Jane Caro

Jane is a Walkley Award winning Australian columnist, author, novelist, broadcaster, documentary maker, feminist and social commentator. She spent 35 years as an award-winning copywriter and 7 years teaching Advertising Creative at the School of Communication Arts at Western Sydney University. These days she is a full-time writer, social commentator, speaker and broadcaster.

She has published thirteen books, including three novels Just a Girl, Just a Queen and Just Flesh & Blood – a trilogy on Elizabeth Tudor, a memoir, Plain Speaking Jane, and Accidental Feminists about the life story of women over 50. Her latest book, her first novel for adults, The Mother, is a bestseller.

She appears frequently on ABC Western Plains, The Drum and Sunrise. She created and presented 5 documentary series for ABC Compass. She writes a regular column in Nine Media and her opinion pieces and articles appear frequently in The Saturday Paper, The Guardian and The Big Smoke.

Jane recently threw her hat in the ring to stand as a candidate for the Senate in order to push for better policies on climate change, gender equity and integrity in politics.