a foreign correspondent for the ''

'' in

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

, based at the publication's

Jakarta Jakarta (; , Betawi language, Betawi: ''Jakartè''), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (; ''DKI Jakarta'') and formerly known as Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia and ...

bureau. Morgan Mellish was one of 3 Australians, 2 Americans and 16 Indonesians killed when

Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 (GA200/GIA200) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight of a Boeing 737-400 operated by Garuda Indonesia between Jakarta and Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The aircraft overran the runway, crashed into a rice field and burst ...

crashed at

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airport on 7 March 2007. He was part of an advance party to cover the visit of the

Foreign Minister of Australia The Minister for Foreign Affairs, also known as the Foreign Minister, is the minister of state of the Commonwealth of Australia charged with overseeing the creation and implementation of international diplomacy, relations and foreign affairs ...

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. On 13 June 2008, the

Jakarta Foreign Correspondents Club The Jakarta Foreign Correspondents Club (JFCC) is a non-profit organization for international journalists in Indonesia. As of July 2023, JFCC has more than 400 journalist and associate members. Its members include foreign journalists, Indonesian ...

(JFCC) launched the Morgan Mellish Fund, a scholarship to train Indonesian journalists in business and economics. Australian Prime Minister

Kevin Rudd Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957) is an Australian diplomat and former politician who served as the 26th prime minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010 and June to September 2013. He held office as the Leaders of the Australian Labo ...

inaugurated the memorial fund during a luncheon at the JW Marriott Hotel.

References

* Aylmer, S., Burrell, A., "Journalism loses a rising star", ''The Walkley Magazine'', Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, Issue 44, April/May 2007, p. 33
Australians dedicated to foreign service
''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 9 March 2007.

''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 9 March 2007

External links

Morgan Mellish on Blogspot.com

All Media: Business Journalism Winner {{DEFAULTSORT:Mellish, Henry Morgan Saxon 1970 births 2007 deaths Walkley Award winners Journalists from Sydney Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Indonesia People educated at Sydney Church of England Grammar School Australian National University alumni Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 2007