Adrian Tame

About The Author

Adrian Tame has worked as a writer, journalist and broadcaster in Australia, the UK, North America and Mexico. He worked for Truth newspaper for thirteen years as a reporter and news editor. He is the author of The Matriarch, a biography of ‘Granny Evil’ Kathy Pettingill, Deadlier than the Male and co-author with F.P.J. Robotham, of Maralinga: British A-bomb, Australian Legacy. He lives in Maldon, Victoria.

Books by Adrian Tame

The Awful Truth

My adventures with Australia's most notorious tabloid

By Adrian Tame
Before Fake News, there was the real Fake News. There was Truth. 
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The Matriarch

The Story of 'Granny Evil' Kathy Pettingill

By Adrian Tame
The matriarch of Australia’s most violent and notorious criminal family, and allegedly the inspiration for the award-winning film Animal Kingdom, tells her side of the story.

Kathy Pettingill is a name that’s both respected and feared, not only by Australia’s criminal underw...
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